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Skybound Kill Off Overkill's The Walking Dead Game.

IbizaPocholo

NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
https://variety.com/2019/gaming/new...l-overkills-the-walking-dead-game-1203150365/

https://www.skybound.com/games/overkill-the-walking-dead-update/

Today Skybound Entertainment released the following statement:

As of today, we have terminated our contract with Starbreeze Studios and will discontinue all efforts on OVERKILL’S THE WALKING DEAD. Our creators and their stories are the core of Skybound, and since 2014 we have worked hard to expand the world of The Walking Dead into an exceptional Co-op Action FPS. 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. We are exceedingly sorry to our fans and share their disappointment in the game. 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.
 

Husky

THE Prey 2 fanatic
Seems like a mercy kill, but the playerbase has been totally shafted here. Deluxe editions were bought with expectations of continual updates, what a waste of a lotta money. If Starbreeze and Overkill make it out alive, maybe they could retool what they've developed.

Hey, if Starbreeze goes under, do you see Overkill getting bought by another company? Payday seems too big an IP to die.
 
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baphomet

Member
Game about dead franchise dies.

They can't play the pity card when they knowingly released what they did.
 

jshackles

Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Sad but not unexpected news.
 

sol_bad

Member
Skybound knew the quality of the game before it was released but still let it be released.
Hmmmmmm
 
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AV

We ain't outta here in ten minutes, we won't need no rocket to fly through space
Overdue. This thing sounded pointless from day one. People seem to think TWD games were popular, when it was just the first season, and that was 7 years ago.
 
Skybound knew the quality of the game before it was released but still let it be released.
Hmmmmmm
And Kinda Funny hosted the launch party along with a dozen streamers pretending to enjoy the game.

Everyone involved has no integrity.


It was all about making a quick buck.
 
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ultrazilla

Member
Skybound should approach Creative Assembly(Total War series and Alien: Isolation) and see what they can do with the IP.
 

wipeout364

Member
That’s too bad. Starbreeze was once a great company. It’s pretty brave of skybound to release a statement like that though, I feel like it opens them up to some liability.
 

Techies

Member
Walking dead saints and sinners is the best VR game I've played thus far. It's just a master peace.
It just lacks any form of multiplayer which ain't a bad thing

Is this the replacement for the multiplayer though:
 
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