Xbox Game Pass continues to be arguably the most attractive service in video games. Giving players and possibly even more important, developers a platform to get their games in front of more eyes at little cost for consumers. This is even more relevant for all the developers a part of Xbox Game Studios. In an
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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition launched for Xbox One and Steam, and a brand new launch gameplay trailer released alongside it. The trailer depicts the various zombie types in all their disgusting, rotting glory as the survivors comes together to launch their assault against the undead threat. You can watch the launch trailer posted just
Developer Undead Labs announced today that they’ll be launching an updated version of State of Decay 2 to coincide with the game’s launch on Steam. The new edition includes tons of upgrades and improvements, along with all the previously released content for the hit game. Undead Labs’ latest trailer is a great overview of everything
Phil Spencer is a busy man. Just a few days after returning from a trip to Japan, the Head of Xbox tweeted Tuesday that he received an update from Microsoft’s internal studio, The Initiative, and may have included a small tease as to what the team might be working on. The key here is that
Undead Labs was acquired by Microsoft in 2018 shortly after the release of State of Decay 2. Outside of the occasional major update, the studio has been fairly quiet post-acquisition until now. While Undead Labs is based in Seattle, they are opening up a new studio in New Orleans soon. In fact, this new studio
Undead Labs, the team behind the State of Decay series, announced today that they’ll be bringing State of Decay 2 to Steam early next year. The game originally released on PC (via the Windows store) and Xbox One in May 2018. Undead Labs also had a staggered release with the first game in the series,
According to a LinkedIn update, former Naughty Dog developer Robert Ryan joined Microsoft’s newest game studio, The Initiative, as a senior systems designer back in April. Despite being less than a year old, The Initiative is already filled with brilliant minds likeGod of War lead producer Brian Westergaard and Red Dead Redemption lead writer Christian
UPDATE (11/11/18): During yesterday’s Inside Xbox: X018 Special, Microsoft revealed that it had acquired two more studios: Obsidian Entertainment and inXile Entertainment. As such, I have updated this article to reflect that and give insight about these newly acquired studios. During Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference, the large publisher announced the acquisition of five brand new
Just 24 days ago, we learned that Undead Labs’ State of Decay 2 had over 2 million players. Today, we learned that the player count has now skyrocketed passed 3 million players. To celebrate, Microsoft has released a brand new 4th of July themed DLC pack, aptly titled the Independence Pack. This DLC adds three
While State of Decay 2 has been busy setting record numbers and topping charts, the folks at Undead Labs have been busy preparing Patch 1.2, which will be a whopping 20GB. Yeah. You’re going to want to slot out some significant time for the patch to download, but it may be the first step to improving
Nothing speaks game launch success like cold, hard data. And Xbox General Manager for Marketing, Aaron Greenberg, is happy to pass along the positive stats from the newly-released State of Decay 2. Boasting “record-breaking” numbers, the sequel has managed to land a million users in the first two days since the game’s global release. Now, let’s start
Creepy flesh pillars, fireworks, and a heavy focus on survival is just a sprinkling of what’s within Microsoft Studios’ latest produced third-person title, State of Decay 2. Undead Labs showcases the robust survival gameplay in a more significant way than its predecessor and seems to have a lot more to offer. But State of Decay
We are 15 days away until Undead Labs’ highly anticipated title State of Decay 2 launches, as the official release date draws near, those intending on picking up the title on PC may now view the system requirements needed to run that particular version of the upcoming zombie game. A closer look at the PC configuration requirements shows
Undead Labs and Microsoft Studios’ zombie-killing survival game State of Decay 2 is due out in just about one month, which means we’re now starting to get our usual slew of details that every game usually receives ahead of launch. One of those specific details would be in regards to the file size of State of Decay 2
Today Undead Labs released a brand new trailer of State of Decay 2 to celebrate PAX East. The trailer is a rather simple look at many aspects of the game, including driving (and of course cars can be weaponized), fighting against the undead hordes, and exploration. We also get a quick look at the management of
As part of IGN First, developer Undead Labs confirmed State of Decay 2 will have Xbox One X enhancements. Jeff Strain, studio head of Undead Labs and executive producer of the upcoming zombie-survival game, gave the following statement pertaining to the visual and performance upgrades the console offers: “There are significant visual enhancements we’re able
Last week, State of Decay 2 finally got an official release date. With the game’s launch date finally set, today, the game’s publisher Microsoft has announced the game’s Collector’s Edition, which is ghoulishly impressive. According to Microsoft, this version of State of Decay 2 is considered the definitive “starter kit.” In addition to receiving the base game, the package
Anyone following gaming press should expect a lot of news about State of Decay 2 in the next few months. Not only is developer Undead Labs’ zombie game ramping up to a May 22 release date, but the game is part of publication IGN’s “IGN First” program — a form of marketing blitz via publication-exclusive news briefings.
Microsoft and Undead Labs first announced State of Decay 2 back during their E3 2016 Press Conference, and have been steadily revealing more and more about the game since. Since the last E3, the game has just had a vague Spring 2018 release window, but that finally changed today. As part of IGN First, State