Starbreeze AB, an independent creator, publisher and distributor of computer
and
video  games, today unveils its new  project, OVERKILL's The Walking Dead,
based
on the hugely popular The Walking Dead series created by Robert
Kirkman.

OVERKILL  - a Starbreeze Studio, will  deliver a completely new co-op
experience
to The Walking Dead universe, exploring new characters and
storylines.



"The   collaboration   between  Starbreeze  Studios  and  our 
partner  Skybound
Interactive  will deliver something uniquely exciting  for
our millions of fans.
We're  two independents  joining forces  to create  the
ultimate survival horror
game.  With Robert on the team, we will bring The
Walking Dead into the world of
first-person  shooter co-op games." says
Bo Andersson Klint, CEO, Starbreeze AB.
He continues,  "It will  be gameplay 
focused, ferocious  and bring chaos to the
traditional  industry model - from
us developers straight to you. This time it's
big - don't walk alone."



"From
 day one on  this project it's  been clear to  me that this is the Walking
Dead
 co-op action game fans  have been waiting for.  I can't wait for people
to
learn  just what OVERKILL has been cooking  up for this game. Skybound is
always
about  breaking  new  ground  and  trying  to  find  something
unexpected in all
endeavors  and this game  continues that tradition  in grand
style." says Robert
Kirkman, CEO, Skybound Entertainment.



OVERKILL's  The 
Walking  Dead  will  be  powered  by Starbreeze's Diesel engine
updated for the
next generation. The title is set to release in 2016.



In 2016, Washington
will fall. What will you do?


For more information please contact:
Bo
Andersson Klint, CEO, Starbreeze AB
Tel: +46(0)8-209 208, email:
ir@starbreeze.com

Dan Murray, President, Skybound Interactive
Tel:
+1-323-932-6403, email: dm@skybound.com

June Alian, Publicity Director,
Skybound Entertainment
Tel: +1-310-836-5100, email: ja@skybound.com


Brief
information about Starbreeze:

Starbreeze Studios is an independent creator,
publisher and distributor of high
quality entertainment products, headquartered
in Stockholm, Sweden. At
Starbreeze we create games by our own design and
through licensed content,
establishing franchises that can live and prosper
outside the game itself. We
live and die by gameplay.



Starbreeze is
pioneering digital self-publishing, currently hosting one of the
largest
community groups on the digital distribution platform Steam.
Starbreeze's most
recent products include PAYDAY 2, our adrenaline fuelled bank
robbing co-op
game and the critically acclaimed adventure game
Brothers -
A Tale of Two Sons.



Starbreeze AB is publicly traded on Nasdaq
OMX First North Premier under the
ticker STAR and the ISIN code: SE0005992831.
Starbreeze's brands include
OVERKILL Software and the PAYDAY series.



See
www.starbreeze.com for more information.


Brief information about Skybound
Interactive:

Since opening its doors in 2010, Skybound Entertainment has grown
into a
multiplatform entertainment company. Skybound CEO Robert Kirkman is
creator of
the award-winning The Walking Dead comic book series, the
inspiration for the
hit TV show of the same name where he serves as creator and
executive producer.
To date The Walking Dead is the #1 on television among the
coveted 18-49 demo.



Skybound also collaborated with Telltale Games on the
multi-award winning 2012
Game of the Year The Walking Dead: The Game, and
produced and published the
critically acclaimed iOS/Android action game The
Walking Dead: Assault.



Skybound Entertainment and Kirkman just wrapped
production on their first
feature film, Air, starring The Walking Dead's Norman
Reedus and Academy Award-
nominated actor Djimon Hounsou. The film is slated to
be released in the spring
of 2015 and is directed by former Red Dead Redemption
Lead Designer and Co-
writer, Christian Cantamessa.



Skybound released
Kirkman's new exorcism comic, Outcast, in June 2014 which
recently got the
green light for a television pilot with CINEMAX and Fox
International. The
Skybound original title Clone, written by David Schulner, is
also in
development as a television show at Syfy. Kirkman will serve as an
executive
producer on both series.



Skybound Entertainment and digital entertainment
company Maker Studios recently
announced a deal for the studio to produce and
air four digital series based off
Skybound IPs.



Comic book titles published
by Skybound include The Walking Dead, the superhero-
comic Invincible, all-ages
comic Super Dinosaur, the revenge drama Dead Body
Road, and heist comic Thief
of Thieves.



Skybound also creates a wide range of merchandise including
apparel, board
games, and action figures.



For more information, please visit
Skybound online at www.skybound.com
and
www.thewalkingdead.com.


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