Telltale Teams Up with GameTap for Sam & Max Season Two – First Details Emerge
September 27, 2007 – 7:55 am
Telltale Games and GameTap have finally decided to roll out the very first details of Sam & Max Season Two. The season of course starts with Santa Claus, “the most ancient and powerful opponent the duo have ever faced,” reads the official report. The first episode of Sam & Max Season Two, “Ice Station Santa”, launches November 8th, 2007 for GameTap subscribers. Telltale subscribers will have it the following day.
“The Telltale crew has been living with these characters for quite a while now and it shows in the work,” says Sam & Max creator Steve Purcell. “First seasons are always the proving ground, so it’s great that they get the chance to take Sam & Max through a new season of ever more bizarre and hilarious episodes.”
Basically, this is how Telltale describes Ice Station Santa: the game puts a whole new spin on the season of giving, peace, and joy. With Christmas presents on the attack and carols of gunshots drowning out the bells, Sam & Max must storm the North Pole to bring down a less-than-jolly foe. Can they make sense of this Christmas conundrum in time to save the world’s children from a holiday tainted by tears, turmoil, and Torture-Me-Elmer?
“Sam & Max was our first GameTap Original title and it proved that episodic gaming can be truly successful,” said Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap’s VP of Content and Creative Director. “We’re excited to be working with Telltale again to bring another great season of Sam & Max to our subscribers.”
It has been confirmed that each new Sam & Max episode will launch on the second Thursday of the month on GameTap, followed one day later by its worldwide premiere on Telltale’s official website. But after “Ice Station Santa” launches in November, Episode 2 is scheduled for a January 10th release for GameTap subscribers. The rest of the world gets it on January 11th. Monthly releases will follow throughout the season in April, bringing it to a total of five games found within Season Two.
Tags: GAMES, GameTap, Ice Station Santa, Sam and Max, Santa Claus, Season Two, Telltale
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