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The apocalypse has begun - and it's taking hold at a rapid pace! Xbox Live's Major Nelson, in his most recent weekly "LIVE Activity for the Week" post, reports that The Walking Dead - Episode 1 was the top selling Xbox Live Arcade title last week! 

We're very proud that our game based on Robert Kirkman's award-winning comic series is up there with some other incredible titles; it couldn't have happened without the fans! 

Are you among the first to have played The Walking Dead - Episode 1? What choices did you make in your playthrough, or playthroughs? Share your decisions in the comments! 

Thanks again for helping make The Walking Dead a hit!

• Xbox Live's Major Nelson's LIVE Activity for the Week

Hear ye, hear ye! The unflinching and unstoppable canine and lagomorph duo's adventures have taken the iOS by storm and we think there's no time like the present to get your hands on the award-winning series! That's why we've initiated the Sam & Max - Beyond Time and Space Complete Your Collection Sale! 

What's the Complete Your Collection Sale you ask? Well, for a limited time, snatch up the first episode of Beyond Time and Space, Ice Station Santa, for zero dollars and zero cents and round out your supply of Sam & Max by nabbing the subsequent episodes for just $2.99 each! That's 40% off each episode's regular price! 

Borrowing from another one of the franchises we work on (a gold star to anyone that guesses it right), make like a tree and get outta' here...to secure your episodes of Sam & Max - Beyond Time and Space on iOS before it's too late! 

• Episode 1 - Ice Station Santa
• Episode 2 - Moai Better Blues
• Episode 3 - Night of the Raving Dead
• Episode 4 - Chariots of the Dogs
• Episode 5 - What's New Beelzebub?

The Walking Dead is out of the gate on PC, MAC, Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network, and the critics are already getting behind the first episode of the season, 'A New Day,' with high praise!

Early critical response to Telltale’s first episode of the series has gathered an intensely positive reaction from gaming critics across the web.  In their review, IGN.com awarded the episode an Editors' Choice nod, saying, “’A New Day’ is one of Telltale’s finest games,” also stating, “...This is a deeply personal and emotional experience, and that’s why it feels so right as a part of this franchise.”  The site continued to claim, “…The Walking Dead Episode one has just about everything fans could want.”

Other critics also continued their praise, with Official Xbox Magazine also awarding the episode an Editors' Choice with a 9 out of 10, saying the episode was, “Slam-bang entertainment,” adding that, “Everything just feels right” with its “Striking art style and cinematic presentation.” 

Gaming site Polygon also gave the game an impressive 9 out of 10, saying, "With choices that matter and intensity to spare, Telltale Games delivers one of its best efforts to date." They continued to say, "...the first episode of The Walking Dead held me in as I was thrown from one story-twisting, heart-stopping conflict to another, disaster threatening if I looked away from the screen even for a moment." The reviewer also claimed the episode was, "...one of the most intese gaming experiences in my recent memory," and that, "So many games have teased a truly "interactive" narrative, but I can think of none that have delivered this well." 

To kick off the launch of the first episode this week, Telltale games also released an all-new trailer, focusing in on the story of Lee Everett as he begins his chance at redemption in the first episode amid a world over-ridden by an undead apocalypse bringing out both the brightest and the darkest sides of humanity.

Check back soon for more details on The Walking Dead and also, don't miss our exclusive content and giveaways on GameTrailers, as we've been chosen as the official Game of the Week!

Sam & Max go toe to hoof with the prince of darkness in Sam & Max - Beyond Time and Space: Episode 5 - What's New, Beelzebub? - out now on iOS!

Judgement day is at hand, and it's time for a showdown with the guy downstairs to bargain for Bosco's soul. But in the corporate wasteland known as Hell not even the Freelance Police are safe from etertnal damnation. Can Sam & Max fight free from Satan's grasp, or have they reached the end of the line?

Players on iPhone and iPad can grab the new episode of the classic Sam & Max adventure (a universal app) for just $4.99 - find it in the iTunes App Store!

• Sam & Max - Beyond Time and Space: Episode 5
• Sam & Max - Beyond Time and Space: Episode 4
• Sam & Max - Beyond Time and Space: Episode 3
• Sam & Max - Beyond Time and Space: Episode 2
• Sam & Max - Beyond Time and Space: Episode 1