Telltale Games

I've only seen it at eb games in canada. No Best Buy or Wal-Mart yet.

Yes, the retail version is on CD. You'll find more details about its contents on The Adventure Company's website.

Actually the guys at Best Buy were really nice about it. I explained who I was and that I wanted to get a picture for the blog (this was before they put the games out, and no one could figure out where they were) and this guy spent like fifteen minutes trying to find them so I could get a picture.

Today when I went back I didn't see the same guy, but the games were on the shelf so it didn't matter. I did get a funny look from a customer while I had the camera out...

Hey, i actually live in the Netherlands, is there any chance of the game popping op there? And, if so, when?

Will these games be in store in the UK?

Tabula Rasa looks awesome as well, been playing the Beta.

It's just like the 90's a new Sam & Max game on the shelves, a new Richard Garriot game... :-)

In European countries: available through amazon and bol.com (within a few weeks), just check their website and search for 'sam & max' (obviously)

I've asked at a few local places down here (Australia), and it looks like we won't be seeing it on shelves till around September. Also, it appears that it will cost around $80AU. Maybe you should look into that, as it cost around $46AU online. (Converted at the time of purchase, obviously exchange rates fluctuate somewhat). Even after paying for the shipping for the DVD version, the difference is about the price of a new-release DVD movie. I don't know how much control you guys have over it, but it does seem pretty expensive. Enough to keep me from buying a second copy for the different box art, at least.

(But I want one...)

It's only if you buy the downloadable versions from our site, sorry.

"Nebraska Furniture Mart" ?!?!?!

Awesome.

I guess that thumb is also for the games on the right, eh Emily?

If I'm right, the poster only comes with pre-orders. If not, I'm going to pick up a copy in a few weeks, when I'm in the States.

No, the poster is in all boxed copies as far as I know. It's folded, not rolled, though.

Man, I want to go see if any stores around me, but I know I won't be able to resist the impulse to buy it. And I already got the Season 1 Disk. ;_;

Telltale's Season One DVD:

-Games and extras are all on one DVD
-Extras include machinima shorts, blooper reel, concept art montage video, all six episode trailers plus the E3 trailer, cutscene galleries with commentary from members of the development team, plus a few easter eggs (all viewable in your TV DVD player or on your computer), along with an MP3 soundtrack sampler and desktop wallpaper
-Comes in DVD case with cover art painted by Steve Purcell
-Manual is a 2-page quickstart guide that fits inside the DVD case
-Only available to customers who purchase the Season One download bundle from Telltale's store

The Adventure Company's retail CD:

-Games and extras are on two separate CDs
-Extras include all six episode trailers, an exclusive Behind the Scenes video, a full-sized poster of the highway surfing art Steve painted for the CGW cover last summer, bios of the main characters, a concept art gallery, MP3 soundtrack sampler, and desktop wallpaper
-Comes in a box with featuring game art and a nice "20 Years of Sam & Max" fold-out panel
-Manual is a CD case sized booklet (more in-depth than the quickstart guide in Telltale's version); CDs are in paper sleeves
-Available in retail stores across North America

The international versions JoWood is doing will have the same bonus features as The Adventure Company's North American release, but will be on one DVD instead of two CDs. JoWood's version will have fully localized German and French versions, as well as Italian subtitles.

Hope that helps. :)

I mean, at least, include that poster in the Case File... pretty please...

We have EB in the US too. So I assume that EB Canada made some kind of deal......

Will Sam and Max be available in Greece too

While it's too bad that there were extras we didn't get with the free DVD (behind the scenes/poster), I'm just happy they gave us a free DVD of the eps and didn't charge anything extra.

This is the only company that I know of that has done such a thing with online purchasing. When you buy things from Valve through Steam, for instance, the price is the same as the retail and you still don't get physical media.

In any case, thanks again for the free DVD; I appreciate it.

Personally I perfer the cover and the DVD case of Telltale's version to the paper box and paper sleeves of the retail version.

Never been a fan of paper sleeves.