<p>Telltale Games&#8217; episodic adventure <em>The Walking Dead</em> recently took the &#8220;Game of the Year&#8221; award &#8211; not to mention several others &#8211; at the 2012 Video Game Awards, and now Microsoft are offering Episode 1 of the acclaimed 5-episode game free on XBLA.</p>
<p>There is currently no word on exactly how long this offer will be in place, although Telltale has confirmed that it is a limited time offer. As well as a slew of awards to its name, at the time of writing, <em>The Walking Dead</em> on Xbox 360 also has a Metacritic score of 95 out of 100.</p>
<p>So if you&#8217;re an Xbox 360 user who has yet to experience the game and you&#8217;re wondering what all the fuss is about, here&#8217;s the perfect chance to find out for yourself.</p>
<p>[Via: <a href="http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/12/25/the-walking-dead-the-game-episode-1-free-on-xbla-now?abthid=50db3f86d4b3fa3326000036" target="_blank">IGN</a>]</p>

The Walking Dead: Episode 1 Free on XBLA for Limited Time

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