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[The Walking Dead 400 Days: Dissecting one of its stories at E3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/11/the-walking-dead-400-days-dissecting-one-of-its-stories-at-e3/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/11/the-walking-dead-400-days-dissecting-one-of-its-stories-at-e3/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/11/the-walking-dead-400-days-dissecting-one-of-its-stories-at-e3/#commentsThe Walking Dead 400 Days Dissecting the drama at E3 The Walking Dead's next episode, 400 Days, stars five different characters in five separate stories of survival during the zombie apocalypse, all tied together by a geographical locale: A truck stop. These newcomers offer a fresh perspective on the events in season one of The Walking Dead, but overall, Telltale's tone hasn't changed much.

"Aw, fuck."

Those are the first words that Vince, one of the five characters highlighted in 400 Days, says. He spits the phrase into a dark alley as he searches for a spot to stash his gun, police sirens blaring from down the street. The player gets to decide where Vince throws the pistol - the garbage, his pants, the roof - but it doesn't appear to affect where he ends up: chained to the floor of a prison bus, with a heartbroken statutory rapist in front of him and a white-collar, former millionaire behind, all latched on the same line.

Gallery: The Walking Dead - 400 Days (E3 2013)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>400-dayse3e3-2013iosipadiphonemacmicrosoftmobilepcplaystationplaystation-vitaps3TelltaleTellTale-Gamesthe-walking-deadvitaxboxTue, 11 Jun 2013 22:15:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead 400 Days due in July for $5, choices carry over]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/11/the-walking-dead-400-days-due-in-july-for-5-choices-carry-over/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/11/the-walking-dead-400-days-due-in-july-for-5-choices-carry-over/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/11/the-walking-dead-400-days-due-in-july-for-5-choices-carry-over/#commentsThe Walking Dead 400 Days due in July for $5 The new episode for Telltale's The Walking Dead, 400 Days, is set to launch in July for $5 on PC, Mac, XBLA, PSN and iOS. It'll hit Vita one month later, in August. That version will be bundled with the entire first season, for the first time ever on Vita.

That bundle is a good deal for fans of continuity - the decisions players made in the first season of The Walking Dead will show up in 400 Days, and the choices in 400 Days will impact season two, Telltale marketing man Richard Iggo said at E3. Players can start 400 Days without having played any of season one, but Iggo warned against it for those who want the full effect.

The DLC features five new characters in five separate stories, with a truck stop as their connective tissue. The truck stop is near events in season one of The Walking Dead, making it easy, geographically at least, to include previous player choices in 400 Days and beyond.

"Who knows, some of the characters that you meet might end up in season two," Iggo teased.

JoystiqThe Walking Dead 400 Days due in July for $5, choices carry over originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Walking Dead "400 Days" DLC is on its way to XBLA, PSN (including Vita!), Steam, and iOS this summer. This fresh (see: not rotting) DLC includes the stories of five new survivors in the zombie apocalypse. Five times the fun! And death, probably.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>400-daysDLCiosipadiphonemacmicrosoftmobilepcplaystationplaystation-vitaps3TelltaleTellTale-Gamesthe-walking-deadvitaxboxTue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead heads to Vita with new bundle, '400 Days' episode]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/10/the-walking-dead-heads-to-vita-with-new-bundle-400-days/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/10/the-walking-dead-heads-to-vita-with-new-bundle-400-days/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/10/the-walking-dead-heads-to-vita-with-new-bundle-400-days/#commentsThe Walking Dead heads to Vita with new bundle, new episode Sony announced at its E3 conference that Telltale's acclaimed episodic adventure game series The Walking Dead is headed to the PlayStation Vita. The platform will also host an all-new episode titled "400 Days," along with other bonus content. "400 Days" will also come to Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Mac and iOS this summer.

A new PlayStation Vita bundle that collects every episode of The Walking Dead is set to hit retail in August alongside the release of the new episode.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3-2013ps-vitatelltale-gamesthe-walking-deadMon, 10 Jun 2013 21:33:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead '400 Days DLC' listed in Steam database]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/07/the-walking-dead-400-days-dlc/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/07/the-walking-dead-400-days-dlc/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/07/the-walking-dead-400-days-dlc/#comments Telltale may be gearing up to announce new DLC for The Walking Dead. That's according to an update to the game's entry in the Steam database, titled 'Walking Dead 400 Days DLC.' The name correlates with teaser clips Telltale published recently.

The four clips are titled Day 2, Day 220, Day 184, and Day 236. Each one features a person's photo pinned on a 'Missing' board, perhaps pertaining to characters introduced in the DLC.

Back in February, series writer Gary Whitta said "there may very well be more Walking Dead from Telltale before Season 2." Also, a Polygon report indicates at one point Telltale's exhibitor page on the E3 website listed 'Season 1 DLC' for The Walking Dead. While it's never safe to assume anything when it comes to the zombie apocalypse, chances are there are some more tough choices on the horizon.

JoystiqThe Walking Dead '400 Days DLC' listed in Steam database originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Bundle buyers will receive all episodes of Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, Back to the Future: The Game, Hector: Badge of Carnage, and Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures. The package additionally includes both entries in the Puzzle Agent series, along with the cross-universe gambling sim Poker Night at the Inventory.

Beat the average purchase price (currently $4) and you'll also receive all five episodes of Telltale's acclaimed series The Walking Dead. Steam keys are included for all featured games, and buyers have access to DRM-free downloads for Windows and Mac.

JoystiqTelltale Games headlines latest Humble Weekly Sale originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 30 May 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>back-to-the-futurehector-badge-of-carnagehumble-weekly-salemacpcpoker-night-at-the-inventorypuzzle-agentsam-and-maxtelltale-gamesthe-walking-deadwallace-and-gromitwindowsThu, 30 May 2013 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Poker Night at the Inventory 2 splits onto iOS]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/23/poker-night-at-the-inventory-2-splits-onto-ios/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/23/poker-night-at-the-inventory-2-splits-onto-ios/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/23/poker-night-at-the-inventory-2-splits-onto-ios/#commentsPoker Night 2 deals in iOS tomorrow As of today, you can join Sam, Ash, Brock, Claptrap, and dealer GLaDOS at the table via iPads and iPhones. Telltale Games launched Poker Night at the Inventory 2 on iOS this morning, where it's priced $4.99. Just don't bring anything less than an iPhone 4 or iPad 2, 'cos it ain't getting through the door.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>iosipadiphonemobilepoker-night-at-the-inventory-2release-datetelltale-gamesThu, 23 May 2013 09:30:00 EST<![CDATA[The Wolf Among Us screens break the peace]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/08/the-wolf-among-us-screens-break-the-peace/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/08/the-wolf-among-us-screens-break-the-peace/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/08/the-wolf-among-us-screens-break-the-peace/#comments In Telltale's Fables game, The Wolf Among Us, Bigsby Wolf - that dude who loves blowing houses down - is charged with keeping the peace amongst fairy tale creatures hiding out in the real world. As these first screens show, sometimes keeping that peace means punching a guy in the face.

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A new Poker Night means a new group of familiar faces to read. GLaDOS is dealing in Sam, Ash, Claptrap, and Brock starting today on XBLA. The card game makes a split for Steam on April 26, and PSN on April 30.

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The new roster for the card game sequel features Sam from Sam and Max, Ash Williams from Army of Darkness, and sadistic AI GLaDOS from Portal as the dealer - which at least means you won't have to try to read her, which we really wouldn't recommend.

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You can buy the games separately, or all for a total of $26.19. That's nearly $9 less than they went for in GOG's last Telltale sale. The offer's good until Monday, April 22 at 9PM PT (midnight ET).

JoystiqGOG hosting a major Telltale sale originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>GOGgog.compctelltale-gamesFri, 19 Apr 2013 20:45:00 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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Telltale Games' Poker Night at the Inventory 2 stars a table of quick-witted, quick-to-anger players from all of our favorite media forms: Claptrap from the Borderlands franchise, Sam from the Sam and Max game and graphic novels, Brock Samson from Adult Swim cartoon series The Venture Bros., and Ash Williams from cult horror film Army of Darkness. GLaDOS, main baddie of the Portal games, will be the dealer, so rest assured each hand will be extremely scientific.

Poker Night at the Inventory 2 is "coming soon" to Steam for PC and Mac, alongside Xbox Live Marketplace and PSN, with more platforms to be announced. Check out the premiere trailer above. NeoGAF members dug into Telltale's "key party" tease last week and uncovered a lineup of screenshots, pictured below.

Gallery: Telltale Games' Poker Night 2

JoystiqPoker Night at the Inventory 2 deals in GLaDOS, Claptrap, Ash Williams originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"Developing The Wolf Among Us based on the Fables universe has allowed our studio to build upon all of the hallmarks of what makes our episodic series so engaging for players," Telltale CEO Dan Connors told IGN. "Through an evolution of our approach to choice and consequence, we can further explore the complexity of each and every iconic character in a universe rich with untold history from the darkest sides of the storybooks."

In other words, this sounds like The Walking Dead "dramatic" Telltale, more than the Sam & Max/Strong Bad "funny" Telltale.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>fablesgdc-2013microsoftpcplaystationps3telltale-gamesthe-wolf-among-usxboxWed, 27 Mar 2013 18:30:00 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.

JoystiqReport: The Walking Dead on Vita sometime this year originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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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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[Walking Dead XBLM codes being given to players with disc version issues]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/10/walking-dead-xblm-codes-being-given-to-players-with-disc-version/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/10/walking-dead-xblm-codes-being-given-to-players-with-disc-version/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/10/walking-dead-xblm-codes-being-given-to-players-with-disc-version/#comments Telltale Games is issuing The Walking Dead XBLM codes to players affected by the Xbox 360 retail version's "severe hitching." Posting on Telltale's forums, the developer narrowed down issues of "unacceptable freezing or stuttering" to those playing the disc version on a 4GB Xbox 360 with no internal hard drive. The post notes acquiring an internal hard drive resolves the issues, but goes on to say Telltale is giving XBLM codes to those who cannot acquire a hard drive, as long as they supply proof of purchase.

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.

JoystiqTelltale: The Walking Dead has sold 8.5 million episodes originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 06 Jan 2013 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Dan-Connorsepisodesiosipadiphonemicrosoftmobilepcplaystationps3sales-figuresTelltaleTellTale-Gamesthe-walking-deadxboxSun, 06 Jan 2013 20:30:00 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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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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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 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."

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Before the holidays have you engorged to the point where the only game you can play is called nap, Indie Royale wanted to proposition you with a new tempting smorgasbord of indie games. The Indie Royale Stuffing Bundle groups together Dream Machine: Chapters 1-3, Puzzle Agent 2, Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Children of the Nile and Adventure Apes and the Mayan Mystery.

Dream Machine uses cardboard and clay to tell the story of Victor Neff and his wife who just moved into an apartment building that just isn't quite right. (Dream Machine is a five-part series, so keep in mind you won't get the entire award-winning point-and-click adventure experience in this bundle.) Puzzle Agent 2 is the 2011 sequel to Telltale Games' and Graham Annable's original adventure/puzzle outing and Pilot Program winner.

Anomaly: Warzone Earth you've probably heard of since it's on every platform ever invented, while Adventure Apes and the Mayan Mystery is a Metroidvania game with lots of exploration. Finally, Children of the Nile is a city-building sim set in ancient Egypt - the Enhanced Edition is a Steam key, while the Desura/DRM-free code included in the bundle is based on the 2004 original, Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile.

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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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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.

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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...

JoystiqSee if others made the choices you made in The Walking Dead: Episode 4 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Telltale offer covers Sam & Max: Season One, Two, and Three, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, Back to the Future: The Game, and Tales of Monkey Island. Each game can be bought separately at 80 percent off, but for the record they total in at a measly $34.94. The offer's good until the clock strikes midnight ET on November 13.

Whereas you've got an extra three days for the other offer, which slashes 50 percent off all 32 Interplay games in the site's catalog. They include Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics, both MDK games, and the once-controversial Kingpin: Life of Crime. Incidentally, hip hop superstars Cypress Hill supplied the soundtrack for Kingpin. The group's music was all over the game including the official trailer, an ad it somehow-well-not-really got away with back in 1999.

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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.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>iosipadiphonemobilerelease-datetelltale-gamesthe-walking-deadThu, 08 Nov 2012 08:15:00 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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JoystiqHow RPGs colonized some of 2012's best games originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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)

JoystiqThe Walking Dead: Episode 3 now lurking on iOS originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>iosipadiphonemobiletelltale-gamesthe-walking-deadThu, 18 Oct 2012 21:00:00 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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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>playstationps3Telltale-Gamesthe-walking-deadFri, 12 Oct 2012 19:30:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead Episode 4 review: Death is only the beginning]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/12/the-walking-dead-episode-4-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/12/the-walking-dead-episode-4-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/12/the-walking-dead-episode-4-review/#comments The Walking Dead Episode 4 review Where the red fern growsThe Walking Dead Episode 4: Around Every Corner promised us two things in the lead-up to its launch: brilliant writing by Book of Eli scribe Gary Whitta, and a dark, nigh-depressing story. The question now is if it delivers on these promises.

Around Every Corner tackles the extremes of child endangerment and mutilation, forces players to slowly and deliberately bury the recently deceased, and it portrays the thoughtless slaughter of the living, by the living. The writing is fraught with tense pauses and biting, yet humane, dialogue among survivors of the zombie apocalypse.

If the question is, "Does Episode 4 live up to its predecessors?" the answer is, "No, it's even better."

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

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftpcplaystationps3TellTale-Gamesthe-walking-deadxboxFri, 12 Oct 2012 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Walking Dead Episode 4 out tomorrow on PSN, next day XBLA, PC]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/08/walking-dead-episode-4-out-tomorrow-on-psn-next-day-xbla-pc/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/08/walking-dead-episode-4-out-tomorrow-on-psn-next-day-xbla-pc/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/08/walking-dead-episode-4-out-tomorrow-on-psn-next-day-xbla-pc/#comments Walkding Dead Episode 4 out tomorrow on PSN, next day XBLA, PCThe Walking Dead Episode Four: Around Every Corner drops Tuesday, October 9 on PSN in North America, and on Wednesday, October 10 on XBLA, PC and Mac. Yes, that leaves just one day, at the least, to prepare for the zombie apocalypse. Again. We hope you saved some tools.

Around Every Corner, written by Gary Whitta, is the second-to-last episode in Telltale's Walking Dead series. It costs $5 as a standalone, or comes with the Season Pass, which runs $20 and includes all five episodes.

Around Every Corner is in submission with SCEE, and Telltale will announce European and international PSN release dates as soon as it gets them. Details regarding Episode Three: Long Road Ahead on the App Store are coming soon.

Part seven of Telltale's Playing Dead series speaks with Episode Three director Eric Parsons and designer Harrison Pink about why that episode had so much death. We assume the answer is, "Because it's a zombie game, duh." Playing Dead part seven is embedded below, and includes heavy spoilers for Episode Three.

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

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Telltale has released a new recap of player decisions made in The Walking Dead. Mind the spoilers and see how closely you stuck to your morals in the game's third episode.

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This trailer for the fourth episode of The Walking Dead, titled Around Every Corner, quotes John Donne at us before chucking in a ton of zombies and ending bleakly. Given that it's the penultimate offering, it's not surprising to see the episode written by Book of Eli screenwriter Gary Whitta take a turn for the really quite worrying.

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Indie Royale is back with a new Steam and Desura six-game bundle. The Oktoberfest bundle features Zoe Mode's Chime and all three episodes of Hector: Badge of Carnage by Telltale Games.

Smudged Cat Games' The Adventures of Shuggy also makes an appearance in the bundle along with Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble and "story-driven interactive drama" The Witch's Yarn by Mousechief. The Network by AquaFox rounds out the bundle.

Those that spend more than $8 on the bundle will also receive two chiptune albums by Savestates, "Calm Your Nerves" and "Chip unDeath." The Oktoberfest bundle is on sale now until Friday, October 5 for its usual "pay the minimum" price, which is currently $5.21.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aquafoxbundlecalm-your-nerveschimechip-undeathdangerous-high-school-girls-in-troubledesuragame-bundlehector-badge-of-carnageindie-royalemacmousechiefOktoberfestpcsavestatessmudged-cat-gamesSTEAMTelltaleTellTale-Gamesthe-adventures-of-shuggythe-networkthe-witchs-yarnzoe modeZoeModeSun, 30 Sep 2012 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[The Walking Dead Episode 4: Around Every Corner sneaks over in October]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/25/the-walking-dead-episode-4-around-every-corner-sneaks-over-in-o/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/25/the-walking-dead-episode-4-around-every-corner-sneaks-over-in-o/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/25/the-walking-dead-episode-4-around-every-corner-sneaks-over-in-o/#comments The Walking Dead Episode 4 Around Every Corner sneaks over in OctoberThe Walking Dead Episode 4: Around Every Corner is due to drop in October, with the fifth and final episode to follow soon after. Around Every Corner is written by Book of Eli screenwriter Gary Whitta, and it promises to support the series' legacy of dark drama and (un)death.

All five episodes will be bundled on-disc for retail sale on December 4 for Xbox 360 and PS3, meaning the final episode will have to hit some time before then.

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JoystiqThe Walking Dead Episode 4: Around Every Corner sneaks over in October originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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