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Significantly fewer games received an average review score of 90 per cent or above in 2012 than they did in the preceding three years. That’s according to review aggregation site Metacritic, which says that just 18 games (14 of which were on console) achieved the higher score bracket last year. …
Read More »The Walking Dead retail release arrives next week
The first full season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead is set to land at retail in North America next week for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Originally targeted for the shelves today, the retail launch ended up slipping back a week to December 11th. The bundle has been priced at …
Read More »Telltale doubles California studio size
Big expansion enables Walking Dead developer to increase office headcount to 160 staff
Read More »The Walking Dead season finale hits next week
The fifth and final chapter of Telltale’s The Walking Dead Season One will release next week for consoles, PC, and iOS. ‘Episode Five – No Time Left’ will arrive first on Tuesday, November 20th on the North American Playstation Network, and November 21st on the European Playstation Network, Xbox Live, …
Read More »The Walking Dead Episode 3 hits iOS
The third episode of Telltale’s The Walking Dead has shambled onto iOS. The chapter goes for $4.99 and is available now on Apple’s app store for iPhone (4 and up) and iPad (2 and up) devices. With the release, the mobile version of the adventure title trails the PC and …
Read More »The Walking Dead episode 4 out today on PSN, tomorrow on XBLA and PC
The latest chapter in Telltale’s well receivedadventure game rendition of The Walking Dead arrives on digital channels this week. The Walking Dead Episode Four: Around Every Corner comes out today on Playstation Network in North America, and tomorrow (October 10th) in multiple regions for XBLA as well as PC and …
Read More »The Walking Dead Episode 4 hits next month
Telltale has announced the next episode of The Walking Dead will arrive in October. Entitled ‘Around Every Corner’, the fourth chapter in the set of five has been penned by Book of Eli screenwriter Gary Whitta. A specific date wasn’t revealed, but look for it to release digitally on PC, …
Read More »Telltale’s The Walking Dead heading to retail
Telltale Games has announced a retail version of its thus far acclaimed adventure game take on The Walking Dead, heading for stores in time for the holidays. The developer revealed on Twitter that copies will be available in US shops for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on December 4th. The …
Read More »Download the 88-page MCV Gamescom special now
Our bumper 88-page Gamescome edition of MCV is now available digitally. This week’s edition is filled with content, including interviews with two senior Activision execs, plus a closer analysis of Grid 2, Resident Evil 6 and Tom Raider. That’s on top of the latest charts data from Chart-Track, the PlayStation …
Read More »The Walking Dead episode one hits iOS this Thursday
The first episode of Telltale’s episodic adventure game The Walking Dead will land on the App Store this week. The developer has announced episode ‘A New Day’ will be available on July 26th for iPhone 4, iPad 2 and 3, and fourth generation or greater iPods. It’ll cost $4.99, and …
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