The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us developer Telltale Games’ CEO story has been one of many twists and turns. Company co-founder Dan Connors served as CEO for many years before fellow co-founder Kevin Bruner succeeded him in 2015. Bruner would resign in 2015 and Connors would assume the CEO position once again while the search for a permanent candidate continued.

That candidate is Pete Hawley, a former senior VP and general manager of games for Zynga. Having worked at Zynga for three years, Hawley also co-founded Red Robot Labs which specialized in augmented reality and location-based gaming.

Speaking to Games Beat, Hawley said that, “It’s quite an honor to join the team. I’ve been a huge fan since Telltale reinvented the old LucasArts games. Now it is working with some of the biggest intellectual properties in the world. It was too good an opportunity to pass up.”

Connors added that, “We are excited to have Pete join us. Telltale has come a long way, and we have a lot to do in front of us. For me, the days of pushing everything uphill as a cofounder is behind me. It’s about bringing on people who carry on the vision. We want to bring interactive storytelling to a wider audience.”

Telltale Games has quite a lot in the pipeline these days including games based off of Marvel’s Avengers, The Wolf Among Us: Season 2 and The Walking Dead: The Final Season coming soon. It’s currently busy with episodes for Minecraft: Story Mode – Season 2, Guardians of the Galaxy and Batman: The Enemy Within.

Minecraft: Story Mode – Season 1 will be releasing on Nintendo Switch in the coming months, marking the first time Telltale Games has released a product for the platform. There could be more coming though according to Telltale head of communications Job Stauffer.

Stauffer noted to GameSpot that, “We haven’t quite announced [Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2 for Switch] but we certainly hope to continue things on that platform; we’re big fans.”

He also believes that the Switch could be a great place for the company’s titles. “It wouldn’t be unheard if more of our series also made it to Switch; we love the platform. It’s kind of perfect for what we do. All of our games are the same on mobile as they are on consoles. And for a mobile console [like the Switch] it’s pretty awesome.”

Speaking of Minecraft: Story Mode, Season 2 launches on July 11th with its first episode “Hero in Residence“. Will you be picking it up? Let us know in the comments.

Telltale Games’ Minecraft: Story Mode has a second season coming up with the first episode “Hero in Residence” out on July 11th for Xbox One, PS4, PC, Mac, Android and iOS. Like the first season of the Mojang-licensed narrative adventure, Season 2 will have five episodes in total.

Along with Jesse’s story continuing, the season will also see famous Minecraft YouTube figures make an appearance like Stampy Cat and stacyplays. Patton Oswalt and Catherine Taber will return to voice male and female Jesse respectively while Ashley Johnson and Scott Porter are also confirmed to return.

For those who want the entire season to go through on physical disc, Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2 arrives this Fall at retail. Newcomers are also welcome and won’t need to play the first season to know what’s going on.

What are your thoughts on Minecraft: Story Mode getting a second season? Let us know in the comments below.