Bone: The Great Cow Race Now Available
TELLTALE'S SECOND BONE EPISODE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD TODAY
from http://cowrace.telltalegames.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SAN RAFAEL, CA, April 12, 2006 - Telltale,
Inc today announced the immediate availability of Bone: The
Great Cow Race, the second installment of its groundbreaking
episodic game series. Visitors can now download the full game
from http://cowrace.telltalegames.com for $12.99 or
purchase a packaged version for $17.99.
The Bone adventures continue in The Great Cow Race, as Fone
Bone and his cousins arrive at the Barrelhaven county fair on
the eve of the annual cow race. While Phoney Bone plots to
swindle the locals, Fone Bone attempts to prove himself and
win the heart of the fair Thorn, who has become infatuated
with a rakish honey salesman. There are games, trickery,
exotic foodstuffs, a daring rescue ... and rumblings of
something sinister in the offing. And, there's fun with
cows.
Bone: The Great Cow Race is the continuation of a new breed
of episodic interactive entertainment launched by Telltale
last fall. The company released the first episode, Bone: Out
from Boneville, to wide acclaim in September. Hailed by
reviewers and educators alike as engaging for all ages, the
Bone books on which these games are based, have become the
anchor for the new Graphix line from Scholastic Books, one of
the world's largest book publishers.
"Telltale's work on Bone is amazing," said Bone creator Jeff
Smith. "It has been great to see these animated personalities
coming to life. They're expanding the Bone worlds with
incredible fidelity to my original comic book pages."
"The Great Cow Race has a get rich quick scheme, romance,
great wit, and most important, cow racing," said Dan Connors,
CEO of Telltale, Inc. "What more could you want! Episodic
gaming is finally taking shape, and the one-two punch of Out
from Boneville combined with The Great Cow Race really gives
customers a chance to see how well this approach works in
action."
In addition to the standalone Great Cow Race, Telltale is
offering special combo packages for those who buy both
episodes together. Customers can purchase the downloadable
versions of Act 1 and 2 together for $24.99 and a packaged
set of CDs in DVD slipcases for $29.99. All Bone games
include a free trial mode. Customers do not need to purchase
or install the previous episode, Out from Boneville, in order
to play The Great Cow Race.
About Bone
Jeff Smith's nine-volume Bone book series has sold over 1
million copies worldwide, with translations in 15 languages.
Bone accolades and awards include both the prestigious 2005
Eisner Award and 2005 Harvey Award for Best Graphic Album.
Scholastic, the world's largest children's publisher, began
issuing the Bone books in color for the very first time in
2005. Scholastic has established a bi-annual release schedule
for its 9 volume Bone series, with the fourth installment
slated for a fall 2006 release.
About Telltale, Inc.
Telltale delivers Tales for Your Imagination - high caliber
interactive entertainment featuring engaging stories, strong
characters, and rich environments. A new era of interactive
entertainment is emerging, with customers expecting more from
their investment in play time. Telltale is developing and
deploying cinematic quality animation and storytelling
technologies, to create entertaining and exciting interactive
adventures that meet these new expectations. Staffed with
long-time industry veterans, Telltale is currently creating
tales based on Jeff Smith's Bone series, Steve Purcell's Sam
& Max characters and television's popular CSI program in
partnership with Ubisoft.
Telltale offers content development and custom publishing
services for license-holders interested in adapting their
properties for interactive delivery as well as the episodic
gaming model. The company has created innovative tools,
designed specifically for rapid development of high-quality,
space-efficient titles for digital distribution. Telltale
titles can be downloaded from its website, powered by Digital
River, as well as online partners such as Yahoo! Games, Big
Fish Games, Direct2Drive, Trymedia Systems, Boonty, and CNET.
To learn more about Telltale, please visit: www.telltalegames.com.
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Note to press: Sites that wish to host The Great Cow Race
trial version should go to http://vip.telltalegames.com for download
instructions and a complete set of digital assets.