Wallace & Gromit have made the leap--across the pond--from cartoon characters to videogame heroes. The latest offering from Telltale Games' episodic adventures is, if I dare say so, their best yet.
Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventure excels with Telltales's tried-and-true formula of puzzle/adventure interspersed with comedic cut-scenes. The puzzles are tricky enough to be satisfying, yet not so difficult as to cause frustration. There's a high level of delightful absurdity. The logic is that of our favorite British inventor and his faithful--and long-suffering--companion. Fans of the original Wallace & Gromit shorts will enjoy the character banter and outlandish inventions which play impressively true to the source material.
GamerZines: Telltale Games' Dan Connors has revealed that his company makes nearly 40% of its revenue from the various console platforms, proving that it's worth porting the likes of Sam & Max and Monkey Island to the PS3, 360 and Wii.
"We generally launch with one console partner during the run of the season, and usually does about 40 per cent of the revenue," Explained the CEO in a recent interview.
I love Sam and Max. I got the PC version but I caved in and also bought the PS3 version.
Following Sony's announcements of the April Foolishness Sale and PSP Favourites promotion earlier this week, Microsoft has today revealed a cost-cutting activity of their own. From today, eight top titles held on the Xbox 360's Xbox LIVE Arcade are available for half-price, and two further titles are set to be greatly reduced. These sale prices are limited however, available for only seven days.
... and nothing on that list really interests me. Bit of a disappointment.
When the hell are they finally gonna discount TrialsHD!?
Well, I'm partly glad they actually didn't lessen the prices of XBLA games I've been wanting for a while because I didn't take my 360 away with me over this week.
...it's not "inventory", if it's only available as a digital download. Just sayin'....
From Gamertell:
"Telltale Inc. today (February 11, 2010) confirmed during the Macworld 2010 expo that it will, indeed, be releasing games for Mac.
Even better, the releases begin today (February 11, 2010) with Tales of Monkey Island."
Games can also vote on the next Telltale series style game to be release in March for Mac.