Hey everyone, here's a quick bit of good news to kick off this week at Telltale.
The Wallace & Gromit Collector's DVDs arrived in our warehouse late last week, and have begun to ship out already! Wooooo! Folks who've been waiting on that pre-order since late last year will be getting their shipping confirmation emails very soon, if they haven't already.
As mentioned in the January edition of the Telltale Interloper, the retail PC version of Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures--our first foray into self-publishing of the non-downloadable variety--is now available in select stores in the United States. Currently they're at Best Buy locations, and will be coming to Wal-Mart (and hopefully other locations) soon.
When I first started at Telltale, we worked in an office with a bullet hole in the window. We complained to the landlord, but he just laughed and said, "Oh, you've got a lot bigger problems than bullet holes!"
He was right.
In those days we toyed with the idea of making a simple one-room game about a caveman inventor named Dank. Now the traditional first step would have been to, you know, design the game. I boldly chose a different path. I chose instead to write a series of press releases that would build up anticipation for the game. Sure, laugh now, but at the time it seemed even stupider.
Sadly, we never did make that Dank game, but unsadly, Graham Annable instead created a great series of Dank comics for our website. Since we still have no plans to make a Dank game, it appeared my old press releases would never be press released. But I couldn't just let them die! They are my babies. My babies whom I love and cherish and had completely forgotten about until I happened to sift through my "DELETE IMMEDIATELY" folder this morning.
Here then, for your derision, are a few paragraphs to build your anticipation for absolutely nothing.
We just can't stop talking about Tales of Monkey Island, and it appears neither can the press. In their January issue, PC Gamer magazine awarded Tales of Monkey Island Adventure Game Of The Year! We're hoping they ship us a big Adventure Gaming Champion belt so we can take turns wearing it around the office.
I know you all can't wait to get your hands on the Tales Of Monkey Island Collector's DVD. Soon, we'll open up DVD shipping pre-orders where you can update your address and get that disc on its way! There will be a blog and email updates when you can order, and there's no cut-off for delivery- it'll always be available, just for the cost of shipping. Thanks for your patience and stay tuned.
But wait, there's more! For one whole day Telltale fans wracked their creative minds to give Guybrush a eulogy... We asked you to tell us what you think would be written on Guybrush's tombstone, and here are our grim and wonderful submissions:
"I vanquished LeChuck five times... and all I got was this lousy tombstone." @torynfarr
"I'm with dead-guy --->" @JustJaap
Here lies Guybrush Threepwood. For now. Christian Rozenich
There once was a pirate called 'Threepwood'
Whose insults could not be withstood
His claims as to how
They fought like a cow
Could destroy any pirate's strong manhood. Nathan Rose
Guybrush Threepwood- May he rest in eternal... comfort in one of Stan's Discount Coffins, available now at affordable prices for the pirate who's not on the go! John-Charles Holmes
Guybrush Threepwood.
Why didn't you buy his fine leather jackets? spacezoomer
Nice tombstone. Tyler Humphrey
For sharing their private thoughts of mourning, these winners get a free episode of their choice to help cope with their loss. Next Tuesday we'll have another chance to get your name up in lights, don't miss it!
In honor of Rise of the Pirate God finally making its WiiWare debut, we once again face the perils of Guybrush's mortality. It is only right to give him a proper eulogy. We ask you, Loyal Gamers:
What do you think is written on Guybrush's Tombstone?
We'll be picking a few winners, who will get a free episode of their choice. Head over to our Facebook and Twitter to submit your entries, it's running from 12pm til 12pm tomorrow, PST (That's 8pm-8pm GMT) so don't delay. Remember, the contest is just for kicks, we won't be re-inscribing any gravestones due to this.
Not the wordy type? Check back on Thursday for a forum contest that might cater more to your talents.
