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Sam & Max GameTap-ping October 17

Beloved characters return in first of episodic installments on game-download service next month; available to nonsubscribers November 1.

Sam & Max Episode 101: Culture Shock

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Just under a year ago, indie studio Telltale Games acquired the rights to make games based on the underground comic Sam & Max: Freelance Police. The news was a godsend to many old-school gamers who loved the first game the comic inspired, 1993's Sam & Max Hit the Road and lamented the 2004 cancellation of its sequel, Sam & Max: Freelance Police.

At the Electronic Entertainment Expo this year, Telltale announced it had partnered with the PC game-distribution service GameTap to copublish a series of episodic adventure games featuring the wacky duo. The deal marked GameTap's first outing as a game publisher.

Today, the two companies announced that Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock, the first installment in the six-part Sam & Max: Season 1, would be available on October 17. The episode will follow the dog and rabbit duo as they "discover that a group of former child stars have become involved in nefarious deeds," according to Telltale.

Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock will premiere on GameTap and be available exclusively to its subscribers until November 1, before being offered on the official Sam & Max Web site for an unnamed fee. The game will only be available via digital distribution.

31 Comments

  • rgkegngntv

    Posted Nov 19, 2006 12:49 am GMT

    the game is out now on gametap. and im loving it.

  • gaggle64

    Posted Sep 10, 2006 12:12 pm GMT

    I'm very glad to see the ol' Sam and Max humour in full evidence in the above screens. Like Max at a gas station, I just can't wait any longer.

  • cowgomoo

    Posted Sep 9, 2006 9:01 am GMT

    trashken, yes they are new voice actors. I am not sure how I feel about it. After watching the new videos, they are growing on me.

  • trashken

    Posted Sep 9, 2006 8:15 am GMT

    Best news all day! Funny Max's voice is a bit different than the original... are the voiced by the same actors?

  • darknferno12

    Posted Sep 9, 2006 5:50 am GMT

    This series is well over do for a second game but now we play the waiting game

  • lewser5

    Posted Sep 8, 2006 9:15 pm GMT

    Glad to hear that Sam & Max are finally coming back. Long live adventure games...at least the good ones!

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Sep 8, 2006 3:22 pm GMT

    great

  • CapoX

    Posted Sep 8, 2006 10:04 am GMT

    jeee adventure... finally!!!

  • 4esth

    Posted Sep 8, 2006 9:17 am GMT

    Finally! The resurrection of Adventure games is beginning!

  • Ahiru-San

    Posted Sep 8, 2006 8:55 am GMT

    "Da1ShrpSh0trGrl
    Am not familiar with Sam & Max but it looks like something a little kid will play. Yup, definetly for little kidz that's the impression I get from the screenshots."

    well it's not childish... the old sam & max: hit the road (back in 1993) is one of the best adventure games ever released, just like day of the tentacle or indiana jones: the fate of atlantic.... i don't know about this one, but that one was very adult, funny and a bit difficult.

  • Da1ShrpSh0trGrl

    Posted Sep 8, 2006 8:32 am GMT

    Am not familiar with Sam & Max but it looks like something a little kid will play. Yup, definetly for little kidz that's the impression I get from the screenshots.

  • faizali86

    Posted Sep 8, 2006 7:02 am GMT

    thats great news!
    i think they should also remake the older ones just like they do for xbox live.

  • LqdSnk

    Posted Sep 8, 2006 7:02 am GMT

    This may be the first game I purchase through digital distribution.

  • halo_456

    Posted Sep 8, 2006 5:36 am GMT

    they should of done it on steam. Australia cant get an gametap account.

  • viewtiful_joe99

    Posted Sep 8, 2006 4:02 am GMT

    I can't wait for the games to come out. I have replayed Sam and Max and am ready for the new games. I'm not going to buy a gametap membership though...

  • Sagacious_Tien

    Posted Sep 8, 2006 2:40 am GMT

    Don't know if it's worth getting a GameTap membership for, but I sure as hell wanna play em. Gamespot - will you review it?

  • dee_nicki

    Posted Sep 8, 2006 1:41 am GMT

    I want to play this but I don't know if I want to play them bad enough to get a gametap membership....

  • JLCrogue

    Posted Sep 8, 2006 12:08 am GMT

    I've never played a Sam and Max game, but I'm very interested and would like to play one...

  • mattdv

    Posted Sep 7, 2006 9:36 pm GMT

    Awesome! Also, Telltale's said there's a definite possibility of a CD (DVD?) version at the end of the season, like you can buy a season of a TV show on DVD.

  • bminns

    Posted Sep 7, 2006 9:06 pm GMT

    interesting....

  • vaejas

    Posted Sep 7, 2006 8:28 pm GMT

    Scrumptious!

  • ConManWithGun

    Posted Sep 7, 2006 8:03 pm GMT

    sam and max are the shaps

  • chikahiro94

    Posted Sep 7, 2006 7:42 pm GMT

    @AlbertWesker316
    This was a cartoon on Fox Kids? Did it have fun dialogue like:

    Sam: "So,...where are we and,...who is the scaly-ass, self-propelled, gutter cheese who's gonna' take the long, hard fall for this?"

    Max: "Better figure it out, quick! I got killin' hands!"

    If so, I NEED those DVDs.

  • Banjo4321

    Posted Sep 7, 2006 7:31 pm GMT

    I'm totally excited about this release. The original is a classic. I'm already a Gametap member, so I'm all set for this new episodic adventure. Can't wait!

    BTW, for those non-Gametap members, the game will be released on November 1 on Telltale's website.

  • Karjah

    Posted Sep 7, 2006 7:19 pm GMT

    Personally I'd very very much prefer to have this on steam so I know I have it for life even after formatting my harddrive but this is still great news.

    Most people who use digital downloads will probally pick this up. A win for the pc gaming world.

    edit: Why won't someone remake maniac mansion already. That game was awesome and it calls for a 3d remake.

  • SolidTy

    Posted Sep 7, 2006 7:18 pm GMT

    Wow...This is gonna be Awesome...but the competition is fierce these days.

  • Reetesh

    Posted Sep 7, 2006 7:16 pm GMT

    Great!! Very excited about the game.. but only can get it AFTER Ithe Gametap excusive is gone

  • KandyKornMan

    Posted Sep 7, 2006 7:03 pm GMT

    cool but might take longer to get it available to buy on the site.nice to download a game sometimes.it saves a trip to the store which might not have it at all.

  • AlbertWesker316

    Posted Sep 7, 2006 6:43 pm GMT

    I remember the cartoon on fox kids!This should be good,i wish they would do another day of the tentacle!

  • chikahiro94

    Posted Sep 7, 2006 6:37 pm GMT

    Sweet. Now they just have to rerelease S&M Hit the Road on the DS and I'll be quite happy ^_^

  • roareh

    Posted Sep 7, 2006 6:34 pm GMT

    loved the original.

    but i already have my doubts about this.

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