Fans of A Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead can finally start getting ready for a new emotional rollercoaster. The Walking Dead: Michonne – A Telltale Miniseries will premiere it’s first of three episodes, ‘In Too Deep’, this February 23rd on PC/Mac from the Telltale online store, Steam, the PlayStation Network and the Xbox Game Store, followed by a release on compatible IOS devices and Android via Google Play and the App Store on February 25th. The second episode in the miniseries, ‘Give no Shelter’, will follow in the month of March and conclude with the third episode, ‘What We Deserve’, in April. All three episodes will be available for purchasing at the cost of $14.99 USD or equivalent when the first episode debuts, including access to the second and third as they become available.
In this premiere episode, ‘In Too Deep,’ Michonne joins Pete and his crew on the sailing ship The Companion as they cruise the coast for survivors and supplies. When a desperate signal for help draws them to a scene of horrific massacre, Michonne and the crew are lead further to the floating survivors’ colony of Monroe, which may just be harboring the person responsible for the carnage.
The Walking Dead: Michonne – A Telltale Miniseries stars the iconic, blade-wielding character from Robert Kirkman’s best-selling comic books, portrayed in-game by award-winning actress Samira Wiley (Orange is the New Black). Haunted by her past, and coping with unimaginable loss and regret, the story explores Michonne’s absence between issues #126 and #139 of the comic book. Over the three episodes of the miniseries, players will discover what took Michonne away from Rick, Ezekiel, and the rest of her trusted group… and what brought her back.
Ahead of it’s release, fans are invited to get an exclusive preview of the first episode on Telltale Games’ Youtube channel this Sunday February 14th at 8:30 pm EST/ 5:30 pm PST. The development team will introduce the series allowing fans to experience the first five minutes of the premier episode, exploring Michonne’s struggle to remain among the living while being haunted by her past.
To date, The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series has sold more than 50 million episodes worldwide, earning more than 100 Game of the Year awards from outlets including Metacritic, USA Today, Wired, Spike TV VGAs, Yahoo!, The Telegraph, Mashable, Polygon, Destructoid andGamesRadar, and was also the recipient of two BAFTA Video Games Awards for Best Story and Best Mobile Game.
The Walking Dead is set in the world of Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series and offers an emotionally-charged, tailored game experience where a player’s actions and choices affect how their story plays out across the entire series.
The Walking Dead: Michonne – A Telltale Miniseries Episode 1 – ‘In Too Deep’is rated ‘M’ (Mature) for Intense Violence, Blood & Gore, Sexual Themes, and Strong Language by the ESRB.
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SOURCE: Press Release