Last year, the whole world was shocked as Telltale Games inexplicably went broke, and the company went under. This came after years of acclaim from such games as The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, and Batman, which all went on to grace practically every console under the sun.

Some thought this was the end, but in the video game industry, few companies stay totally dead, and according to Polygon, their assets have been purchased by a company named LCG Entertainment, and they are set to be revived very soon.

Taking over the new incarnation of Telltale games are Jamie Ottilie and Brian Waddle, and Ottilie went on to say that some of the original workers will be offered freelanced positions as well as potential full-time employment down the line.

Among the properties coming back to Telltale Games are The Wolf Among Us and Batman, as well as rights to original games. As far as picking up some stories where they left off…they’re evaluating it, but they do WANT to finish these stories, if possible. 

Sadly, The Walking Dead now belongs to Skybound, Stranger Things to Netflix, and the status of properties like Borderlands, Game of Throne, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Minecraft have yet to be announced.

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But why bring back Telltale Games. Didn’t its collapse ultimately prove that their way of doing things wasn’t working?

“This is a viable business that went away due to market conditions and some scale choices [Telltale’s previous management] made,” Ottilie said. “I like games that tell stories and I think our industry should have a company that specializes in narrative-driven games.”

Though don’t expect them to hit the ground running. It sounds like they’ll be starting off slowly and thoughtfully.

“We’re going to stay small over the next six months and we will work for more of a distributed development pipeline than Telltale was known for. We’ll focus on tools, technology and design in-house. Some things like animation and motion capture will be done with the right partnerships externally…[The old guard of Telltale Games] brought me some of my favorite stories to play and they did an amazing job building a company. It’s unfortunate the way that it ended. Certainly we’re working very hard not to make similar mistakes.”

But what about the trademark episodic storytelling the company pioneered?

“We will probably keep the concept of episodes but with different pacing. This is a different world, from a media consumption standpoint. We need to look at how people like to entertain themselves. I like the idea of binge watching.”

What do you think of Telltale Games returning? Do they have a chance in hell of recapturing the success and creativity of the company in its heyday? Let us know your thoughts down below!

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SOURCE: Polygon