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R.I.P. Guybrush Ulysses Marley-Threepwood?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0800

What's this? Has our piratey hero met an untimely end at the hands of his nemesis? There are many questions yet unanswered in the newest Threepwood-based epic, Tales of Monkey Island, and the rumors are flying. But we'd like to take a moment to reassure our readers that much will be answered in the season finale, "Rise of the Pirate God". To allay any concerns you might have, we'd also like to announce that the fifth Tales of Monkey Island chapter will reach our fair internet shores on Tuesday, December 8!

To honor Threepwood's memory, we've put individual Monkey Island episodes on sale in our store today, too. Pick them up and use them with your computer for Guybrush, won't you?

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Friday the 13th

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0800

We're daring. We walk under ladders. We pet black cats that cross our path. We break mirrors just by lookin' at them. (For some of us, it's an unfortunate trait.)

What else is there to do but CELEBRATE Friday the 13th?

To kick start the weekend, Dennis masterfully set up his projector on the wall of our building to treat us with a giant movie night! Of course, it required some testing...

We don't suggest this. There's only one way for this game to rock harder than it already does, and that's when it's 20 feet tall. Then of course, we have our choice of film. We wanted blood, it was Friday the 13th after all...

Evil Dead 2 did the trick. Bundled up in a breezy parking lot with cocoa, grilled cheese and our laughter to keep us warm, we powered through a heartwarming tale of triumph through adversity and the beneficial effects of blood for the complexion. Even Dan Connors joined us for some of the bloodbath.

Naturally, when you have a projector up, you want to milk it for all it's worth. Behold!

(Unfortunately, the Battle of the Century-y-y-y-y between Dan, CEO and Nikki, Intern went undocumented)

So the next movie night may be postponed until milder weather, but if you want more picture-y goodness head over to our Facebook Page. All hail Friday the 13th and the participants therein!

Hallowinners!

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0800

The time has come, the votes have been tallied, the goosebumps have faded from our arms, it is time to announce the winner of the Telltale Halloween Contest '09.

And the well-deserving, well-intentioned and nonetheless terrifying winner is...

Grand Prize: Sexy LeChuck

With twenty-three votes, Mariana Funes wins a console of her choice which she MAY wish to paint gold to commemorate this incredible event and one day show the grandkids how she sculpted seductive LeChuck in her wilder days. Make us proud, Mariana. We expect at least 15 of these to be shipped to us ASAP.

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R.I.P. Halloween

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0800

Halloween came and went. We cleaned off our wrapper-covered desks, came down (painfully) from our sugar rush, and realized we forgot one thing.
The Halloween blog.

On Friday the 30th, many Telltalers dressed up in their finest costumes and shook up the workplace. Together, we survived the sugar-jitters and voted as to our favorites, and the winners were...

Eric Parsons as the Dread Pirate Roberts, Mark Darin as a Poxed Pirate, Jessica Lozano as Princess Peach (featuring Yoshi the dog!).

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Further, Further Grickle

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0800

If you're like us at the office, you can't wait 'til a new Dank comic comes our way, and you may or may not call people Sassymisquatches on a daily basis. We've recently discovered our friend (and former Telltale Creative Director) Graham Annable's YouTube Channel dedicated to animations that are both laugh-inducing and unsettling. Check it out, subscribe, give Graham some love.

If this is your first experience with Graham's work, take a lookie at his webcomic, books and prints as well. You don't know what you're missing.

Fact: the art for this blog post is a detail from the cover of The Book of Grickle, coming April 2010 from Dark Horse Comics!

Draw a beard on Guybrush

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0800

Not satisfied with Telltale's treatment of Guybrush Threepwood's beard? Never fear! Telltale forum member "yoshiwam" has created a game that puts you in control of Guybrush's beard.

Inspired by the knock-off Guybrush merchandise found in The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood, you can (using the power of flash-simulated magnetism and virtual iron filings) shape our hero's facial follicles in the manner that you feel he deserves.

When you've created your masterpiece, why not post your ideal Threepwood beard over in this thread?

Grand Adventures Sale Extended!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0800

So you got your episode of Muzzled! and you got hooked... but you just weren't sure. I mean, there's bills to pay, neighborhood squirrels to feed, hush money to slip into the right pockets... maybe it just wasn't the right time to cozy down with some classic adventure gaming.

If this sounds like you, we have good news! The Wallace and Gromit Grand Adventures $20 sale has been extended, so you can pick up a copy and settle down for a calming evening of improvised indoor golfing or a relaxing beachfront basement retreat, any time you want. With four whole adventures in the series, you can get puzzles wrong again, and again, and again...

So maybe all that hush money has gotten you down, or your favorite squirrel moved to a new neighborhood. Things could always be worse, but in the world of Wallace and Gromit, "worse" just equates to "adventure." Check it out for only $20!