JoWood Strengthens Game Lineup with New Titles

Probably the first thing that crosses your mind when you think of JoWood is Gothic and it's understandable, since that is indeed its biggest title. However, the company plans to expand its portfolio with brand new quality titles and we're really happy to hear that. And, in order to make us happier, the company has already let us know the titles of its upcoming projects: The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes and The Hardy Boys (a title we talked about a while ago).

The games are going to be published under The Adventure Company label and if you are a point and click fan, the name surely rings a bell (if you're not a fan, it means you have lost Sam & Max, Agatha Christie and many other exciting adventure titles). Also, JoWood plans to bring some of its most successful titles to consoles in the near future, so we're just about to see some big changes in the games world.

The first title acquired by the company, The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes, will be released by the end of July this year and has a recommended retail price of €14,99 ($30). It is a more casual take on the history of the famous detective, who will have to solve all sorts of "find the object" puzzles, memory games and even Sudoku boards! And if we think that there will be over 100 puzzles combined, we can say that JoWood tries to prove to us that the life of a detective is never easy, no matter if it is mirrored in a classic or casual game.

The second title planned to be released under The Adventure Company label is The Hardy Boys, which is scheduled to hit the stands in September this year. It will be another game about crime solving mysteries, with two very popular detectives, Frank and Joe Hardy having the lead roles. Since 1928, Simon & Schuster and Grosset & Dunlap have published The Hardy Boys classic editions, currently selling over 1 million copies annually. The new contemporary series Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers, featuring the boys as spies for American Teens Against Crime, launched in 2005, with an additional Super Mystery published every summer.