Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders releases February 4

Hercule Poirot might be my favourite fictional Belgian detective—he's definitely in my top five. Adventure games are a good fit for his fussy, moustachioed investigative style, and now we have another: The ABC Murders. It's based on the Agatha Christie novel ~~'TekWar~~' 'The ABC Murders', about a serial killer who chooses his victims in a rather arbitrary manner, which is to say that he picks them alphabetically.

Here's a trailer. The game's now on Steam, and you'll save 20% if you succumb to pre-order fever before it releases.

Also, hey, here's a Frenchman playing the very start of the game. I'm mainly including this because the thumbnail picture is of the lovely David Suchet. Look at his mad upside-down moustache:

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