Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. The company recently made moves to restructure in order to avoid bankruptcy while simultaneously dealing with allegations of insider trading, and earlier this month it sold the publishing rights to System Shock 3 back to developer OtherSide Entertainment. It appears the game has already been removed from Steam. Samuel Roberts The reason given was the poor quality of the game, which did not meet the requirements of the brand owner. “We are deeply sorry for the issues this may cause anyone who has bought the game looking forward to the resolution of Season 2 and are working urgently to attempt to resolve the issue,” Mikael Nermark, acting CEO of Starbreeze, said in a written statement. Overkill's The Walking Dead removed from Steam By Andy Chalk, Samuel Roberts February 27, 2019 Update: Starbreeze is trying to resolve the issue and release the rest of Season 2. The Walking Dead: The Final Season Certain Telltale Games Have Been Removed From Steam As The Developer Prepares to Shut Down Completely Telltale Games is in the process of completely shutting down.

As a result, all work on OVERKILL's The Walking Dead has been halted and the console versions will never be released. We did our best to work with Starbreeze and resolve many issues that we saw with the game, but ultimately Overkill's The Walking Dead did not meet our standards nor is it the quality that we were promised. “Please keep an eye on the official OTWD channels for further news.”, In an update to its statement Wednesday morning, Starbreeze further outlined that if Starbreeze and Skybound do not reach a solution it would mean that the game will not be made available for sale again on Steam, and that the console version would not be released. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, Here's the latest on RTX 3080 stock, according to retailers and manufacturers, What Microsoft buying Bethesda means for PC gamers. Whoever gets the game is going to be entertained for a long time. Skybound told Variety on Monday that Valve was working on a “solution” for people who had purchased the game on Steam for PC. Now we know that the reality is different and PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners will never be able to play this title. I've reached out to Starbreeze for comment and will update if I receive a reply. Future US, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, The console editions of OVERKILL's The Walking Dead were experiencing some problem lately. Thank you for signing up to PC Gamer. Original story: As we put it, Overkill's The Walking Dead was "a shambling mess" when it came out for PC late last year, a situation that appeared to take a turn from bad to worse earlier this month when the planned console versions were shelved indefinitely. Let's remind that the production debuted on PC in November last year. Starbreeze studio has announced that it is currently negotiating with Skybound Entertainment, the owner of The Walking Dead franchise. Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors. In Wednesday’s note, Starbreeze said that Skybound had filed a “license related complaint with the main digital distribution platform for the Starbreeze game ‘OVERKILL’s The Walking Dead’ and that the game would be removed from Steam in the near future. Complicating matters, the game was sold with the promise that it would be supported with on-going seasons of content. © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Octane - New Character in Apex Legends Leaked? There was a problem. Read Next: Oculus Unveils Next-Gen Quest 2 VR Headset Aimed at Broader Market, Will Phase Out Rift S, Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick on ‘GTA Online’ Versus ‘Red Dead Online,’ Game Streaming, Microsoft VP Phil Spencer Talks Scarlett, Game Pass, Cloud Streaming, Keanu Reeves Was ‘Blown Away’ By Fan Reaction to E3 Appearance, made about $3.65 million from the game’s release, ‘Black Widow,’ ‘West Side Story,’ ‘Eternals’ Postpone Release Dates, ‘Suicide Squad’ Spinoff Series ‘Peacemaker’ Starring John Cena From James Gunn Set at HBO Max, ‘She Bangs’ at 20: ‘American Idol’ Alum William Hung Remembers the Ricky Martin Song That Made Him Famous, PMC to Operate Billboard, Hollywood Reporter and Vibe in Joint Venture With MRC, Simon Cowell Sells Beverly Hills Mansion at Steep Loss, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Contestants Address Racism Within Fandom in PSA, 'The Trial of the Chicago 7' Is Ripe for Oscar Attention, but Packed Ensemble Could Make for Tricky Acting Campaign, Damon Lindelof’s ‘Watchmen’ Journey Is Over, but the Show’s Legacy Is Very Much Alive, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Heads to Comedy Central, Final Season Gets Netflix Premiere Date, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ to Launch in National Syndication Following Emmys Sweep, ‘Suicide Squad’ Spinoff Series Starring John Cena From James Gunn Set at HBO Max, Damon Lindelof's 'Watchmen' Journey Is Over, but the Show's Legacy Is Very Much Alive, Paramount Network Rebrands, Doubles Down on Movies and Minis (EXCLUSIVE), UTA Raises Assistant Pay Agency-Wide, New Average Hits $24 per Hour (EXCLUSIVE), StubHub’s Eric Baker Pays $39 Million for Third Beverly Hills Mansion, The Charges Against the Louisville Cop Involved in the Killing of Breonna Taylor, Explained, Audemars Piguet Is Set to Make Its Runway Debut During Paris Fashion Week, NFLPA to Investigate Tyrod Taylor’s Punctured Lung and Lawsuit Liability: Five Questions, Shopping for Gen Z? It’s possible that the studio’s entire catalog will be removed from sale in … "Our creators and their stories are the core of Skybound, and since 2014 we have worked hard to expand the world of The Walking Dead into an exceptional Co-op Action FPS. OVERKILL's The Walking Dead was removed from sale on Steam. Those who placed pre-orders on PlayStation Store received a refund, but the developers assured that this was due to a delay in the project. Yesterday, at the hottest moment of the day, only 307 people were playing it.

“We did our best to work with Starbreeze and resolve many issues that we saw with the game, but ultimately ‘Overkill’s The Walking Dead’ did not meet our standards nor is it the quality that we were promised.”.