Telltale and Aardman's Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Debuts on Xbox LIVE(R) Arcade Today


SAN RAFAEL, California, May 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Telltale Also Introduces Individual Wallace & Gromit PC Episode 
Purchase Options

Telltale's first episodic game for Xbox LIVE(R) Arcade,
Wallace & Gromit: Fright of the Bumblebees, releases worldwide today. The
first of four episodes comprising Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, the
English language game is available for 800 Microsoft points and includes
subtitles in German, French and Spanish.

Today's Xbox LIVE Arcade release brings Fright of the
Bumblebees to the living room where players can enjoy the interactive
experience in the same comfy environment as a Wallace & Gromit film. Since
its first release on PC, Fright of the Bumblebees has been well very
received, with acclaim from outlets including London's Sunday Times, which
stated: "There's enough mechanical madness, gentle humour and, of course,
ripe cheese to please the most ardent fans." IGN honored the episode with an
Editor's Choice Award, saying, "Telltale nails the look and feel of a Wallace
& Gromit short film."

In Fright of the Bumblebees, scatterbrained inventor Wallace
and his crafty canine companion Gromit embark on a new honey enterprise,
"From Bee to You." When demand out-steps supply, Wallace tries to boost his
worker bees' production using a home-brewed growth formula-with comically
disastrous results. Playing as both Wallace and Gromit, you must unravel the
mess and restore order to the duo's quiet Northern England neighbourhood.

The next three episodes of Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures
will launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade in the coming months. Telltale's acclaimed
Sam & Max games are also coming soon to Xbox LIVE Arcade.

Telltale is also announcing that the PC versions of Fright of
the Bumblebees and the second Wallace & Gromit episode, The Last Resort, are
now available for individual purchase for $8.95 at
http://www.telltalegames.com. These were previously only available in a
$34.95 series bundle. As with Telltale's other series, customers who buy one
Wallace & Gromit episode for PC will be able to upgrade to the full season
for $26.

About Telltale, Inc.

Telltale is a pioneer of new forms of interactive entertainment that 
build upon strong foundations in traditional and new media. Founded in 2004 
by video game industry veterans with decades of experience, Telltale has 
quickly become the leading online episodic gaming publisher and developer, 
delivering award-winning interactive experiences that showcase engaging 
stories, compelling characters, and rich worlds. Telltale has created a 
regular, ongoing schedule of established online episodic series across all 
major gaming and entertainment platforms and channels.

Telltale's games include the award-winning Sam & Max episodic series; 
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, the first episodic series for 
WiiWare based on the Homestarrunner.com Flash cartoons; and Wallace & 
Gromit's Grand Adventures, coming soon to Xbox Live Arcade and PC. Telltale 
also has created games based on television's popular CSI series in 
partnership with Ubisoft, and on Jeff Smith's epic Bone graphic novels. 
Telltale has built a robust digital distribution channel at 
http://www.telltalegames.com, and also publishes its games with select 
partners.

SAN RAFAEL, California, May 29 /PRNewswire/ --

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