Telltale Employees Left Stunned by Company Closure, No Severance
Adventure games seems to be a segment that is especially prone to boom and bust cycles.  This has to be at least the third major collapse, following Infocom and LucasArts.<p>Even when well executed, the formula is hard to keep fresh, and the emphasis on story and writing leads to generally poor replayability.  Particularly now, in the youtube/twitch age - most of the enjoyment of these kinds of games is watching the story play out, rather than actually playing the game.