Talk:Telltale Games

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The info box is titled "HOz41" instead of "Telltale Games".Technitai 15:49, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Also, the page is fully protected but tagged sprotected; either the tag or the protection level should be changed. --ais523 16:04, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Hoz411 is a user that was banned from the telltale site the other day :( Omicronian 02:21, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Done. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 18:33, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

CSI
I removed the following
 * This is currently the most popular television show in America, with all of the top five viewed shows during the fall season of 2005 being episodes of CSI.

I would suggest the popularity of the TV show in the US is largely irrelevant. It obviously has some relevance but especially given that there had already been earlier CSI games, the real issue is surely how popular earlier games were rather then the popularity of the TV show. Also, why should we only talk about the popularity of CSI in the US? Nil Einne 16:03, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

Future Console Support
When this is unlocked maybe someone would like to add a section along the lines of: Telltale games announced an interest in working on the new Nintendo Wii console, due to it's suitability for Adventure games, and asked their fans to contact Nintendo to facilitate this. Talks were held between Nintendo and Telltales and appear to be sucessful as on the 25th January 2006, Telltale Games announced a job opportunity for a Wii developer. http://www.telltalegames.com/company/jobs#wiiguy —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.80.116.129 (talk) 16:14, 27 January 2007 (UTC).

Template
Should there be a Template 68.109.165.199 (talk) 20:57, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Game of Thrones game possibly coming
This IGN article claims they have a Game of Thrones title coming, but reading between the lines, its clear they have no official confirmation of it yet. But this is something to watch out for. --M ASEM (t) 22:36, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

Request edit on 27 March 2015
The entry regarding technical issues is based on a single editorial piece and is the only citable article regarding the subject. The cited article is an opinion piece and uses phrases such as "wonderful in many ways as they may be, have been accompanied by an undercurrent of fan range" and uses anecdotes from support forms as reference. Citing a single opinion piece doesn't meet Wikipedia's standards and the entry should be removed until more citations from non-opinion based articles become available.

(The above requested edit was made by clicking on a link in an automatically added notice.)


 * It would be helpful to get input from others about this. I have never heard that just because there's the only citable article for a viewpoint, it shouldn't be used. But, the intention is absolutely to provide a balanced perspective. I double-checked and the author is a features editor and there is editorial control of the content, just reiterating your point about it being citable.-- CaroleHenson (talk) 08:03, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Are you sure it's the only citable source? I'm finding more searching google news.-- CaroleHenson (talk) 08:13, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Seems fine to me. Joseph2302 (talk) 23:59, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

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About the closure...
So far, the company has not officially stated whether the company has actually shut down or not. As it stands, all games except for The Walking Dead: The Final Season are cancelled (GoT Season 2's state is unknown, but its been on hold for 14 months), and 225 employees have been made redundant. Just because the company now only has 25 employees does not mean it has shut down entirely. Please wait for official confirmation by the current Telltale management (note: not former management) before inserting anything about the closure into the article. Lordtobi ( &#9993; ) 21:24, 21 September 2018 (UTC)


 * It seems they are closing down, on Twitter they have posted all remaining staff are just there to fulfil any remaining obligations to management and then they are gone, https://twitter.com/telltalegames 217.43.129.239 (talk) 22:00, 21 September 2018 (UTC)


 * The skeleton crew has been laid off, too. Please change the "is" to "was."


 * They are currently on their way to shutting down, yes, that is most likely the case. However, they have not closed yet and, according to several employees, will continue developing the final season of The Walking Dead (as noted above). The final line, "Telltale will issue further comments regarding its product portfolio in the coming weeks.", also notes that they company will breahte for at least another couple weeks. Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 22:03, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Agreed, there is a difference between will soon be closed and actually being closed down.--76.65.40.44 (talk) 01:44, 22 September 2018 (UTC)


 * I know USGamer (which is usually not wrong) is reporting from their sources that all that TTG will finish up is preping the Minecraft game for Netflix; after next week's TWD episode, USG says they will cancel that series. I know these are currently should be treated as rumors so we need to be consistent (I have to refix the TWD pages for this). --M asem (t) 01:53, 22 September 2018 (UTC)


 * USgamer appears a bit hasty with their numerous updates to the article, but it's the best we currently have. They previously reported that TWD would continue, but now stated that this was wrong and the game would's development would halt. Therefore we can leave it in for now, but we should be sure to hold out for that press statement of theirs due in "the following weeks". Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 08:21, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

I don't think they are going to outright cancel The Walking Dead: The Final Season after only releasing 2 episodes. My theory is that they are keeping their core 25 members to finish The Walking Dead: The Final Season's last 2 episodes and then they're closing their doors. Neverrainy (talk) 19:05, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
 * As sources stand currently, all projects are cancelled except for Minecraft with Netflix. Telltale themselves have not released any statement regarding any game's status. Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 19:46, 22 September 2018 (UTC)


 * since the cancellations for TWAU2, Stranger Things and TWD:TFS all stem from the same source (USgamer; Telltale has not addressed any of their games), don'T you think we should treat them equally? As it stands currentlky, wetreat the cancellation of the former two as true, but not that of TWD, which is odd. Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 18:12, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Technically TTG hasn't said anything on the state of Wolf or ST directly officially. Its very much unrealistic to think those aren't cancelled. But with TWD, even the VA for Clementine is not sure what the fate is. We should treat it as if were still coming since they already ran one episode already. --M asem (t) 18:26, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

For now, consumers and the media are uncertain what will become of episodes three and four of The Walking Dead: Final Season. However, it has been confirmed that episode two will continue to be released at its assigned release date.Kimmycakes97 (talk) 22:14, 23 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Since you denied my request to turn to the talk page, here goes. Everything but the very brief statement by Hawley has been provided by employees that have been laid off, this includes info like people not receiving severance, the number of people laid off, the circumstances of the majority closure and many more. Also stated is that the teams working on Stranger Things, TWAU2 and TWD 4 were all made redundant and the games were effectively (note, not officially) cancelled. It does not matter what could happen (in fact, there is an entire guideline against that), but what has happened. At any point in time, The Crossing could be picked up again by Valve, or Freak Boy by Zono, but as of currently, they are cancelled, and currently, there is no indication that this would suddenly change. If you classify former employees' comments as invalid, we would have to remove every other bit they said too, which is most of these layoffs and practically everything of last year's layoffs. As soon as new info is handed out by Telltale, the page can be updated, but as the info stands, the games are done for. I will restore Masem's status quo and again invite you to discuss. Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 21:00, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
 * You are sticking with cancellation while your former employee claims also state that they are not sure. They even go further by stating that these days Pete Hawley is the one who knows and will announce it soon. Still, you are reverting without "Telltale's unreleased games are officially canceled/cancellation confirmed" sources. What has happened? Telltale's sinking. Minecraft: Story Mode will continue. Other game's fates are unknown. That's an official thing that can be confirmed. So, uncertainty = n/a. Sebastian James (talk) 21:27, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Minecraft still being in development was also only reported by ex-employees, just FYI. Furthermore you habe provoded no sich source that bucks up your "not sure" claims. Meanwhile I can read here that "[...] The Wolf Among Us Season 2 and Stranger Things are effectively cancelled" and "The Walking Dead team was also laid off today and The Walking Dead Final Season will not be completed." Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 21:34, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Also, once more, if you take one former employee's statement as correct but neglect another one's, you could just as well trash the entire news source in which both are presented, which is not what we want to do. Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 21:39, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, the 30 minute deadline is presented in the source given, which also uses another source that we can't access. (Staff were informed of the layoffs today and were given roughly 30 minutes to leave the building, according to one source.) There is only one WARN act, and Telltale Games article does not need to show that it is federal. Looks like I have so far presented "reasoing behind the removsl of either statement."
 * I will put tweet sources soon, I am searching for them. The source you "provoded" (Meanwhile I can read here) turned out to be not completely correct/true, TWD ep. 3 and 4 are likely to be released (Our sources say The Walking Dead Final Season is set to end after the second episode launches next week., their sources are wrong :C). Thanks for making this conversation unnecessarily long. Sebastian James (talk) 22:13, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
 * There is only one WARN act, but as implemented at the federal level it allows states to implement more strignent measures if desired (of which, in reporting on TTG's closure, most sources noted CA has a more employee-favorable limits. To a non US-ian, this might not be obvious so it is reasonable to explain the federal WARN with state-specific extensions. --M asem  (t) 22:37, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 September 2018
Final line of the opening needs a citation. 24.117.58.251 (talk) 05:36, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
 * No, the lead does not require citations per WP:CITELEAD. The specific content is sourced in the body. Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 07:22, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. Hhkohh (talk) 17:51, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

On the latest news (Oct 4)
When the studio let go of most of the staff a couple weeks ago, we had official word this was happening. Right now with the claims the remaining crew were let go today, this is not yet an official statement, so while it is fair to include in the body, we should not put it in the lede without an official statement. --M asem (t) 06:11, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Lordtobi always reverts, you know. He does not wait for the official stuff. Sebastian James (talk) 11:29, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Weird, I don't recall mass-reverting Masem on his well-developed common sense, and also haven't interfered with this section's topic (you can tell because it's still not in the lead). Given that you have no point here, I can only assume that you created this reply solely to harass. I figure WP:HA and WP:CNH might be good reads for you. Cheers. Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 13:19, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Since when telling the truth is harrasment? I did use hyperbole, but you are the overreacting one. Sebastian James (talk) 18:51, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Accusing someone of something they didn't do is not truth. Reach Out to the Truth 20:17, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
 * They didn't do, huh? I guess, you should stop defending your "friend" (you might even be close to him, who knows) and search what we are talking about. Sebastian James (talk) 06:45, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
 * You're not really good at playing the blame game. I never intefered with the exclusion Masem mentioned above, so your inital comment was already out of line. Now that someone points out to you that you are objectively wrong, you accuse them of sockpuppetry. If this is your primary intent here, you're not here to constructively contribute to Wikipedia. Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 06:52, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
 * The possibility of someone being the other one's friend, and defending them without the facts are not sockpuppetry. I did reply Masem's comment 'cause I always see you reverting stuff and not waiting for an official statement (which is what you have been doing on TG). You may not be the one Masem's referring to, but you clearly add some "reliable sources" (they are, in fact, rumors/allegations). The rest of this reply has been deleted by me, I do not intend to reply this section again. Because, again, Telltale never said they canceled their upcoming games, you know. Sebastian James (talk) 07:28, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
 * We had this discussion already. Masem and I agreed that the fate of TWD4 was unknown (there was a commented out version for the table, in case it gets officially cancelled, which you kept edit warring over for some reason) and the other games were effectively cancelled because there was no one left to develop them. What you did is pone your own stance, which is fine, but then edit war over that without even trying to discuss. What do you expect happens in such a scenario? I've asked you not to edit war in the past (for example in regards to the Detroit: Become Human article), but there, you also only concluded on blaming other people (including calling the article's principal editor a "disturbing troll" when they called you out for disruptive editing) instead of seeking a civilized discussion and seek consensus for your disputed changes. WP:EW and WP:STATUSQUO apply to everyone, even you. But it should serve as reason for you to blame others for adhering to policy. Your above comment is just another indicator that you don't care. Bother reading WP:CNH. Lordtobi  ( &#9993; ) 08:06, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

Bankruptcy or Assignment?
According to most gaming media websites, Telltale is under assignment proceedings, which are different from bankrputcy proceedings, so why does this article say that Telltale is bankrupt while it is actually under assignment? Quetstar (talk) 22:19, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
 * From an end-reader perspective, I don't see much difference in the terms. Both are cases that the company had gone under for failing to be able to pay off its current debts and expenditures. Assignment is just a faster process than bankruptcy --M asem (t) 22:46, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

TWD Season 1 and 4 are on Switch
It shouldn't be a battle to update the following line when it is sourced.

"family-friendly games like Minecraft: Story Mode, Batman, and Guardians of the Galaxy only due to ease of porting these to the Switch, while older games like The Walking Dead require more effort to port." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paul "The Wall" (talk • contribs) 13:44, 4 October 2019 (UTC)
 * There's nothing wrong with that like outside of tense. It is saying that for the Switch they were starting with those family friendly titles and may go on to later ones. Didn't say they'd never port TWD. But that line was written prior to the closure, so I had to rework the tenses to reflect it was plans before the big shutdown. --M asem (t) 14:09, 4 October 2019 (UTC)