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Sam & Max are here! And some other stuff happened!

Posted by emily

November 17, 2006

This month's edition of the Telltale Interloper delivers a lot of news you may already have been aware of. Like that we have a new website. And that we released our first Sam & Max game. It also brings some news you may not have been aware of, like what's happening with Bone. And there's a Dear Max written by Steve Purcell. And a user-generated comic we liked. And that's about it.

Read it. You have no excuse not to. And if you want to get quality newsletters like this one delivered straight to your inbox on a (mostly) monthly basis, head over to your account settings and make it so!

Vol II, # 11ish Nov, 2006

New Telltale website leaves crappy old one in the dust

New look! New games! New forums! New distractions! And lots more that's new!

It's been a long time coming -- and some pieces are still "coming soon" -- but Telltale's long-awaited new website is finally up! With it comes a new selection of high-quality downloadable games, including humorous adventures Ankh and Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine, enigmatic puzzlers Samorost and Samorost 2, and a murderous case of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. To find out more about these games, try them, or even buy them, head on over to Telltale's website!

Also on the new Telltale website:
	Get cool stuff in our online store Stocked full of goodies for you to buy
	Laugh out loud over blogs and comics Fun things to read, links to click on
	Hang out on Telltale's forum Now easier to navigate than ever
	Spruce up your My Telltale account Tweak your settings and add an avatar

Culture Shock launched to rave reviews

Our first Sam & Max game has received some pretty high praise, including an Editors' Choice Award from IGN and nods from The Chicago Sun Times, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone. Haven't played it yet? What are you waiting for?

Read more in these blogs:
	Hey! We released a game!
	Culture Shock review round-up #1
	Culture Shock review round-up #2
	Culture Shock review round-up #3

100% NEW STUFF FOR YOU

Ankh

An adventure game set in ancient Egypt. And funny! Really!

$19.99

Max and Crossbones Hat

Shield your eyes from the sun. And look cool, too!

$15.99

Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine

Long name, fun game.

$19.99

CHECK OUT TELLTALE'S NEWEST GAMES

$8.95

Episode 1:
Culture Shock

$34.95

Season 1:
Complete Set

Bone goes gold... again!

We're this close to releasing new and improved versions of both Bone games. What's so new about them? Here are some of the changes:

	Out from Boneville's Thorn got a makeover! We cleaned up the model and rerecorded her voice using the actress from The Great Cow Race.
	Some lines and cutscenes have been added, to help the story flow better.
	Both games now use our updated engine and support scalable resolutions. (Woo!)

These new versions, plus a blog by Heather and Bone creator Jeff Smith describing the process of updating the games, will be added to our website soon.

» Visit Telltale's Bone page

Sam & Max webcomic #10

The comic hits double digits as Max tosses the doctor out the window and Sam's little roach friend makes a big sacrifice. Read it now!

Dear Max: Letters from you, answers by Steve Purcell

Pure capitalism doesn't work. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer, and don't get me (or any of your fans) started on copyright and old, practically unobtainable commercial products such as computer games. But I digress. However, pure communism doesn't work, either. It has been said that it can do anything except last in one country for more than a century. Is there a perfect balance between the two we should strive to obtain, or is there a 'tertium quid', a third choice, which is completely superior to the capitalism-communism spectrum?

Dear Must-Be-A-Million-Laughs-At-A-Party,

Sorry, I think I dozed off while reading your letter. If I actually knew what in the good God you were babbling about I could at least make a scintilla of an effort to appear to care, but all that said... thanks for writing, old friend!

Love, MAX

Do you have a question for Max (or Sam)? Send it to dearmax@telltalegames.com, and we'll make sure they get it. (Whether they'll answer it is another story...)

» What are you waiting for? Go be funny!

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8 Comments

	When I picked that comic for the newsletter, I thought the middle panel said "a grizzly bear in a hat". I'm not sure I understand it anymore.
	Comment by Emily	November 16, 2006, 11:37 pm

	Oh well, your funny comment makes up for it, I guess. :-)
	Comment by Erwin	November 17, 2006, 4:31 am

	I don't remember seeing a grizzly bear in Heat? ... I'll get me coat.
	Comment by Kejero	November 17, 2006, 4:43 am

	Speaking of reviews, I just wrote one on my own blog. :) Thanks for the game, it's definitely a fun romp. Looking forward to the next one!
	Comment by wayens	November 18, 2006, 2:38 am

	Heat is when animals go through this process in which they are desperate for sex. My dog* had it. It's not pretty. *My dogs a girl... :P
	Comment by reetva	November 18, 2006, 5:12 pm

	Oh, so that is what it's called in English. Our (male) dog goes insane that time a year. Wants to go outside all the time, doesn't listen anymore, and if he escapes you're in for real trouble ;)
	Comment by Erwin	November 18, 2006, 5:49 pm

	Bear in heat?! Who wrote that?! Besides that, nice newsletter. One question: I ordered the season in advance and activated Sam & Max on a computer that doesn't have an internet connection, I got the super-long manual activation key. I know that that key won't work on a different computer, but can I use that that key for future episodes on the same computer?
	Comment by Guy	November 20, 2006, 1:58 pm

	Heat = estrous http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrus_cycle Erwin, is your dog neutered? If it isn't - go get it done (and you won't have that problem)!!! :) :)
	Comment by Mel	November 21, 2006, 3:10 pm

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