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Telltale is going to blow you... in the mind photo

See what I did there? It was a sex joke. I hope it wasn't too immature for you. For those of you able to stand my sophomoric humor I have good news. Telltale is working on putting out a new game based on a franchise "that'll blow everybody's mind." That's a direct quote from and interview Shacknews did with Telltale's Dan Connors.

When questioned about what was up next for Telltale after Wallace and Gromit and Monkey Island are done Connors responded that, "We've got product in production right now that we've been talking about but we haven't really set a release date to. Everything else, we're just ....we're out in the streets, sort of talking around to different folks to figure our franchises that make real good sense for a May-June timeframe. Hopefully we'll pull something in that'll blow everybody's mind. We're pretty excited about the people we're talking to, so hopefully we'll have a pretty huge announcement here soon."

See, mind blowing. Right there in the third sentence. What could it be? They've already brought back two cherished point-and-click adventures from LucasArts. Could we be seeing another (Full Throttle, please!)? But he says that they're out there talking with people, I don't think they'd have to do too much talking with LucasArts after the popularity of their last two LucasArts based games. Maybe they're bringing some other storied franchise back or possibly other popular animated characters. Quick, to the speculation-mobile, Robin!


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Yougiedeggs's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 00:02
Yougiedeggs
Full Throttle Full Throttle Full Throttle, oh please, Full Throttle.
Kvb's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 00:05
Kvb
Ben's voice actor is dead. I wonder if anyone on this planet could do him justice...

Still, though, Full Throttle would be sweet!
Death by Yeti's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 00:06
Death by Yeti
CSI CSI CSI CSI CSI
wait...
ParticleSt0rm's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 00:08
ParticleSt0rm
Full Throttle would be awesome, I've been playing it again since I worked out how to play it on my G1.. a new game / remake would be cool.
ydarkage's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 00:09
ydarkage
TOTALLY FULL THROTTLE!!!


Like.. "You know what would look better with your nose??? The BAR!"
GEMPadre036's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 00:16
GEMPadre036
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Beast Wars. Don't ask why. I've just got this feeling.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 00:20
Monodi
Day of the Tentacle was also mind twisting.

Though, I'd rather prefer LucasArts work with DoubleFine if they are going to take back an old franchise back.
DinnertimeNinja's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 00:20
DinnertimeNinja
There are a million posts in their forums asking Telltale to make a Futurama series.

Maybe they've finally caved!
fetusmilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 00:41
fetusmilk
new zombies ate my neighbors!
or maybe x-wing/tie fighter hd?

or if they are only doing adventure type games what about original maniac mansion?
or indiana jones and fate of Atlantis?

or it very well could be the cancled game Full Throttle: Hell on Wheels?
CjnLion's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 01:06
CjnLion
For shame, getting our hopes up. This kind of sensationalist journalism is what got us into the Spanish-American war, sir.
AudioTerror's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 01:16
AudioTerror
Listen, I love you Telltale. But my question is: WHERE IS SEASON 3 OF SAM AND MAX?! THAT'S ALL I want!

Unless, you're working on an episodic Doctor Who adventure games. Which is totally on par with Sam and Max for me.
TheCleaningGuy's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 01:25
TheCleaningGuy
Neverhood.
Or Sam and Max season 3. Or some more episodes of Bone.
Or an expanded telltale.
Shadowiii's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 01:42
Shadowiii
Day of the Tentacle, and Lucasarts working with DoubleFine (or Telltale working with DoubleFine) would be downright BRILLIANT. I thought Brutal Legend was downright awesome, and combining them with TellTale could be fantastic overall.
grisser's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 02:37
grisser
Stop toying with my emotion D:
Tanukitsune's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 02:42
Tanukitsune
I commented to my friend the other day that I couldn't think of a way for Telltale to top what they've done so far... unless they team up with Double Fine!

What ever they do it will be great!
whormongr's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 02:45
whormongr
for some reason the whole "blow my mind" thing makes me think of stephen colbert- I don't know that that would be a wise franchise to go into.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 03:01
ArrestedDeveloper
Whenever I smell asphalt I think of Maureen. That's the last sensation I had before I blacked out, the thick smell of asphalt. And the first thing I saw when I woke up was her face. She said she'd fix my bike, free, no strings attached. I should have known then that things are never that simple. Yeah, when I think of Maureen I think of two things: asphalt and trouble.
Markusdragon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 05:05
Markusdragon
Goddamnit Telltale; slow down, you're seriously milking my wallet...
brimtastic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 06:23
brimtastic
Monodi: "I'd rather prefer LucasArts work with DoubleFine"

This.

I'm beginning to get tired of that Telltale engine. All their games have the same, bland look and it's getting tiring. Playing the most recent Monkey Island episode, I kept on thinking "this could look so much better". That's not to say I didn't love it (and Telltale) -- I think they've done an awesome thing in bringing adventure games back to the fore. At the end of the day, I'm still gonna buy all of their games, yet I know I will keep on wanting more from them.

This post was brought to you by http://www.destructoid.com/dear-telltale-i-love-you-but--140831.phtml and the number 21.
j-xar's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 06:43
j-xar
Full Throttle would be amazing. Simon the Sorcerer would be pretty awesome, too.
MCChampaignMillionaire's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 07:25
MCChampaignMillionaire
Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. Grim Fandango. ...or this Futurama-thing
suit's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 07:39
suit
Any of you ever heard of a game called Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders?

I'll help you out.

AdamT's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 08:13
AdamT
My vote is for The Dig.
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 08:56
bluemeep
The Full Throttle story ended and does not need further expansion. I fully believe that. Same with Grim Fandango. I would be sad if either of those games got sequels as neither of them need them.

@suit: This is what I'm thinking as well.
SurplusGamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 09:03
SurplusGamer
Of course the Sam and Max series revival didn't require any talking to Lucasarts as that's owned by Steve Purcell, LucasArts' license for that expired long ago. Monkey Island has been very successful to them, though, and it wouldn't surprise me to see some Day of the Tentacle style action in the future since that was Dave Grossman's game in the first place.

Grim Fandango and Full Throttle are Tim Schafer conceived games and although I'm confident Telltale could, theoretically, do something with them, without Schafer there'd still be something wrong with it. Also, as above post pointed out, those stories are done, and sometimes it's best just to leave it be.
SecCom's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 11:25
SecCom
I don't see why they couldn't make up their own franchise at this point.
Tye The Czar's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 12:05
Tye The Czar
I KNOW! Type-Moon's going to be collaborating with Telltale on a Tsukihime remake! NOW WITH ADVENTURE GAMING!
thenooby1's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 14:23
thenooby1
I more Grim Fandango please! Even a down loadable version.
Johnny Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/25/2009 15:54
Johnny Justice
Please don't. No more ugly, unfunny revivals of fondly remembered franchises.
hornetjockey's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/26/2009 10:14
hornetjockey
DOTT!
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/26/2009 14:56
Im OK
I'm all for a new Full Throttle/Grim Fandango/Day of the Tentacle/LOOM/some other LucasArts adventure franchise that hasn't already been remade yet.

Bring that shit on, son.

@Johnny Justice

Please don't. No more ugly, unfunny revivals of fondly remembered franchises.

I totally agree with you. With that said, it is a good thing that these new Telltale games haven't been anything like that at all, and I am glad for that.
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