Telltale Games' hugely anticipated Game of Thrones adaptation will be released in six episodes.

The news comes via a tantalizing official image, which also offers a brief glimpse of environment and a gorgeous, oil-paint aesthetic. Check it out below.

As we already knew, the first episode of six will be called 'Iron From Ice.' While official details on the series' narrative are still thin on the ground, we've done our fair share of speculation based on the three Game of Thrones teasers dropped so far.Telltale recently revealed that its new title will have five playable characters from the same family, and their choices "will affect everyone in the family.""That adds a whole new layer to things that we're really excited about," said Telltale's senior vice president of publishing Steve Allison.While we still don't have an official release date for Iron From Ice, we've been promised the episode is still on track to hit stores sometime this year. Keep your eye out on the site for more on Telltale's Game of Thrones this week.

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