Telltale Games is being revived

[KoolAid]

This is like Atari "coming back".

 

[wrowa]

Considering they were fucking over people up to the last minute (hiring and relocating new employees a week before bankruptcy), who'd want to risk trying for a full-time job there?

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The new Telltale is not affiliated with the old Telltale. It's just another company buying the name and assets. Think THQ Nordic or Atari.

 

[Mathieran]

Tales from the Borderlands 2!

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God I hope so

 

[erlim]

It's probably going to be their back catalogue back on steam and probably EGS (dope) and then some big licenses like Big Bang Theory or something.

 

[Vash]

Let's hope they're going to evolve, or revolutionize, the games. I loved their style, but always felt like they were standing still in many ways. I mostly hope most people can get their original job back, if they want.

 

[FakePlasticTree]

Tales from the Borderlands 2 pwease.

 

[Komo]

Yeah yikes at that previous experience.

 

[NewDust]

Temp freelance with the 'possibilty' of full-time later, reads as "give us your knowledge, then kindly f off".

 

[neon/drifter]

Yeah, no.

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Yeah that bullshit right there just dashed all my happiness with this news. Freelance? Bitch, those former employees made the value for the brand in the first place. They own it more than your mobile game slinging ass.

God damn it contractual and freelance work makes me so mad.

 

[BasilZero]

Hopefully Minecraft is one of them

I also hope they can manage to maintain budget and not go broke like the last group....

 

[Jessie]

This sounds like someone exhumed a corpse and said "look, they're alive again!"

 

[Deleted member 1003]

I expect nothing.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

doesn't sound too promising

 

[Bulby]

Well if their games didnt sell, you wouldnt exactly take a long term gamble on them.

 

[Dandy]

I hope it works out. I enjoyed their games for the most part.

 

[Dog]

Hopefully it works out, I like their games.

 

[Neilg]

Fuck the freelancers aspect to this. The first priority for a relaunched Telltale should be getting full time jobs for anyone who hasn't been able to get a new job yet, not continuing that job insecurity.

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why is it the new owners responsibility to pay reparations?
especially exclusively hiring back the people that cant get a job... going out of your way to find the least-hirable people from a studio that was managed, ran, and staffed extremely poorly is just about the dumbest thing you could ever do if you actually wanted the studio to survive.

 

[J_Atlas]

I really wish it rather wouldn't. Its demise should serve as a cautionary tale not something to be brought back up and dusted off to be 'revived'

Hiring former 'permanently employed' workers are free lancers with vague promises of full time employment is gross.

 

[spookyduzt]

Dragon Ball Z: A Telltale Game

 

[Braaier]

Interesting. Not sure how successful this will be.

 

[plagiarize]

This sounds like someone exhumed a corpse and said "look, they're alive again!"

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More like they bought all their old clothes and started stalking their old friends saying 'hey, it's me your pal, I'm not dead!'

 

[MulderYuffie]

I hope it works out but this doesn't sound "great" by any means.

 

[808s & Villainy]

Batman S3?

Spoiler

I'm cautiously optimistic, but not hopeful

 

[Waffle-Stomper]

only care about monkey island and sam & max so hopefully they drop some more of those titles

otherwise there's nothing for me to really get excited about

 

[RestEerie]

 

[Diarrhea Day-Lewis]

I'm happy to hear it. Loved the final season of TWD. Hopefully they get rebooted to be a better studio. Dying for TWAU2

 

[baggage]

It's the people that make the company, not the name, and with Telltale largely working with licensed titles, those titles can be used by, say, another studio with staff that worked on the license when they were at telltale

 

[Pilgrimzero]

Walking Dead: Clem Forever

 

[Deleted member 176]

dropping the ball on hirings seems like a great way to lose a lot of good will right off the bat

 

[Tregard]

I could live to see Puzzle Agent 3 ;-;

 

[onpoint]

Freelance positions? What a slap in the face.

 

[BlackLagoon]

More like they bought all their old clothes and started stalking their old friends saying 'hey, it's me your pal, I'm not dead!'

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Are they though? The "revival" claim seems to be Polygon's headline, not a quote from the actual new owners. The new guys just talk about staying small and investigating what they can do with the assets they've bought.

 

[LiK]

Ottilie said that some workers from the original Telltale Games will be offered freelance roles, with full-time positions possible in the future.

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Who is seriously gonna return for this? I think the trust has been shattered.

 

[plagiarize]

Are they though? The "revival" claim seems to be Polygon's headline, not a quote from the actual new owners. The new guys just talk about staying small and investigating what they can do with the assets they've bought.

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Are they calling themselves Telltale and trying to convince old telltale staff to basically do them favors?

 

[boris_feinbrand]

Skybound is bringing seasons two and three to Switch soon, so no worries there. They seem to be skipping Michonne though.

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Michonne was such a waste of Potential. The premise and her flashbacks were awesome but the episodes just kind of went nowhere

 

[leburn98]

Honestly, if they at the very least manage to get some of Telltale's back catalog available on digital storefront's again, I'll consider this a win. It's the games that are important to many, not the name of the company. As for the whole 'freelance' bit, they likely want to see for themselves where the demand for these properties lie before being fully committal.

 

[Eggiem]

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Hahaha

 

[Mesoian]

I super wouldn't trust this.

 

[Mr Spasiba]

Smells weird, I wouldn't trust it without results.

 

[Budi]

I wish I could be excited for this, love Telltale's games.

 

[VariantX]

freelance roles ... means lots of unpaid overtime and crunch time in this industry

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That doesn't sound appealing at all given their recent experience.

 

[Falchion]

I'm not going to get my hopes up for anything besides the back catalog being offered again until I see something different.

 

[Tovarisc]

freelance roles ... means lots of unpaid overtime and crunch time in this industry

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Did they even ever get paid and their severance packages? I can't see them going back to TellTale after being shafted like that just for privilege to work for free.

 

[Deleted member 864]

Well...I'm curious to see what happens with this.

 

[A Ream of Paper]

As a Telltale Games fan this sounds exciting, but I won't get my hopes up just yet. Never heard of LCG Entertainment before and one of the heads being mostly known for mobile games doesn't instill much confidence.

 

[Hailinel]

This isn't Telltale Games. This is an ambulatory corpse masquerading as Telltale Games.

 

[DarkStream]

Another Monkey Island please. But make it 2D again....

 

[adj_noun]

Never heard of LCG Entertainment before and one of the heads being mostly known for mobile games doesn't instill much confidence.

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My ultimate monkey's paw nightmare is they start releasing Telltale-style games with Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery-esque microtransactions everywhere.

Wanna make a choice? YOU'RE OUT OF ENERGY! WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY MORE????

 

[OmegaX]

I wonder if they will be able to sell the licensed games or if they need new contracts for that. If not, they would only have Puzzle Agent and nothing else, right?

 

[Psychonaut]

Damn, it's FINALLY time for Game of Thrones 2. Never been a better time for it.