Hey! We released a game! (Culture Shock activation instructions inside)
Posted by emily November 3, 2006
So, you may have noticed that a little game called Culture Shock showed up on our site on Wednesday. We hit a couple of snags, but overall it's been an awesome launch and all the reactions I've seen to the game have been postiive and really great. It's weird... for the past year or so, ever since Telltale announced we had the rights to Sam & Max, there has been this mounting anticipation about how the game would be, if it could possibly live up to fans' expectations, etc. This all reached a fevered pitch this summer, and to be honest there were days when some of us thought the fans would be impossible to please, no matter how good a job we did. And then the day came... Sam & Max have arrived. No one's talking about the Freelance Police in the past tense anymore. People are playing Culture Shock, and loving it, and looking forward to the next episode. It's been a pretty cool few days.

It seems that some people who preordered didn't receive notification emails when the game came out, and are languishing away thinking they'll never be able to play it. Not true! We posted this info on the forum already, but just in case you missed it, here's how any existing customer can access Culture Shock:

  1. Download the game here, or by clicking any of the Culture Shock demo buttons you see on the site, or from any mirror site that's hosting the demo. (The "demo" is in reality a full version of the game, but only a short piece of it can be played until you pay to unlock the rest.)
  2. Install and run the game.
  3. On the first game screen, click "I've already purchased this" and enter your order number and the password you created when you placed the order. Voila! That's all there is to it. (If you don't know your order number or forgot your password, email us and we'll help you out.)


So what are you waiting for? Sam & Max are here, and it's quite possible that the world will never be the same.

EDIT: Also, we'd like to give a great big thank you to everyone who was so cool and patient with us as we got our activation snafu worked out on Wednesday.
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Well, seen as the nameless one have deleted all the comments, let me just congratulate you once more ;) Great episode, and i am eagerly awaiting the next one this January.

Great work Telltale!
Comment by elsenator November 6, 2006, 3:54 pm
You know, I would definitely buy a Max stuffed animal-type thing if you made one.
Comment by A. Non Amos November 7, 2006, 9:35 am
Speaking as one of the ones who was uncool and unpatient, my apoligies. I just finished it and had a BLAST!

Only complaint I could possibly have is I WANT MORE!

Looking forward to the next installment!
Comment by Invader Tak November 7, 2006, 3:47 pm
I agree with A, a plushie would be kickass. You guys have the rights to merchandise, right? :P I would so buy life size Sam and Max plushies :D

I'll add my congratulations on to everyone else's, great chapter! very smart move going with a chapter/season model, downloadable, multiple computers, etc.

Wasn't one of the pre-orders, but I can still thank you for the very speedy notification emails I did get when I purchased the collection a couple of days ago. I was playing the full game 30 seconds after I'd purchased it, which is great to be able to do :D (I'd already downloaded the demo). Keep up the good work, like everyone else really looking forward to the rest of Season 1 :)
Comment by Flake November 8, 2006, 2:10 am
I third the motion for a plushie. I'd love a psychotic rabbity thing on my desk at work. :)
Comment by LampEft November 13, 2006, 1:38 pm
*sniff* I'm so happy that the second coming actually occurred during my lifetime. . . it'll be something to pass on to the grandkids. That is, if I had any intention of procreating.

And heck, the holy grail's bunny of doom got a plushie, Max certainly deserves one!
Comment by octochan November 18, 2006, 7:56 pm
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