The latest offering from milking of the Walking Dead universe now has a release date. Hot on the heels of a gameplay trailer (below) Activision has announced that The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct will be in stores on March 26. Based on and set before the AMC television show, Activision’s first-person-shooter centers around lovable miscreant brothers Merle and Daryl Dixon as they make their way to Atlanta.
Yeesh. After a quick double check of the facts; yes the game in this trailer is in fact the game Activision claims will be out in March. I wonder if there’s a bookie somewhere who will take over/under bets on the number of times this game is delayed. No matter where the line is I’ll take the over because this trailer looks like a Half-Life mod barfed on Left 4 Dead. I’ll eat my hat if this thing sees the light day within a month of the announced release date (well, maybe a hat shaped cookie). The announcement of The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct begs a question: What is there to compel someone to play this game? Any and all Walking Dead fans know how the game will end. Daryl Dixon is something of a fan favorite, yes. But are the Dixons strong enough characters to warrant their own $60 back story?
ALEX BAUMAN is COIN-OP TV’s features writer/contributor. Alex is a Seattle area writer who has been covering the games industry since 2008 with three years of contributing for the Examiner.com. Alex has covered numerous events, including regular trips to PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) in Seattle. Husband, father, and life long gamer Alex embraces his unnatural Xbox 360 obsession with vigor; sometimes sacrificing food and/or sleep for that next achievement.
