Telltale’s ‘The Walking Dead: Season 3’ Debuts This November

The PAX West video-game convention is currently ongoing in Seattle, and we’re seeing a steady trickle of news coming from the event. One (sort of) big reveal is the release date for Episode 1 of Telltale’s ‘The Walking Dead: Season 3’. I say sort of because that release date is more of a release month, with no firm time yet set. However at some point in November you know you’ll be able to sit down and have your heart broken, so yeah, look forward to that.

The game has also received a new subtitle: ‘A New Frontier’. This doesn’t tell us much, however like the ‘New World’ tagline used for the last season of ‘The Walking Dead’ TV series, we can expect Clementine to run into a whole lot of new faces as her horizons expand in that dreary, desolate hellscape she calls home.

Those behind the game did have some things to add, however given the story driven nature of the game and not wanting to reveal spoilers, it’s about as vague as it gets.

“This third new season will serve as both a continuation of what’s come before in our story, as well as an all-new beginning set nearly four years after the outbreak events of Season One. As a harrowing and horrific drama, ‘A New Frontier’ will explore beyond what it means to survive in a world ravaged by the undead, and will see our characters confronting the new rules of order and justice in a land being brutally reclaimed and rediscovered by what’s left of humanity itself.”

Sounds like we’re certainly gonna be getting our average dose of horror and despair then. If you thought it was going to be bad for us, spare a thought for poor Clementine and new kid on the block Javier.

“When we began this series, we explored what it meant to protect a character like Clementine at all costs. Years later, meeting her for the first time, Javier will begin to unravel the mystery of who Clementine has become, as her story intersects with his—both of them still driven by the things they value most long after society’s collapse.”

So it looks like this is shaping up to be another solid entry in Telltale’s ‘The Walking Dead’ series. It’s certainly business as usual, but with a winning formula and compelling story, why would you want it to change?

‘The Walking Dead: Season 3’ will come to PC, Mac, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Mobile this November.

Has LEGO’s Chamber Of Secrets Been Opened? LEGO Harry Potter Collection Rumoured For PS4

A new rumour is doing the rounds today concerning a PS4 collection of the two LEGO Harry Potter games. According to LEGO fan site Brick Fanatics, Brazil’s game ratings board has listed a rating for a currently unannounced LEGO Harry Potter Collection release. It is unclear whether the LEGO Harry Potter Collection would be a PS4 exclusive, although it would seem odd for it not to be released on the Xbox One and Wii U.  Presumably the game would be similar to LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, DS and Wii which boasted every level from LEGO Star Wars: The Videogame and LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy alongside updated High-Definition graphics and new gameplay mechanics.

Whilst both LEGO Harry Potter entries were released on HD consoles, graphics have improved significantly since their release so it is possible that we could see a similar graphical upgrade to the LEGO Star Wars remaster. Some new cut scenes utilising dialogue from the films would be nice and I would also like to see a more expansive hub world, perhaps with the ability to journey to Diagon Alley on the Hogwarts Express.  Imagine being able to walk from the Hogwarts grounds to Hogsmeade or pay the Weasleys a visit at their family home The Burrow?

Also: would it be too much to ask for Traveller’s Tales to include six levels based on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child?

The LEGO Harry Potter Collection may be a few twists of the Time Turner away but the LEGO Dimensions Harry Potter team pack is set to be released 30th September 2016. The pack will include Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort NFC minifigures, alongside mini builds of the Hogwarts Express and the flying Ford Anglia from The Chamber of Secrets. Also confirmed is a Hermione Granger fun pack, although further details and a release date have yet to be announced.