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Telltale Offering Loaded Sam & Max Collector's DVD

Telltale, creators of the Sam & Max episodic adventure series, announced a collector's DVD set for Sam & Max Season Two available today, packed with tons of extras. Telltale's announcement focuses on the game's collector's edition getting the same treatment that a TV series boxset would.

The Season Two Collector's DVD comes with all five PC games from the series, plus "hours" of region-free video with special features, developer commentary, a Christmas video short feature, promo trailers, concept art, desktop wallpapers and a MP3 soundtrack sampler.

Additionally, if you already bought the Sam & Max Season Two downloadable set, Telltalle will give you the Collector's DVD for shipping and handling costs only. It's $34.95 for the rest of ya, and should ship in August, the company says.

Full announcement follows the jump.

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6:40 PM on Wed Jul 23 2008
By Leigh Alexander
1,263 views, 18 comments

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Sam And Max Totally Headed To The Wii

Our money was indeed on a full release of the episodic Sam And Max season one for the Wii, and now all we have to do is sit back and wait for our winnings to pour in, as Telltale tells GameSpot official tales of just such a release. Both European and North American Wii consoles will be graced with the first season of the dog and bunny-thing show this fall, with Dreamcatcher and The Adventure Company handing U.S. publishing and JoWood handling Europe's version, which comes complete with German and French voiceovers plus Italian and Spanish subtitles. I almost want to import the Euro version, just to hear Max threatening people in the language of romance, or perhaps French.

Sam and Max report for Wii duty [GameSpot - Thanks Dathcha!]

8:00 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Mike Fahey
1,978 views, 46 comments

Latest by mkernan: As a Mac-using, S&M-loving (that's Sam and Max btw), Wii owner..... count me in. more »

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Sam And Max - Sometimes The Paranoid Are Right

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you. This is a lesson the manic proprietor of Bosco's Inconvenience store learns in the latest episode of Telltale Games' episodic adventure series Sam and Max, Chariots of the Dogs. Due out March 13th on the GameTap service and a day later via Telltale's website, the puppy and rabbit-thing duo will be tasked with finding their friend, though with the prices he charges they'd probably be better off ransacking his store and calling it a day.

11:20 AM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Mike Fahey
2,499 views, 16 comments

Latest by n/a: I know it kinda defeats the point of episodic games, but i'm gonna wait until they release the whole season in one collection like i did last season. Saves a bit of money doing it that way. The more »

required reading

Sam And Max Back In Print

Telltale games is now taking preorders for the reprint edition of Sam and Max Surfin' the Highway, the 1995 paperback collection of Steve Purcell's comics that - alongside the 1993 LucasArts adventure - launched a failed cartoon and eventually led to the episodic adventures we know and love today. The book contains all of the original material plus 25 pages of extra content, including promotional material for the upcoming DVD release of the animated series! The book comes in two flavors: a $19.99 paperback shipping at the end of this month and a $49.99 limited-edition hardback signed and dated by Steve Purcell due out in the Spring. Order before the 29th of this month and you'll get a code good for a free copy of Sam & Max: Ice Station Santa, the first episode of Season 2 of Telltale's adventure series. Having an extremely dog-eared copy of the original in a place of honor on my bookshelf, I cannot recommend Surfin' the Highway enough. Go buy now.

Sam & Max Surfin' the Highway Preorder Page [The Telltale Store]

1:00 PM on Thu Feb 7 2008
By Mike Fahey
1,632 views, 32 comments

Latest by hellboy997: so he hasnt made any new comics? how ren and stimpy of him. lame more »

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Sam And Max Versus The Nipple Ring Vampire

If you aren't sold on Telltale Games episodic adventures of Steve Purcell's Sam and Max now that they're nearly three episodes into Season Two, I don't know what to say to you other than shirtless raver vampire with pierced nipples. This is the trailer for episode 3 of Season 2, Night of the Raving Dead, and as always the team at Telltale have managed to deliver a trailer almost as entertaining as playing the game itself. The old-timey black and white with German-language title boards grabs you, and Max shaking his little rabbit-thing ass towards the end reels you in. Look for Night of the Raving Dead for free on GameTap come February 12th, or for not-free at Telltale's website a day later. I leave you with this thought - would a vampire's healing factor reject piercings?

10:20 AM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Mike Fahey
7,035 views, 44 comments

Latest by sanctusmortis: He'd be okay with those piercings, as they would prevent the skin from closing up. Now, eyebrow piercings, or indeed any in cartilage not flesh, THOSE would be rejected. more »

best of 2007

2007's Best Freeware Games Chosen By The Authority

The world's best gaming deals can't beat "free!", so for those without a gift card in hand this post-holiday season, you may want to take a gander at The Independent Gaming Source's best freeware games of 2007. The number of titles, across an amazingly broad 30 categories, point out the year's best shooters, platformers and RPGs that can be had without anything more than some disposable bandwidth. Topping the list is a game that I only recently discovered myself while searching for Gradius pics, a Warning Forever-style top down boss fight-only shooter named Fraxy. The Japanese freeware game lets players create their own levels (bosses) with an intuitive editor. Other titles you may already be familiar with, including Knytt Stories, Guxt, Sam and Max: Abe Lincoln Must Die and the now free Command and Conquer.

Best Freeware Games of '07 - 30 Categories! [TIG Source]

5:00 PM on Mon Dec 31 2007
By Michael McWhertor
14,518 views, 55 comments

Latest by Krondonian: @Xelotath: If only more people knew. If you happen to read this, have you made any levels? more »

precious boxes

Sam and Max Season 1 Goes Corporeal

For those of you who like to be inundated with box art for your hard earned cash, Sam and Max Season 1 has just shipped to retailers across the US. In addition to the game, the material version will include a Sam and Max poster and bonus disc with behind the scenes content.

So for $29.99, you can get Sam and Max goodies and further piss off your spouse by littering your mahogany-covered living room with more florescent packaging. It's like a 2-for-1 sale and your couples counselor is invited!

Sam and Max Season 1 - Shippin' out [theadventuress]

12:20 PM on Thu Aug 2 2007
By Mark Wilson
1,252 views, 18 comments

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Kevin Bruner On Why Episodic Gaming Works

Kevin Bruner, one of the people behind Telltale Games and their Sam and Max series, sat down with gamesindustry.biz at the Nordic Game conference and talked about the promise and peril of episodic gaming - with mostly really positive things to say. His thoughts on the benefits of episodic games for developers reminded me of John Laurence's comments on the micro-transaction model - essentially, it allows more freedom to the developer to create what they want, since 'risk and cost can be lowered up front': More »

12:30 PM on Sun Jul 1 2007
By Maggie Greene
1,308 views, 15 comments

Latest by floppylobster: @joelface: No problem. Your original comment is universal for any internet forum. more »

what's in the box?!

Sam and Max Box Set Bonus

So you've religiously followed the Sam and Max episodic adventure series from JoWooD since its inception, and you're wondering why you should bother picking up the official retail box set when it hits in August? Well wonder no more, fair reader. The list is in, and it isn't bad at all. Along with the six episodes themselves you shall receive:
  • An all new "Making Sam & Max" behind the scenes video
  • A full-sized printed poster featuring artwork by Sam & Max creator Steve Purcell
  • Trailers for all six episodes
  • Previously unreleased character bios
  • Loads of concept artwork
  • Desktop wallpapers
  • An MP3 soundtrack sampler

Also included: A box! The opening theme music on the soundtrack sampler alone is worth the set's $29.99 price tag for the sheer cruising down the road pretending you're a dog and a rabbit-thing factor alone. More »

10:20 AM on Thu Jun 7 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,489 views, 18 comments

Latest by Kokichi: Sick, I'll be picking this up, chi :) more »

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Clip: Sam and Max Episode 5

Sam and Max Episode 5: Reality 2.0 has the potential to be the most exciting installment of the series yet. While I caught a glimpse of it at the Sam and Max GDC party, the official trailer manages to walk a weird line between humorous and disturbing that you just don't get from being shown a demo while wondering when the food is going to show up.

For those of you so inclined, I already checked and NauseatinglyCute.com is already taken, and by a bunny no less. I feel somehow betrayed. Michael Fahey

10:20 AM on Wed Mar 21 2007
By Mike Fahey
828 views, 12 comments

Latest by humilitybecomeshim: First thing that this reminded me of was the final scene of System Shock 2. Did anyone else get that, with those half-merged virtual scenes? more »

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Sam and Max Hit Retail In August

Telltale, the developers of the Sam and Max episodic adventure game, have announced a partnership with JoWooD Productions to bring the popular series to retail shelves this August. Sam and Max: Season 1 will collect the first six episodes into one retail boxed set, to be released worldwide in five languages, bringing many their first-ever taste of the dog and bunny detective duo. It is a delicious taste. More »

10:20 AM on Thu Mar 15 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,310 views, 13 comments

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GDC07 Party Time - Sam and Max

One of the biggest attractions of the Game Developers Conference for both the game companies and the gaming news media would have to be the parties. Despite many of us being misanthropic shut-ins most of the year, there's just something about the lure of free booze and finger foods that brings out the socialite inside all of us. Take me, for instance. Before starting to write for Kotaku I hadn't been what anyone could consider drunk for the better part of seven years. Now, thanks to the wonderful people at Telltale Games, I have a terrible headache and woke up on the bathroom floor of our hotel room this morning. I feel like crap, but I don't blame the creators of the Sam and Max episodic adventure game series. No, I blame ordering 'something blue', pictured to the right there. More »

8:40 AM on Tue Mar 6 2007
By Mike Fahey
3,907 views, 27 comments

Latest by Brad: AMF....take three and call me in the morning. The ultimate cheap drunk. more »

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Clip: Sam and Max Episode 4 Trailer

The President has gone crazy, and only one man can take care of the problem, and that man is Sam and Max. Technically a dog and a rabbit...thing, but if you stack them, perhaps. Here is the trailer four episode 4 of Telltale Games' series, which launches February 22nd on GameTap.

Is it just me, or is Max addressing the nation in front of the presidential podium the scariest thing you've ever seen? Isn't Abe Lincoln already dead? And what of the mysterious, one-armed man? Michael Fahey

12:40 PM on Fri Feb 16 2007
By Mike Fahey
223 views, 2 comments

Latest by Vile: God, why ?, why more Soda Poppers ? more »

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Telltale Working on Wii Adventure Game

Go Nintendo points out that Telltale games is looking to hire a Wii systems programmer ASAP. More »

2:00 PM on Mon Jan 29 2007
By Brian Crecente
1,216 views, 16 comments

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The Return of Sam n' Max







GameVideos has a quiet little video of interviews with the folks at Telltale, who are currently working on the new Sam n' Max episodes. Each episode will be about an hour and a half, and from what I'm seeing here, it seems like these guys have a handle on what made the originals so good. Let's hope for some invovation without desecration, yeah? Eliza gauger

4:55 PM on Fri Jul 14 2006
By egauger
102 views, 2 comments

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Vaporware Stars: the Best Games That Never Were

There's a fantastic little expose' over on Twitch Guru on the five greatest games that never officially saw the light of day: Earthbound, Duke Nukem Forever, Star Fox 2, Sim Mars, and the one that makes me cry little black tears, Sam and Max: Freelance Police. More »

8:46 PM on Wed Jun 14 2006
By egauger
223 views, 5 comments

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New Sam and Max Website Live!

Those lovable freakshows Sam and Max are back, says their new fancy-schmancy website from Telltale Games. There's not a whole lot yet, but there's a promise of a trailer tomorrow and word of episodic content—"Season 1 Coming This Fall." More »

12:27 PM on Wed May 10 2006
By Joel
70 views, 1 comment

metal gear solid

Humor in Gaming

GameSetWatch points to an article at Edge Online that discusses humor in video games. Ron Gilbert, game design's "funny guy," perceptively notes that "the problem with games is that you've taken timing away from the author and given it to the player, so in order to do comedy, you can't use alot fo the same techniques." More »

1:23 PM on Thu Apr 6 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
1,260 views, 13 comments

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