The Walking Dead is Telltale‘s fastest-selling game series to date, with the first episode of five, titled ‘A New Day’ topping the sales charts as the #1 best-selling title on Xbox LIVE Arcade for two weeks straight, also securing a spot at the top of the sales charts in its launch week on the Steam digital distribution service as well as on PlayStation Network. These sales milestones do not yet include figures for the iOS version of The Walking Dead, which Telltale is planning to launch later this summer.  he upcoming second episode of the season, ‘Starved for Help’, is expected to launch across PC, Mac, and consoles this June.

“Premiering The Walking Dead game series to record numbers across so many diverse platforms is a tremendous achievement that shows the value of bringing strong storytelling and game play together,” said Dan Connors, CEO of Telltale Games, Inc.  “The tailored narrative design puts gamers in control of their own story within the universe of The Walking Dead in a way that appeals equally to hardcore gamers and to more casual gamers who are fans of the franchise.  The most exciting aspect of getting off to such a great start is that this is just the beginning of the five episode series. The Walking Dead fans are going to experience some really great moments in the months ahead that are uniquely influenced by the choices they make throughout the season.”

The Walking Dead: Episode One: A New Day is set in the world of Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.  Lee Everett, a man convicted of a crime of passion, has been given the chance for redemption in a world devastated by the undead.  Players will experience life changing events, meet new characters and familiar ones from the original comic, and also visit locations that foreshadow the story of Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes. The Walking Dead offers a tailored game experience player actions, choices and decisions affect how the story plays out across the entire series.

Episode One: A New Day is the first of five monthly episodes of The Walking Dead games series and is available for 400 Microsoft®Points on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360®, available now for $4.99 per episode on PlayStation®Network, and is available as the first part of a five episode season pass for $24.99 on PC and Mac from the Telltale Online Store and other digital outlets.

Independent developer Cube Roots and the devastatingly handsome gents of Devolver Digital have announced a partnership to bring the puzzle/RPG hybrid Dungeon Hearts to PC, Mac, and mobile devices in early 2013. Cube Roots’ debut game features a nostalgic blend of classic RPG elements fused into a vibrant match-three puzzle game for a wholly unique experience.

• Puzzle/RPG Hybrid: Align gems in the match-three puzzles system to wield devastating attacks and conjure powerful magic in a fast-paced adventure through a mystical world.
• Limitless Adventure: Face a unique battle sequence with every new adventure and face off against a bestiary of dozens of creatures lurking around 16 unique environments.
• Brimming with Secrets: Power-up through 99 character levels and unlock new heroes, special abilities, dungeons and even alternate soundtracks to create new scenarios in Dungeon Hearts.

“Dungeon Hearts has been a labor of love for awhile now. As an indie it can be tough bringing your project to a publisher for fear they are going to strip away the developer’s personality from the final product,” said Cube Roots founder Chris Pavia. “It has been quite the opposite with the guys over at Devolver Digital, it’s been great working with people who embrace the weird and quirky.”

The partnership on Dungeon Hearts is the result of the Devolver Digital‘s Pitch Fork Parker initiative launched at GDC 2012 and the first in a series of games signed by the publisher’s extraordinarily unreserved executive.

“The original pitch was for Dungeon Hearts to be medieval brothel simulator,” claimed Fork Parker, CFO of Devolver Digital, “I recommended we shift development towards the puzzle/RPG hybrid because medieval brothel simulators just don’t sell anymore.”

PocketFullOfApps will keep you updated as we get more information our way. You can see more screenshots here.

Aoineko Studios, an award-winning gaming and animation studio based in Phoenix, Arizona, has reached the 68% funded level on their Kickstarter campaign, with over $17,000 raised and just over two weeks to go. Today Aoineko is officially announcing that, as a special reward upon reaching their $25,000 goal early, an A-list voice actor in the gaming community will make a special appearance in an upcoming update video to thank supporters and announce their stretch goals for Kickstarter.

Aoineko Studios has also released the very first in-game footage of Kitaru’s Active Time Battle system to their Kickstarter project profile. This has been heavily anticipated by Kickstarter supporters, and the development team has been working hard to establish these foundational battle components. The Aoineko team has also released a new update video that shows insider insight on the in-depth process of character creation, from preliminary model concept shoot to the art of animation.

“We also have a gift for all the lovers of old-school actioners like MegaMan and Gunstar Heroes. Check out the Kickstarter page for a sneak peek of the Sherman5 arcade mini-game that Akai will be able to play in one of Kitaru’s in-world arcades.” — Ben Steele (Creator of Kitaru, owner of Aoineko Studios)

Additionally, on Memorial Day weekend, Aoineko Studios team member Lisa Palenica, who plays ‘Agent Qoss’ in Kitaru and is the owner of Platinum Assassin Film & Multimedia, will be attending Phoenix Comicon as a panelist for female filmmakers in sci-fi. Those interested in an in-depth breakdown of Kitaru are encouraged to attend her panel and to set up time afterwards for additional questions. She will be speaking on Saturday, May 26 at 10:30 a.m. in the Remington BC at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. You can see the Kickstarter fund via this link.

That’s right folks — Rovio is back in the Angry Birds franchise. The developers have recently announced their upcoming addition to the massive franchise, Angry Birds Heikki, coming June 18th.  Rovio has set up a small teaser site that you can see here for any official news and updates in the coming weeks. As of now, details are super scarce but we’ll be sure to keep you updated just in case!

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Infinite Dreams

Do you remember Pumpkin Boy? Last year he was protecting little Pumpkids from the evil birds.Now, that the Pumpkids have grown up a bit, the undead birds are after them once again. Teaser trailer below gives a small taste of what you can expect from the Infinite Dreams next project.

Soon players all over the world will have the chance to dive into the new and absorbing game of bird and zombie shooting. Both at the same time! The main goal of the forthcoming Shoot the Zombirds release is to defend little Pumpkids against the demonic hordes of undead birds.

With eye-catching gorgeous graphics and zombie themed story, Shoot the Zombirds will deliver quick action gameplay and intuitive control scheme. The game reached gold status and on May 24^th will be released on the Google Play and the Apple App Store. In the mean time though, PocketFullOfApps will keep you up to date as we get more information on this upcoming game.

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