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State of Decay, the open-world zombie-fest will launch on PC later this year. Undead Labs head Jeff Strain confirmed the news during a live stream yesterday. A detailed summary followed on the game’s official forum. The move follows State of Decay’s success on the XBLA having sold over 500,000 copies, …
Read More »State of Decay scores third XBLA UK No.1
For the third week in a row, State of Decay is the best selling Xbox Live Arcade game in the UK. The game has managed to sustain its success and keep Minecraft from its No.1 position for longer than any other game has managed for over a year. Outside of …
Read More »Now State of Decay suffers Australian ban
A second game has succumbed to Australia’s Classification system. Xbox Live hit State of Decay has been refused classification by the Australian Classification Board. We’ve run afoul of certain prohibitions regarding the depiction of drug use,” the game’s developer Undead Labs revealed on its forums. We’re working with Microsoft to …
Read More »State of Decay developer discusses DLC, sequel possibilities
Undead Labs has touched on what the studio is cooking up for the future of its hits zombie survival game, State of Decay. In an interview with Polygon, studio founder Jeff Strain revealed upcoming DLC for the title in the form of a pure survival” sandbox mode. "The game is …
Read More »State of Decay sales reach 500,000
Smash hit Xbox Live Arcade hit State of Decay has passed a new sales milestone. The Undead Labs developed title has now shifted an incredible 500,000 units since its release on June 5th. Microsoft says it is now the fastest selling original title ever on the service. It’s not been …
Read More »XBLA title State of Decay matches the UK’s ENTIRE physical market in one week
275,000 physical games were sold in the UK last week. Xbox Live title State of Decay sold 250,000 units in two days in the same week. It’s an observation made by UK journalist Lee Bradley and is one that perfectly illustrates the changing dynamics of the video game market. Of …
Read More »State of Decay becomes second fastest selling XBLA title ever
Sales of 250,000 in its first two days have seen zombie romp State of Decay become the second fastest selling Xbox Live Arcade title ever. The only game to better its performance is Mojang’s Minecraft. "This was you,” a statement from developer Undead Labs said. We did not have an …
Read More »Another open-world zombie game is hungry for gamer’s brains
Yet another open-world zombie title is on the way. It’s called State of Decay and it’s being made by Undead Labs. It was previously announced in 2011 as an Xbox Live Arcade exclusive going by the name of Class 3. Its makers describe it as an ambitious zombie-survival open world …
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