Telltale Games is getting a second chance at life, according to an announcement from LCG Entertainment. The closure of the studio back in 2018 had been sudden, with the reveal of the company's revival being just as out of left field. LCG Entertainment, which is a holding company, has purchased the defunct Telltale Games and all of its remaining assets, trademarks, and intellectual properties. According to the new management, Telltale Games will have a more "streamlined" structure going further, focusing on re-releasing games from the studio's backlog, along with developing new entries for its existing IP's. Some of the developers and workers at Telltale that had been laid off during the demise of the company have been re-hired, though specific names have not been mentioned. While Telltale is known for having created The Walking Dead series of narrative-driven games lightly based on the comic series, the rights to develop further games in that series have expired, and the same goes for Stranger Things. The remaining IPs that are potentially ripe for new entries include Batman, Puzzle Agent, and The Wolf Among Us.

“All of us were big fans of the games Telltale created, as we strongly believe in games as a storytelling medium and nobody did it better,” said Jamie Ottilie, CEO of the new Telltale Games. “Even now, when you see a game with strong narrative, it’s always compared to Telltale, so it’s no surprise that players and industry colleagues alike mourned the studio’s closure. We believe there is still so much life to the brand and its franchises, and we look forward to building upon the company’s storytelling legacy.”

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[Jiehfeng]

True, but included in the assets is TellTale's game engine, so with at least a few people who are already familiar with it and also some solid IPs like Wolf Among Us, the outcome can be actually good! Don't forget, original company's management style was completely shit after all, ANYTHING is a step up from that

Neat. Also that "but" is misleading, I thought it was going to be something negative.

 

[KingVamp]

I wonder if they will get the other IPs back. Hopefully a repeat doesn't happen.

 

[ThoD]

Neat. Also that "but" is misleading, I thought it was going to be something negative.

I wouldn't have said "but" though, I'd have said "also", she said something negative so I countered with a positive

 

[Jiehfeng]

I wouldn't have said "but" though, I'd have said "also", she said something negative so I countered with a positive

But those were only facts? And positive in a sense that they got revived and a few of the staff back. Though yeah, let's not debate the one word. ;o;

 

[Chary]

I wonder if they will get the other IPs back. Hopefully a repeat doesn't happen.

I think the fate of Tales from the Borderlands is up in the air atm, but I could more than easily see Gearbox lend the license back out. Would be a good way to capitalize on the hype of BL3 post-release. Though a game being put into development in the coming months might not release until like, 1-2 years from now, and by them the BL3 hype would calmed down. Unless the Steam release drives interest back up again? I think that would be their best bet to work on first, if they could choose from any of their previous titles.

 

[Jiehfeng]

I think the fate of Tales from the Borderlands is up in the air atm, but I could more than easily see Gearbox lend the license back out. Would be a good way to capitalize on the hype of BL3 post-release. Though a game being put into development in the coming months might not release until like, 1-2 years from now, and by them the BL3 hype would calmed down. Unless the Steam release drives interest back up again? I think that would be their best bet to work on first, if they could choose from any of their previous titles.

Yeah but instead this happened. ;A;

 

[leon315]

LCG Entertainment

i couldn't find any information about this company on google, anyone ever heard about this?

 

[Chary]

I tried to find info about this company, but i couldn't find any on google, anyone has an idea about this company?

I tried to as well, but all I can find is a music business? But they're not set in the same part of California, so I don't think they're related.

 

[tiamat999]

Damn

 

[MrHuu]

O god.. i hope they leave those Monkey Island game alone.. I really, really, really hated those games.

Their new IP's were fun tho..

 

[FAST6191]

i couldn't find any information about this company on google, anyone ever heard about this?

I was also curious. It does seem to be a holding company a few people went in on a venture for.

https://venturebeat.com/2019/08/28/lcg-entertainment-game-veterans-buy-telltale-games/

CEO Jamie Ottilie and chief revenue officer Brian Waddle are the founders of LCG, and the acquisition came about thanks to a pool of investors and advisers consisting of well-known names in the games industry, such as Chris Kingsley, Lyle Hall, Tobias Sjögren, Athlon Games (as a shareholder and publishing partner), and several additional partners.

Not heard of most of those before by name but they were high profile enough to have a bit found on them
Jamie Ottilie
https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,150822/
Few things there, mostly mid tier games or franchises past their prime. Venturebeat also noted he had run http://gpcgames.com/games/mobile/ for the last however many years.

Brian Waddle
https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,433314/
Only two business roles listed there but for God of War III (2010) and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018).

http://www.athlongames.com/ are a subsidiary of Chinese company Leyou (smaller company, no ties to much that I can see) but do own a porting company, a license to Lord of the Rings and count Warframe among things they are involved in.

Tobias Sjögren
https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,353678/
Another business guy, not sure if he is also the one to helm White Wolf (bunch of classic pen and paper titles) before it got sucked back into Paradox interactive. https://www.pgconnects.com/london/speakers/tobias-sjogren/ has a bit more.

Chris Kingsley, part of rebellion (sniper elite, alien vs predator, also own the Judge Dredd comics and make games based on them).
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-02-rebellions-chris-kingsley-receives-obe

Lyle Hall
https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,4199/
Business/management guy. Interesting stuff back in the 90s but not much this last 10 years and before that was film tie in and kids games.

 

[SnakeOil992]

YES OH GOD YES TWAU ISN'T DEAD

 

[raxadian]

True, but included in the assets is TellTale's game engine, so with at least a few people who are already familiar with it and also some solid IPs like Wolf Among Us, the outcome can be actually good! Don't forget, original company's management style was completely shit after all, ANYTHING is a step up from that

The problem started when they tried to do more than one game at the same time. That's part of the reason the Wallace and Gromit game got so little advertising.

Simply put they didn't have enough staff and money to do more than one game at once ywt they did anyway by borrowing money and hiring temps and... you know how that ended.

Worse when they got a real success, they sucked at managing the money and got even more ambitious.

 

[Nekomaru]

I agree with Switch Ports and TWAU2... I think GoT2 was planned at some time as well. Also think a move to Unity or UE would do them good.

 

[nWo]

Well, this is a good one. I liked the Walking Dead games a lot, unlike the tv series. Although there isn't going to be more new games of said franchise, at least the others are good. We'll see what happens!!


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[Jayro]

Gotta love it when companies fake their own death like Toys R Us, or in this case, Telltale games...

 

[morvoran]

Regardless if TTG was bought by another company, as long as they can continue to sell the old games and continue to make more games in the future with the same spirit and quality of the old TTG, I feel that this is a good thing. Lets hope this new company can manage money better than the leaders of the original that destroyed this great developer.

 

[the_randomizer]

O god.. i hope they leave those Monkey Island game alone.. I really, really, really hated those games.

Their new IP's were fun tho..

Why does it matter? Don't play them then.

 

[MrHuu]

Why does it matter? Don't play them then.

You're right. But but if ahem.. sequels like this being made, focus on the original games is lost..
I much rather have a sequel in the form like Thimbleweed Park, or Monkey Island special editions.

Telltale just didn't had what it takes to pick up some old classic ip's. Like i said, the new ones are ok.

 

[DANTENDO]

Telltale + star wars - now thts what everyone would like to see

 

[UltraSUPRA]

Strong Bad's Cooler Game for Extra-Attractive People when?