Det tredje spil i Monkey Island-serien hedder The Curse of Monkey Island, og det blev udviklet uden seriens skaberen Ron Gilbert, som forlad Lucasarts efter Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge.
Men ifølge Ron Gilbert's elskværdige blog Grumpy Gamer (seriøst, check den ud), så han faktisk serien som en trilogi, og ønskede at vende tilbage til det tredje kapitel. I denne måned har serien 25 års fødselsdag, og Gilbert skriver:
"Twenty Five years. That's a long time. It amazes me that people still play and love Monkey Island. I never would have believed it back then. It's hard for me to understand what Monkey Island means to people."
For at kunne lave Monkey Island 3, ville Gilbert blive nød til at få rettighederne fra Disney, der endnu ikke har vist interesse i at sælge. Gilbert fortsætter:
I don't know if I will ever get to make another Monkey Island. I always envisioned the game as a trilogy and I really hope I do, but I don't know if it will ever happen. Monkey Island is now owned by Disney and they haven't shown any desire to sell me the IP. I don't know if I could make Monkey Island 3a without complete control over what I was making and the only way to do that is to own it. Disney: Call me."
Han har endnu ikke opgivet håbet, men minder om at Kickstarter desværre ikke er en mulighed:
"Maybe someday. Please don't suggest I do a Kickstarter to get the money, that's not possible without Disney first agreeing to sell it and they haven't done that."
Ønsker du at se Gilbert lave Monkey Island 3?