This just in from Pogo UK: Cluedo Secrets and Spies is coming soon! (For those of you who don’t know, North America knows the game as “Clue”, but the rest of the world calls it “Cluedo”.) On Pogo, Clue/Cluedo will be a hidden object game. There’s a short news article that explains the game’s mechanics and the episode-purchase system. We discussed this a little in the last weekend open thread, but now Pogo has confirmed it:
“Enjoy the first episode of this fantastic game completely free, then purchase additional episodes from the CLUEDO Secrets & Spies Episode Store using Pogo Gems! Club Pogo members will benefit from additional free episodes AND get a hefty discount on additional episodes purchased.”
Right now it looks like the additional episodes will be 20 gems for Club Pogo members, but 40 gems for everyone else. This may change before release, of course.
Here’s a screenshot (click for full size):
For more information, check out Pogo marketing’s coming soon teaser page: US or UK, and stay tuned to BadgeHungry for the latest news as we receive it.
Thanks to Sal for alerting us to the UK article!
Here’s a sneak peek at the badges for Clue: Secrets and Spies! You’ll be earning badges in this game as you complete episodes. There are 7 so far:
Hong Kong Hooey Badge
Complete the Clue: Secrets & Spies episode “Case of the Hong Kong Hooey” to earn this badge
Florentine Fiasco Badge
Complete the Clue: Secrets & Spies episode “The Florentine Fiasco” to earn this badge
Berlin Balance Badge
Complete the Clue: Secrets & Spies episode “Berlin in the Balance” to earn this badge
Cairo Caper Badge
Complete the Clue: Secrets & Spies episode “The Cairo Caper” to earn this badge
Thames Terror Badge
Complete the Clue: Secrets & Spies episode “Terror on the Thames” to earn this badge
Moscow Meddler Badge
Complete the Clue: Secrets & Spies episode “The Meddlesome Muscovite” to earn this badge
Moroccan Mole Badge
Complete the Clue: Secrets & Spies episode “The Mole in Morocco” to earn this badge
And it looks as if you’ll be able to purchase at least some of the episodes with gems from their “Clue Episode Store”.
The graphics in this game sure look like they are going to be great, don’t you think?
Many thanks to Kimmie and LB for the info on this interesting upcoming game and its interesting badges!
by Lura on October 29, 2009
The “Clue hidden object game” that Dan F. mentioned in his interview looks like it’ll be Pogo’s very own version of Clue: Secrets and Spies, a board game that Hasbro is currently marketing. In this spy-themed version of Clue, you are one of a team of international spies hired to travel to various locations around the world to stop Agent Black. It appears the game-play of this board game may be similar to the original clue, just with a spy theme and worldwide setting. If you’re interested, check out the Clue: Secrets and Spies board game from Hasbro, which implements text messaging (Pogo’s version probably won’t do this, but who knows). It’ll be interesting to see how Pogo turns all of this into a hidden object game for their site.
Can you prove yourself as the world’s ultimate spy? Agent Black – CLUE’s most notorious spy – is plotting, and it’s up to you to stop him! Go undercover as an international agent to foil his schemes by completing missions and attending secret meetings. Scan with your spy light to uncover a secret, or check your cell phone for a Spy Text that could help or hinder your game. Your assignments will take you all over the world, so stay ahead of the other agents and earn the title of Ultimate Spy!
We’re working to get more details on this game, so keep an eye on BadgeHungry for the latest news.
by Lura on October 2, 2009
According to the interview with Dan F., Pogo’s got a bunch of new games and features in the works, including two new games!
Gosh, there’s so much I don’t know where to begin. We have loads of great games coming out, including a really fun game called Flower Daze with a hilarious hippy character in it and a really cool Clue hidden object game. We’re also going to make it so that you can give all kinds of goodies to your friends on Pogo, which should be lots of fun. There’s lots more that I shouldn’t talk about, but let’s just say we’re adding tons of cool stuff that will be included in your Club Pogo subscription.
These two games will probably be a long time in the making, as we’ve still got Battleship, Risk, and Block Builder that are considerably farther along in the development cycle.
We’ll keep you posted as we find more news on both the upcoming changes to Pogo as well as Flower Daze and the yet-unnamed Clue hidden object game. Stay tuned!
Big thanks to Jessica who scoped out the newsworthy bits in the interview!
