Telltale Games News Articles
Thursday5th Sep 2024
Random Minecraft Fans Apologise To 'Story Mode' In Response To Live-Action Movie Reveal
"Please send this back to the crafting table"
The Minecraft live-action movie teaser has seemingly been so traumatic for some fans of the survival-crafting sandbox game that they're now publically apologising to Minecraft: Story Mode. This might not be a surprise, but when Telltale's episodic story video game based on the Minecraft universe was...
Friday6th Oct 2023
News Telltale Games Confirms Layoffs, With 'Most Of' The Studio Reportedly Gone
Sigh...
In what has increasingly proved to be a turbulent year for the video game industry, with layoffs reported at studios such as Epic Games, Crystal Dynamics, and Team17, the latest to add to the pile is Telltale Games. The first indication of trouble ca
Saturday31st Dec 2022
News Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered Announced For 2023
Another Telltale classic returns
The famous crime-fighting duo Sam & Max are returning in 2023, with Skunkape Games announcing Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Remastered. This graphic adventure game by Telltale Games first arrived in 2010. This remaster will follow the Switch release of Sam & Max: Save the World (2020) and Sam &...
Thursday18th Feb 2021
News Telltale Lives Again As Tales From The Borderlands Arrives On Switch
Let us tell you a tale of Telltale...
After reappearing on Xbox and PlayStation stores earlier today, it seems that Tales From The Borderlands is finally bringing Telltale Games back from the dead - well, sort of. It seems like it's now in the hands of publisher 2K and Borderlands dev Gearbox, and that somehow means it's coming to Switch. With...
Tuesday10th Nov 2020
News Sam & Max Save The World Is Being Remastered For Nintendo Switch
Available this December
The comic book crime-fighting duo Sam & Max return to the spotlight on 2nd December in Sam & Max Save the World Remastered. It'll be available to pre-order in the US on Switch for $19.99, with European pre-orders opening on Wednesday. Skunkape Games - a small indie developer made up of former Telltale employees -...
Wednesday20th May 2020
News Skybound Stamps Out Rumours Of A Fifth Season Of The Walking Dead Video Game
"we currently have no plans for a Season 5"
While many video game rumours turn out to be true, a lot of them also end up getting completely out of control. One that's gained traction over the past week is about a potential fifth season of the Skybound and Telltale Games' video game series, The Walking Dead. It was even believed to be called "A Fatal...
Friday13th Dec 2019
News Batman's Telltale Series Gets A Noir-Style Visual Makeover And It's Coming To Switch
The bat is back
Athlon Games and Telltale Games appear to have revealed an announcement ahead of schedule. According to a now-removed press release, Batman - The Telltale Series is receiving a noir-style visual makeover and graphical upgrade, and it is expected to be released on the Switch and multiple other platforms soon. This release – known...
Tuesday4th Jun 2019
News Support For Minecraft: Story Mode Ends On 25th June
Download it while you still can
Update: In a statement provided to US Gamer, Mojang said it "no plans" to take over Minecraft: Story Mode from Telltale. A news update over on Minecraft.net has revealed support for Minecraft: Story Mode will end on 25th June 2019. Mojang, on behalf of the now-defunct publisher Telltale Games, explained how both...
Sunday9th Dec 2018
News Skybound Releasing Episode Three Of The Walking Dead: The Final Season On 15th January 2019
Still not bitten
After Skybound Games CEO Ian Howe mentioned how disappointed he would be if episode three of The Walking Dead: The Final Season wasn't released this year, the company behind the former Telltale project has now revealed the next chapter will launch on 15th January. This announcement was made during the 'Kinda Funny Video Game...
Tuesday20th Nov 2018
Back from the dead
Following Telltale's demise, some of its existing projects continue to live on through Skybound Games. The company recently issued an update on its website, revealing "a ton" of logistical and legal issues have finally been sorted out and development on The Walking Dead: The Final Season has officially started up again. Here's the...
Thursday18th Oct 2018
News Skybound Games Expects Episode 3 Of The Walking Dead: The Final Season To Be Released This Year
Miracle workers
Earlier this week, Skybound Games announced it would be hosting a Reddit AMA focused on The Walking Dead: The Final Season. Now that it’s wrapped up, here’s what we found out. According to the company’s CEO Ian Howe, production of episode three and four is at a standstill. New release dates for the episodes will be announced...
Tuesday16th Oct 2018
News Skybound Games Hosting Reddit AMA For The Walking Dead: The Final Season
Ask anything
Following the news of mass layoffs at Telltale last month, Skybound Games announced it had acquired the rights to publish and develop the remaining episodes of The Walking Dead: The Final Season. The Walking Dead: Season Two and
Wednesday10th Oct 2018
News Skybound Games Unsure It Can Secure Original Telltale Team To Help Finish The Walking Dead
Fingers crossed
Last weekend, the creator of The Walking Dead and also the founder of Skybound Entertainment Robert Kirkman confirmed Skybound Games would be taking over the publishing and development of The Final Season. When this announcement was made, Kirkman also stated how the aim was to keep the original development team intact, as Skybound...
Sunday7th Oct 2018
News Skybound Games Will Finish The Walking Dead: The Final Season
It's happening
Since mass layoffs at Telltale Games, the company has been trying to work out a way to finish The Walking Dead. Not long ago, it was revealed Telltale had potentially been thrown a lifeline when multiple partners stepped forward and expressed interest in helping see
Thursday4th Oct 2018
News Telltale Intends To Hand Over Final Season Of The Walking Dead To Another Company
Episode 3 basically complete, episode 4 was underway
Last week, Telltale posted an update on Twitter about The Walking Dead - revealing potential partners had stepped forward and expressed interest in helping see The Final Season through to completion. Now, according to two anonymous sources in contact with Kotaku, the deal would essentially result...
Wednesday3rd Oct 2018
News Telltale's Troubles Not A Concern As Batman: The Enemy Within Releases On Switch eShop
Nothing can stop the Dark Knight
The recent turmoil at Telltale Games completely halted the development of its upcoming games and episodes. Future projects like Stranger Things and a follow-up to The Wolf Among Us have been completely axed, and the final season of The Walking Dead has been cut short - with Telltale still hoping to work ou
Monday1st Oct 2018
News The Walking Dead Season Pass No Longer Available To Purchase From Switch eShop
Telltale working on a solution
Following Telltale's announcement of mass layoffs, The Walking Dead: The Final Season was pulled from multiple digital stores. Despite only being part-way through the season, Telltale asked the online stores to prevent customers from purchasing the full season pass. This applied to every platform except the Nintendo...
Wednesday26th Sep 2018
News Former Telltale Employee Takes Legal Action Following Mass Layoffs
No surprises here
Telltale Games has now been hit with a class-action lawsuit. A disgruntled former employee is suing the San Francisco-based company on behalf of himself and his fellow laid-off workers. In the filed complaint, Vernie Roberts said Telltale let go of the employees without cause and without providing them advanced notice in writing...
Tuesday25th Sep 2018
News Netflix Still Considering Stranger Things Game Project, Possibly Without Telltale
Business as usual
When Telltale Games released the original Walking Dead series in 2012, it was a breakout success. The company went on to acquire the rights to franchises such as Batman, Minecraft and even Game of Thrones. Taking on so many big-name p
News Telltale Games Offered Lifeline, Might Allow The Walking Dead To Be Completed
A new hope
Telltale Games hasn't entirely closed up. Although it dismissed hundreds of staff last week, there are still 25 people who have stayed on to fulfill contractual obligations linked to a Minecraft: Story Mode project for Netflix. Other series like
Monday24th Sep 2018
News Telltale Games Voice Actor Posts Message About Incomplete Projects
"You, the fans, will not get to see Clem's journey through to the end"
A few days ago, Telltale Games revealed it had laid off hundreds of employees, with only 25 staff members remaining. The skeleton crew was reportedly staying on to fulfill contractual obligations, which allegedly includes work on a Minecraft: Story Mode project for Netflix. With...
Saturday22nd Sep 2018
News Telltale Games Begins Majority Studio Closure With Mass Layoffs
Multiple projects reportedly axed
Telltale Games shot to video game fame working on multiple well-known IP including The Walking Dead, Minecraft, Batman and even Game of Thrones. Last month, a Telltale representative said the
Sunday16th Sep 2018
News Fight Crime When Batman: The Enemy Within Releases On Switch This October
Clean up Gotham City, again
Admirers of Gotham City's caped crusader will be pleased to hear the next Batman story is arriving very soon on the Switch. Telltale has announced Batman: The Enemy Within is flying on to Nintendo's latest platform on 2nd October: The game first popped up on the Switch radar earlier this year when it received a rating...
Sunday26th Aug 2018
News Telltale Admits Its Game Engine Has Let Fans Down In Recent Years
Will focus on fewer series at once in future
One company supporting the Switch since its inception which has perhaps been overlooked from time to time is Telltale Games. During an interview with Eurogamer at Gamescom this week, Telltale's executive producer for The Walking Dead - Brodie Anderson - admit their reliable but aging game engine...
Wednesday25th Jul 2018
Assembly required
It looks like Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two for the Nintendo Switch will arrive on 7th August, according to an estimated release date on the US eShop. The game will include all five episodes and the digital copy will set you back $39.99. Season Two’s story takes place after Jesse and the gang have saved the world. With...
Thursday19th Jul 2018
Video Telltale Releases New Trailer For The Walking Dead: The Final Season
Clem is in danger
Last month, Telltale Games confirmed ‘The Final Season’ of The Walking Dead video game series would be arriving on the Switch in late 2018. Now, a new trailer has been released, briefly highlighting the school Clementine stumbles upon. Here she will start a new life as the leader of a young group of survivors while...
Monday16th Jul 2018
News The Bat Looks To Be Back On Switch As Batman: The Enemy Within Receives M Rating From The ESRB
Return to Gotham City
Earlier this year we reported Batman: The Enemy Within had received a rating by Germany's USK. While there's still no official word from Warner Bros. about the game coming to the Switch, there's now another rating for the title, this time from the ESRB. The dark and gritty game was originally released in 2017 and...
Thursday28th Sep 2017
News It Seems Like Telltale Games Has Ambitious Plans For Nintendo Switch
"No series is out of the question for us to bring to Switch"
The output of Telltale Games may not be to everyone's tastes but the studio has cornered the market in story-driven, episodic adventure titles at the moment. Its library includes IP such as Batman, Minecraft and The Walking Dead, and it has plenty of fans who lap up each and every new...
Wednesday5th Jul 2017
News Telltale Games Teases More Releases for Nintendo Switch
"We certainly hope to continue things on that platform"
Head of communications at episodic based studio Telltale has discussed the idea of bringing more games to the Nintendo Switch. Job Stauffer has spoken of his love for the console and teased that "it wouldn't be unheard if more of our series also made it to Switch". Mr Stauffer was referring to...
Thursday16th Mar 2017
Rumour Batman: The Telltale Series May Be Coming to Switch
Guardians of the Galaxy, too
Telltale Games is one of the many developers that's been confirmed to be working on Switch games, and we already knew that it would be bringing Minecraft: Story Mode to the platform. Given the studio's relatively high output, it was more or less expected that there would be more games showing up at some point on Switch,...
