GameTap won't be the only place to get the new Sam & Max games. Starting Nov. 1, the pilot episode will be available for purchase from Telltale's site as well. So, people who don't want to subscribe or who live in countries other than the US will not be left out.
Also there's a little error in that Gamespot article - they say GameTap's exclusivity is for an undisclosed period. It's actually 15 days (hence the release on Telltale's site Nov. 1). Also the article says the games will only be available through digital distribution... this is true initially, but there will most likely be a box set of Season 1 for sale once all the episodes are out.
The new Sam & Max games are not built with the SCUMM engine. Telltale has a proprietary engine that has already been used for the Bone games and CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder.
There's more info about the Sam & Max project (and some fun stuff to play with) on Telltale's site. Steve Purcell (the creator of Sam & Max) is doing a webcomic on the site - the most recent installment just went up yesterday.
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They expanded the service into Canada starting today. It's not available anywhere else yet.
And people wonder why no one can afford to make quality adventure games anymore.
Also there's a little error in that Gamespot article - they say GameTap's exclusivity is for an undisclosed period. It's actually 15 days (hence the release on Telltale's site Nov. 1). Also the article says the games will only be available through digital distribution... this is true initially, but there will most likely be a box set of Season 1 for sale once all the episodes are out.
More info here.
The new Sam & Max games are not built with the SCUMM engine. Telltale has a proprietary engine that has already been used for the Bone games and CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder.
There's more info about the Sam & Max project (and some fun stuff to play with) on Telltale's site. Steve Purcell (the creator of Sam & Max) is doing a webcomic on the site - the most recent installment just went up yesterday.