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Pokémon 。 did it. Why not 。 The Walking Dead。, too?

The Walking Dead: Our World。is an upcoming mobile game that's built around location-based augmented reality. That mouthful of tech jargon basically translates to: it's 。 Pokémon Go。, with zombies. 。

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The upcoming game — which will be available for Android and iOS — is based on AMC's TV series, and it features characters like Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon, and Michonne (as you can see in the trailer above). What's not clear — for now, at least — is how it all works.。

Pokémon Go。is a natural fit for this kind of location-based gaming because of the way that series emphasizes catching and building a collection of your own fantastical critters. 。

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Thanks for signing up! 。The Walking Dead。 , on the other hand, is about people surviving during a zombie apocalypse. The comics and TV series tend to focus on character stories, but it's likely that。Our World 。

Our World。

— based on both the trailer and the nature of video games — is more about combat.。

That's going to be the trick for developer Next Games: figuring out how to make a virtual zombie apocalypse fun and engaging in the context of an AR experience. In the trailer, we see first-person hands wielding an assortment of weapons, but how will that translate to whatever you're doing on your phone in the real world? In other words: What will make this a game?In other words: What will make this a game? That's a question Next Games will need to answer as more details come out about。Our World。

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proved there's an appetite for the right kind of AR experience. Will this be one of them? We'll find out soon.。

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