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!
Joining the illustrious ranks of the video game elite, Telltale got around the media world in 2009, claiming our place in Editors' Picks, Best Of lists, award nominations and so forth. Check out a few things we can brag about:
You might have seen a hint of this before but here it is, the debut of our new charity project, Our Telltale Heart!
Starting tonight, we will be supporting Child's Play charity by broadcasting ourselves playing Strong Bad's favorite Videlectrix games, doing Q&A, and shooting the breeze with whatever Telltalers we can blackmail into showing their faces. It's a 3-day event from 7pm-10pm Pacific time where you can sponsor gameplay, donate to Child's Play and generally see us act silly.
For some more detailed information, check out www.OurTelltaleHeart.com! Don't forget to check in on the forums, Twitter, or show up on our front door. (Mostly kidding about the front door.)
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