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State of Decay shambling out in June

Open-world zombie apocalypse survive 'em up State of Decay will launch in June, developer Undead Labs has announced. A PC release will follow later. The studio established by ArenaNet co-founder Jeff Strain also lurched forward with a new trailer clutched in its outstretched arms, showing off snippets of life after undeath.
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Open-world zombie apocalypse survive 'em up State of Decay will launch in June on Xbox Live Arcade, developer Undead Labs has announced. A PC release will follow later. The studio established by ArenaNet co-founder Jeff Strain also lurched forward with a new trailer clutched in its outstretched arms, showing off snippets of life after undeath.

State of Decay will have you recruiting survivors, scavenging for supplies, building and fortifying sanctuaries, and re-killing hordes of zombies by golf club, blade, gun, explosives, and car. Think of it as an action-y take on the genre, though characters can die permanently.

It'll be a single-player affair, sadly, but Undead Labs hopes to build an MMO codenamed 'Class4' upon State of Decay's ideas. Check the official site for more on SoD.

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    April 15, 2013 6:00 AM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, State of Decay shambling out in June.

    Open-world zombie apocalypse survive 'em up State of Decay will launch in June, developer Undead Labs has announced. A PC release will follow later. The studio established by ArenaNet co-founder Jeff Strain also lurched forward with a new trailer clutched in its outstretched arms, showing off snippets of life after undeath.

    • Dunwich legacy 10 years
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      April 15, 2013 6:48 AM

      I know there hasn't been a ton of buzz for SoD but I am totally psyched. It really looks great and if you've read their site's QA articles it seems they have a lot planned. Can't wait!

    • MasterBrief legacy 10 years
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      April 15, 2013 6:58 AM

      why even make this if its not coop? Looks like it has all the stuff that a coop zombie game would need yet its only single? Well if its on PC im sure someone will make a mod for it

    • BeowolfSchaefer legacy 10 years
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      April 15, 2013 7:10 AM

      If there's a genre name that can't be turned into an "'em up" then Alice hasn't seen it.

    • Zips legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      April 15, 2013 5:17 PM

      This sounds interesting. Really, the only competition they have in the SP area is TWD: Survival Instinct. If this is at least better than that, then I wouldn't mind checking it out.

      • crazy2 legacy 10 years
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        April 15, 2013 9:56 PM

        Except TWD: Survival Instinct is a piece of junk so there's really no competition there.

    • bad_fish legacy 10 years mercury ultra mega
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      April 15, 2013 10:49 PM

      Is that the Wagon Queen Family Truckster at the beginning???

      • thetangent legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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        April 15, 2013 11:33 PM

        You think you hate it now, but wait till you drive it!

    • Staticbroom legacy 10 years
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      May 22, 2013 8:33 AM

      Very excited for this release. I'm not expecting Skyrim, and I think that's important. I've actually read attempted comparisons between the two. While there may be similar concepts...I think expectations like that are dangerous.

      Can't wait to try State of Decay out!

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