Telltale has an ace up its sleeve for Poker Night 2. An iOS version of the single-player Texas Hold'em game has surprisingly popped up and is available today, bringing the series to mobile for the first time.

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Telltale's The Walking Dead received a lot of critical praise for its narrative and gut-wrenching choices, but some fans lamented that multiple playthroughs exposed how little impact they made on the story. Its next comic-turned-game A Wolf Among Us aims to solve that concern by having entire chunks of game that are only available if you make a particular choice.

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Telltale had a good crack at a comic book art style in The Walking Dead but oh my, it looks even better in The Wolf Among Us. Telltale has dropped the first screens from its episodic adventure game prequel to Bill Willingham's fabulous comic Fables, showing the grimy New York setting, along with details on how it continues to delight in dropping difficult decisions.

Look: A smoking pig and Bigby Wolf getting physical »

I'll be honest, I completely expected Poker Night 2 to simply be a rehash of 2010's Poker Night at the Inventory--and for the most part, it is. However, Telltale's solo poker experience adds a number of new features that definitely makes this new installment a more worthwhile effort than the first, albeit with some persistent issues keep it from hitting the jackpot.

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You know how a night of poker goes. You get together with some buddies, have a few drinks, and before you know it you're using your pets as collateral. These things sneak up on you. The same is true at the Inventory, as Poker Night 2 is going to start dealing cards this week.

Read more: XBLA first, then PC, then PSN »

Telltale's original Poker Night at the Inventory rewarded good play with shiny unlockables for Valve's Team Fortress 2, and Poker Night 2 is really upping the ante. With characters from Portal, The Evil Dead, Sam & Max, Venture Bros. and more, the sequel will rifle through their possessions to offer Borderlands 2 heads and skins on all platforms, as well as other platform-specific unlocks.

Watch: TF2 items, Avatar goodies, and more »

Telltale Games had promised a reboot of the King's Quest games from Sierra On-Line in 2011, but between developing The Walking Dead and the just announced Fables game The Wolf Among Us, the title never materialized. Now, it appears that Activision has plans for the series since the rights have since reverted back to the publisher.

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Though it was leaked a little early, Telltale Games officially announced Poker Night 2 today. The card-playing cast of mixed intellectual properties is bringing a few new faces for the sequel, which will hit PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in late April. The announcement also teases "other systems to be announced."

Watch: Claptrap and Sam and Max and others play poker »

Internet detectives have blown the cover of a teaser campaign Telltale Games started this week. No, not for the Fables game--that was officially announced today as The Wolf Among Us. This mystery game has been unmasked as a sequel to Poker Night at the Inventory, and this time Ash from The Evil Dead, Borderlands' Claptrap, and Brock Samson of The Venture Bros. are joining the table.

Read more: Screenshots and box art on Microsoft site »

Over two years after Telltale announced an adaptation of the fine comic book series Fables, and a year after it was initially slated to launch, the Walking Dead maker today revealed it's coming this summer for PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Named The Wolf Among Us, the episodic series is set before the comics kick off and stars Bigby, the Big Bad Wolf himself.

Read more: Bigby keeping Mr. Toad and the Little Pigs in line »

The original headline for this story was "The Walking Dead shambling onto Vita." But then, we didn't want you to think it was Activision's game.

Yes, Shacknews 2012 Game of the Year winner is finding yet another platform to infect. Telltale Games' episodic series will be coming to Vita later this year.

Read more: Getting scared on the go »

Update: Telltale issues an update to Game Informer: "The current estimated release window for Season Two of The Walking Dead is for fall of 'this' year (2013), and not ‘next’ year (2014) as has been reported after a recent interview. We apologize for any confusion and thank you and all of our fans for your continued excitement for Telltale’s series."

Original Story: The Walking Dead won our Game of the Year and left us eager for more, but the waiting may be longer than anticipated. Telltale Games co-founder and CEO Dan Connors says the studio is targeting the latter part of 2014.

Read more: 'We'll probably have something to announce fairly soon' »

The Walking Dead was a well-deserved runaway winner for our top game of 2012, and for that reason, we can't wait to get our hands on what Telltale Games has planned for season two. But there's a chance that something could be coming even before that.

Read more: 'Something extra' between season one and two »

Fresh from the heaping pile of accolades that The Walking Dead received in Game of the Year lists that stretched across all corners of the industry, one hopes that developer Telltale Games isn't taking its success for granted. At last week's DICE summit in Las Vegas, Telltale co-founder and CEO Dan Connors revealed a bit more about his company's plans for another season of episodic zombie avoidance and drama, and shared some more info about the upcoming Fables-based project. He also shared some insight into the role of puzzles in traditional adventure games, and how that relationship might not be the same as it once was.

Read more: Telltale signs »

Telltale's The Walking Dead takes the dystopian world of the original comic books, and turns it into an active experience--evoking the kind of emotion that can only be possible through games.

Serving as a prequel to the ongoing comic book series from Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead's story begins with a convict named Lee. What he is beyond that opening scene is entirely up to the player. He can be a guy caught in an unfortunate circumstance, a brave leader, an unrepentant jerk, or even a silent protagonist. He's a conduit of player choice.

Read more: Why The Walking Dead is our Game of the Year »