GameTap, that massive depository of games of all shapes and sizes, announced today the debut of the first of the new series of [i]Sam and Max[/i] available at it it's website at www.gametap.com and was developed in collaboration with Telltale games. Current GameTap subscribers will get the first crack at each new [i]Sam and Max[/i] release along with episodes of the 1997 [i]Sam and Max[/i] animated series and a special documentary that will show games how this newest incarnation of the [i]Sam and Max[/i] series was made. In addition to all this there will, starting on November 30th, new machinima animated shorts based on the series that will lead up to the release of each new chapter in the series.
For those of you who are interested here is a complete listing of the schedule of the [i]Sam and Max[/i] episodes and cartoons.
* Tuesday, October 17, 2006 Sam & Max Episode 1 "Culture Shock" Animated Series Cartoon
o Thursday October 26, 2006 Animated Series Cartoon
o Thursday November 2, 2006 Animated Series Cartoon
o Thursday November 9, 2006 Animated Series Cartoon
o Thursday November 16, 2006 Animated Series Cartoon
o Thursday November 21, 2006 Animated Series Cartoon
o Thursday, November 30, 2006 Machinima Short #1/ Animated
Series Cartoon
o Thursday, December 7, 2006 Machinima Short #2/ Animated
Series Cartoon
o Thursday, December, 14, 2006 Machinima Short #3/ Animated
Series Cartoon
* Thursday, December 21, 2006 - Sam & Max Episode 2
o Thursday, January 4, 2007 Machinima Short # 4/Animated Series Cartoon
o Thursday, January 11, 2007 Machinima Short # 5/ Animated Series Cartoon
o Thursday, January 18, 2007 Machinima Short # 6/ Animated Series Cartoon
* Thursday, January 25, 2007 - Sam & Max: Episode 3
o Thursday, February 1, 2007 Machinima Short # 7/ Animated Series Cartoon
o Thursday, February 8, 2007 Machinima Short # 8/ Animated Series Cartoon
o Thursday, February 15, 2007 Machinima Short # 9/ Animated Series Cartoon
* Thursday, February 22, 2007 Sam & Max: Episode 4
o Thursday, March 8, 2007 Machinima Short #10/ Animated Series Cartoon
o Thursday, March 15, 2007 Machinima Short # 11/ Animated Series Cartoon
o Thursday, March 22, 2007 Machinima Short # 12/ Animated Series Cartoon
* Thursday, March 29, 2007 Sam & Max: Episode 5
o Thursday, April 5, 2007 Machinima Short # 13/ Animated Series Cartoon
o Thursday, April 12, 2007 Machinima Short # 14/ Animated Series Cartoon
o Thursday, April 19, 2007 Machinima Short # 15/ Animated Series Cartoon
* Thursday, April 26, 2007 Sam & Max: Episode 6
15 days after each episode is put on the GameTap website consumers will be available for purchase from the Telltale website. Each season can also be bought all in one go for $34.95 as opposed to $8.95 for the game itself. Purchasing the whole season off the bat will be able to download each episode directly from Telltale Game's website after the fifteen day period expires.
What did GameTap and Telltale Games have to say on this? Well, as it happens, we do have some comments. First there is Ricardo Sanchez, GameTap's VP of Content, who said that “"Telltale's talent,
coupled with our distribution network and a mutual understanding of true episodic gaming, means creative and challenging fun for gamers across the board." Telltale, too, offer commentary on this from the mouth of Dan Connors, the CEO of Telltale, who had this to say, “"GameTap's subscription model for games-on-demand combined with GameTap TV makes it the perfect choice for distributing episodic content like Sam and Max.” Connors also added that “"Delivering an episodic game series on a regular monthly schedule, along with 15 machinima shorts, is a first for the game industry,"
Keep tuning in here to MyGamer.com for more details on this breaking news and you can also look at the the official sites at www.telltalegames.com and www.gametap.com
Nick McCavitt at nmccavitt@mygamer.com