I suspect at least part of it came from Telltale getting access to all these big IPs. I mean, if they're making games based on the Walking Dead and Minecraft an

I suspect at least part of it came from Telltale getting access to all these big IPs. I mean, if they're making games based on the Walking Dead and Minecraft and Batman and Game of Thrones they have to be doing well, right? You don't expect the film studio adapting Lord of the Rings or James Bond to be in financial peril, so maybe the same would seem true for game developers too. But of course, names don't tell the full picture, and even major brands can sell poorly if the product isn't interesting/great (like many later Telltale titles).