Just in case Telltale's episodic adventure hasn't quite sated your appetite for The Walking Dead, yet another episodic game has hit the iOS App Store. The Walking Dead: Assault is a more shooty approach at the series, teaming up four players against an onslaught from the undead.
While Telltale's heart-wrenching adventure series The Walking Dead is based squarely on the comics, the upcoming shooter from Activision (subtitled Survival Instinct) is based on the television adaptation. So naturally, a few of the show's most iconic actors are lending their voices to the game.
Adventure studio Telltale Games has a bona fide hit on its hands in The Walking Dead, and the company has now announced it is expanding to handle a larger workload. This spring, Telltale will begin an expansion plan that will continue through the next few years.
The Walking Dead has been doled out in small chunks to an already passionate fan base. As such, the game has earned its share of accolades. Now that it has completed the arc of its first season, and the full story has come into focus, I feel confident declaring it one of my favorite games this year, and one of the best narrative experiences I've had in any game, in any year.
If you want to get your hands on a Collector's Edition for The Walking Dead: The Game, then you better be ready to pre-order it quick from GameStop, according to developer Telltale Games. It will retail for $69.99.
Nothing like short notice to keep you on your toes. Telltale Games has announced that the next and penultimate episode of The Walking Dead, titled "Around Every Corner," will release tomorrow on the PlayStation Network. PC and Xbox Live Arcade releases will follow on Wednesday.
Maybe you've been wanting to play Telltale's gut-wrenching decision simulator The Walking Dead, but you lack the required internet connectivity. Then how are you reading this right now, smart guy? Anyway, we'll deal with your lies later, because Telltale has removed your last remaining reason not to play the game by announcing a disc version coming in December.
The Walking Dead is a game about choices and the people they hurt. Plenty of games feature player agency in shaping the plot, but Telltale's adventure series has caught attention for making the options downright diabolical. I talked to Telltale designer and writer Harrison G. Pink at PAX 2012 about what it takes to build such a complex narrative.
The trouble with a tense story-telling experience like Telltale's Walking Dead series is waiting for more of the story to be told--particularly if you sped through the first two episodes marathon-style when they went up on PlayStation Plus. If you've been craving more impossible decisions and social politics peppered with zombies, good news. The third episode, Long Road Ahead, starts to roll out today.
Robert Kirkman created The Walking Dead long before it was a household name. Before the popular AMC series or recent video game of the same name, Kirkman wrote the comic book, and as such he's in a unique position to judge Telltale's success with translating his creation to a new medium.
"Like everybody who's played it I'm fairly impressed by what they've been able to do," Kirkman said.
The Walking Dead has gotten a lot of attention for hitting the sweet spot of the Telltale adventure game formula, along with a few new narrative hooks. If you're a PlayStation Plus member and you haven't tried it out yet, the good news is you'll be able get it soon at no extra cost.
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