Telltale Games to make episode one of The Walking Dead game free on Xbox 360
Telltale Games is still holding on to the Christmas spirit, with the company somewhat confirming on Twitter that the first episode of The Walking Dead game will become available for Xbox 360 soon.
The critically acclaimed point-and-click adventure role-playing game (RPG) comprises of five episodes, each of which is equally gripping and entertaining
Xbox 360 owners will surely be glad to hear about Telltale Games’ plans to make The Walking Dead – Episode 1 for free, as it will give them a chance to finally get an opportunity to see for themselves what the hype surrounding the game is all about.
It is important to note though that the free first episode of The Walking Dead offer will remain active for only a limited time and will most likely expire by January 31, 2012.
This would still give an ample time to the gamers to get their hands on the first episode of the game that has been making waves ever since arriving on multiple platforms in April earlier this year.
Making the first episode of The Walking Dead free for a limited time is an excellent strategic move by Telltale Games as by allowing the gamers to taste the game for free, the company is making it easier for gamers to access the game.
With the game comprising for five episodes, there is a very strong chance that the experience offered by the first episode will get the gamers hooked and make them crave for the remaining four episodes.
In order to experience the remaining episodes, the players will become more willing to spend 400 Microsoft Points, thus increasing the sales of the game.
Slated for a release in the final month of 2011, the game was delayed until early 2012 due to production and development of the project.
The first episode of The Walking Dead game arrived for multiplayer platforms in April earlier this year, with the remaining heats arriving during the course of next seven months.
The game walked away with several awards from the latest edition of Spike TV Video Game Award show, including the Game of the Year award.
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