20 years ago Telltale Games embarked on a plan to create Sam & Max games. Right now Skunkape has a contest to win this vintage poster that I drew for that occasion: bsky.app/profile/did:...

🚨CONTEST ALERT🚨 Twenty years ago this week, Telltale announced they would be making new Sam & Max games. This caught the attention of people at GameTap, a video game streaming service that was looking for new content to attract subscribers -- and the rest is history! 🧵

If you happen to be at @data.ft.com FT Weekend in London, I'll be on a video games panel with these very smart people. 5pm tomorrow 🎮 I've posted the rest of my Sept-October schedule at www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...

I had a great time chatting with @mattaukamp.bsky.social and @pushinguproses.bsky.social for this episode, and now I can't wait to listen to the rest of it!

Thanks everyone who's shared this so far. We've had surprisingly few responses, so if you were worried about not standing a chance, we'd gently suggest you give it a go!

Hey, kids! Who wants to look at some Old Game Development Images? When we were starting work on remastering Sam & Max Save The World, we weren't sure what we wanted things to look like so we did a couple early tests by drawing over the original game, sweetening the colors, trying more stylization:

It breaks my heart to say it, but unfortunately I was caught up in this layoff. The industry is a complete mess right now, and I don’t blame any of this on the folks at Cyan, who have done as right by me as they possibly could.

News from Mojo: The shame of Adventure Gamers is sung as far as Kotaku

I wrote 100+ articles for AG between 2004 and 2022. My experience there got my foot in the door at Telltale, which shaped my entire career. Lately I'd been using the forums A LOT for research for a book I'm writing -- an enormous amount of history wiped out. I'm sad about this for so many reasons. 😔

An “adventure game stalwart,” that is us. 👴

[Exit King.]

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DEMO NEWS: if you've been meaning to try getting Expelled!, but haven't yet jumped in -- we now have a free demo! Everyone at Miss Mulligatawney's has a nasty secret: but what's yours?

OLD SKIES IS NOW AVAILABLE ON NINTENDO SWITCH! And it's 10% off until June 3rd!

Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space is a spoooky 50% OFF in the Steam Zombies vs. Vampires Fest! Fight vampires, become zombies, bring monsters to life, and go straight to Hell, all for just ten bucks! store.steampowered.com/app/1747050/...

We are thrilled to announce the Hob's Barrow physical Nintendo Switch release! Available for pre-order now via www.lostincult.com We've worked closely with @lostincult.co.uk to create a very special limited edition release featuring all manner of goodies, and also a standard retail version! ⬇️

Old Skies is (finally, for real this time) launching on NINTENDO SWITCH on May 27th!

This is happening now! And I want to cross stitch some Magic stuff, so I hope someone donates for them! 😂 donate.tiltify.com/1b6f6a9a-949...

Attention Magic: The Gathering fans! In honor of this stream I'm offering new cross stitch charity rewards. Donate $150 for a set of 6 mini Magic cards or $2,000 for one of the gorgeous art pieces charted by CrossStitchByShawn on Etsy. Donate here: tiltify.com/@vintagevsty...

Steam forgot to give us a launch window boost, but thanks to #ludonarracon we're crawling up to 100 reviews on Steam -- can you help us out? If you haven't played yet, we're also still on sale for 1 more day! "Ingenious whodunnit - 5 ⭐s" - The Observer

On May 13, we’re chatting with Richard Garfield--the CREATOR of Magic: The Gathering!✨ Join us to hear about Richard’s amazing career & ask your own questions in chat. Plus, we’ll have Magic-themed incentives for donors! 👀 🗓️ Tues May 13 🕑 2:15pm PT/5:15pm ET/10:15pm BST 📺 twitch.tv/Breakthrough...

LAST DAY to get our Sam & Max remasters on sale on Nintendo Switch! 🐶 Save 50% on Save the World & Beyond Time and Space! 🐰 Save 25% on The Devil's Playhouse & the Complete Trilogy bundle! www.nintendo.com/us/search/#q...

There's a lot of discourse floating today, a lot of big games taking up space. If you're an adventure game fan or you just like time travel stories, don't let Old Skies slip through the cracks, it's genuinely extremely cool. www.avclub.com/old-skies-re...

“It’s never been harder for indie or any game to secure coverage.” Oh, so that's why my job feels so much harder than it used to. I just thought I was getting worse at it. 🫠

I pitched an Old Skies review, which ultimately didn't land due to lack of resource. But I'm still desperate to play and write about this game, so if any editors are interested in a writeup from a freelancer with eight years experience across print and online outlets...

Old Skies by @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social is out now. I have written about how the time travel adventure is such a compelling story, and spoken to creator Dave Gilbert about how it came to be, tackling 9/11, and escaping the malaise. kotaku.com/old-skies-wa...

Acclaimed point-and-click studio Wadjet Eye's gently paced, time-travelling genre-hopper Old Skies blends elegant puzzling and intricate, affecting storytelling to beautiful effect. Here's Eurogamer's review: www.eurogamer.net/old-skies-re...

WO🕐🕙🕕O! Old Skies is OUT. Join ChronoZen agent Fia Quinn on a time-traveling adventure of spanning 200 years! Old Skies is a story of love, loss and legacy. And it is 10% off during the first week! Humble (includes OST)▶️ bit.ly/4cKaLQR Steam▶️ bit.ly/3FYho5Z GOG▶️ bit.ly/4i2fdvk

So, as I've announced several times: Old Skies is launching on Steam, GOG and Humble tomorrow. Unfortunately, it will NOT be launching on the Nintendo Switch tomorrow as planned. The circumstances are technical. I go into more detail in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTmd...

Two days remaining to get the Sam & Max remasters and soundtracks at their best prices yet on Steam!

🎉 Steam has joined the Sam & Max sale extravaganza! Check out the SAM & MAX TRILOGY SALE, where you’ll get deep discounts on all three Sam & Max remasters and their soundtracks. One week only! 🎉 Sam & Max Trilogy Sale: store.steampowered.com/sale/SamandM...

Just 17 minutes away from the grand premiere!

Sometimes, you get to update a fifteen-year-old forum thread from two jobs ago with good news, as a treat: community.telltale.com/discussion/c...

“It’s an ingenious contraption, unique to its chosen medium, delicious in execution.” - 5/5 @ The Observer

🚨 Our Sam & Max remasters will be on sale on all platforms in April, with their biggest discounts yet! 🚨 🐶 50% off Save the World / Beyond Time and Space 🐰 25% off The Devil’s Playhouse Plus deeper discounts if you buy the 3-game bundle! 🤯 Links & more details 👇

Hey Brown alums.... There's a petition/letter for us! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #EverTrue #Brown00

Hands off my alma mater. 😡

We just released a physical version of 🎶A Highland Song🎶 for Switch, in collaboration with the lovely folks at @superraregames.bsky.social Genuinely, one of the reasons I love doing physical editions is so that I can own one too! 🤩 👉 Available to buy right here: superraregames.com/products/srg...

I was just looking at the mess of unread emails in my inkle inbox - in the last two days we have received at least 25 scammy YouTube/curator requests. Expelled came out two weeks ago. Why did these suddenly kick in? Are they all the same person? What list are we on? So annoying.

We're super excited to announce this collab with @superraregames.bsky.social! 🧗‍♀️ A HIGHLAND SONG physical release on Switch 🏔️ 📆 Coming 27th March

Going live in a few minutes! Join us at twitch.tv/breakthroughT1D

Chatting with @jon.inkle.co on Twitch in a few hours! Come hang with us and see why Expelled! is a brilliant mystery game you want to play. twitch.tv/breakthrought1d at 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 8pm GMT

Excited to chat with @jon.inkle.co and play Expelled! on the @bt1dplay.bsky.social twitch channel on Thursday! (Note the GMT start time is 8pm, not 9pm!)

Acclaimed studio Wadjet Eye's time-travelling adventure Old Skies finally has a release date on Switch and PC www.eurogamer.net/acclaimed-st...

ANNOUNCEMENT: It's time to get EXPELLED! ⭐ "Corker" - The Guardian ⭐ "Delightful" - Polygon ⭐ "A cause for celebration!" - Eurogamer 🖥️ store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/... 📱 apps.apple.com/app/expelled 🎮 www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... (+ Overboard/Expelled bundles for each platform!)

I love this new trailer. That is all.

One week until Verity will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth -- -- wait, hang on, apparently that's not quite right...? 🗓️ Get EXPELLED! on 12th March! ⭐ store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/

I want to show you something very exciting in the Deluxe Edition of Making of Karateka! @jmechner.bsky.social and I worked closely together to put together this all-new illustrated journal, bringing the fruits of DE's deep dive research into his archives back into the printed journals.

I am incapable of writing first drafts on the computer. Gotta do it by hand. Came to the coffee shop to write this morning and I forgot my notebook. 😭 Okay, let's do this.

Thank you @fovlet.bsky.social and @bt1dplay.bsky.social for having me on your stream today! For folks who might be interested in helping and getting a great deal on some games, check out the Game Over T1D sale on Steam! store.steampowered.com/sale/GameOve... #gaming #videogames #pcgaming #steam