Starbreeze and Overkill Software’s terrible few months simply acquired worse, as Overkill’s The Walking Dead has been pulled from sale on Steam over a falling out between license holders. Skybound – Walking Dead rights-holders and firm of sequence creator Robert Kirkman – announced they were terminating their contract with writer Starbreeze. Starbreeze have since issued their own statement saying that they hope to “resolve the issue to find an amicable solution”, with hopes of returning the game to sale, and delivering the remaining deliberate episodic updates.
I’d wish to say that it’s been a rollercoaster story for Starbreeze these previous few months, however that may indicate that there have been some excessive factors. On prime of filing for administration and being investigated for insider trading, additionally they pulled out of their deal to publish System Shock 3, and are in search of a reimbursement for his or her time concerned with the undertaking. Overkill’s The Walking Dead had a protracted, troubled time in improvement, and the ultimate outcome was sadly disappointing. The nicest factor that Nic Rueben might say in his review was “Occasionally, it all comes together.”. Here’s hoping it could yet another time.
A trailer for probably the most just lately launched episode. Here’s the remaining six.
It’s tragic to assume that every one of this began to disintegrate simply days after Overkill lastly released the last major update to Payday 2, concluding the convoluted ‘secret’ story of their co-op shooter. The launch of their Walking Dead game was imagined to be the beginning of a brand new saga, a brand new game that the studio would nurture, improve and overhaul as essential to assist it for years to return. Instead, until Starbreeze and Skybound can patch issues up, Overkill may simply need to do one thing drastic – it’s hiding what could also be a chunk, and is wanting slightly inexperienced across the gills.
