No reply was received by publication time. Polygon reached out to representatives of Starbreeze, Skybound and 505 Games for additional comment and to inquire about the fate of Overkill’s The Walking Dead on PC, which is still listed for sale at $29.99 on Steam.
The company’s prognosis was cited when OtherSide Entertainment bought back the publishing rights to System Shock 3 earlier this month.Ī week ago, the PlayStation Store sent out an announcement to those who had pre-ordered the PS4 version, saying “the publisher has notified us that the game is cancelled.” However, 505 Games (the title’s console publisher) immediately responded that the game had only been “postponed whilst development is on-going.” In December, Sweden-based Starbreeze filed for bankruptcy protection. Yet product quality seemed to be the least of the worries for Overkill’s The Walking Dead. In January, Starbreeze postponed the game’s PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launch indefinitely. What did launch was panned by critics and faced anemic player counts. Its launch date was twice delayed by more than a year.
Overkill’s The Walking Dead launched in November 2018 on Windows PC, after being announced by Starbreeze Studios in 2014. “We are exceedingly sorry to our fans and share in their disappointment in the game.” “We did our best to work with Starbreeze and resolve many issues that we saw with the game, but ultimately Overkill’s The Walking Dead did not meet our standards nor is it the quality that we were promised,” Skybound said. Skybound Entertainment, the company that licenses and manages Walking Dead video games, said yesterday it terminated its contract with the bankrupt Starbreeze Studios and “will discontinue all efforts” on the game.
Last week, Next Games revealed that it launching its second Game Developer Academy on October 4th 2021 and will be a six-month program for both students and more experienced programmers looking to get into the games industry.The console versions of Overkill’s The Walking Dead have been canceled, in just about the most definitive way possible. The in-game events begin from October 8th and continue through October. We couldn’t be more excited for players to take part in our anniversary celebrations, and to discover what’s coming up next in the game." "Just like the television series, The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land continues to surprise and delight year after year. For the rest of Season 11, we once again have surprises in store with many moments captured from the series."ĪMC Networks vice president of games Clayton Neuman added: "AMC is so proud to have partnered with Next Games these past six years to deliver our fans a consistently excellent interactive experience." "I’m also very proud of the small team delivering such excellent results and exciting content year after year.
"The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land has been a fan-favourite for years, for a good reason - we respect our player community and the original series and its fans," said Next Games CEO Teemu Huuhtanen. No Man’s Land celebrates its sixth anniversary ahead of the season 11A finale of the series on October 10th. To celebrate the anniversary, the game will host several in-game events throughout the month, including a three-week campaign featuring exclusive rewards. Since launch, the game has tripled its average revenue per daily active user and is played up to 70 minutes per player per day. Originally launched in 2015, No Man’s Land has accumulated 23 million downloads and generated approximately $151 million in revenue in its lifetime. The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land was developed through a collaboration between Next Games and AMC Networks, and is based on the long-running series The Walking Dead. Next Games’ The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land celebrates its six-year anniversary with new in-game events and exclusive rewards.