For any of you out there, that want to combine the lonely life of sitting after your PC and playing CS:S, and having a good laugh, salvation has arrived!
The Sam and Max games come in episodes. Every month developer Telltale Games drops a new part of their humoristic and so far succesfull sequel on their website. The episodes can be downloaded for less than 9 dollar (a bit less than 7 euro for us EU people), and the average playtime of each part is about 4 hours.
At the moment of writing, there are 5 episodes released, namely:

- Episode 1: Culture Shock
"The former child stars of the Soda Poppers TV show are wreaking havoc all over the neighborhood! But this is no ordinary tale of child stars gone awry. There's a dark force behind the Poppers' baffling antics. Using only their wits and a slew of heavy household objects, it's up to Sam & Max to save the day!"


- Episode 2: Situation: Comedy
"Talk show host Myra Stump has gone berzerk! Sam & Max head down to the WARP TV studio to find out why she's holding her audience hostage. But getting onto Myra's stage isn't going to be easy. First the Freelance Police will have to prove they're worthy of fifteen minutes of fame."


- Episode 3: The mole, The mob, and the meatball
"The commissioner is looking into an underground operation at the Ted E. Bear Mafia-Free Playland and Casino, but the mole he sent in has suddenly gone quiet. To find the mole, Sam & Max must infiltrate the operation and become members of the Toy Mafia themselves."


- Episode 4: Abe Lincoln must die!
"The president's lost it. Federally mandated group hugs, a pudding embargo... what's next, gun control? Sam & Max are off to Washington to take care of this bozo, but the political climate will only get stormier... and a new power will rise..."


- Episode 5: Reality 2.0
"With an internet crisis looming and a viral video game holding its players hostage, Sam & Max will need to slip into a new reality to set things right. But can the Freelance Police crack this virtual case in time to avoid worldwide system failure?"

*NOT YET RELEASED* - Episode 6: Bright side of the moon
"What started out as a local mind-control scheme has grown to global proportions, and Sam & Max are off to the moon to save the entire planet from a lifetime of hypnotic enslavement. But when chaos collides with tranquility, have the Freelance Police finally met their match?"

You can find the official Sam and Max site at: http://www.telltalegames.com/samandmax/
The full collection of all 6 Sam and Max games will be available in store somewhere in August. The price will be around 30 dollars.
This sequel is an absolute must have for any of you that want to have fun while gaming, Sam and Max are hilarious.

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