State of Decay 3 gets a new cinematic trailer at Xbox Games Showcase
Still no release date
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State of Decay 3just got a brand-new cinematic trailer at the Xbox Games Showcase 2024.
It’s been almost four years since Undead Labs unveiled the next game in itsState of Decayseries, and while there’s still no news on a release date, the studio did share a new trailer today (June 9) showcasingState of Decay 3’s cast of characters as they fight for survival against a terrifying horde of zombies.
Created in Unreal Engine 5,State of Decay 3is a four-player co-operative game and will feature narrative systems centered around the four characters we see in the trailer.
“Set years after a zombie apocalypse nearly wiped out humankind,State of Decay 3is the next evolution in theState of Decayfranchise,” reads the game description. “As the zombie threat continues to claim lives, you must fight back and reclaim lost ground, carving out a life for your community of survivalist homesteaders.
“It’s always been important to us thatState of Decayis a kind of every person’s survival experience,” said studio head and head of product Philip Holt (viaXbox Wire).
“This is not a hero’s journey as a sort of literary structure. Instead, the world ofState of Decayis the story of environmental transformation, which reveals the things that are already inherently worthy in our survivors. Things like ingenuity, resilience, adaptability, collectivism - those are the traits that lead to survival.”
Undead Labs was acquired byMicrosoftin 2018, and according to creative director Kevin Patzelt, he doesn’t think the team could’ve achievedState of Decay 3’s vision if it wasn’t for the publisher.
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“I think if had we stayed independent, there’s just no way we could have had the time and the space and the support that we needed to be where we are today and to put out what we know we can make. It’s a different pressure,” Patzelt said. “It’s not like that anymore. And I feel like as a team, at least in my career, I’ve never felt so supported to make what we know we want to make.”
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