<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
later	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Season	I-Application
One	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
comic	O
book	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
consists	O
of	O
five	O
episodes	O
,	O
released	O
between	O
April	O
and	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Kindle	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
HDX	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Ouya	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
published	O
by	O
Telltale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
world	O
as	O
the	O
comic	O
,	O
with	O
events	O
occurring	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
onset	O
of	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
apocalypse	I-Application
in	O
Georgia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
does	O
not	O
emphasize	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
focuses	O
on	O
story	O
and	O
character	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
has	O
been	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
the	O
harsh	O
emotional	O
tone	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
empathetic	O
connection	O
established	O
between	O
Lee	O
and	O
Clementine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
Telltale	O
released	O
an	O
additional	O
downloadable	O
episode	O
,	O
400	O
Days	O
,	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
and	O
bridge	O
the	O
gap	O
towards	O
Telltale	B-Application
's	I-Application
second	I-Application
season	I-Application
,	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Season	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Season	B-Application
4	I-Application
of	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
–	O
2017	O
and	O
2018	O
–	O
2019	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
,	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
cinematic	O
camera	O
angles	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
protagonist	O
Lee	O
Everett	O
,	O
works	O
with	O
a	O
rag-tag	O
group	O
of	O
survivors	O
to	O
stay	O
alive	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
apocalypse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Robert	O
Kirkman	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
game	I-Application
is	O
focused	O
more	O
on	O
developing	O
characters	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
less	O
on	O
the	O
action	O
tropes	O
that	O
tend	O
to	O
feature	O
in	O
other	O
zombie-based	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
conversation	B-Application
trees	I-Application
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
selection	O
within	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
,	O
otherwise	O
Lee	O
will	O
remain	O
quiet	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
affect	O
how	O
other	O
characters	O
respond	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
other	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
or	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
where	O
choices	O
fall	O
on	O
either	O
side	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
good	O
or	O
evil	O
"	O
scale	O
,	O
the	O
choices	O
within	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
have	O
ambiguous	O
results	O
,	O
having	O
an	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
attitude	O
of	O
the	O
non-player	O
characters	O
towards	O
Lee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
Telltale	O
's	O
servers	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
tracks	O
how	O
many	O
players	O
selected	O
which	O
option	O
and	O
lets	O
the	O
player	O
compare	O
their	O
choices	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
occurs	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
events	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
comic	O
series	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
apocalypse	I-Application
overwhelms	O
much	O
of	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
and	O
Clementine	O
soon	O
encounter	O
a	O
family	O
from	O
Fort	O
Lauderdale	O
,	O
Florida	O
;	O
Kenny	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Gavin	O
Hammon	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
fisherman	O
who	O
prioritizes	O
his	O
family	O
above	O
all	O
else	O
;	O
Katjaa	O
,	O
Kenny	B-Application
's	O
wife	O
,	O
who	O
works	O
as	O
a	O
veterinarian	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Cissy	O
Jones	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
Kenny	B-Application
and	O
Katjaa	O
's	O
son	O
,	O
Kenny	B-Application
Jr.	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Max	O
Kaufman	O
)	O
,	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
Duck	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
episode	O
,	O
two	O
more	O
survivors	O
join	O
the	O
group	O
:	O
Mark	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Mark	O
Middleton	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
survivor	O
who	O
used	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Air	O
Force	O
;	O
and	O
Ben	O
Paul	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Trevor	O
Hoffman	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
high	O
school	O
student	O
rescued	O
by	O
Lee	O
,	O
Mark	O
and	O
Kenny	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
arrive	O
at	O
the	O
farm	O
of	O
Hershel	O
Greene	O
,	O
meeting	O
Kenny	B-Application
,	O
Katjaa	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
son	O
Duck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
and	O
Kenny	B-Application
are	O
forced	O
to	O
evict	O
Lilly	O
from	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
become	O
unstable	O
after	O
losing	O
her	O
father	O
Larry	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
with	O
the	O
St.	O
Johns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
and	O
Kenny	B-Application
go	O
to	O
River	O
Street	O
and	O
discover	O
that	O
all	O
the	O
boats	O
have	O
been	O
taken	O
or	O
destroyed	O
,	O
and	O
useful	O
supplies	O
have	O
been	O
scavenged	O
by	O
the	O
walled	O
community	O
,	O
Crawford	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finding	O
Vernon	O
's	O
group	O
has	O
stolen	O
the	O
boat	O
,	O
Lee	O
's	O
group	O
takes	O
to	O
the	O
rooftops	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
walkers	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
streets	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
lose	O
several	O
members	O
,	O
including	O
apparently	O
Kenny	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
400	O
Days	O
relates	O
stories	O
of	O
other	O
survivors	O
in	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
apocalypse	I-Application
,	O
starting	O
at	O
its	O
onset	O
and	O
occurring	O
concurrently	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
episode	O
,	O
titled	O
400	O
Days	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
bridging	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	B-Application
season	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
had	O
made	O
several	O
successful	O
episodic	O
adventure	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
established	O
properties	O
,	O
including	O
three	O
seasons	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
comics	O
and	O
prior	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
five-episode	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
secured	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
two	O
licensed	O
movie	O
properties	O
from	O
Universal	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
Back	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
Jurassic	B-Application
Park	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
included	O
elements	O
atypical	O
of	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
sequences	O
incorporating	O
quick	O
time	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Quantic	O
Dream	O
's	O
Heavy	B-Application
Rain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sean	O
Vanaman	O
said	O
prior	O
to	O
getting	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
Telltale	O
's	O
Carl	O
Muckenhoupt	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
text-based	O
prototype	O
adventure	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
key	O
gameplay	O
focus	O
of	O
having	O
an	O
"	O
active	O
world	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
objects	O
and	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
go	O
about	O
their	O
actions	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
did	O
not	O
respond	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
had	O
approached	O
Valve	O
about	O
using	O
this	O
concept	O
for	O
a	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
spinoff	O
game	O
,	O
another	O
series	O
that	O
involved	O
zombies	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
discussions	O
failed	O
to	O
result	O
in	O
anything	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
Telltale	O
announced	O
simultaneous	O
deals	O
with	O
Robert	O
Kirkman	O
and	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
to	O
develop	O
episodic	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
both	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
and	O
Fables	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
the	O
agreement	O
included	O
provisions	O
for	O
"	O
multi-year	O
,	O
multi-platform	O
,	O
multi-title	O
"	O
arrangements	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
episodic	O
series	O
release	O
to	O
commence	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kirkman	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
previously	O
played	O
Telltale	O
's	O
Strong	B-Operating_System
Bad	I-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Cool	I-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Attractive	I-Operating_System
People	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
were	O
more	O
focused	O
on	O
telling	O
a	O
good	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
thought	O
they	O
were	O
good	O
at	O
engaging	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
narrative.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Kirkman	O
became	O
involved	O
with	O
Telltale	O
,	O
mostly	O
providing	O
oversight	O
on	O
what	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
were	O
appropriate	O
components	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
in	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
as	O
he	O
does	O
for	O
the	O
television	O
show	O
,	O
staying	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
direct	O
development	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connors	O
stated	O
that	O
from	O
a	O
gameplay	O
perspective	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
looked	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Heavy	B-Application
Rain	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
in-game	O
cinematics	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
choice	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
television	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
Telltale	O
took	O
cues	O
from	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
and	O
Mad	O
Men	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
how	O
to	O
develop	O
characters	O
within	O
a	O
brief	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connors	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
he	O
found	O
that	O
traditional	O
conversation	B-Application
trees	I-Application
did	O
not	O
possess	O
"	O
a	O
believable	O
rhythm	O
"	O
to	O
dialog	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
a	O
conversion	O
system	O
,	O
using	O
timed	O
input	O
,	O
to	O
create	O
more	O
natural-sounding	O
dialog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
aspect	O
in	O
the	O
writing	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
death	O
,	O
whether	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
or	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
's	O
development	O
tools	O
and	O
engines	O
had	O
previously	O
included	O
means	O
of	O
tracking	O
players	O
 '	O
progress	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
use	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
more	O
explicit	O
,	O
revealing	O
global	O
statistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
consequence	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
choice	O
instead	O
involves	O
how	O
Kenny	B-Application
feels	O
towards	O
Lee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
statistical	O
feedback	O
,	O
Telltale	O
recognized	O
that	O
most	O
players	O
would	O
want	O
to	O
either	O
abandon	O
or	O
kill	O
Larry	O
at	O
the	O
first	O
opportunity	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
they	O
created	O
a	O
conversation	B-Application
tree	I-Application
in	O
episode	O
two	O
where	O
Lilly	O
goes	O
some	O
way	O
to	O
redeem	O
Larry	O
in	O
the	O
eyes	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
was	O
that	O
this	O
might	O
influence	O
the	O
player	O
when	O
they	O
must	O
choose	O
whether	O
to	O
help	O
Kenny	B-Application
kill	O
Larry	O
,	O
who	O
may	O
,	O
or	O
may	O
not	O
,	O
have	O
died	O
from	O
a	O
heart	O
attack	O
and	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
verge	O
of	O
turning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
that	O
episode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
choose	O
to	O
either	O
kill	O
Duck	O
for	O
Kenny	B-Application
,	O
or	O
have	O
Kenny	B-Application
do	O
it	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
fourth	O
episode	O
,	O
Whitta	O
wrote	O
a	O
scene	O
where	O
Kenny	B-Application
finds	O
a	O
similar-looking	O
boy	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
starved	O
to	O
death	O
in	O
an	O
attic	O
and	O
come	O
back	O
as	O
a	O
walker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Again	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
faced	O
with	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
whether	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
boy	O
themselves	O
or	O
have	O
Kenny	B-Application
do	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
engine	O
used	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
optimized	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
multi-platform	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
PCs	B-Device
,	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
and	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
minimizing	O
the	O
work	O
in	O
porting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
still	O
focused	O
on	O
achieving	O
the	O
best	O
control	O
schemes	O
for	O
each	O
platform	O
;	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
touchscreen	B-Device
control	O
scheme	O
on	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
experience	O
gained	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Back	O
to	O
the	O
Future	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
aspect	O
of	O
this	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
issues	O
encountered	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
;	O
for	O
small	O
publishers	O
,	O
like	O
Telltale	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
arrange	O
with	O
larger	O
publishers	O
to	O
allocate	O
a	O
slot	O
within	O
the	O
Arcade	O
's	O
release	O
schedule	O
several	O
months	O
in	O
advance	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
difficult	O
to	O
coordinate	O
with	O
releases	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Back	O
to	O
the	O
Future	O
and	O
Jurassic	O
Park	O
games	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Telltale	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
officially	O
achieve	O
a	O
publisher	O
status	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
,	O
giving	O
them	O
more	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
designed	O
the	O
game	O
such	O
that	O
the	O
second	O
through	O
fifth	O
episodes	O
would	O
be	O
treated	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
bypass	O
slot	O
scheduling	O
and	O
assuring	O
same-day	O
release	O
on	O
both	O
PCs	B-Device
and	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
second	B-Application
season	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Whitta	O
suggested	O
that	O
there	O
may	O
also	O
be	O
some	O
material	O
released	O
before	O
the	O
second	B-Application
season	I-Application
to	O
tide	O
players	O
over	O
until	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
400	O
Days	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
2013	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
following	O
a	O
week	O
of	O
brief	O
Vine	B-Application
video	I-Application
teaser	O
movies	O
posted	O
by	O
Telltale	O
,	O
introducing	O
the	O
five	O
main	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
added	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
existing	O
platforms	O
between	O
July	O
2	O
and	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
special	O
bundled	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
full	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
game	I-Application
and	O
400	O
Days	O
content	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
edition	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
including	O
all	O
five	O
episodes	O
and	O
400	O
Days	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
retail	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
three	O
episode	O
mini-series	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	O
Michonne	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
Michonne	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
third	O
season	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
New	I-Application
Frontier	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
physical	O
season	O
pass	O
disc	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
season	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Season	I-Application
,	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
five-episode	O
series	O
with	O
approximately	O
monthly	O
releases	O
as	O
digital	O
downloads	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
date	O
was	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
second	B-Application
season	I-Application
of	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
television	O
show	O
,	O
providing	O
a	O
means	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
ride	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exclusive	O
to	O
GameStop	O
stores	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
is	O
the	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
new	O
artwork	O
by	O
Charlie	O
Adlard	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	O
Compendium	O
One	O
,	O
a	O
book	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
48	O
issues	O
of	O
the	O
comic	O
series	O
by	O
Robert	O
Kirkman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
retail	O
release	O
,	O
some	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
owners	O
without	O
large	O
storage	O
options	O
reported	O
stuttering	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
disc-based	O
game	O
;	O
Telltale	O
compensated	O
these	O
users	O
with	O
free	O
codes	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
full	O
series	O
digitally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
episodes	O
released	O
shortly	O
after	O
their	O
computer/console	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
full	O
release	O
of	O
all	O
five	O
episodes	O
to	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Telltale	O
offered	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
something	O
they	O
had	O
done	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
as	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Dan	O
Connors	O
,	O
"	O
opens	O
the	O
funnel	O
and	O
gets	O
it	O
out	O
to	O
more	O
people	O
who	O
can	O
then	O
convert	O
into	O
the	O
 [ full ] 	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
Telltale	O
announced	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
will	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
later	O
revealed	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
retail	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
special	O
Vita	O
bundle	O
package	O
that	O
would	O
include	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
400	O
Days	O
episode	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Telltale	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
edition	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
through	O
retail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
includes	O
the	O
five	O
episodes	O
,	O
the	O
400	O
Days	O
DLC	B-Protocol
episode	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
score	O
and	O
a	O
behind-the-scenes	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Releases	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
were	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
400	O
Days	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
virtual	O
pinball	O
table	O
,	O
developed	O
jointly	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
and	O
Zen	O
Studios	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2014	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
,	O
paid	O
app	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
has	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
giving	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
harsh	O
emotional	O
tone	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
comic	O
book	O
,	O
although	O
criticizing	O
the	O
graphical	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
85.14	O
%	O
and	O
84/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
83.87	O
%	O
and	O
79/100	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
83.38	O
%	O
and	O
82/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
various	O
accolades	O
including	O
the	O
IGN	O
"	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
"	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
"	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
"	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Award	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Gold	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
86.53	O
%	O
and	O
84/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
86.26	O
%	O
and	O
84/100	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
85.90	O
%	O
and	O
84/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
88.47	O
%	O
and	O
88/100	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
86.11	O
%	O
and	O
87/100	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
85.41	O
%	O
and	O
85/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.5	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
has	O
passed	O
the	O
midway	O
point	O
of	O
its	O
series	O
of	O
five	O
episodes	O
with	O
every	O
indication	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
keep	O
getting	O
better	O
right	O
through	O
to	O
its	O
inevitably	O
depressing	O
and	O
unsettling	O
conclusion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
84.00	O
%	O
and	O
80/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
82.50	O
%	O
and	O
82/100	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
78.94	O
%	O
and	O
81/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
94.75	O
%	O
and	O
89/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
88.15	O
%	O
and	O
89/100	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
87.75	O
%	O
and	O
88/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
78.20	O
%	O
and	O
78/100	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
78.00	O
%	O
and	O
78/100	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
76.88	O
%	O
and	O
80/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
a	O
financial	O
success	O
,	O
aided	O
by	O
the	O
ease	O
of	O
digital	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
topped	O
the	O
charts	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
for	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
and	O
remained	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
for	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
topped	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
a	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
20	O
days	O
(	O
not	O
including	O
iOS	B-Application
sales	O
)	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
Telltale	O
's	O
fastest	O
selling	O
title	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
's	O
CEO	O
Dan	O
Connors	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
represented	O
about	O
25%	O
of	O
their	O
overall	O
sales	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
largest	O
upswing	O
"	O
for	O
any	O
platform	O
,	O
with	O
sale	O
particularly	O
high	O
in	O
November	O
and	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
various	O
sales	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
representing	O
a	O
revitalization	O
of	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
decline	O
since	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
has	O
garnered	O
many	O
other	O
2012	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
notably	O
from	O
USA	O
Today	O
,	O
Wired	O
,	O
Complex	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
and	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Adapted	O
Video	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Downloadable	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
;	O
Melissa	O
Hutchison	O
's	O
role	O
as	O
Clementine	O
was	O
named	O
as	O
"	O
Best	O
Performance	O
By	O
a	O
Human	O
Female	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Dave	O
Fennoy	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Performance	O
by	O
a	O
Human	O
Male	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
Destructoid	O
's	O
2012	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Multi-Platform	O
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
 '	O
Flan	O
Dering	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
as	O
his	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Downloadable	O
Game	O
"	O
for	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
eight	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
for	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Downloadable	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Story	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Character	O
Performance	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Lee	O
Everett	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
"	O
award	O
and	O
received	O
nominations	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Downloadable	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
2013	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Story	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Mobile	O
&	O
Handheld	B-Application
"	O
awards	O
at	O
the	O
2013	O
British	O
Academy	O
Video	O
Games	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Game	O
Design	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Original	O
Music	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
2013	O
British	O
Academy	O
Video	O
Games	O
Awards	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
separate	O
"	O
Performance	O
"	O
nominations	O
for	O
Fennoy	O
and	O
Hutchinson	O
for	O
their	O
roles	O
as	O
Lee	O
and	O
Clementine	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
and	O
won	O
several	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
Awards	O
categories	O
,	O
including	O
iOS	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	O
400	O
Days	O
won	O
Animation	O
,	O
Interactive	O
at	O
the	O
2013	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
(	O
NAVGTR	O
)	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
