SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Apr. 1, 2013 — Leading publisher of digital entertainment Telltale Games – in partnership with studios spanning the worlds of games, television, and cinema – confirms the next entry in their high-stakes series with Telltale Games’ Poker Night 2.
Some of the biggest personalities in gaming, film, and animation are going all-in on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®Network, and on PC and Mac from Steam. Other platforms to be announced.
Taking the fifth seat at the table, players will be joined by an all-star cast:
– Claptrap from Gearbox Software’s critically-acclaimed and multi-million selling Borderlands video game series
– Brock Samson from Adult Swim’s animated series The Venture Bros.
– Sam from the Sam & Max video game and comic book series by Steve Purcell
– Ash Williams from the cult classic movie Army of Darkness. Groovy!
Players at the table will be assured of a fair hand dealt under the unblinking gaze of a Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System from Aperture Science research facilities. Otherwise known as GLaDOS from the Portal and Portal 2 games by Valve, Inc.!
Telltale Games’ Poker Night 2 will offer the chance to win ‘Bounty Unlocks’: rewards for use within other games when special goals are achieved. With cunning and skill, players will unlock prizes including exclusive skins and heads for use within Borderlands 2 (Xbox 360, PS3 and PC), character accessories for Team Fortress 2 (PC only), unique Xbox 360 Avatar Items, and Premium Themes for dressing up PlayStation 3.
“It’s great to revisit our roots after the success of The Walking Dead. People might not know that we have a strong history of humor in our games and players are going to find a lot of laughs in Poker Night 2,” said Dan Connors, Telltale CEO and Co-Founder, adding “Poker Night 2 is another example of our ability to work with phenomenal partners and bring great characters to life in the gaming universe.”
Telltale Games’ Poker Night 2 will be released late April on the PlayStation Network, PC and the Xbox LIVE Marketplace; other systems to be announced. Poker Night 2 is rated ‘M’ (Mature) for Violence, Suggestive Themes, Strong Language, Simulated Gambling, and Use of Tobacco by the ESRB.
For more information on the game, visit the official website, Facebook, and follow Telltale Games on Twitter.
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