News
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy The Telltale Series Announced
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Dec. 1, in the year of our Lord
2016 - Telltale Games, along with Marvel Entertainment,
today announced an interactive episodic game series based on
Marvel's iconic sci-fi franchise Guardians of the Galaxy. The
first of five episodes in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The
Telltale Series will premiere digitally in 2017 on consoles, PC,
and mobile devices.
"The energizing blend of humor, emotion, teamwork, and full-on
sci-fi action-adventure of the Guardians provides an enormously
satisfying space to explore through Telltale's unique style of
interactive storytelling," said Kevin Bruner, Co-Founder and CEO
of Telltale Games. "In Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The
Telltale Series, players will take on multiple roles within the
ragtag band of heroes, and take the pilot's seat in directing
their escapades around the universe. We are always honored to be
working with the best creative partners and storytellers in
entertainment, and working with Marvel on this series leaves us
excited to share what we've been developing when it premieres in
2017."
"With story at the core of everything that Marvel creates, who
better to team with than master storytellers Telltale Games,"
said Jay Ong, Senior Vice President, Games & Innovation, Marvel
Entertainment. "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale
Series fully showcases Marvel and Telltale's rich legacy of
storytelling, and fans will find themselves immersed in an
original, character-driven narrative. As part of our strategy to
establish a new standard for Marvel games, this is certainly
among the great titles to come."
The series will also be coming to retail as a special season
pass disc, which will include the first episode in the season,
and will grant access to the subsequent four episodes as they
become available for download via online updates. Specific
platform details are yet to be announced.