Players of The Walking Dead on PlayStation 3 have identified a major issue, which decimates save files like so many zombies would our faces. Developer Telltale tells Joystiq they are aware of the issues, causing Walking Dead save files to become corrupt or disappearing in Episode 4, entitled "Around Every Corner."

"We have received a small number of reports surrounding this issue since the launch of Episode Four: Around Every Corner and have been working with users on our forums to clearly identify a solution which will be resolved as quickly as possible," the developer told Joystiq.

Telltale says players can avoid the issue by "refraining from use of the third save slot in the game menu." If players do get a corrupted save error, Telltale recommends returning to the PS3 home screen and wait for an update to be released.

"We are working with our partners at Sony to push the patch to users as quickly as possible, and will update our customers as soon as we have confirmed when the patch has been released." The developer asks any users experiencing this problem to contact them via email to report the bug and identify the problem.