Telltale Games announced today that its episodic series, Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures, will be hitting the PC and Xbox Live Arcade this Spring. Inspired by the popular Wallace & Gromit animated films, the game is Telltale’s first offering for XBLA.
Since the company’s adventure games have only appeared on the Wii and PC thus far, you might wonder how the developers would adapt the point-and-click interface found in Sam & Max and Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People to the 360′s dual analog controller. Well fear not. The Telltale folks have come up with a completely new control scheme for gamepads.
Hit the jump for the full press release and note that the developer “plans to announce additional titles for Xbox Live Arcade.” Interesting…
Telltale announces Xbox Live® Arcade debut with episodic Wallace & Gromit series
Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures brings all-new stories, characters, and contraptions to Xbox LIVE® Arcade and PC this spring
SAN RAFAEL, CA, February 4, 2009 – Interactive entertainment pioneer Telltale, Inc. today announced that their highly-anticipated episodic series, Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures, will lead the company’s expansion to Xbox LIVE Arcade this spring. Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures will also be available for PC.
Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures will deliver all of the humor and charm of the duo’s popular animated films, with a monthly series of brand new interactive stories in Telltale’s unique episodic format. Alternating between the roles of quirky inventor Wallace and his faithful canine companion Gromit, players embark on their own style of entrepreneurial business ventures, tinker with creative contraptions, and interact with an ever-expanding cast of fun and endearing characters in each episode.
“Our episodic series focus on story, character, humor, and cinematic presentation—very much like a television or film production. This all makes for a great living room experience through the gaming console,” says Telltale CEO Dan Connors. “We’re looking forward to expanding our catalog onto Xbox LIVE Arcade.”
The series’ launch follows the record-setting Christmas Day premiere of Aardman’s new Wallace & Gromit short film, “A Matter of Loaf and Death,” the most watched TV program in the United Kingdom on Christmas Day with 14.3 million viewers. The film also recently won an Annie Award for Best Animated Short and secured a BAFTA Award nomination in the same category.
Showcasing visuals modeled closely after franchise originator Aardman Animations’ clay creations, Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures is Telltale’s most cinematic series to date, immersing fans in the stories and interactions with the colorful personalities of West Wallaby Street. The game also features a new direct control scheme for gamepads, designed specifically for Xbox.
Telltale has become the industry leader in regularly delivered episodic games, with the release of two award-winning Sam & Max series and most recently, Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People. The Strong Bad series became the first monthly episodic set for a connected console, with the finale episode releasing in December on WiiWare and PC. Telltale plans to announce additional titles for Xbox Live Arcade in the coming months. For more details about Telltale’s games and Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures, please visit http://www.telltalegames.com.
