Law & Order: LA game being developed by Telltale

Telltale is working with NBC Universal to develop a game based on the TV series Law & Order: Los Angeles. To represent the equally important groups, it will focus on police work and courtroom scenes.

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Telltale Games has added yet another piece of delicious licensed product to its heaping plate, announcing that it is working with NBC Universal to develop a game based on the TV series Law & Order: Los Angeles. The game is due this year for PC, Mac, console, mobile, and tablets -- those last two undoubtedly mean iPhone and iPad. The partnership leaves room for social media as well, though that isn't an announced platform yet.

The announcement claims that Telltale will draw from its experience with "police and crime procedurals," which makes sense considering its numerous games based on the CSI series like CSI Deadly Intent. For Law & Order, the games are said to focus on police work with a "heavy dose of courtroom drama" as well.

"'Law & Order: LA' fits very well within the style of episodic entertainment experiences Telltale has been building since our very first days," said company co-founder and CEO Dan Connors in the announcement. "The talents and skills that we've been building at Telltale are ideally suited for the structure and storytelling approach of televised procedurals like 'Law & Order.'"

For those keeping score, this marks the eighth game in development from the relatively small studio. Jurassic Park, Hector: Badge of Carnage, Puzzle Agent 2, The Walking Dead, and the remaining episodes of Back to the Future: The Game are all expected to hit this year, with Fables and King's Quest coming sometime next year. If nothing else, the team is keeping busy.

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    April 19, 2011 8:45 AM

    Comment on Law & Order: LA game being developed by Telltale, by Steve Watts.

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      April 19, 2011 9:02 AM

      Given the horrible ratings the show's getting, let's see if the game makes it out before NBC cancels the TV show.

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        April 19, 2011 9:04 AM

        Yeah, probably the worst of the Law and Orders. I'm glad CI is going back to Vincent D'Onofrio. I rather even watch the UK version with Lee Adama ;)

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          April 19, 2011 9:22 AM

          "I'm glad CI is going back to Vincent D'Onofrio"

          you're obviously broken!

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        April 19, 2011 9:44 AM

        The episode last night was really good. one of their best actually. I think you should give it another chance with Molina.

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      April 19, 2011 9:04 AM

      If they can't make a CSI game fun how the hell would Law & Order be better? :\

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        April 19, 2011 9:10 AM

        Yeah, I'm actually kind of disappointed by this news.

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          April 19, 2011 9:20 AM

          I'm disappointed Telltale has grown to the point where they just make generic 'meh' adventures rather than one series at a time where all their efforts are put into something special.

          Quality over quantity

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            April 19, 2011 11:17 AM

            I like Telltale but I do think they're doing too much at once and I wish they'd try to do something new in their games and help advance the genre instead of just doing more point and click games.

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              April 19, 2011 2:45 PM

              What did you think of Poker Night at the Inventory?

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                April 19, 2011 9:48 PM

                Haven't played it but it seemed cool. I keep forgetting to buy it. I just wish that as one of the very few good adventure game developers, they tried out new things. All of their adventure games have been standard linear point and click adventures.

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        April 19, 2011 9:10 AM

        modern day la noire

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      April 19, 2011 9:20 AM

      Summary: Telltale is working with NBC Universal to develop a game based on the TV series Law & Order: Los Angeles. To represent the equally important groups, it will focus on police work and courtroom scenes.

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      April 19, 2011 11:57 AM

      The next time I see Telltale's name in the news I really hope it will be followed by "will be releasing Tales from Monkey Island Season 2"

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        April 19, 2011 12:41 PM

        You probably need to give LucasArts the evil eye to make this happen.

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        April 19, 2011 12:45 PM

        I am interested in Jurassic Park and excited to see how they wrap up BTTF, but more than anything I want them to do a 4th season of Sam & Max.

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      April 19, 2011 12:23 PM

      telltale. cut it out.

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      April 19, 2011 12:35 PM

      Every IP in existence will eventually be a Telltale game. Can't wait for "Citizen Kane" or "Schindler's List"

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        April 19, 2011 9:50 PM

        Schindler's List should be a typing game.

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