The Walking Dead video game is in the works.

[The Dead Walk!]

ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1174546p1.html

No images from the game so far, but there's a piece of concept art for the main character. Should be interesting... I'll keep my eye on this.

[UndeadNed]

I'm choosing to remain cautious about such a project. As with any such TV/Movie to Video Game adaption they start out with a lot of potential having great source material, but it usually gets squandered in an effort to make a deadline i.e. a movie release date. The end result is usually just a half assed effort to cash in on the franchise. Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddlers Green is an excellent example or pretty much any video game based off of a movie.

I want to believe that this could be something special and different taking the medium in a new direction, but most likely there'll be some asshole at the top who's only concern is his profit margin; then we'll end up with another turd burger of a game.

[The Dead Walk!]

You're right in that most games based off tv and film are terrible, but every so often an awesome one comes along. I'm sure you remember Goldeneye, yes? In all likelihood, this game will blow, but who knows. I am intrigued by the fact that it's using a NEW character that is set in the WD universe... so it might end up being pretty decent as opposed to treading old ground.

[UndeadNed]

Oh yeah I'd forgotten about Goldeneye. I never had a Nintendo 64 but I did play on a friends machine many years ago and the multiplayer was fun from what I remembered. I just googled them and Goldeneye the Movie came out in 1995 while the game came out in 1997, so its clear they paced themselves and made the game with care and passion. The sales and acclaim for the game speak for themselves:

A critical and commercial success, GoldenEye 007 received overwhelmingly positive reviews from video game websites and magazines, and sold over eight million copies worldwide. It has been praised for its multiplayer mode, and its incorporation of stealth elements and varied mission objectives into its single player campaign. It is widely considered to be one of the most influential shooting games of all time.

I'll have to keep an ear out for the release date. If they're talking the end of this year it'll be pretty obvious what sort of product to expect but if its a year or 2 away then I'll be hoping for a product with some quality.

[stopandpanic]

I hadn't heard of there being a potentional Walking Dead video game until reading this post. Pretty sweet! Anyone have any recent updates on it? Console/PC? Any idea when it'll be out? Pretty exciting.

[The Dead Walk!]

Jul 19, 2011 19:06:29 GMT -5 stopandpanic said:

I hadn't heard of there being a potentional Walking Dead video game until reading this post. Pretty sweet! Anyone have any recent updates on it? Console/PC? Any idea when it'll be out? Pretty exciting.

[The Dead Walk!]

Before anyone assumes I'm a jerk for that last post, I know her in real life haha.

[Flesh Eater]

If they make it for Wii, I will be there.

[The Dead Walk!]

Here is some artwork from the game:

media.ps3.ign.com/media/100/100887/imgs_1.html

[Flesh Eater]

Hmmmm not sure what to think about this.

[UndeadNed]

Is anyone else slightly creeped out by the Protagonist (a criminal) escorting a young naive girl around in a ZPAW. The whole thing just gives off this "To catch a predator" vibe

They need to just focus on the protagonist and the sandbox style play (assuming they go that route with the gameplay) because I can't think of anything worse then playing a zombie game whilst also having to worry about escorting a defenceless NPC the whole time. I really hope they leave that aspect on the drawing board.

[The Dead Walk!]

An informative behind-the-scenes video on the game can be found here:

www.joblo.com/movie-news/con-behind-the-scenes-of-the-walking-dead-video-game

No real looks at the game itself, but still a very interesting video interview with someone who has worked on the game.