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Rumor: Telltale Games Is Developing A The Walking Dead Game

You still like zombies, right?

If Telltale Games is teasing what we and 1UP hope it is, then look forward to a Walking Dead-inspired title in the future. Telltale recently blasted out press invites to an event in mid-February where the developer will announce a total of five (my goodness!) multi-platform titles, one of which is “based on a just-launched property from the TV and comic book world whose popularity is changing life as some know it.” Or, you know, The Walking Dead.

Now, no one is reporting any hard evidence that Telltale Games is actively developing a Walking Dead title. This is just speculation based on that line in the invitation, which seems like a pretty obvious tease. What other mad popular comic book series just went to TV and made a big splash? Right.  
 

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As Joystiq points out, it looks like the Jurassic Park game will indeed be at the event and featured rather prominently, so that’s cool. Man. There’s a video game developer out there who is making not only Back to the Future and Jurassic Park games, but might also be developing a Walking Dead game too. Crazy!

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man I can't even imagine what this will be, and yet I still want it so bad.

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since it's developed by telltale we can assume it's a point and click adventure game.

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" changing life as some know it"
 
A line to that effect is actually on the back of the graphic novels. I am very hopeful.
 
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This is awesome i love Back to the Future and now their making Jurassic Park and Walking Dead..............Awesome.

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That could be cool.

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I hate that I love zombies, but yeah I'd buy this.

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I love Telltale, I hope they can pull this off.  I will say I am loving their track record so far, where licensed properties are concerned.

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Oh man, I can't wait for this. The show is really good and Tell Tale makes awesome games. 88 zombies per magnum!

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I still like zombies... yes I do... I always have and always will. So sue me!

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I hope the whole surviving/living-in a post zombie apocalypse world idea doesn't get too over used by the time Dead State comes out. Let's keep it in the L4D hoard slaying realm in the mean time, other devs.

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Awesome!
will definitely be keeping an eye on this.

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I'd rather have another Monkey game.

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Telltale is my new best friend.  I LOVE J-Park and The Walking Dead.

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Hopefully its good,, a licensed property in a landscape of other zombie games, and not cashing in on a hot property, detracting from it instead of adding.

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As much as I love the show... I'll be holding off for the Zombie MMO game in development....

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@TomA said:
" NO!!!! Not Telltale, fuck them. I mean they make the best adventure games around but adventure games are so damn boring. I want this game to be a first person action game, very stylistic, story driven of course, we need good acting to make it good like the TV show, very gory combat. Also, it should be more stealth based, like it's very very difficult to survive if your not stealthy, BUT, even when you are trying to be silent and stay out of sight, there is a system in place like Left 4 Dead that spawns enemies at random spots along your way. But dont make it like dead space where the fear aspect comes solely from jump scares.  YES THIS IS POORLY WRITTEN I HAD TO WIRTE IT FAST MY COMP IS DYING. "
Why do you think so many people are complaining about "another zombie game".  What's the point of doing another action based, gruesome horror game when there are already so many on the market.  Similarly to Jurassic Park, I think the best way to handle something like this is to keep it slow, make it feel like you're really in danger and having to use your surroundings and intelligence to survive.. you know, like most zombie movies?  rather than just blowing everything apart with a shotgun like every other game in existence. 
 
If you find adventure games boring, too bad for you.  I'd take another 20 of these over yet another cover based third person shooter.
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so it goes back to the future then jarassic park then the walking dead then new sam and max?

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@Ronald said:
" No, this is obviously in reference to the upcoming("just launched") Pushing Daisies comic based on the cancelled ABC series. It changes life as we know it because he can bring people/things back to life with a touch, but if he leaves them alive something/someone else dies.  Actually, thinking about it, Telltale could probably make a pretty cool game based on Pushing Daisies, since the show was a detective show with a mystery that involved finding clues and talking to (dead) people. "
Oh god, please let this be the case. 
Also I didn't know there was going to be Pushing Daisies comic. So excite!
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I hope it works out

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Could be hawt. 
 
Tell Tale is really moving up in the world. I wonder what percentage of their audience is old-school gamers, and how many are recent converts. Even in the casual market, I don't feel that casuals have a good grasp on old-school adventure games.

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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The Jurassic Park Survival custom map for Warcraft III is pretty sweet!

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meh, Does every old and new franchise need a Point and click adventure game tied to it? Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, Walking dead, whats next?  

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Yes please! Comic and TV Show both managed to be awesome and different from each other. More multi- for this media!

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this would be sweet, loved the show

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@GunslingerPanda said:
" Er, this could be anything. Tons of stuff get the multi-media thing now, particular TV-comics. Two off the top of my head: Buffy and Heroes. Both of which would fit the TellTale style more, though I'd rather it was Th Walking Dead. "
They said that the IP recently made a splash, Buffy and Heroes are not recent in either TV or comics.  Walking Dead is recent in the TV world.
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@IkariNoTekken:
The series aired on FX last November in the UK...
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um Brad about this news story 

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I own the entire season 1 and all future episodes via Amazon for $5, which I still have to watch, but hopefully I will like it and be interested in the game!

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My favorite comic being turned into a game by my one of my fav devs? I AM SO FUCKING IN
 
The show was pretty good as well, could of used less CG blood but pretty good.

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NO!!!! Not Telltale, fuck them. I mean they make the best adventure games around but adventure games are so damn boring. I want this game to be a first person action game, very stylistic, story driven of course, we need good acting to make it good like the TV show, very gory combat. Also, it should be more stealth based, like it's very very difficult to survive if your not stealthy, BUT, even when you are trying to be silent and stay out of sight, there is a system in place like Left 4 Dead that spawns enemies at random spots along your way. But dont make it like dead space where the fear aspect comes solely from jump scares.
 
YES THIS IS POORLY WRITTEN I HAD TO WIRTE IT FAST MY COMP IS DYING.

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Putting "Rumor:" in the title is probably a step in the right direction.
 
Thanks.

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Telltale is working like crazy. Either that or they are making so much money they can have tons of guys working in the offices.

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Strong Bad: Click on thiiiis. Click on thaaaat. How about use MY shotgun on YOUR zombie FACE!

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I'm from the UK and I don't think the shows has surfaced here yet, however I have read some of the paperbacks and they're certainly not bad.  
 
More interested in something Jurassic park related though. The original film was brilliant as a spectacle even if the plot or characters weren't of the same grade. Would like to see what Tell tale have done, as I found the sequels to be far too familiar to be enjoyable.

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I would love to see that, especially if its plot is at the same level as the comics. Would be cool if the visuals are in black and white as well.

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Er, this could be anything. Tons of stuff get the multi-media thing now, particular TV-comics. Two off the top of my head: Buffy and Heroes. Both of which would fit the TellTale style more, though I'd rather it was Th Walking Dead.

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Finally, somebody is going to make a video game about zombies.

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@glorious_leader said:
" Will there be poker involved? "
Zombie apokerlypse?
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Tell Tale Games?  Walking Dead?  I like both of those things.  Good news.

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that would be kind of cool, but I want to see tell tale to put out unique "stuff" not "stuff" based on other "stuff"!

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The idea of this makes me happy in pants.
I'm interested to see what they do with Jurassic Park, that might be a good indicator of how they handle serious content.

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Zombie adventure game? Sign me up!!

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Telletale is awesome. Looking forward to anything they do. Would be interesting to see them launch an original series too.

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Yes please

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This is extremely exciting.

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Love the show, Love the comics even more. But as for a game? I don't know, you can only interpret that story so many times. Having read the comics up to number 80 I already know who is going to die. And with Kirkman as a producer I am pretty sure he will make sure that the characters who die in the books will die in the show.

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Nah. It's the Cape! 
 
 
 
BAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAH 
 
@Ronald
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" No, this is obviously in reference to the upcoming("just launched") Pushing Daisies comic based on the cancelled ABC series. It changes life as we know it because he can bring people/things back to life with a touch, but if he leaves them alive something/someone else dies.  Actually, thinking about it, Telltale could probably make a pretty cool game based on Pushing Daisies, since the show was a detective show with a mystery that involved finding clues and talking to (dead) people. "

Oh FUCK. I LOVE that show. Soooo cute. I'd fuckin love that.
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Will there be poker involved?

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We can only hope this is true.