<s>
Poker	B-Application
Night	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Inventory	I-Application
is	O
a	O
poker	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
four	O
characters	O
from	O
different	O
franchises	O
:	O
Tycho	O
Brahe	O
from	O
the	O
Penny	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
webcomic	O
,	O
Max	O
from	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
RED	O
Heavy	O
from	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
from	O
the	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
web	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Poker	B-Application
Night	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
delisted	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
newcomer	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
competes	O
in	O
a	O
friendly	O
game	O
of	O
Texas	B-Device
Hold'em	I-Device
Poker	O
with	O
Max	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
,	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
from	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
,	O
Tycho	O
from	O
Penny	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Heavy	O
from	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
first	O
greeted	O
by	O
Reginald	B-Application
Van	I-Application
Winslow	I-Application
,	O
former	O
captain	O
of	O
the	O
Screaming	O
Narwhal	O
,	O
and	O
sidekick	O
to	O
Guybrush	O
Threepwood	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poker	O
Night	O
is	O
a	O
computer-based	O
Texas	B-Device
Hold	I-Device
'	I-Device
Em	I-Device
poker	O
simulation	O
between	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
an	O
unseen	O
silent	O
participant	O
and	O
the	O
four	O
characters	O
,	O
Max	O
,	O
Tycho	O
,	O
The	O
Heavy	O
,	O
and	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
and	O
that	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
The	O
Inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
win	O
these	O
items	O
as	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
unlockable	O
equipment	O
only	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
one	O
to	O
bust	O
that	O
non-player	O
character	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
started	O
a	O
survey	O
which	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
gauge	O
fan	O
reaction	O
to	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Telltale	B-Application
Texas	I-Application
Hold'em	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
Telltale	O
's	O
episodic	O
adventure	O
series	O
include	O
three	O
seasons	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
and	O
Strong	B-Operating_System
Bad	I-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Cool	I-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Attractive	I-Operating_System
People	I-Operating_System
based	O
on	O
the	O
Homestar	B-Operating_System
Runner	I-Operating_System
web	O
series	O
;	O
both	O
were	O
developed	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
creators	O
,	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
and	O
The	O
Brothers	O
Chaps	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
team	O
were	O
also	O
fans	O
of	O
Valve	O
's	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
including	O
creating	O
an	O
informal	O
team	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
a	O
competition	O
between	O
several	O
game	O
development	O
studios	O
;	O
Telltale	O
offered	O
to	O
create	O
unique	O
items	O
based	O
on	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
to	O
be	O
given	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
gift	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
third	O
season	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
through	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
formed	O
a	O
friendly	O
working	O
relationship	O
with	O
Valve	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
that	O
end	O
,	O
they	O
created	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
dialog	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
and	O
possible	O
interactions	O
between	O
the	O
characters	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Jake	O
Rodkin	O
,	O
Telltale	O
's	O
graphic	O
designer	O
,	O
they	O
wrote	O
more	O
lines	O
of	O
dialog	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
than	O
a	O
typical	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
adventure	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
existing	O
3D	O
models	O
for	O
Max	O
,	O
Heavy	O
,	O
and	O
Strong	O
Bad	O
,	O
while	O
Tycho	O
's	O
is	O
built	O
from	O
scratch	O
;	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
announcement	O
near	O
the	O
Penny	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Expo	O
,	O
Telltale	O
was	O
still	O
working	O
on	O
refining	O
Tycho	O
's	O
model	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
briefly	O
seen	O
during	O
their	O
Make	O
a	O
Scene	O
panel	O
at	O
PAX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
eve	O
of	O
the	O
2010	O
Penny	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
have	O
also	O
purchased	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
unlock	O
unique	O
items	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
four	O
respective	O
franchises	O
within	O
that	O
game	O
through	O
progress	O
in	O
Poker	O
Night	O
;	O
a	O
special	O
poker	O
visor	O
for	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
those	O
that	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
above-average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Telltale	O
officially	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Poker	B-Application
Night	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
Brock	O
Samson	O
from	O
The	O
Venture	O
Bros.	O
,	O
Claptrap	O
from	O
the	O
Borderlands	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Ash	O
Williams	O
from	O
The	O
Evil	O
Dead	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
Sam	O
from	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
as	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GLaDOS	O
from	O
the	O
Portal	B-Application
series	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
dealer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
Max	O
from	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Aperture	O
Science	O
turrets	O
from	O
Portal	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mad	O
Moxxi	O
and	O
Steve	O
the	O
Bandit	O
from	O
Borderlands	B-Application
make	O
non-playable	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
late	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
