Wallace & Gromit chases Telltale

Award-winning British claymation series headed for episodic-gaming adaptation thanks to Sam & Max outfit.

Animated series are proving to be fertile soil for the episodic gaming. With the genre seeing a resurgence in recent years thanks in no small part to Telltale Games' droll Sam & Max adventure game revival, animated properties that are making the leap to interactive entertainment include Mondo Mini Shows' Happy Tree Friends, Homestarrunner.com's Strong Bad, and Comedy Central's South Park.

Set mallet to "Bash."

Now, one more animated comedy can be added to that list, as the Associated Press is reporting today that Telltale Games has been charged with creating an episodic adventure series based on the exploits of Wallace & Gromit. Titled Wallace & Gromit: Grand Adventures, the new series will let players assume the role of either the Rube Goldberg-influenced inventor or his pragmatic pooch.

According to Telltale CEO Dan Connors, the adventure series will primarily deal in situational and physical comedy, not unlike the award-winning British claymation series produced by Aardman Animations. Connors did not reveal platforms or an expected launch date for the new series, but he did tell the AP that the games would likely follow the same distribution model practiced with Sam & Max.

The Wallace & Gromit brand is not new to gaming, but according to Connors, this latest translation will be a step above Frontier Development's platforming action games. "The other games captured the personality, but all you ended up doing was running through the world," Connors told the AP. "It was a standard platform game. We feel like the gameplay should be more of an experience. You should be able to interact with the other characters and really feel like you're in the world of Wallace & Gromit."

43 Comments

  • Sparktony

    Posted Jul 28, 2008 3:26 pm PT

    i hope it has all the characters included from the series and the original voice actors that would be awesome!

  • SethandJeremy

    Posted Jul 26, 2008 5:15 pm PT

    That is awesome

  • TehUndeadHorror

    Posted Jul 26, 2008 3:40 pm PT

    Yay!

  • ledime

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 12:05 pm PT

    Wallace and Gromit are the 2 coolest things ever. I want to see a game with them in it.

  • Coect

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 10:28 am PT

    Who is Wallace and Gromin?

  • chocolate1325

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 10:05 am PT

    I like Wallace and Gromit the films are great.

  • Galadreil782

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 9:43 am PT

    I love Wallace and Grommit We used to watch in it school , back in the 2nd grade. We had a british teacher, and she loved it !

  • onuruca

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 9:06 am PT

    we used to watch this cartoon at english speaking lessons like 7-8 years ago

  • R-Force

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 8:45 am PT

    This is awesome. I've never played Sam & Max but I'm very interested to see what they do with Nick's clay creations.

  • carstairs

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 8:07 am PT

    It better have lots of puns, just like the originals.

  • TheUnknownNinja

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 7:31 am PT

    I love Sam & Max so this is very interesting. Wallace and Gromit are great characters for an adventure game. Definitely going to buy this if it has the same gameplay as Sam & Max. Bring on the news!

  • cooldude03

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 7:04 am PT

    Can't wait to see this after it fleshes out a bit. Could go either way.

  • -HaloHitman-

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 6:46 am PT

    I wonder if this is good or bad.

  • Rect_Pola

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 6:04 am PT

    This should be good, their shorts already have an episodic games flow.

  • lancea34

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 6:01 am PT

    They could make it Stop-Motion if they reduce the frames per second a bit.

  • gonzalezj1

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 5:59 am PT

    It would be great if they could somehow do this with stop-motion animation rather than computer graphics.
    I don't think that would be very cost effective, though.

  • aaron123

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 2:39 am PT

    Telltale's quickly becoming one of my top favorite developers! Can't wait to get this and Strong Bad, too!

  • SuperMooseman

    Posted Jul 25, 2008 1:23 am PT

    Telltale + Wallace & Gromit = win.

  • Rubarack

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 10:58 pm PT

    I love Wallace & Gromit, and I love Telltale. This is a very good thing.

    Like chips and custard? Telltale are all about strong dialog, W&G is virtually silent, it's all about the meticulously planned animation. Even if this is great it won't be a great match.

  • basilfaulty

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 10:42 pm PT

    I love Wallace & Gromit, and I love Telltale. This is a very good thing.

    @ dab198: I really hope they get him. I couldn't imagine it any other way.

  • Mattyrock

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 10:38 pm PT

    Woah... First, Sam and Max, then Strong Bad. NOW WALLACE AND GROMIT?! AWESOME!!! :O

  • Doctor-Salvador

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 9:00 pm PT

    OHMYFRIKKINGAWD Wallace and Gromit rock!

  • redgopher

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 8:56 pm PT

    AWESOME! TellTale will do a great job with this series.

  • AlmightyMax

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 8:38 pm PT

    Yes yes yes. I love Wallace and Gromit and I love Sam and Max.

  • 255Utah

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 8:25 pm PT

    wallace and gromit is a great series.

  • axelviiii

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 8:04 pm PT

    Wow. That's awesome. And works on so many levels.

  • ps3wizard45

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 8:01 pm PT

    i love wallet and gromit

  • theunloved

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 8:00 pm PT

    I have high hopes for this. I cross my fingers!

  • Dr_Corndog

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 7:59 pm PT

    Sounds like a perfect fit for a point-and-click adventure game.

  • Mortichai

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 7:54 pm PT

    Superb. I love this series on the telly, so I'm glad to finally see it going to gaming. It's been a while since I've been in touch with my British roots, so this will bring me back. ENGLAND!!!

  • tawagivercetti

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 7:53 pm PT

    360 please

  • speedjunkie4

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 7:51 pm PT

    if its downloadble on Wiiware, PSN or XBL, then itll be good

  • awsss

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 7:27 pm PT

    Smashing good news!

  • Darth_Tyrranus

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 7:10 pm PT

    Most excellent!

  • edge1000

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 7:05 pm PT

    wallace and gromit rule

  • Anthony9000

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 6:44 pm PT

    I love WaG....it wouldn't seem like a perfect fit for a video game though

  • xbox360progamer

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 6:31 pm PT

    i love the movie . but i dont think the game is going to be that good .. but thats just me..

  • dab198 Site moderator

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 6:16 pm PT

    @gnbfd

    That's not what the news says It just talks about animated properties in general being turned into games.

  • gnbfd

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 5:53 pm PT

    Telltale made the Happy Tree Friends game?

    Anyway, I hope that the voices are the original ones
    Please put this on PSN or WiiWare!!!!!

  • Sagacious_Tien

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 5:31 pm PT

    Seems a perfect fit. Put it on Xbox or Wii - please!

  • a_beautiful_lie

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 5:21 pm PT

    It was a good show. Haven't seen it in years though. Don't know how well it'll work as a game. Badly...I think.

  • dab198 Site moderator

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 5:08 pm PT

    I didn't see this coming. Should be good. I hope Peter Sallis provides the voice of Wallace... it wouldn't be quite the same otherwise.

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