Telltale Games
Defunct American video game developer
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| October 2023 | Telltale confirmed laying off some employees due to market conditions, while maintaining that planned games remain in production. |
| August 2023 | Telltale acquired Flavourworks, a video game studio known for interactive film video games. |
| July 2023 | The first episode of The Expanse: A Telltale Series was released, with subsequent episodes released bi-weekly. |
| May 2023 | Dramatic Labs released their first game, Star Trek: Resurgence, marking the debut project from the studio founded by former Telltale employees. |
| February 2023 | Telltale raised $8 million in funding from Hiro Capital and Skybound Entertainment. |
| 2021 | Telltale co-founder Kevin Bruner created Dramatic Labs with over twenty former Telltale employees, including key creative staff. |
| December 2021 | Telltale Games announced co-development of The Expanse: A Telltale Series with Deck Nine at The Game Awards 2021. |
| April 17 2021 | Tencent and Amazon announced the cancellation of the planned The Lord of the Rings game due to contract negotiation disputes. |
| February 2021 | Gearbox Software rereleases Tales from the Borderlands, helping preserve the game after Telltale's closure. |
| 2020 | Skunkape Games began releasing remasters of Telltale's Sam & Max games, working with original development team members. |
| December 2020 | Leyou was announced to be acquired by Tencent under their Image Frame Investment subsidiary. |
| 2019 | Published SNK's weapon-based fighting game Samurai Shodown outside of Japan and China, expanding the game's international market reach. |
| 2019 | Athlon Games acquired a controlling stake in the successor to Telltale Games, positioning themselves as a key player in the video game publishing industry. |
| 2019 | Telltale co-founder Dan Connors established Skunkape Games with former Telltale employees Jake Rodkin, Randy Tudor, and Jonathan Sgro. |
| December 2019 | Athlon announced co-publishing of Telltale titles, starting with Batman: Shadows Edition. |
| December 2019 | The Wolf Among Us 2 announced at The Game Awards, to be developed in partnership with Ad hoc Studios. |
| December 2019 | Telltale announced its first two new releases: a re-release of Batman: The Telltale Series with a 'Shadows Edition' and The Wolf Among Us 2. |
| September 2019 | Skybound republishes all four seasons of The Walking Dead as The Telltale Definitive Series. |
| August 2019 | LCG completed the acquisition of Telltale Games assets and announced they would do business as Telltale Games. |
| July 2019 | Amazon Game Studios joined the Lord of the Rings game project, agreeing to co-develop and publish the game globally, with Athlon set to publish in China and Taiwan. |
| February 2019 | LCG Entertainment began negotiations with Sherwood Partners to acquire Telltale's remaining licenses and games. |
| December 27 2018 | LCG Entertainment was incorporated under the Delaware General Corporation Law, with Jamie Ottilie and Brian Waddle as chief executive officer and chief revenue officer. |
| November 27 2018 | Netflix releases the first three episodes of Minecraft: Story Mode, continuing the project despite Telltale's closure. |
| October 2018 | Original Telltale Games filed for assignment and was forced to shut down, selling off its assets after experiencing financial difficulties. |
| October 4 2018 | Narrative designer Rachel Noel confirms that her team within the skeleton crew was also laid off, with very few employees remaining at the company. |
| September 2018 | Leyou signed a deal with Middle-earth Enterprises to develop and publish an online free-to-play game based on The Lord of the Rings. |
| September 2018 | Telltale Games announced its immediate closure after several major deals fell through, cancelling all current projects. |
| September 25 2018 | Telltale releases the second episode of The Walking Dead: The Final Season as scheduled, despite the ongoing studio closure. |
| September 24 2018 | Former Telltale staff are allowed a three-hour window to return and collect personal belongings. A class-action lawsuit is filed by former employee Vernie Roberts, alleging violation of the WARN Act. |
| June 2018 | Variety reported that Telltale was transitioning away from the Telltale Tool and moving towards using the Unity game engine, with the Stranger Things game expected to be the first project using the new engine. |
| June 2018 | Telltale announces a partnership with Netflix, planning to provide games to subscribers, including Minecraft: Story Mode and an untitled Stranger Things game that would bridge the show's second and third seasons. |
| June 2018 | Kevin Bruner files a lawsuit against Telltale regarding his departure, claiming financial damages. Telltale responds by calling the claims 'meritless'. |
| May 24 2018 | Leyou announced the formation of Athlon Games, a new publishing division for PC and Consoles, based in Los Angeles, California. |
| January 2018 | Telltale secured a deal with Netflix to adapt Minecraft: Story Mode into an interactive program and develop an adventure game based on Stranger Things. |
| November 2017 | Telltale underwent internal restructuring, laying off 25% of its staff and deciding to slow down game production and improve development quality. |
| September 2017 | Job Stauffer described Telltale's role as 'an interactive TV network and a studio' in a published interview, positioning the company between a video game developer and a streaming network. |
| March 15 2017 | Kevin Bruner steps down as CEO of Telltale Games, with Pete Hawley announced as the new CEO. Bruner remains on the board of directors and passes day-to-day operations to Connors. |
| January 2017 | Management shakeup occurred with CEO Kevin Bruner stepping down and Pete Hawley from Zynga brought in to address company issues. |
| August 18 2016 | Telltale published Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n by Night School Studio. |
| January 2016 | Telltale began implementing an improved version of their game engine, partially first used in The Walking Dead: Michonne, which provided support for DirectX 11 features including physics-based models, texture mapping, dynamic lighting, and shadows. |
| 2014 | Adam Hines, a former Telltale writer, co-founded Night School Studio and released Oxenfree, a game that utilized a 'walk and talk' gameplay mechanic. |
| 2013 | Sean Vanaman and Jake Rodkin, former Telltale co-writers, left the company to found Campo Santo and later released the critically acclaimed narrative game Firewatch. |
| 2012 | Telltale released The Walking Dead, a critically acclaimed game that revitalized the adventure game genre and introduced a narrative-driven gameplay approach with player choice mechanics. |
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