Telltale Games announces Poker Night At The Inventory

Telltale Games is reinventing the poker video game. (Image courtesy Telltale Games Ӣ Art by Chuck BB)"]

Telltale Games, famous for their updates to classic videogame franchises like Sam & Max and Tales of Monkey Island and newer titles like Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People and Bone have announced a forthcoming title that will bring poker fans and video game nerds together more than anything previous: Poker Night At The Inventory, in which The Heavy from Team Fortress 2, Tycho from Penny Arcade, Strong Bad from Homestar Runner and Max from Sam And Max will sit down for a friendly game of Texas Hold 'em.

"We've had the idea for some time of exploring the idea of what video characters do when they're not ”˜on the clock' in the games we play," explained Telltale CEO Dan Connors. "We pitched the idea to friends in the industry and it really resonated. We all had a great time imagining what these guys would banter about while slinging cards – from there Poker Night at The Inventory was born."

Telltale has done poker games in the past: their Telltale Texas Hold 'Em was a lighthearted take on the game with over-the-top player types that gave many a videogamer their first real poker experience. Connors promises a lot of surprises for players. If you're in Seattle and attending PAX, you'll be able to pre-order the $5 game from Telltale directly, or you can just wait until it's released through Steam.

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