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[GDC09] Telltale Games: A brief history with Dave Grossman

By Jessica Citizen - Sat May 16, 2009 7:30pm

2004 saw the cancellation of LucasArts' point-and-click adventure title Sam & Max: Freelance Police, the planned sequel to the 1993 release Sam & Max Hit The Road. Gamers around the world were terribly upset at the news - and it seems some of the developers were as well, with a group of former LucasArts employees leaving the company in order to start their own. That new game company was Telltale Games, and in the five years since, they've carved quite the little niche for themselves in the games industry.

While recently at GDC in San Francisco, we caught up with Telltale's Design Director, industry veteran Dave Grossman (known for his work on The Secret of Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, Day of the Tentacle and others), to find out more about Telltale, what they've been up to, and what their plans are, now that they are five.

By Steven Perdikis - Fri May 15, 2009 11:30am

Telltale Games have announced that they have started celebrating their fifth birthday by announcing that all subscribers to their newsletter (new and old!) will be given a special code that allows for the purchase of any episode, of any game that they've released for a measly US$5, down from the usual price of US$8.95.

As part of their celebration, and coming of age, the company has also announced that it has managed to sell just over one million game episodes since the company's launch in 2004.

By Steven Perdikis - Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:17pm

Following the release of the demo for the first episode in Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures, Fright of the Bumblebees - Telltale Games have today announced that the game is available via their online store.

To celebrate, they've released a bunch of new screenshots from the game, and are currently running a deal that will expire at the end of this week. For US$29.95 - gamers will be able to purchase all four of the episodes of Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures. The deal will last for one week and is a discount of 15% (down from the regular price of US$34.95).

By Steven Perdikis - Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:00pm

Telltale Games have released a new trailer for Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures ahead of its just-now-announced release date. The first episode of Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures, entitled Fright of the Bumblebees will be available on the PC from the 24th of March, and is due to hit the Xbox LIVE Marketplace sometime thereafter.

The new trailer introduces the much-loved quirky inventor, Wallace, and his faithful hound, Gromit while at the same time showing off some gameplay footage and offering some sneaky-peeks at the final three episodes, which will release in the coming months.

By Steven Perdikis - Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:37pm

Telltale Games, who appear to be the sole torch-bearer in the classic point and click adventure genre in today's whizz-bang game market of shooters, action titles and movie-tie-in have announced that their Sam & Max franchise will continue its plans for world domination by launching on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace later this year.

Both Seasons One and Two of Sam & Max will make their way to the platform, with each to be given a new name to commemorate the occasion. The first season will be known as Sam & Max: Save the World, with the second to be called Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space.

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New Wallace & Gromit to grace Xbox LIVE

By Brenna Hillier - Thu Feb 5, 2009 9:44am

As previously noted, everyone's favourite tech-savvy claymation dog, and his cheese obsessed owner, are set to star in an upcoming PC title from Telltale Games, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures. Telltale, creators of the Sam & Max series as well as Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, seem particularly suited to bringing to life the adventures of a most beloved pair of animated characters and, with this release, are finally making the leap from PC to the Xbox LIVE Arcade. Release on multiple platforms means a larger slice of the populace can get their paws on this popular developer's work.

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The Warp Pipe - 14/12/08

By Matt Keller - Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:58am

With Christmas rapidly approaching, The Warp Pipe is calling time for 2008. After 45 columns without a break this year, I’m clocking off a little early to read a few books, watch some movies, replay some of 2008’s best games and of course, fly to Queensland to spend Christmas with the family. The Warp Pipe will be back on the 18th of January with a few minor tweaks and a couple of bold predictions for 2009.

Speaking of bold proclamations, The Warp Pipe made a few just before the start of the second, third and final quarters of the year. I thought we’d use the final column of the year evaluating my ability to predict the quality of soon-to-be-released video games.

By Chienne - Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:01pm

Popular webcomic Homestar Runner has finally made the leap from the internet into the gaming world, with the release of new episodic title Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People. If you're a fan, we've got a couple of treats for you today!

Firstly - we have the PC demo for the first episode - Homestar Ruiner - available for you to download, to tie in with the game's official release. If you're not into PC gaming, then why not fire up your Wii - Homestar Ruiner is also available via WiiWare!

Secondly - if you'd been thinking about the game but not sure if it's for you, holo` has already checked it out for you, to find out how it makes the transition. Put your reading glasses on and head over to the review section to read his full report!

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The Warp Pipe - 06/07/08

By Matt K - Sun Jul 6, 2008 9:06am

Mid-year sales tend to be pretty awful, but one particular Australian retailer was running out a lot of stock for around the $5 mark, mainly on the PC, PS2, DS and Xbox 360. Needless to say, this week, I came home a couple of hundred dollars poorer and weighed down by bags of games, yet could not find many of the titles I wanted due to the store having been raided by people buying up multiple copies of the one game to trade or sell on eBay. Such is life. I'm still trying to wrestle my way through Alone in the Dark on the Xbox 360, a game with some stunning ideas, but absolutely horrendous controls and far too many bugs and glitches.

This week, The Warp Pipe will look at the current Q3 release list, gauging the perceived level of hype and giving a brief impression as to the quality of each game.

By Chienne - Thu May 15, 2008 9:00am

The Australian launch of Nintendo's WiiWare service is looming (...although we still don't have a set date yet), and it promises to bring some pretty spiffy little titles along with it. One of these titles is, of course, the ultra-special Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (which we like to call SBCG4AP) - and if you'd like to know a bit more, we've been slipped some new details - and a brand new trailer, for the first episode, Homestar Ruiner (no, that's not a typo).

If you don't have a Wii, or would like to keep your point-and-click cartoon games "where they belong", we're assured that the series will be arriving on PC as well, don't fret.

By Chienne - Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:34am

Who is the coolest person ever? Why, Strong Bad, of course! ...and he's about to get even cooler, heading to the Wii, in a new series of episodic games from Telltale. Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is designed in partnership with Videlectrix, and will be based on the online animation, which has been going on over at Homestarrunner.com since way back in 2004.

This will be the very first episodic series developed for connected consoles, and SBCG4AP (that's the official abbreviation) has been designed specifically for WiiWare, using WiiConnect24 features and easy-to-use controls. A new "actionsode" will be released each month, just like Telltale's successful Sam & Max series, and we have the first teaser video and some screens, to tempt you.

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