Telltale Announces New Sam & Max and More

Telltale games recently announced that the newest season of Sam & Max will be coming out on April 15th.  Personally, as a huge fan of the series, I cannot wait for the newest adventure of the insane duo as season 2 was probably one of the better adventure games I have ever played.  The new Episode, entitled Penal Zone, will be on the PS3, Mac, and PC. 

Also announced was the DVD set of the Monkey Island season that just finished.  The game itself comes in two flavors, standard and Deluxe.  After looking at the list of goodies that is included with the deluxe edition it is going to be hard not to re-buy the entire series. 

The press releases follows.

A psychically empowered  lagomorph battling unusual and fearsome villains can mean only one  thing: Freelance Police Sam & Max are coming for a new series of  monthly episodic games. Telltale Games' Sam & Max: The Devil's  Playhouse premiere episode The Penal Zone will release April 15th.   This series will be Telltale's first for the PlayStation(R) Network,  exclusively for the PlayStation(R)3 (PS3 TM) computer entertainment  system.  The games will also release on PC and Macintosh.
 
As Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse opens, Max has been bestowed  with a set of powerful psychic abilities from an unusual ancient  source that he'll wield against the strongest and strangest foes the  Freelance Police have ever faced. Join gaming's greatest dog and  rabbit sleuths as they investigate the source of these powers, with  manic Max exercising new and amazing abilities with each episode.  Max's shape shifting, teleportation, mind reading and future sight  powers prove particularly useful as intergalactic simians, eldritch  gods, under-dwellers and an arcane scholar ruthlessly hunt down  these powers for their own evil ends.  The teaser trailer released  today at
www.samandmaxgames.com/thedevilsplayhouse gives a peek at  the skewed humor of The Devil's Playhouse. The very first in-game  screenshots and new concept art are also posted at the site.
 
"Telltale continues to excel at channeling Sam & Max's extremely  peculiar sensibilities," said Sam & Max creator, Steve Purcell. "For  each subsequent season they somehow manage to toss ever more  mind-addling scenarios at the Freelance Police. The creative team  inhabits these characters so well that if I were their parents I'd  be worried about them."
 
The PC pre-order for the series which begins today at 
www.samandmaxgames.com/thedevilsplayhouse includes a FREE game  episode from the Telltale library along with exclusive membership in  the Freelance Police "Elite Forces" — all for just $34.95.  Freelance Police Elite Forces members will gain access to a private  forum for scheduled chats with Sam & Max creator Steve Purcell and  Telltale designers along with first look posts about upcoming  episodes before they release. Additionally, these customers will get  special deals at the Telltale Store over the course of the season,  as well as custom forum avatars and desktop wallpaper downloads.   The pre-order for PlayStation users is expected to begin March 18th  on the PlayStation Network.
 
"With Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, we're bringing PlayStation  fans five months of exciting episodic content and continuing our  commitment to deliver exclusive, innovative gaming experiences to  the PlayStation Network," said Rob Dyer, senior vice president of  publisher relations, Sony Computer Entertainment America. "The  unhinged humor, unforgettable cast and irreverent undertone of this  enduring franchise are aspects we expect will resonate with our  audience, and both Telltale and SCEA can't wait to deliver."

The ongoing Tales of Monkey  Island(R)  jubilation is continuing into 2010 with Telltale taking  orders for the Tales of Monkey Island full season Collector's DVD  today, along with new special items at 
www.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland. In addition to the full five  episode pirate adventure for Mac and PC, the DVD includes "making  of" team commentaries, production art galleries, promotional videos  and more.
 
A special Deluxe Tales of Monkey Island package is also now  available for order, which includes the standard DVD as well as a  collection of outstanding exclusive extras: a previously  un-discovered Voodoo Lady card, a map from Reginald Van Winslow's  collection, a piratey piece of eight coin, a drink coaster from Club  41 and a souvenir button from the Trial of the Century. Fans who  missed out on the cover art by Monkey Island art legend Steve  Purcell with the series pre-order, can now secure this with their  Deluxe Edition order. This amazing collection is available for only  $14.95 for customers who already own Tales of Monkey Island, and  $49.95 for new customers.
 
The celebration continues with a bounty of new Monkey Island items  at the Telltale Store, which fans can purchase along with their DVD  orders: a full deck of the Voodoo Lady's cards, a Tales of Monkey  Island Art Portfolio featuring prints suitable for framing,  t-shirts, a new series of buttons and a drinking vessel for your  piratey beverages!
 
With this nearly impossible to resist abundance of new Monkey Island  product, Telltale is extending free shipping for all orders over $50  for the first weeks of the ordering window. Full details available  at
http://www.telltalegames.com/mail/49430290/monkeyisland.
 
In related news, pre-ordering has opened today for Telltale's next  big episodic series Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse — an excellent  way to move orders to $50 for taking advantage of the free shipping  offer. Full information on the third season of Telltale's  award-winning Sam & Max series is now online at  http://www.samandmaxgames.com/thedevilsplayhouse.
 
Tales of Monkey Island Collector's DVD (standard edition) Details:
 
*   The complete five episode season of Tales of Monkey Island 
*    Highlight reel with commentary from Telltale design team
*    Production art gallery 
*    Five fan-created "I Wonder What Happens" video collection
*    Two Tales of Monkey Island official trailers
*    Preview of Telltale's next game, Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
*    Desktop wallpapers and fun forum avatars 
 
Deluxe Edition includes:
 
*    DVD slip case designed by Monkey Island art legend Steve Purcell
*    A previously un-discovered new card from the Voodoo Lady's deck
*    Gulf of Melange Map 
*    Commemorative button from Guybrush's Trial of the Century
*    Drink coaster from Club 41
*    Piratey piece of eight coin
 
For more information please visit 
http://www.telltalegames.com/mail/49430290/monkeyisland

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