‘The Walking Dead’ Sets Release Date for ‘World War Z’ Game Tie-In Featuring Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus (EXCLUSIVE)

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• 1 on Singles Chart Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter Lead iHeartRadio Music Awards 2026 Nominees Per “World War Z” developer Saber Interactive‘s description for the update, “Undead apocalypses collide like never before in World War Z x The Walking Dead DLC, a new campaign episode featuring three thrilling stories starring characters from AMC’s The Walking Dead – Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon, Negan, and Michonne – with the voices of Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus reprising their fan-favorite characters.
• From the Prison to the Alexandria Safe Zone and Grady Memorial Hospital, you’ll fight to survive against new versions of World War Z’s infamous Zeke swarms inspired by The Walking Dead’s uniquely slower-moving but no less deadly Walkers.” The update was first announced in December, along with the news that the “WWZ” base game had crossed 30 million players worldwide since its 2019 launch.
• Popular on Variety See below for Variety‘s Q&A with Saber’s chief creative officer Tim Willits about what is included in “World War Z’s” upcoming “The Walking Dead” expansion.
• How did this partnership come about?
• It’s obviously a great fit, genre-wise, so who started the conversations and when?