Telltale’s second Game of Thrones episode is coming much sooner than winter

By Will Fulton Published January 24, 2015

The second episode of Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series starts rolling out on Tuesday, February 3, according to the developer. Episode 2, The Lost Lords, comes to PC and PlayStation platforms first, on February 3, Xbox platforms on February 4, and mobile on February 5. Check out the trailer below, but beware of minor spoilers.

The situation looks dire for House Forrester. Its disparate members have to make some hard choices in order to weather the deteriorating political order in Westeros, where “nothing comes without a cost,” as Tyrion is quick to advise. The final third of the trailer is where the spoilers pop up, with some familiar faces from the HBO series appearing that hadn’t factored into the first episode.

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We were hooked by episode one, and are excited to see the series expand its scope to cover more of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin’s captivating world.

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Will Fulton is a New York-based writer and theater-maker. In 2011 he co-founded mythic theater company AntiMatter Collective…

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