With the launch of Culture Shock only weeks away, Telltale Games and GameTap today revealed the price structure for the first season of the upcoming Sam & Max episodic adventure.

According to today's press release, the three payment options include downloading individual episodes from Telltale for $8.95 (all figures USD), ordering the full season for $34.95, or subscribing to GameTap for $9.95 per month.

The full season option allows players to pre-order the entire six episodes beginning in mid-October, which provides access to each new release as soon as it becomes available for download on Telltale's website. At the end of the season next April, these customers will have the option to receive the episodes bundled on CD-ROM for only the cost of shipping and handling.

The GameTap option is currently available only in the United States. In addition to the entertainment network's existing library of hundreds of games, subscribers will receive access to each Sam & Max episode fifteen days earlier than the downloadable versions, although the games cannot be purchased outright through GameTap.

For more information about the new adventures of the comic crimefighters, be sure to check out Telltale's feature-laden official website.