Ottilie: We really felt that there was brand equity in the name it pretty much invented the genre. Newman: What parts of the business did you want to buy? I'm not a big believer in fate or pre-ordained things, but there was a whole bunch of stuff that had to happen very quickly, that had a small chance of happening, and it did. Newman: How long did you have to put in the bid? Most of the initial money came from other people in the video game industry who felt the same way that we did: Telltale should live, and it would be great to be part of that. And then it came back.īrian had done a lot of the due diligence, and while there was a lot of stuff to dig through, like it seemed like somewhere inside of there was a business that could be stood back up. This was November of last year, my house burned down in the middle of it all, and I thought it all went away. Ottilie: We really had to rush to pull together money. Newman: What challenges did you face in the acquisition? Telltale told stories, stories I like to play. It's a category that should exist.Īs somebody who grew up making video games near Hollywood, who lived through the era being treated like the t-shirt company by most of film studios, I took it personally. Gamers should be able to tell stories in addition to making multiplayer shooters or MMOs. Ottilie: It seemed like an interesting opportunity and good brands and a great game genre that should continue. Newman: What made you decide to take it on? It wasn't a good fit for the company that I was doing the consulting with, and Brian and I were both kind of disappointed. I started asking around and I talked to Brian Waddle And Brian was like, 'Hey, I know some guys over at Telltale and they're selling some stuff off.' So we went through and we did the evaluation. Jamie Ottilie: I was actually doing a little bit of consulting for another company that was interested in acquiring some IPs or existing products in the marketplace. Heather Newman: How did you first get involved in the purchase of Telltale Games' assets? New Telltale Games chief executive Jamie Ottilie Telltale Games

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