<P> Telltale's Guardians was first revealed during the December 2016 Game Awards, though rumors of the game had been previously found in material released by SAG - AFTRA actors as part of the 2016 video game voice actor strike in November . The game's first of five episodes was released on April 18, 2017; in additional to digital downloads, a retail version will be available for the first episode release with an online pass to acquire the other episodes once released; this is expected to be released on May 2, 2017 in North America and May 5, 2017 in Europe . </P> <P> Telltale hosted a panel about the game at the 2017 PAX East event in Boston, MA in March 2017, as well as having the first episode available for a "crowd play" session during the 2017 South by Southwest event . </P> <P> The game is based on the Marvel Comic series and the recent film with an exclusive storyline . It has a different set of voice actors from the film . The cast currently includes Scott Porter as Star - Lord, Emily O'Brien as Gamora, Nolan North as Rocket Raccoon, Brandon Paul Eells as Drax the Destroyer, and Adam Harrington as Groot . </P> <P> Star - Lord (Scott Porter) receives a distress - call from the Nova Corps requesting the assistance of the Guardians of the Galaxy on an unidentified planet that has an abandoned Kree outpost on it . The Guardians of the Galaxy find the Nova Corps' forces being decimated by Thanos (Jake Hart). Thanos' ship takes down the Milano, causing it to crash - land at the planet . The Guardians survive and Rocket Raccoon (Nolan North) reveals he's constructed a new gun that can emit a highly powerful force, but can only shoot one shot . When a large building Thanos escaped to is held shut by two metal doors, Peter goes to the inside to open it from there, finding the corpses of multiple Nova Corps members along the way . The Guardians then confront Thanos, who has obtained an ancient artifact called the Eternity Forge . The team struggles to defeat the tyrant, but Peter uses Rocket's new gun and shoots Thanos in the chest, successfully killing him . </P>

Who voices rocket in telltale's guardians of the galaxy