A New Day is the first episode of the first season of a five-part series based on the AMC TV series and the original The Walking Dead comic book series. The game is set in the United States at the start of a zombie outbreak. It takes place in the original universe but does not rely on characters or locations from the comic book or the TV series. Instead it tells a parallel story through a new character Lee Everett, but some original comic characters such as Glenn and Hershel make a cameo appearance throughout the series. Everett was a professor at the University of Georgia who was convicted for murder when he came home one day and found his wife cheating. In a fit of rage he murdered the man and was convicted. At the start of the game Everett is transported to prison, but the car crashes and that way he manages to escape. His main concern is then to flee from the zombies and he plans to travel to Macon where his parents and brother live. He soon meets a small girl called Clementine whose house has been overrun by zombies and he takes her along. Afterwards he meets many more characters and travels to different locations. The episode ends at the point where the team decides to stay at a Motor Inn as their home and build up a defence.
The Walking Dead : Episode 1 - A New Day sur Xbox 360 est le premier chapitre de l'adaptation du comics. Le joueur y incarne un survivant au début de l'infection mystérieuse touchant l'humanité. Après sa rencontre avec la jeune Clémentine, il rejoint un petit groupe avec lequel il convient de nouer de solides relations.