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Sam & Max return for season two

Telltale Games prepping second run for Steve Purcell's oddball crime-fighting duo for this fall.

Sam is the bipedal dog; Max is the rabbity thing.

Sam is the bipedal dog; Max is the rabbity thing.

The Sam & Max series of adventure games developed by Telltale Games is one of the first episodic success stories in gaming. After the series debuted in October of last year, the quirky crime-fighting duo hit a fairly regular rhythm of releases beginning with its second installment in January and concluding with its sixth installment in May. A boxed set of season one will hit retail shelves this August.

Seemingly taking its cues from network television, Telltale Games announced today it would be ending Sam & Max's summer hiatus by launching the first episode of season two this fall. As with its first season, Sam & Max will initially debut on the PC-game distribution service GameTap. However, unlike the two-week exclusivity for season one, the first episode of season two will be available on Telltale's Web site the day after it premieres on GameTap. Telltale did not mention whether episodes from the second season will join those from the first on Valve's game-distribution service, Steam.

Today's announcement was light on game-specific details, but the second season will follow in the same vein as the first. According to Telltale's design director Dave Grossman, "We're keeping the general structure and gameplay, and focusing on telling farther-reaching, crazier stories. You'll see some changes to the world, too, improvements that were born out of player feedback and our own desire to make the most fun games anyone has ever played."

43 Comments

  • VercettiTommyy

    Posted Oct 5, 2007 12:58 am GMT

    WOW!Sam & Max season 1 was absolutely superb,& it looks like season 2 will be better.

  • jaredcrazy3232

    Posted Sep 3, 2007 2:17 am GMT

    u know what would be cool... if the original sam & max: hit the road was re-released over steam bundled with an emulator built in to run the o'l SCUMM engine... that would be cool... i mean ScummVM exists.

  • iseeundead

    Posted Aug 14, 2007 5:54 am GMT

    S2....sweet....

  • SuperMooseman

    Posted Aug 5, 2007 1:44 pm GMT

    Hooray for Sam and Max Season 2! Season 1 was the best and I hope Season 2 is even better!

  • mikenukem_404

    Posted Aug 3, 2007 11:49 am GMT

    Pretty cool game. I hope they keep their promises about making changes to the world... at ep6 I was getting tired of the same office

  • Noclippin

    Posted Aug 3, 2007 4:26 am GMT

    I played S1E1 yesterday, very amuzing, im positive that ill give the others a look

  • AhmenHabek

    Posted Aug 1, 2007 9:28 pm GMT

    Hurra

  • LordBD

    Posted Aug 1, 2007 8:09 am GMT

    The idea was wonderful also implementation ...
    It is very nice job.

  • Nuclear_Kernel

    Posted Aug 1, 2007 7:32 am GMT

    I liked the first one I hope the second season is as good. Some games work with episodic content others don' t: HL 2 and the rest.

  • Mattyrock

    Posted Aug 1, 2007 12:53 am GMT

    Hooray! Can't wait for the next one!!! 1st one was a great reprisal!

  • couggod

    Posted Jul 31, 2007 8:43 pm GMT

    Hurray for Episodic content that delivers on its promises *cough* Half-Life, Sin *cough*

  • Echobat

    Posted Jul 28, 2007 10:56 am GMT

    Nice to see a successful episodic content release... unlike a few others I could name.

  • alexandregiroux

    Posted Jul 28, 2007 10:35 am GMT

    This is absolutely fantastic news! I just loved the first season.
    Can't wait !!!

  • Steinin

    Posted Jul 28, 2007 8:18 am GMT

    The first season has been released to shelves packed with the first six episodes.

  • anamnawshad

    Posted Jul 27, 2007 10:07 am GMT

    Nice! Sam & Max is fun.

  • Poshkidney

    Posted Jul 27, 2007 2:54 am GMT

    yay another fix of sam nad max and i think my two year old niece will love the next season.
    i still havn't got the first season yet but i'm getting that when they shove it on the shelves

  • Mohamed_h

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 1:58 pm GMT

    Welcome back ...!

  • faizali86

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 9:42 am GMT

    the only game that is really episodic - unlike hl

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 9:01 am GMT

    Is the first season going to be all together in a single box. I'd rather buy the games all at once instead of an episode at a time.

  • Sorlok

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 6:24 am GMT

    Pwnage! already completed first season, and is now waiting for the DVD with everything and Extras to come Love love!

  • Reetesh

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 6:09 am GMT

    I love the games, cant wait for more

  • Thornscar

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 6:04 am GMT

    Please send this to the 360! *Achievement unlocked* 30 Pts Told Max to pull down sams paints in public.

  • puablo

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 5:24 am GMT

    Just got my copy of the boxed set this week! Can't wait for S2!

  • Lonelynight

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 5:12 am GMT

    Never played any of them but I heard great things from people

  • never-named

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 2:33 am GMT

    I just hope Telltale doesn't fall off the wagon and port Sam & Max to any console. This is probably the last faithful franchise sticking with the PC.

  • -JOnesybOy-

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 2:26 am GMT

    Sam & max episodes are truly one of the better adventure games out there. Voice acting is mostly top-notch unlike some other games out there at the moment and the jokes are plenty and constant in the good ol' sam & max style. If you haven't played it yet, buy the season set. You won't be disappointed.

  • never-named

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 2:25 am GMT

    Finally some news. I was completely hooked on all six episodes for more than two months, completing each episode three times altogether. The whole episode thing doesn't bother me, as long as they keep the price down low (but it also wouldn't hurt to drop a few cents now and then), considering the amount of time spent going through the content.

  • azizrulez

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 9:33 pm GMT

    although i really like the sam and max games,
    but the episodic content is really irritating, and breaks the momentum over and spoils the connectivity

  • Pete5506

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 8:46 pm GMT

    more? O God

  • lamprey263

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 7:42 pm GMT

    I miss the old LucasArts adventure games. They were some of the best point and clicks ever.

  • DJSMITH007

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 7:24 pm GMT

    Sam and Max is a good series

  • mrklorox

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 7:07 pm GMT

    This is great! Keep the ah-resurrectin' the adventure game genre Telltale. It is your destiny,

    As far as season one on the Wii goes, original developers rarely ever work directly on ports. Just because Telltale is working on season two doesn't mean season one isn't being ported. I am fully confident this series will make its way to the Wii in due time.

  • xcollector

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 6:48 pm GMT

    I want Season 1 for the wii. If they're already making Season 2 for the pc I guess they're not focusing on consoles.

  • HieroHero

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 6:40 pm GMT

    awesome!

  • Rockclmbr6

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 6:36 pm GMT

    I'm still waiting for season 1 boxed set! They sound pretty funny, so I'm sure the wait is worth it...never played these games before.

  • SoulSlayer_

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 6:01 pm GMT

    Great news! It was pretty much a matter of time before the announcement came, but still great news. They can milk it as much as they want. I love Sam & Max!

  • CaptainDingo

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 5:54 pm GMT

    Sam & Max is still marvelous.

  • TintedChimes

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 5:52 pm GMT

    Make it for the Wii as well!

  • Sonicgod

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 5:11 pm GMT

    Everybody should buy sam and max. it is the last of the good funny adventure games.

  • -MoP-

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 5:08 pm GMT

    Eps 4 & 5 of Season 1 were worth paying for the full season - the other episodes were like a bonus.

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 5:02 pm GMT

    Can't wait for this one since I liked the first season of it very much ^_^

  • darkchaostitan

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 5:02 pm GMT

    Looks great, can't wait to see how it turns out.

  • Mapleleafs4life

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 4:58 pm GMT

    Nice

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