Telltale Continues Xbox Live Arcade expansion with Acclaimed Sam & Max Game Series

February 26, 2009

Telltale Continues Expansion to
Xbox Live Arcade with Acclaimed Sam & Max Game Series

Xbox LIVE joins PC and Wii as new
channel for "gaming’s first sitcom"

The dog and rabbity-thing stars of
Telltale’s popular episodic games are one step closer to world domination today
with the announcement that the first two "seasons" of Sam & Max will be
appearing on Xbox LIVE Arcade. This is the award-winning comedy duo’s first
appearance on the Xbox 360, as well as on a connected console download service.
Worldwide PC and Wii retail releases of the second season are also upcoming.

These approaching releases will
sport catchy new monikers to more closely tie the season titles with their
respective story arcs. Season One, which takes the Freelance Police from the New
York City streets to Washington D.C. and all the way to the moon on the trail of
a hypnotic nemesis, will be dubbed Sam & Max Save the World for all new releases
moving forward. Season Two, which involves a baffling series of time paradoxes
at the hands of unconventional aliens, has been renamed Sam & Max Beyond Time
and Space. The Xbox LIVE Arcade releases will carry these new titles, as will
Atari’s 2009 retail versions of the second season.

"With Sam & Max coming to Xbox LIVE
Arcade and the approaching retail launch, we’re reaching a larger audience than
we ever have before," says Telltale CEO Dan Connors. "These new releases give us
an opportunity to better communicate the imaginative stories that make the Sam &
Max games so special, and to strengthen the unique identity of each season."

Both Sam & Max seasons will be
released on Xbox LIVE Arcade as full-season bundles, providing instant
gratification to players who have been eagerly waiting for the Freelance Police
to appear on Microsoft’s console. The second Sam & Max season — which recently
received Best Adventure Game accolades from IGN and PC Gamer and took home five
Aggie Awards, including Best Comedy Writing, Best Gameplay, and Game of the Year
from Adventure Gamers — is also scheduled to hit retail for PC and Wii in the
coming months.

Today’s news follows Telltale’s
recent announcement that the highly anticipated new series, Wallace & Gromit’s
Grand Adventures, is leading the company’s expansion to Xbox LIVE Arcade. For
more details about Sam & Max, Wallace & Gromit, and Telltale’s other games,
please visit http://www.telltalegames.com.