The Walking Dead: The Game Retail Bundle Details Confirmed - IGN (original) (raw)
Why just play The Walking Dead when you can read it, too?
Update: Telltale has now confirmed to IGN that the Collector’s Edition of The Walking Dead: The Game will be a GameStop exclusive and is available only to customers who pre-order. As seen below, the set will be available for $69.99 on December 4th and includes:
- A disc containing all five episodes of the game
- The Walking Dead Compendium One (which normally retails for $59.99 and includes the first 48 issues) with exclusive Charlie Adlard cover art
- A Collector’s Edition box featuring Charlie Adlard artwork
Telltale notes that the Collector’s Edition will be “extremely limited” and is for pre-orders only, and that the version of the Compendium included in the box will not be sold outside of this set. Separately, a standard edition of The Walking Dead: The Game will hit stores on December 4th for $29.99. Both editions will be available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Telltale also confirmed that the digital release of episode 5, No Time Left, is expected in November and more details will be coming “very soon.”
Original story follows:
A promotional flyer has revealed details on the retail release of The Walking Dead: The Game. As told to IGN by reader Alexander Hann, GameStop is reportedly advertising that a Special Collector’s Edition of The Walking Dead: The Game will include special packaging as well as a 1,000 page compendium with the first 48 issues of The Walking Dead comic and a special cover by Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard. The box will be available for $69.99 and will be released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Earlier this year, Telltale confirmed that a retail version of The Walking Dead will hit stores on December 4, 2012. Previously, The Walking Dead: The Game was released as episodic digital installments, starting in April 2012 and including the recent release of episode 4, Around Every Corner. A fifth episode, No Time Left, is expected before the end of the year.
The Walking Dead Special Collector's Edition hasn't been announced, but we've reached out to Telltale for confirmation and more info and will update this story with any comment we receive. For more on The Walking Dead: The Game, you can read our reviews of episode 1, episode 2, episode 3 and episode 4, or check out our The Walking Dead: The Game wiki guide for everything else about the game, including a full walkthrough.
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