But, after its release, the game was far from what was expected and received mixed reviews.įrom our Overkill’s The Walking Dead review: The game seemed promising and even had Robert Kirkman, the creator of the comics, involved. Overkill Software begun creating an FPS The Walking Dead game back in 2014. Last week, Sony informed all those who pre-ordered the game that Overkill’s The Walking Dead on PS4 was canned by 505 Games, the console publisher. Starbreeze then informed everyone that there would be a delay of the launch to console, claiming the delay was for further performance testing. Starbreeze also announced Overkill’s The Walking Dead will be pulled from Steam soon due to a “disagreement with the license holder”.Įven with the financial gain of about $3.65 million, Starbreeze Studios, which had a partnership with Skybound, still lost a large sum of money by publishing it - they even had to file for reconstruction.
We remain dedicated to providing our fans with the most premium quality content we can offer, and will continue to look for alternative video game options for the IP.” “We are exceedingly sorry to our fans and share their disappointment in the game. But not all is lost as Skybound haven’t finished the book, but rather a chapter.
The letter went on to apologize to the fans. “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.”
In a statement to Variety, Skybound has stopped support for The Walking Dead tie-in and cancelled the contract with Starbreeze, its developer. Overkill’s The Walking Dead has officially been killed off by Skybound Entertainment.
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