Many were no doubt relieved when it was revealed that Skybound Games would be picking up where Telltale left off on development of The Walking Dead game. Also considering that this is the final season for the game, we’re sure that many gamers are happy that even though Telltale has shut down, the game will be wrapped up and concluded properly.
As many have heard by now, Telltale Games has officially shut down. The announcement was rather sudden and surprised many, especially gamers who were probably looking forward to concluding and wrapping up the final season for Telltale’s The Walking Dead game, although thankfully Skybound later announced that they would be picking up where Telltale left off.
Telltale Games is the studio behind some popular episodic titles like The Walking Dead. However, it has been going through some troubles recently which led the studio to lay off a majority of its employees several weeks ago. Telltale was actually in assignment proceedings which are similar to bankruptcy. It has now been confirmed that this studio will be closing down for good.
Recently it was confirmed that Skybound would be taking over the development duties of Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead series following the studio’s announcement that they would be shutting down. The announcement was sudden which led to many wondering about the state of some of the studio’s games that have yet to be completed.
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It wasn’t too long ago that Telltale announced that they would be shutting down. The company also confirmed that they would be keeping a skeleton crew on hand to help wrap things up, which unfortunately does not involve them finishing up some of their existing projects, such as The Walking Dead game.
Telltale’s The Walking Dead: Final Season has started its release, but as some of you guys might have heard, the company had recently announced that they will be closing up shop and it was also later revealed that The Walking Dead might not be completed and would end after episode 2 (the game, not the TV series).
Last week it was reported that Telltale Games would be shutting down and in the process, they have laid off the majority of their staff. Many wondered about the state of the company’s ongoing projects, one of which included a Stranger Things game based on the Netflix series, but there is some good news as it seems that Telltale’s closure has not affected Netflix’s interest in such a game.
Telltale Games is a unique gaming studio in which a lot of their work seems to focus on narrative-style games. They are also known for titles such as The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us 2, and Stranger Things. Unfortunately it seems like the future of those titles are in jeopardy as it looks like the studio could be winding things down.
Telltale has delivered some great episodic games so far, including Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead, so it won’t be surprising for many of its fans to hear that it has decided to produce a new series based on Netflix’s hit show Stranger Things. Netflix has also confirmed that the Stranger Things project is in the works over at Telltale Games.
Telltale Games has released a new trailer for the upcoming season of its episodic The Walking Dead game ahead of the E3 2018 gaming convention. The upcoming season is also the last in this four-part series that’s based on the popular comic book franchise. Telltale has confirmed when The Walking Dead: The Final Season is going to be released, it will be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It […]
The Wolf Among Us was released by Telltale Games in 2013 to positive reviews. Fans have since been waiting for the sequel which the developer has already confirmed to be in development. The sequel was originally announced in July last year and Telltale was aiming for a launch in late 2018. That’s not going to happen, though, as Telltale has now officially confirmed that The Wolf Among Us 2 has […]