Telltale Secures Funding For The Wolf Among Us 2, The Expanse, And Another Unannounced Game
Telltale Games has ensured its continuation for the next little while. The studio famously shut down in 2018, locking out employees and removing most of its games from sale. The studio returned in 2019, although it wasn't until a year later that its best-selling The Walking Dead series fully returned to digital storefronts. Now in 2023, Telltale has secured $8 million in funding that the studio says will go towards bringing three games to market, including The Expanse: A Telltale Series, The Wolf Among Us 2, and an unannounced title.
"We are honored to have the confidence of Hiro Capital, a fund that is committed to the future of the games industry, and that of our colleagues at Skybound Entertainment," said Telltale CEO Jamie Ottilie. "It’s both a pleasure and a natural fit to be affiliated with companies that share our commitment to narrative games and transmedia entertainment."
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Skybound has previously partnered with Telltale on The Walking Dead series, acting as its publisher since 2018. Skybound CEO David Alpert expounded on the 10-year partnership that has generated "hundreds of millions of dollars and over 100 Game of the Year awards."
He added: "We continue to believe in the power of narrative gaming and this investment will allow us to support Telltale in telling even more amazing stories."
We know two of the games Telltale has in development. The Expanse was first announced at The Game Awards 2021 as an adaptation of the hit TV show. We got to see a sneak peak at Gamescom last august with a trailer that showcased a tense standoff on the edge of the solar system. The Expanse will hit PC and consoles later this summer.
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