Overkill’s The Walking Dead pre-orders refunded

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Players who’ve pre-ordered Overkill’s The Walking Dead on PlayStation 4 have recently been getting emails saying the game has been cancelled. The game’s console release was indefinitely delayed last month, so it didn’t look great then, and these emails have come alongside Starbreeze’s 2018 fiscal report – as you might expect, they financials don’t look great.

Dismal sales for Overkill’s The Walking Dead led to half-price Starter Edition release just a month after launch, and judging by the player count reported on Steam Charts, things don’t seem to be improving. In the company’s fourth quarter financial report, Walking Dead earned roughly $3.7 million USD. As GamesIndustry.biz notes, Payday 2 brought in $2.2 million for the same period, despite having released a half-decade earlier.

The company’s report makes no mention of The Walking Dead in regards to its future plans, and the cancellation emails – noted by TrueAchievements – hint that it’s not looking good for the game. Starbreeze has made no official announcement about the cancellation, and the company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The last official update for Walking Dead hit on February 13. That’s not that long ago, but there are still quite a few episodes of previously announced updates to put out. Whether those see the light of day is now in question.