The Walking Dead's Chandler Riggs to go from "Horror" TV to Gaming When He Joins Xbox Live Sessions to Play, The Evil Within 2, on October 21st

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Chandler Riggs, best known for his role as Carl Grimes on The Walking Dead, will play The Evil Within 2 on Xbox Live Sessions, an interactive livestream hosted on the Mixer Xbox Channel. The livestream will take place on Saturday, October 21^st, so fans should expect an extra spooky night of Xbox gaming. The highly anticipated Walking Dead season 8 premiere follows the next night on October 22^nd.

Chandler, who is definitely no stranger to evil, zombies and horrors, will battle unimaginable monsters and multi-headed creatures in the newest version of The Evil Within 2, on October 21^st at 6 p.m. PT. The Evil Within 2 was recently released on Friday, October 13^th and takes the acclaimed franchise to a new level with its unique blend of psychological thrills and true survival horror.

"It's super fitting to join Xbox Live Sessions to play this awesome, but scary and mysterious game, given my role on The Walking Dead and with Season 8 premiering Sunday night," said Chandler Riggs. "I can't wait to play The Evil Within 2 and interact with my fans, and hope everyone has a great time!"

Fans who tune-in to the livestream will have the chance to submit questions to Chandler for the opportunity to win special prizes. Chandler will also be joined by Microsoft Studios Community Manager Rukari Austin as the host of this Xbox Live Session.

"Xbox Live Sessions is continuing to pair top talent with Xbox's newest games, like Chandler Riggs with The Evil Within 2," said Aaron Greenberg, GM of Games Marketing at Xbox. "This is going to be one scary stream in the lead up to Halloween and we can't wait."

Since its launch in August, Xbox Live Sessions has welcomed top celebrities such as DJ Khaled, Marlon Wayans, James Corden, Scott Eastwood, Josef Newgarden and Tanner Foust to play newly released titles on Xbox.

SOURCE Xbox