How Telltale Went Broke

How a reliance on investment funding, a fruitless formula, and leaks to the press precipitated one catastrophic week in Telltale's 14-year history. Reliance on investment funding: 3:30 The internal adoption of The Walking Dead's "formula:" 9:09 Leaks to the press: 12:45 Massive thanks to those who chose to reach out, and for them making so many great games over the years. Music by the Raddest, Daddest, Ace Waters:    / @amiewaters   Productivity & "crunch time" studies: https://wol.iza.org/uploads/articles/... https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral... https://arxiv.org/pdf/1701.05789.pdf BAFTA Awards interviews:    • Story Winner in 2013: The Walking Dead   Spike Awards interviews:    • Video   The only damn footage I could find of the actual Spike awards speech:    • The Walking Dead: Wins Game Of The Year!   That IGN interview where that hilarious Warren Spector quote comes from: https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/...