Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Dead Island Riptide tops the UK charts for third week running]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/13/dead-island-riptide-tops-the-uk-charts-for-third-week-running/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/13/dead-island-riptide-tops-the-uk-charts-for-third-week-running/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/13/dead-island-riptide-tops-the-uk-charts-for-third-week-running/#comments Dead Island Riptide is the second game this year to keep the competition at bay for three weeks in a row. Despite a 55 percent drop in sales, the semi-sequel repeats the run of BioShock Infinite earlier in the year. That's no surprise given the new releases shelves are just tumbleweeds rolling past each other.

The charts do include two (sort of) new releases, and both did well. Coming in at ninth is the physical box set of The Walking Dead, which released in North America late last year. Another latecomer to Europe is Persona 4 Arena, and distributor Zen United must be pleased with the fighter punching in at 11th.

As we said last week, you know it's quiet season when Call of Duty's re-gunning for the top; Black Ops 2 is now up to second place, a full six months after being released. Oh, and on the day Square Enix releases its financial results for the fiscal year, Tomb Raider makes it 10/10 - that's ten weeks in the UK top ten. Just. Saying.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dschart-trackchart-track-weeklydead-island-riptidemicrosoftnintendopcpersona-4-arenaplaystationplaystation-vitaps3the-walking-deadukvitawii-uxboxMon, 13 May 2013 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Xbox Ultimate Collection gathers best XBLA games in the UK]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/25/xbox-ultimate-collection-gathers-best-xbla-games-in-the-uk/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/25/xbox-ultimate-collection-gathers-best-xbla-games-in-the-uk/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/25/xbox-ultimate-collection-gathers-best-xbla-games-in-the-uk/#comments
In the UK, Microsoft has initiated the Xbox Ultimate Collection program, a gathering of Xbox Live Arcade top dogs with biweekly battles where fans can vote to add a new game to the list. The winner is then available for purchase at half-price the following week.

The Xbox Ultimate Collection spans six different categories, each comprised of the top five games within said category. Games such as The Walking Dead, Peggle, Full House Poker and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD are all represented here, with five open slots of the total 60 awaiting fan-chosen games in the biweekly voting campaigns.

The full list of current Xbox Ultimate Collection games is available past the break. The Xbox Ultimate Collection program will span eight weeks in total. We've contacted Microsoft to find out if the program will be extended outside of the UK and will update this post with what we find out.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftthe-walking-deadukxblaxboxxbox-live-arcadexbox-ultimate-collectionThu, 25 Apr 2013 02:00:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead reaches European, Australian retail May 10]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/02/the-walking-dead-reaches-european-australian-retail-may-10/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/02/the-walking-dead-reaches-european-australian-retail-may-10/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/02/the-walking-dead-reaches-european-australian-retail-may-10/#comments Europeans, Australians, and New Zealanders can feast on the retail release of Telltale Games's The Walking Dead when it reaches their regions on May 10. This version of the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC package, which includes the first season's five episodes, comes with new French, German, Italian, and Spanish subtitles.

Zombies aren't the fastest movers, of course, so five months to cross the globe isn't that sluggish by the undead's standards. Hopefully this retail release won't encounter the kind of issues its North American counterpart did, and otherwise blight a game we at Joystiq very much enjoyed.

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Highlights include cheap downloads of The Walking Dead episodes ( first one's free) and discounts on Skyrim DLC. LA Noire and Max Payne 3 downloads and corresponding DLC will also be half-off. Meanwhile, Hitman: Absolution will be knocked down to $20, with Assassin's Creed 3 following to $40.

Have a look at the full list of discounts on Major Nelson's blog before it kicks in next week.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3dead-rising-2hitman-absolutionla-noiremax-payne-3microsoftresident-evil-6skyrimthe-walking-deadxboxxbox-spring-saleFri, 22 Mar 2013 17:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Report: The Walking Dead on Vita sometime this year]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/22/report-the-walking-dead-on-vita-sometime-this-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/22/report-the-walking-dead-on-vita-sometime-this-year/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/22/report-the-walking-dead-on-vita-sometime-this-year/#comments The first season of Telltale Games' fantabulous The Walking Dead will be released on the PlayStation Vita before the end of this year, IGN reports. "Wherever you're sitting, if you're in your living room and playing on your Vita or sitting at a cafe or at the bus stop and playing this, you get that shock or fright," PlayStation director of product planning Don Mesa told the site.

There is no information regarding when the Vita version will drop, or if it will be released episodically like its original release, or all at once as with its boxed edition. We've reached out to Telltale for more information and will update with anything we learn.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>playstationplaystation-vitaSonyTellTale-Gamesthe-walking-deadvitaFri, 22 Mar 2013 13:15:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead season two peers through a fall 2014 release window [Update: It was fogged, coming 2013]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/06/the-walking-dead-season-two-peers-through-a-fall-2014-release-wi/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/06/the-walking-dead-season-two-peers-through-a-fall-2014-release-wi/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/06/the-walking-dead-season-two-peers-through-a-fall-2014-release-wi/#comments The Walking Dead season two peers through a fall 2014 release windowUpdate: Telltale Games confirmed to Joystiq that The Walking Dead season two is coming in fall 2013, citing a statement 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."

The horde is coming!

Original Story: These ain't no 28 Days Later zombies: Telltale's The Walking Dead season two has a tentative launch window of fall 2014, studio CEO Dan Connors tells Eurogamer. Season one concluded in November 2012, and recently writer Gary Whitta outed a mysterious "something extra" coming before season two hits.

"He's been sacked. We threw him into the zombie pit," Connors jokes. But really, "We'll probably have something to announce fairly soon about what we're going to do. It'll be different."

Whether something "different" is a line of trading cards, collectible stuffed animals or a Broadway show is still up in the air. Connors says he's a fan of the PS4 but he can't announce The Walking Dead on Sony's console yet. Executive Producer Kevin Boyle tells IGN that Telltale is looking forward to trying its formula on next-gen platforms.

"Season two will read what you did in season one and that will tailor some of the things that happened in season two," Boyle says. "They'll be a lot more social and in-between episode features for season two that definitely exploit what the new platforms have to offer. We're super-excited about PlayStation 4 and what all the other big console manufacturers have in store."

There's no word if saves from PS3 games will transfer to the PS4.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2014microsoftpcplaystationplaystation-2013playstation-4ps3ps4release-windowseason-2season-twoTellTale-Gamesthe-walking-deadxboxWed, 06 Mar 2013 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Telltale writer teases more Walking Dead prior to Season 2]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/25/telltale-writer-teases-more-walking-dead-prior-to-season-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/25/telltale-writer-teases-more-walking-dead-prior-to-season-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/25/telltale-writer-teases-more-walking-dead-prior-to-season-2/#comments It's been known for quite some time that Telltale's The Walking Dead would have a second season, but it turns out fans of the award-winning adventure series may not have to wait as long as expected for another bite. IGN's Up at Noon had TWD writer Gary Whitta on the show, who teased there's more The Walking Dead coming before season two's official start.

"Knowing that [Season 2] is a way off, and knowing that people are hungry for more Walking Dead...there may very well be more Walking Dead from Telltale before season two. We may have a little something extra for you between season one and two," said Whitta.

Whether the filler is a one-off episode or a mini story arc has yet to be clarified. For all we know, it could a Fruit Ninja-esque game with zombie heads (we sure hope not!). We'll update if any more information shakes out.

JoystiqTelltale writer teases more Walking Dead prior to Season 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While Pulkkinen's experience is diverse - he's composed soundtracks for several entries in the Angry Birds and Trine series - the majority of his PlayStation-based work has been for Housemarque. Pulkkinen provided the soundtracks for Super Stardust HD, Outland, Dead Nation, and Super Stardust Delta.

Earlier this month, Housemarque responded to a leak of concept art that included Dead Nation 2, as well as tie-ins to Superman and Walking Dead games. In an official statement, the studio said, "As for the artworks on display, they belong to a discarded batch and are not representative of projects we might or might not be working on."

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JoystiqFinnish composer Pulkkinen working on 'unannounced PS4 game' originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dead-nation-2europefinlandfrozenbytehousemarqueps4PSNremedy-entertainmentroviosupermanthe-walking-deadMon, 18 Feb 2013 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Journey takes 'Game of the Year' at DICE awards]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/08/journey-takes-game-of-the-year-at-dice-awards/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/08/journey-takes-game-of-the-year-at-dice-awards/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/08/journey-takes-game-of-the-year-at-dice-awards/#comments Austin WintoryJourney took a long walk through the DICE awards this evening and scooped up eight accolades along the way. We can't help but agree with the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. The 16th annual DICE awards also recognized The Walking Dead with four awards.

Valve co-founder and overlord Gabe Newell became the 17th inductee into the AIAS Hall of Fame (he also totally ignored the "no denim" rule of the awards show). Also, Infocom co-founders Dave Lebling and Marc Blank receive the 2013 AIAS Pioneer Award.

All the winners can can be found listed after the break.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AIASDICE-2013dice-awardsjourneymicrosoftpcplaystationps3the-walking-deadxboxFri, 08 Feb 2013 01:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Steam: Walking Dead half off today, Painkiller free weekend, Grimrock $5]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/01/steam-walking-dead-half-off-today-painkiller-free-weekend-gri/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/01/steam-walking-dead-half-off-today-painkiller-free-weekend-gri/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/01/steam-walking-dead-half-off-today-painkiller-free-weekend-gri/#comments Steam Walking Dead half off today, Painkiller, Grimrock through MondayThere is a small stack of Steam games on sale right now and on through the weekend, starting with Telltale's The Walking Dead, which is half off through tomorrow at 11 a.m. PT, just $12.50 for all five episodes in the first season. If you haven't jumped on that game yet, it comes highly recommended.

This weekend, starting now, dungeon-crawling RPG Legend of Grimrock is 66 percent off, costing just $5 through 10 a.m. on Monday. As if that doesn't give you enough to do this weekend, Painkiller Hell and Damnation is also 66 percent off until Monday morning, and it features a free multiplayer weekend through 1 p.m. PT on Sunday. Enjoy the only time off you have this week running from zombies, shooting demons and crawling through dungeons. You freaky thing.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>legend-of-grimrockmacpainkiller-hell-and-damnationpcsaleSTEAMthe-walking-deadweekendFri, 01 Feb 2013 03:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Walking Dead Episode 5 stats broken down]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/walking-dead-episode-5-stats-broken-down/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/walking-dead-episode-5-stats-broken-down/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/23/walking-dead-episode-5-stats-broken-down/#comments
It's impossible to talk about this Walking Dead Episode 5 stat breakdown video without spoiling the story, but we're going to try. Remember when you had to make that choice? To make Lee do that thing? And it was terrible/awesome? Turns out that's what most other players did too.

JoystiqWalking Dead Episode 5 stats broken down originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>iosipadmacmicrosoftmobilepcplaystationps3TellTale-Gamesthe-walking-deadxboxWed, 23 Jan 2013 18:15:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead classified for Australia]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/22/the-walking-dead-classified-for-australia/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/22/the-walking-dead-classified-for-australia/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/22/the-walking-dead-classified-for-australia/#comments Despite being surrounded by water and populated with vicious crocodiles, Australia will still suffer the inevitable incursion of the undead. More specifically, Telltale's The Walking Dead has been classified in Australia. The game received an MA15+ rating for its "strong themes and horror violence." Sounds about right.

Telltale confirmed to IGN that the game will be available to download on both PlayStation Network and Xbox Live "very soon," with retail release dates for the console and PC versions expected "in the coming weeks."

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The other major issue which cropped up last month saw some players unable to start episodes after the first one; upon trying to load Episode 2, for example, they'd find themselves restarting Episode 1. In another forum post, Telltale says it's submitted a remedying patch to Microsoft which, once approved, is being made available as a title update. The post doesn't note when the update is expected to be available. In the meantime, Telltale suggests how players can confront two different variations of the issue.

For those who have online-enabled Xbox Live accounts and are playing the retail version, Telltale says playing the game while connected to Live should remedy the problem. While Telltale doesn't have a guaranteed workaround for the "rare" variation in which save data can be overwritten, the developer notes some users had success with recovering affected save files by copying them across from Slot 1 to Slot 3. This apparently leaves you at the start of the episode you were last playing, but with all previous choices still saved.

[Thanks, Johnny]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bugsmicrosoftpatchtelltale-gamesthe-walking-deadxboxThu, 10 Jan 2013 11:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Telltale 'figuring out' save file transfers to Walking Dead Season 2]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/07/telltale-figuring-out-save-file-transfers-to-walking-dead-seas/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/07/telltale-figuring-out-save-file-transfers-to-walking-dead-seas/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/07/telltale-figuring-out-save-file-transfers-to-walking-dead-seas/#comments Telltale Games is currently looking at how best to carry save files over between The Walking Dead and its next series of episodes. Dan Connors, Telltale co-founder and CEO, isn't saying much else about the second season yet, as it's still in a conceptual phase.

"Right now we are just starting to form the concept for season two," Connors told Red Bull in an interview that could only have taken place inside a home-made flying apparatus hurtling toward a lake. "This all remains to be seen but we are definitely figuring out how to carry the saves over."

? Joystiq will remember that

So far the critically acclaimed game has made "roughly more than $40 million in sales, not including any promotions," according to Connors.

JoystiqTelltale 'figuring out' save file transfers to Walking Dead Season 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>iosipadiphonemacmicrosoftmobilepcplaystationps3robert-kirkmanskybound-entertainmenttelltale-gamesthe-walking-deadxboxMon, 07 Jan 2013 18:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Telltale: The Walking Dead has sold 8.5 million episodes]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/06/telltale-the-walking-dead-has-sold-8-5-million-episodes/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/06/telltale-the-walking-dead-has-sold-8-5-million-episodes/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/06/telltale-the-walking-dead-has-sold-8-5-million-episodes/#comments Telltale's acclaimed episodic series The Walking Dead has sold over 8.5 million episodes, CEO Dan Connors told The Wall Street Journal. Connors said that about 25 percent of the sales come from iOS devices, and "at about $5 per episode, that's roughly more than $40 million in sales, not including any promotions."

Of course, The Walking Dead has seen its share of promotions, and is even a part of this weekend's Steam Holiday Encore sale. With Telltale Games planning to expand in the coming months, these sales numbers could equate to a much bigger conference room.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Dan-Connorsepisodesiosipadiphonemicrosoftmobilepcplaystationps3sales-figuresTelltaleTellTale-Gamesthe-walking-deadxboxSun, 06 Jan 2013 20:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Steam's Holiday Encore Weekend reprises discounts on Dishonored, XCOM and more]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/05/steams-holiday-encore-weekend-reprises-discounts-on-dishonored/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/05/steams-holiday-encore-weekend-reprises-discounts-on-dishonored/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/05/steams-holiday-encore-weekend-reprises-discounts-on-dishonored/#comments Steam's Holiday Encore Weekend reprises discounts on Dishonored, XCOM and moreSteam's Holiday Encore Weekend has kicked off, and it's essentially the digitally distributed PC gaming equivalent of one of those Top 40 best-of compilation CDs: Now That's What I Call The Best of Steam's 2012 Holiday Sale, Vol. 1.

Running until 1 p.m. Eastern on Monday, January 7, the sale encompasses much of Joystiq's 2012 Game of the Year list, including The Walking Dead, Dishonored and XCOM: Enemy Unknown, as well as a few of our favorite games from last year, such as Skyrim and Saints Row: The Third. There's 24 deals in all, some of which span multiple games in a franchise, like the Batman, Borderlands and Portal sales. We doubt this compilation will see a Vol. 2, however, so best "get while the gettin's good," as our southern grandmothers would have said.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Dishonoredencore-weekendmacpcsaints-row-the-thirdskyrimSteamsteam-holiday-salesteam-holiday-sale-2010Steam-Holiday-Sale-2012the-walking-deadxcom-enemy-unknownSat, 05 Jan 2013 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Editorial: Point out the definition of adventure games until it clicks]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/04/editorial-point-out-the-definition-of-adventure-games-until-it/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/04/editorial-point-out-the-definition-of-adventure-games-until-it/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/04/editorial-point-out-the-definition-of-adventure-games-until-it/#comments Point and click adventures eet's a gameAs the underground cult of indie development surges to the surface and crowdfunding allows vague ideas to transform into products, the scope of gaming bubbles and changes. Games now span spectrums of physical input and emotional amplitude, and our perspectives change with them.

Amid this upheaval is an age-old genre that for some reason resists attempts of acceptance in the "hardcore" gaming audience: point-and-click adventures. They're just choose-your-own-adventure stories; they're interactive novels; the choices in them don't matter - all arguments against adventures as true games, while shoot-die-respawn titles play on, unchallenged.

Joystiq's own Top 10 of 2012 list includes The Walking Dead, a high-profile and famously intense point-and-click, and my own Best of the Rest has Yesterday, a gritty adventure from Pendulo Studios. Obviously, we consider both of these games to be games. Other players, maybe not so much - so let the argument begin.

In order to debate whether adventure games are, in fact, games, we first need a shared definition of the term. Without definition, you could argue that The Walking Dead isn't a game and I could just as passionately espouse why it is, and we could both be correct within the worlds of our own, secret definitions. While mutually assured correctness sounds like a wonderful conclusion, in reality it does nothing to examine the question at hand and leads to huffy frustration, leaving the debate unresolved forever.

What we're really arguing is the definition of a "game," rather than any particular sub-genre, which are all just variations of that main theme. This is my definition.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adventureadventure-gamesdefinitiongamegamesPoint-and-Clickthe-walking-deadyesterdayFri, 04 Jan 2013 11:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Joystiq Top 10 of 2012: The Walking Dead]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/03/joystiq-top-10-of-2012-the-walking-dead/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/03/joystiq-top-10-of-2012-the-walking-dead/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/03/joystiq-top-10-of-2012-the-walking-dead/#comments Telltale's The Walking Dead proves the old adage true at nearly every turn: You just can't satisfy everyone all the time. As Lee Everett, you're going to fail someone no matter what you do. Every decision - including indecision - will piss someone off at best and get someone killed at worst. What's remarkable about The Walking Dead is that you actually care about these fictional relationships at all.

At some point, however, the arguments, accusations and attacks cease to be important. People break apart. Relationships fall away. Eventually, only one thing matters: The safety of a little girl.

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JoystiqJoystiq Top 10 of 2012: The Walking Dead originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>best-of-2012game-of-the-year-2012goty-2012iosipadiphonejoystiq-best-of-2012macmicrosoftmobilepcplaystationps3the-walking-deadxboxThu, 03 Jan 2013 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead sale: complete season for 800 MSP on XBLM today]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/28/the-walking-dead-sale-complete-season-for-800-msp-on-xblm-today/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/28/the-walking-dead-sale-complete-season-for-800-msp-on-xblm-today/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/28/the-walking-dead-sale-complete-season-for-800-msp-on-xblm-today/#comments The Walking Dead sale complete season for 800 MSP on XBLM todayEpisodes 2-5 of The Walking Dead are half-price in today's Xbox Live Countdown to 2013 deal. With that quartet now shambling for just 200 MSP each, and the first episode still creeping about at no cost, that means you can chomp on the entire season today for just 800 MSP ($10).

Telltale's zombified adventure has been a big hit at Joystiq HQ, with the series scoring an average of four and a half stars across all five of our reviews. On a sourer note, many users have taken to the developer's forums to report the recently released retail version is at present near-unplayable on Xbox 360.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsofttelltale-gamesthe-walking-deadXBLAXBLMxboxxbox-liveFri, 28 Dec 2012 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Steam sale continues with great deals on FTL, XCOM, and more]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/steam-sale-continues-with-great-deals-on-ftl-xcom-and-more/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/steam-sale-continues-with-great-deals-on-ftl-xcom-and-more/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/steam-sale-continues-with-great-deals-on-ftl-xcom-and-more/#comments Steam sale continues with great deals on FTL, XCOM, and moreThere are only four days left in 2012 after today, which means you're running out of chances to save money on games this year. Steam understands this, and today's iteration of sale prices is designed to help you pick up some of the best games of 2012 for super cheap.

FTL, the great indie space roguelike, is down to $4.99, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown is at $33.49.

Elsewhere, award winner The Walking Dead is only $12.49, the ambitious Spec Ops: The Line is available for $10.19, and retro dungeon RPG Legend of Grimrock is $3.74, which is less than that carton of eggnog you polished off last weekend.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2012ftlpcsalesalessteamthe-walking-deadxcom-enemy-unknownThu, 27 Dec 2012 18:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Retail Walking Dead encountering problems on Xbox 360]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/retail-walking-dead-encountering-problems-on-xbox-360/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/retail-walking-dead-encountering-problems-on-xbox-360/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/retail-walking-dead-encountering-problems-on-xbox-360/#comments As if hordes of the undead weren't problem enough, users are reporting that the retail version of The Walking Dead on Xbox 360 is nearly unplayable. Telltale forum dwellers note that the game has freezing and stuttering issues that render the game very difficult to play. This makes quick-time events particularly troublesome, with one user noting that button prompts appeared much too late, making the event impossible to complete.

Beyond these performance issues, several users report that they are unable to start Episode 2 after completing the first episode. Upon selecting the second episode, the game simply restarts Episode 1, according to the forums. An Xbox Live title update was released to fix this, though some users are reporting that it persists even after the update is installed.

As for the freezing issue, Telltale is aware of the problem, and states that it is apparently affecting users with the 4GB Xbox 360 Slim model. That said, there are users on the forum reporting the issues on other models, and Joystiq tipster Jared notes that it is also affecting his Gears of War 3 special edition console. Telltale is looking into the problem, and hopes to "provide more information soon." We've also contacted Telltale for comment, and will update this post as soon as we hear anything.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftthe-walking-deadxboxThu, 27 Dec 2012 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead, Sims 3, Natural Selection 2 in today's Steam holiday deals]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/the-walking-dead-sims-3-natural-selection-2-in-todays-steam-h/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/the-walking-dead-sims-3-natural-selection-2-in-todays-steam-h/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/27/the-walking-dead-sims-3-natural-selection-2-in-todays-steam-h/#comments The Steam holiday offerings keep rolling along, with "game of the year" contender The Walking Dead's price chopped in half. Telltale's modern adventure game is $12.49 until tomorrow... if we survive.

The Sims 3 is also 66 percent off the entire series, with the exception of Seasons and Supernatural (the latest expansions), which are 50 percent off for $20. That means the standalone game is $10.19, with several major expansion packs around the same price. It really is the ultimate doll/action figure house.

More deals today include discounts on Natural Selection 2, Legend of Grimrock, Spec Ops: The Line and ARMA 2. There's also still time to grab yesterday's deals if you act now.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>pcthe-sims-3the-walking-deadThu, 27 Dec 2012 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Telltale's The Walking Dead: Episode One free on XBLA]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/26/telltales-the-walking-dead-episode-one-free-on-xbla/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/26/telltales-the-walking-dead-episode-one-free-on-xbla/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/26/telltales-the-walking-dead-episode-one-free-on-xbla/#comments The Walking Dead Collector's Edition retail bundle looks bloody good"Game of the Year" contender The Walking Dead's first episode is currently free on the Xbox Marketplace. IGN believes it'll be available like that until the new year. We've contacted Telltale to confirm, but we're not sure how quick the response will be in their shambling post eggnog consumption state.

The Walking Dead has already started collecting year-end awards for crafting a classic adventure game with an intense narrative. Here's a chance to play the first episode without it taking a bite out of your wallet, or shoulder...or neck.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsofttelltaleTellTale-Gamesthe-walking-deadxboxWed, 26 Dec 2012 08:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Spike VGA 2012 winners: Walking Dead takes GOTY, Journey floats away with a few awards]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/07/spike-vga-2012-winners-walking-dead-takes-goty-journey-floats/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/07/spike-vga-2012-winners-walking-dead-takes-goty-journey-floats/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/07/spike-vga-2012-winners-walking-dead-takes-goty-journey-floats/#comments This year's Spike Video Game Awards just concluded and in between the Samuel L. Jackson skits and Black Ops 2 commercials, some awards were given to this year's standouts. The Walking Dead won a few, shuffling away from VGA 2012 with the Game of the Year award and Best Downloadable Game, Best Adapted Game. Telltale Games also won Studio of the Year.

Journey had the most nominations this year and won Best PS3 Game, Best Original Score and Best Independent Game. Best Xbox 360 Game went to Halo 4, while Best PC Game went to XCOM: Enemy Unknown. You may have missed that last one because it wasn't in the actual show.

Borderlands 2 also snagged a few: Best Shooter and Best Multiplayer Game. Dishonored ended up being awarded with Best Action Adventure Game.

For the full list of this year's winners, head past the break.

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JoystiqSpike VGA 2012 winners: Walking Dead takes GOTY, Journey floats away with a few awards originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsandroidiosipadiphonemacmicrosoftmobilenintendopcplaystationplaystation-vitaps3the-walking-deadvga-2012vitawii-uxboxFri, 07 Dec 2012 23:35:00 EST<![CDATA[Top PSN games in November: Walking Dead reigns supreme]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/07/top-psn-games-in-november-walking-dead-reigns-supreme/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/07/top-psn-games-in-november-walking-dead-reigns-supreme/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/07/top-psn-games-in-november-walking-dead-reigns-supreme/#comments Top PSN games in November Walking Dead reigns supremeThe Walking Dead may look like a slow mover, but when it comes to PSN sales it only seems to gain momentum. Episode 5 of Telltale's harrowing adventure series took top spot from Episode 4 in November's PSN chart, with all five episodes making the Top 20.

Assassin's Creed 3 came in second, making a rise from an eighth place that probably had more to do with it arriving right at the end of October. Sonic Adventure 2 and Okami HD charted in at third and fourth respectively, while PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale rounded out the top five.

It may not be the best Call of Duty ever made, but Black Ops Declassified still topped Vita's digital chart for November. Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation held steady at second, while the Golden port of Persona 4 debuted at third. The Vita version of PS All-Stars crept in at sixth, with eccentric Digital Reality shoot-em-up Sine Mora landing two places behind in eighth.

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Like many of you out there, I'm a sucker for anything with zombies in it. I've read The Zombie Survival Guide and I've have mapped out my own plans to deal with a zombie invasion countless times over. I've read a ton of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic - yes, I'm that guy.

Where Telltale's The Walking Dead is about player choice and guarding a young innocent against the evils of a post-apocalyptic world, The Walking Dead: Assault throws players into a different, albeit just-as-important scenario of a zombie world: how to take out the undead.

Gallery: The Walking Dead: Assault

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JoystiqPortabliss: The Walking Dead: Assault (iOS) originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>gamagioiosipadiphonemobileportablissrobert-kirmanSkyboundskybound-entertainmentthe-walking-deadthe-walking-dead-assaultThu, 06 Dec 2012 19:40:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead retail version delayed to December 11]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/03/the-walking-dead-retail-version-delayed-to-december-11/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/03/the-walking-dead-retail-version-delayed-to-december-11/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/03/the-walking-dead-retail-version-delayed-to-december-11/#comments The Walking Dead retail version delayed to December 11The Walking Dead retail version has been pushed back a week in North America, now scheduled to launch on December 11. The standard and collector's editions were originally slated to hit in physical form on December 4. We assume the undead don't shuffle as quickly as Telltale originally thought.

The standard edition includes all five episodes on-disc for $30, while the collector's edition runs $70 and features the full game along with the first 48 issues of the comic in an exclusive version of The Walking Dead Compendium One, all wrapped up in a special box.

The Walking Dead will be available at all participating retail locations for PS3 and Xbox 360, but the PC version is sold only at Best Buy.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Delaymicrosoftpcplaystationps3retailTelltaleTellTale-Gamesthe-walking-deadxboxMon, 03 Dec 2012 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead: Assault lunges toward iOS]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/30/the-walking-dead-assault-lunges-toward-ios/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/30/the-walking-dead-assault-lunges-toward-ios/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/30/the-walking-dead-assault-lunges-toward-ios/#comments The Walking Dead Assault rushes iOSThe plague of Robert Kirkman's undead has once again spread to iDevices, the comic creator revealed through his Twitter account today. The Walking Dead: Assault is an official episodic adaptation of the comic series published by Kirkman's own Skybound Entertainment. The first episode "Days Gone By" is available now for a reduced price of $1.99.

The Walking Dead: Assault is a top-down strategy game at its core, propositioning players with corralling together their band of survivors and mowing down hordes of the undead. You build teams composed of comic favorites like Rick, Glenn, Carl, Andrea and more, and complete missions ripped from those same pages.

You can download the first episode right now through iTunes - the app is Universal and has support for iPhone 5 Retina displays. Other games within The Walking Dead universe include Telltale's The Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, a first-person shooter from Terminal Reality due next year.

JoystiqThe Walking Dead: Assault lunges toward iOS originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>iosipadiphonemobilerobert-kirkmanskyboundskybound-entertainmentthe-walking-deadthe-walking-dead-assaultFri, 30 Nov 2012 20:15:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead Episode 5 review: All the time in the world]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/26/the-walking-dead-episode-5-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/26/the-walking-dead-episode-5-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/26/the-walking-dead-episode-5-review/#comments The Walking Dead Episode Five review All the time in the worldStay after the credits of The Walking Dead Episode 5: No Time Left.

I don't care what decisions you made throughout the episode, and I don't care how many people you killed, saved or sacrificed in all of the previous episodes combined. I don't care if you played Lee as a passive leader or a vengeful one, compassionate or sterile or practical, or if you think the entire series sucks - stay after the credits of the final episode. To cut off the credits of this installment early is tantamount to taking a bathroom break one minute before Darth Vader mutilates Luke in Cloud City, or Bruce Willis realizes he hasn't spoken to another person in weeks.

The moment is brief, as is the entire episode, but believe me, you won't feel cheated. After all, Telltale warned you: There really is No Time Left.

Gallery: The Walking Dead: Episode 5 - No Time Left

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>episode-5episode-5-no-time-leftepisode-fivemicrosoftno-time-leftpcplaystationps3TelltaleTellTale-Gamesthe-walking-deadxboxMon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Telltale Games to expand starting in Spring 2013]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/telltale-games-to-expand-starting-in-spring-2013/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/telltale-games-to-expand-starting-in-spring-2013/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/telltale-games-to-expand-starting-in-spring-2013/#comments Telltale Games looking to expand in the springTelltale Games is looking to move out of its current space and into an office nearly double in size. Currently employing 125, the company is looking to up its headcount toward 160 individuals, starting in March or April of 2013. Back in October, Telltale signed a five-year lease for a new 22,000 square-foot space in San Rafael, the town Telltale Games has called home since its formation in 2004.

According to the North Bay Business Journal, Telltale CEO and co-founder Dan Connors pegged the company's success on its ability to employ "digital distribution and episodic production to take advantage of licenses." Telltale launched a Jurassic Park game to lukewarm critical reception last year, but also has strong licenses like Back to the Future and an upcoming game based on the comic book series, Fables.

Telltale Games is working on the second season of The Walking Dead, the first season of which concludes this week with the launch of "No Time Left."

JoystiqTelltale Games to expand starting in Spring 2013 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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They don't want to eat you, the zombies just want hugs! Okay, probably not, but this week Telltale's episodic adventure The Walking Dead comes to an end and all of our questions will be answered. We hope.

Gallery: The Walking Dead: Episode 5 - No Time Left

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In addition to being broadcast on television, the Spike VGAs will be presented on Xbox Live with special SmartGlass functionality. Viewers can check out the festivities through their Xbox 360 on December 7 at 9pm ET when Samuel L. Jackson takes the stage as host.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsandroiddishonoreddsiosipadiphonejourneymacmicrosoftmobilenintendopcplaystationplaystation-vitaps3samuel-l-jacksonspike-vga-2012spike-video-game-awardsspike-video-game-awards-2012the-walking-deadvga-2012vitawiiwii-uxboxThu, 15 Nov 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Telltale's The Walking Dead season finale coming next week]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/14/telltales-the-walking-dead-season-finale-coming-next-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/14/telltales-the-walking-dead-season-finale-coming-next-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/14/telltales-the-walking-dead-season-finale-coming-next-week/#comments Telltale's Walking Dead season finale out Nov 20 on PSN, Nov 21 everywhere elseTelltale has announced that the final episode of The Walking Dead game series, subtitled "No Time Left," will be available November 20 on the PlayStation Network in North America, and then on November 21 in the EU alongside Xbox, PC, Mac, and iOS versions. Telltale has said this fifth episode will mark the end of the current story, with more expected to follow.

According to our reviewers, the series has gotten better as it's gone along, and Twitter users seem to indicate the emotional duress of playing it has gone up too. So get those tissues ready, because the story of Lee and Clementine is coming to a close next week.

JoystiqTelltale's The Walking Dead season finale coming next week originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>episodicmicrosoftmobileno-time-leftpcplaystationps3release-datetelltale-gamesthe-walking-deadwalking-dead-series-1xboxWed, 14 Nov 2012 20:00:00 EST<![CDATA[See if others made the choices you made in The Walking Dead: Episode 4]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/13/see-if-others-made-the-choices-you-made-in-the-walking-dead-epi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/13/see-if-others-made-the-choices-you-made-in-the-walking-dead-epi/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/13/see-if-others-made-the-choices-you-made-in-the-walking-dead-epi/#comments
Telltale's published another of its spoiler-filled stats videos, showing how popular (or not) choices were in the latest Walking Dead episode. It also shows a worrying proportion of you are cold, so very cold...

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The Walking Dead: Episode 4 is now lurking in the iPhone and iPad's shadows. Telltale Games revealed the fourth episode of its zombie-ridden series is live on the App Store within the Walking Dead: The Game app, priced at $4.99.

The survivors have one more episode to make it through, with the concluding 'No Time Left' slated to release this month. Telltale hasn't yet confirmed any final dates, or whether or not a November release applies to all platforms. Meanwhile, PS3 and Xbox 360 discs of the complete series are hobbling their way onto retail shelves on December 4.

JoystiqThe Walking Dead: Episode 4 creeps onto iOS originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>iosipadiphonemobilerelease-datetelltale-gamesthe-walking-deadThu, 08 Nov 2012 08:15:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead Collector's Edition retail bundle is GameStop exclusive [Update: Images]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/21/the-walking-dead-collectors-edition-retail-bundle-is-gamestop-e/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/21/the-walking-dead-collectors-edition-retail-bundle-is-gamestop-e/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/21/the-walking-dead-collectors-edition-retail-bundle-is-gamestop-e/#comments The Walking Dead Collector's Edition retail bundle looks bloody goodTelltale's The Walking Dead will be available in two forms at retail on December 4: One a decomposed, $30 version that includes just the game for PS3 or Xbox 360, and a bloated, GameStop-exclusive, $70 Collector's Edition. The Collector's Edition includes the complete game, the first 48 issues of the comic in The Walking Dead Compendium One with exclusive cover art by Charlie Adlard, and a special box also slathered in Adlard art.

The Collector's Edition will be "extremely limited" and is available for pre-order only, and the compendium won't be sold anywhere but inside this juicy set, Telltale tells IGN.

Episode Five: No Time Left is set to hit in November.

Update: Check behind the break for an up-close (but don't get too close) look at the Collector's Edition, including that special compendium. The one with the exclusive Adlard art that is only sold in this Collector's Edition. The standard version of the compendium has an MSRP of $60. There; now it's all as clear as a puddle of zombie blood.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>collectors-editiongamestopmicrosoftplaystationps3the-walking-deadxboxSun, 21 Oct 2012 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[How RPGs colonized some of 2012's best games]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/19/how-rpgs-colonized-some-of-2012s-best-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/19/how-rpgs-colonized-some-of-2012s-best-games/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/19/how-rpgs-colonized-some-of-2012s-best-games/#commentsThis is a weekly column from freelancer Rowan Kaiser, which focuses on "Western" role-playing games: their stories, their histories, their mechanics, their insanity, and their inanity.
2012 may not be remembered as a fantastic year for pure western role-playing games (especially without a Skyrim to sweep the end-of-year awards) but it's been a great year for me as a video game fan. Why? Because many of the "best games of the year" may not be RPGs, but they've adapted some of the best components of RPGs to become stronger games.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown, for example, is one of the best-received games of 2012, due in part to its use of RPG mechanics. Tactics games are often associated with RPGs (especially Japanese-style tactics games) but the connection isn't always so concrete with "western" games. For example, I don't really qualify the original X-COM: UFO Defense as an RPG, due to its too-large squads filled with personality-free squaddies, whereas Jagged Alliance 2 certainly fit the mold.

XCOM tweaks the initial game's form in ways that align with traditional role-playing games. The squad size is limited to 4-6 characters, traditional RPG numbers, and only having one base means you rarely need large numbers of squaddies - I never had more than 15 at once, and even that was high due to playing on "Classic" difficulty. It also slightly decreases the importance of the strategic decision-making level, putting the focus on the characters in the field.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>2K-GamesFiraxis-GamesmicrosoftOpinionpcplaystationps3Subset-GamesTelltale-GamesThe-Walking-DeadxboxXCOM-Enemy-UnknownFri, 19 Oct 2012 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead: Episode 3 now lurking on iOS]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/18/the-walking-dead-episode-3-now-lurking-on-ios/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/18/the-walking-dead-episode-3-now-lurking-on-ios/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/18/the-walking-dead-episode-3-now-lurking-on-ios/#comments Telltale Games has released the third episode of its critically acclaimed episodic series The Walking Dead on iOS. iPhone and iPad users will find the $4.99 episode ready to download now.

If you're wondering what awaits Lee and Clementine in the third chapter of their "adventure," give our episode three review a gander. We enjoyed it quite a bit, especially how the episode brings Lee and Clementine closer than ever.

Gallery: The Walking Dead (Episode 3)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>iosipadiphonemobiletelltale-gamesthe-walking-deadThu, 18 Oct 2012 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Walking Dead Episode Four PS3 save issue patched]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/14/walking-dead-episode-four-ps3-save-issue-patched/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/14/walking-dead-episode-four-ps3-save-issue-patched/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/14/walking-dead-episode-four-ps3-save-issue-patched/#comments Walking Dead Episode Four PS3 save issue patchedA "small number" of PS3 players encountered a save glitch when booting up The Walking Dead Episode Four: Around Every Corner, resulting in lost games and decisions. Telltale patched the bug last night on PS3, its Twitter reads.

Telltale previously told us that it was possible to avoid the glitch by "refraining from use of the third save slot in the game menu." That should all be fixed up nicely now, but like the 13th floor of a haunted hotel, maybe you want to avoid that third slot anyway.

We've contacted Telltale regarding potential glitches across other platforms.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bugglitchpatchplaystationps3savethe-walking-deadSun, 14 Oct 2012 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Telltale working on fix for corrupt Walking Dead: Episode 4 save files]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/12/telltale-working-on-fix-for-corrupt-walking-dead-episode-4-save/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/12/telltale-working-on-fix-for-corrupt-walking-dead-episode-4-save/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/12/telltale-working-on-fix-for-corrupt-walking-dead-episode-4-save/#comments Players of The Walking Dead on PlayStation 3 have identified a major issue affecting save files. Developer Telltale tells Joystiq it is aware of the problem, which causes Walking Dead save files to become corrupt or disappear in Episode 4, entitled "Around Every Corner."

"We have received a small number of reports surrounding this issue since the launch of Episode Four: Around Every Corner and have been working with users on our forums to clearly identify a solution which will be resolved as quickly as possible," says a Telltale representative.

Telltale says players can avoid the issue by "refraining from use of the third save slot in the game menu." If they do get a corrupted save error, Telltale recommends returning to the PS3 home screen and waiting for an update to be released.

"We are working with our partners at Sony to push the patch to users as quickly as possible, and will update our customers as soon as we have confirmed when the patch has been released." The developer asks any affected users to contact them via email to report the bug and identify the problem.

Gallery: The Walking Dead: Episode 4 - Around Every Corner

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