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Celebrate Wallace & Gromit's 20th Anniversary with Full Free Game from Telltale
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - What's better than a sizeable chunk of Wensleydale cheese? How about a
free full game episode of Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures!
Telltale today joins Aardman Animations in celebrating Wallace &
Gromit's 20th anniversary by opening up free downloads of one
of the critically-acclaimed series' episodes, Muzzled! at www.freewallaceandgromit.com
today through noon (PST) Monday, November 9.
Additionally, the full four-episode PC season of Wallace & Gromit's
Grand Adventures will be discounted to $20 (roughly â¤12 GBP) from
$34.95 USD for these same dates in honor of the eccentric inventor and
his canine companion's two decade milestone.
In Muzzled! town newcomer, Monty Muzzle, is holding a fundraiser
to rebuild the local dog shelter. Gromit soon realizes that Muzzle's
intentions aren't exactly charitable and he must foil the huckster's
plot to save the town's investment and rescue his canine friends.
Gamervision said of Muzzled!, "The humor is spot on, the new
characters and locations are entertaining, and it's obvious that
Telltale has really found the niche into which Wallace and Gromit's
story fits."
November 4 marks the 20th anniversary of Wallace & Gromit's
first appearance in the Aaardman short, A Grand Day Out. Since
their debut, the inventor and his silently expressive dog have built an
enormous global following, appearing in award-winning animated short
films, a feature-length motion picture, their very own books, video
games, apparel, and much more.
In other Wallace & Gromit gaming news ...
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XBLA Launch - For the first time, all four episodes of Wallace
& Gromit's Grand Adventures will be available on Xbox LIVE
Arcade November 4, selling for 800 Microsoft Points each
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Charity Drive - From November 4-8, Telltale is partnering with
Wallace & Gromit Children's Foundation and Penny Arcade's Child's
Play, making donations to the charities for each full Wallace &
Gromit's Grand Adventures PC season purchased
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Collector's DVD - Order taking begins November 4 for the Wallace
& Gromit's Grand Adventures full season collector's DVD for
PC, which features all four episodes, behind the scenes videos,
Aardman Animation's Cracking Contraptions animated shorts, game
trailers and full galleries from the making of the game, which include
never-before-seen concept art
About Wallace & Gromit
Wallace
An endearing and affable inventor. Ever enthusiastic, Wallace's
hair-brained, over-ambitious, yet well intentioned ideas consistently
get him and his faithful hound into trouble. A definite penchant for
cheese and crackers, not to mention fashionable knitwear!
Gromit
Wallace's long-suffering loyal pooch. Gromit cares greatly for Wallace
even though he's often railroaded into his master's mad-cap plans.
Though cultured and sensitive, preferring order and the quiet life,
Gromit displays amazing courage and heroism when it comes to getting his
master out of self-made scrapes.
About Telltale, Inc.
Telltale is the first and only studio to release interactive episodic
content on a monthly schedule. Founded in 2004 by LucasArts veterans
with decades of experience, Telltale has quickly become an industry
leader, establishing the model for downloadable game seasons and
releasing more than 30 games to date. Telltale's titles have won
numerous awards including "Adventure Game of the Year" accolades from
publications such as IGN, PC Gamer, GameSpy, and Adventure Gamers, and
have been recognized by mainstream outlets ranging from USA Today, to
The New York Times to Variety.
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Telltale Games
Chris Schmidt, 415-258-1638 ext. 501
pr@telltalegames.com
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