The Bogey Man is the fourth and final episode in Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Adventures, and it certainly clubs everything together to bring the episodic series to a blistering and exhilarating conclusion!

Without giving away the end to Muzzled! (Episode 3), Episode 4 begins the day after the conclusion to Muzzled! where Wallace desperately pleads with his heroic hound to help him out of his latest and seemingly inescapable plight. Not wanting to let his best friend down, Gromit sets off in Act One to find a way to extricate Wallace. What slowly transpires is the typical mixture of humourous antics and delightful dialogue from the whimsical characters of West Wallaby Street.

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Wallace and Gromit return for the penultimate act outlining their Grand Adventures in Episode 3’s Muzzled! The storm from “The Last Resort” (Episode 2) has completely destroyed the local dog shelter leading to West Wallaby Street becoming overrun by homeless hounds. Fortuitously the self-proclaimed philanthropist and lover of charity, Monty Muzzle, arrives in town to help fix things up for the overwhelmed residents of washed out West Wallaby Street…but is his provident appearance perhaps a little too good to be true?

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In The Last Resort, Wallace and Gromit return in the second of four episodes detailing their latest Grand Adventures. Although I am stating the obvious, Episode 2 follows on from Episode 1, but it is not strictly essential to have played Episode 1 in order to fully enjoy the experience of Episode 2 (see, there was some motive to my madness in stating the obvious!). In fact, I don’t even recall a single reference back to Episode 1.

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Aaah, episodic content! An enticing way for software publishers to score plenty of quick bucks, and for consumers to never quite get the value-for-money they expect or deserve! You can probably tell I’m more than a tad skeptical of the whole concept of episodic content, since it seems like a convenient excuse for developers to stretch out a title for as long as possible, and squeeze out every drop of profit in the process. With this in mind, I approached Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures: Episode 1 - Fright of the Bumblebees with a great degree of trepidation, and more than a mild dash of cynicism.

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The next three episodes of Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures arrive on Xbox Live Arcade today, to coincide with the 20th Anniversary of the release of Wallace & Gromit’s first animated short called A Grand Day Out.

The first episode of the series, Fright of the Bumblebees, was released on Xbox Live Arcade back in May for 800 Microsoft Points. Wallace & Gromit fans will now be able to download The Last Resort, Muzzled! and The Bogey Man for 800 Microsoft Points each. A premium theme and picture packs will also be available.

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Telltale Games is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Wallace & Gromit’s first animated short, A Grand Day Out, by giving fans the chance to download a free episode this week.

Gamers have until the 8th of November to download ‘Muzzled!’ for free. This popular episode sees the famous duo setting out to “thwart a phony philanthropist and visit a rollicking carnival, all in one!” Head over to the 20th Anniversary page to download Muzzled today.

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All Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventure episodes will be available worldwide on Xbox Live Arcade next week Wednesday, the 4th of November. This will coincide with the 20th Anniversary of the release of Wallace & Gromit’s first animated short called A Grand Day Out. Each episode will be available for 800 Microsoft Points.

The four episodes (Fright of the Bumblebees, The Last Resort, Muzzled! And The Bogey Man) take the “unorthodox inventor and his canine companion through exciting interactive storylines - from a honey business plagued by giant bees, to a whodunit set at a beach resort in Wallace’s cellar, to a tale of triumph over an oily villain’s greedy deceit, and concluding with a hardly sub-par finale at the prestigious Prickly Thicket country club.”

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Telltale Games has announced that additional Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures will be released in November.

The first episode of the series, Fright of the Bumblebees, was released on Xbox Live Arcade back in May for 800 Microsoft Points.

More details of the new episode/s were promised closer to November.

Source: Telltale Games Blog

PC gamers will be happy to know that the final episode of Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures will be out tomorrow, the 29th of July.

Titled The Bogey Man, the fourth episode sees Wallace unknowingly stumbling into the middle of an ancient battle when he joins the Prickly Thicket country club.

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Three new games have appeared, as if by magic, on the Xbox LIVE Arcade (XBLA) service, each of which are handily priced at 800 MS Points. What games are available this time?

First up is Boggle, the old word game updated for modern-day sensibilities and forming part of Hasbro’s Family Game Night series of XBLA games.

Next is a puzzle game by the name of Yosumin! LIVE, where the aim of the game is to “find rectangles of matching tiles known as ‘yosumin’ and make them disappear. Make massive rectangles for the ultimate feeling of satisfaction! It’s not just about solo play - there are online battle modes to enjoy as well!”

Good to know.

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In a post on Telltale’s blog, they’ve announced that their upcoming PC adventure game, Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Adventures, will also be making its way to Xbox LIVE Arcade.

As Telltale (Sam & Max, Strongbad) are keen on taking platform-specific controls seriously, they’ve even implemented a new UI (User Interface) for the Xbox controls, so that the game feels native to the platform.

Based on the adventures of Aardman Animations’ Wallace and Gromit animated series, Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Adventures will allow players to take control of both Wallace and Gromit as they embark on… well, some great, new, grand adventures!

Also announced in the same blog post is the news that Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Adventures will be launching in the spring, which is pretty dang soon. You can keep up with additional news through the Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Adventures website, or through Telltale’s blog page.

Additionally, if you want to keep up with Telltale news and get a free game, you can sign up for Telltale’s newsletter (before the end of February), and be eligible for either a free episode of Sam & Max or a free episode of Strongbad. Head over here to sign up now.

For a dozen screenshots from Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Adventures, peep below:

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