Eagerly anticipating the final episode of Telltale’s Game Of Thrones? Or have you been waiting for a physical copy to pop in your console so that you can binge the entire series at once? You don’t have to wait much longer.
The final of six episodes in the season, ‘The Ice Dragon’ will be available starting Tuesday, November 17th on PC/Mac from the Telltale Online Store, Steam, and other digital distribution services, the PlayStation®Network for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in North America (SCEA) and Europe (SCEE), the Xbox Games Store for Xbox One® and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and on compatible iOS and Android-based devices. This marks the first time in Telltale’s release history that a finale will be available to download simultaneously across all console, PC/Mac and mobile platforms, day and date, worldwide.
Based on the award-winning HBO television drama series, Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series tells the story of House Forrester. Caught up in the events of The War of the Five Kings, they are placed in a precarious position where members of the household must do everything they can to prevent the house from meeting its doom. Your story is about to come to an epic conclusion. With House Whitehill tightening its grip on Ironrath at the behest of Ramsay Bolton, the remaining Forresters must give their all to save the family, whether through diplomacy, subterfuge, or violent force. In the frozen wilds beyond The Wall, Gared learns the secrets of the mysterious North Grove, and Mira discovers that political games in a King’s Landing controlled by Cersei Lannister often involve the highest stakes of all.
The game series is based on the world, characters and events seen in HBO’s TV show, which in turn is based on George R. R. Martin’s books (A Song of Ice and Fire). The events in the game series begin towards the end of Season Three of the series, and end right before the beginning of Season Five. Players will visit familiar locations such as King’s Landing and The Wall, as well as unfamiliar locations such as Ironrath, the home of House Forrester.
The game is played from five different points of view. Each is a member of House Forrester; either a direct family member, or a person in service to the House. Scattered across Westeros and Essos, each will play their part in seeking to save House Forrester from destruction.
The season will also debut on disc at retailers in North America beginning November 17th on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 for the suggested retail price of $29.99 USD or equivalent; and beginning November 20th in Europe on these consoles as well as for PC.
When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. Your choices, your story: you decide.
We are so excited to share our teaser trailer for Game of Theories! Our brand new project has been an epic labor of love by our team and we know it’s something that novice and master level fans of George R. R. Martin’s fantasy series will really enjoy. We hope to generate some fun discussions and debates for months to come (even though Martin will likely grind all of that into the dirt whenever the next book comes out).
Each major character will get their own video segment in which we will present several theories, from the ridiculous to the “we-hope-so” and weigh their merits. First up are the surviving characters from House Stark. Early warning: Game of Theories will include analysis of all written text through the e-published chapters of The Winds of Winter as well as the supplementary encyclopedia The World of Ice and Fire.
Next week you can expect an in-depth analysis of the future prospects of young Rickon Stark. Be sure to follow us on Tumblr, Twitter or Youtube to make sure you don’t miss our updates! Be sure to tag your responses with #GameOfTheories !
Valar Morghulis!
Sub-Cultured Staff
The global fantasy phenomenon returns to HBO April 12th, but Sub-Cultured’s month long celebration of the production and reach of Game of Thrones will hopefully make the wait until then more bearable. We plan on producing a king’s wealth of content as well as a facilitating some fun conversations for super-fans and filthy casuals alike. Check out some of what we have planned for Game of Thrones Month
We plan to roll out our first major youtube project, Game of Theories, which has been a pretty epic work-in-progress here at Sub-Cultured. The series will examine popular theories in the book fandom and will attempt to make some predictions about the fates of major characters. We promise to shred your favorite hypotheses and kill your hopes of dead characters returning to life. Should be fun, but beware of spoilers if you haven’t read the A Song of Ice and Fire books!
Be sure stop by later in April for reviews and articles about our favorite tie-in merchandise like Game of Thrones Beer, recipes, and the Telltale games series (definitely expect live-streams on Twitch!).
We’re really excited to announce that our favorite Westerosi virgin, Jen, will be diving into the series for the first time! Jen will be powering through A Game of Thrones, the first novel in the book series by George R. R. Martin, all during April and will be keeping and publishing a journal of her experiences. Our other writers are on board to be her gurus in her epic journey. Make sure to check up on Jen’s progress and relive your favorite moments through new eyes!
Also expect new updates of popular columns including Dress Like Your Favorite Character and Nice Guys of Ok Cupid as well as cosplay features.
This is only a glimpse at our plans for April, but of course join us on twitter for live tweets of every new episode and of course hit us up to talk GoT any time!
Just so you know that we mean business, read up on some of our past Game of Thrones content.
Staff
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