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Daniel Albu 🕹️ (Tech Talk with Daniel Albu)
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• Freelance #GameDev 🎮
• Host of 'Tech Talk with Daniel Albu' 📼
• Co-producer & co-host of 'Conversations with Curtis' 📼

🎙️ Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu

💻 Website: www.danielalbu.com
It’s Loom producer Greg Hammond’s birthday today!

What a great occasion to announce my upcoming Techs Play session with him on January 30 @ Noon PT:
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Want to know more about Greg in the meantime?
Watch my 4-hour chat with him here:
youtube.com/watch?v=...
January 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
📅 15 years ago today, the first episode of Telltale Games' Back to the Future: The Game was released!

💾 It was released on December 22nd, 2010!
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🐒🏝️ Happy 34th anniversary to Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

Monkey Island 2 was the sixth LucasArts game to use the SCUMM engine and the first game to use the iMUSE sound system!

💾 Monkey Island 2 was released in December 1991 💾
December 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🎉 Today marks the 28th anniversary of the iconic Nokia 6110 which was unveiled on December 18th, 1997!

📱 It was renowned for its robust design, pioneering infrared connectivity and the legendary Snake game!

Did you own one back in the day?
December 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📅 32 years ago today, Gabriel Knight was released!

💾 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers was released on December 17th, 1993!

🎙️ Check out my conversation with Gabriel Knight writer Jane Jensen:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPkS...

🎙️ And composer Robert Holmes:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=73Yc...
December 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
📽️ Happy 31st anniversary to Dumb and Dumber!
⏰ Dumb and Dumber was released in theaters on December 16th, 1994!
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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What a wonderful interview guest! And another interesting Youtube channel I hadn't stumbled upon before, very happy to know about it now 🤗
🎉 Happy birthday to the musical genius who scored The 7th Guest, Maniac Mansion, Wing Commander, and so many more iconic game soundtracks that defined a generation: George A. Sanger!

In case you missed it, check out my conversation with him!
📺 youtu.be/JbhCIQF4n9o
December 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A new update from Jonathan Ackley and Larry Ahern (of The Curse of Monkey Island fame) about their upcoming comedy adventure game!
December 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
📅 34 years ago today, the second Commander Keen series, Goodbye Galaxy, was released!

💾 Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy was released on December 15th, 1991! 💾
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🌐 31 years ago today, Netscape Navigator 1.0 was released!

🚀 On December 15th, 1994, the Netscape Communications Corporation launched the web browser Netscape Navigator 1.0 ✨
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📅 Happy 35th Anniversary to Commander Keen!

🔫 Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons, the first game in the Commander Keen series, was released on December 14th, 1990 for MS-DOS.

💾 This was the first major platformer for the PC!
December 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🎉 Happy birthday to the musical genius who scored The 7th Guest, Maniac Mansion, Wing Commander, and so many more iconic game soundtracks that defined a generation: George A. Sanger!

In case you missed it, check out my conversation with him!
📺 youtu.be/JbhCIQF4n9o
December 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📅 Happy 28th anniversary to Quake II!
💾 Quake II was released on December 9th, 1997!
December 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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December 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
📆 Happy 30th anniversary to LucasArts' The Dig!

💿 The Dig is one of my favorite LucasArts adventure games!
💾 The story, atmosphere, voice acting and soundtrack were incredibly impressive and continue to stand the test of time!

⏰ The Dig was released on November 30th, 1995!
November 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
📅 29 years ago today, Duke Nukem: Atomic Edition was released!
💾 Duke Nukem: Atomic Edition was released on November 27th, 1996!
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Happy 29th anniversary to two Sierra adventure games:
💿 Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh
💿 Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love For Sail

📆 Both games were released on November 26th, 1996!

It seems Sierra was primarily targeting mature audiences during the 1996 holiday season!
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📅 Happy 30th anniversary to Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire!

💾 Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire was released by LucasArts on November 24th, 1995!
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📽️ Happy 36th anniversary to Back to the Future Part II!
⏰ Back to the Future Part II was released in theaters on November 22nd, 1989!
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📅 25 years ago today, Hitman: Codename 47 was released!
💾 Hitman: Codename 47 was released on November 19th, 2000! 💾
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Happy birthday to the legendary voice of Guybrush Threepwood, Dominic Armato (@darmato.bsky.social)!
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Hey Google!
This limitation is completely unacceptable!

I have tasks with deadlines in the year 3005, and you’re telling me I need to finish them 105 years early?

Unacceptable!
November 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
📅 11 years ago today, This War of Mine was released!
💾 This War of Mine was released on November 14th, 2014!
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📅 Happy 20th anniversary to The Matrix: Path of Neo!
🎮 The Matrix: Path of Neo was released on November 8th, 2005!
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📅 Happy 22nd anniversary to The Matrix Revolutions!
🎬 The Matrix Revolutions was released in theaters on November 5th, 2003!
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM