Undead Labs creating zombie MMO for consoles
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Poor zombies. By hungering for nothing so much as our brain matter, they've turned themselves into the most widely-slaughtered video game villains after Nazis and spiders. Now a start-up developer called Undead Labs is taking the zombie genre to the next logical step with a currently untitled zombie-based MMO made specifically for consoles.
In the announcement, company boss Jeff Strain said "Every time I see a good zombie movie with friends, we spend days debating our strategies for surviving the zombie apocalypse. The police station, or the supermarket? Garden rake, or staple gun? Bach, or the White Stripes? I'm a game developer, so I'd probably be useless for anything other than ghoul bait, but I'm excited to have the opportunity to build an MMOZ that lets us put those strategies to the test and find out for sure."
Strain, who helped found ArenaNet and was the executive producer for NCsoft's Guild Wars, certainly has the right pedigree for a project like this. But it's hard to say if this will be the ultimate zombie experience, or the title that finally (re)buries zombies for good. Here's hoping it's the former.
In the announcement, company boss Jeff Strain said "Every time I see a good zombie movie with friends, we spend days debating our strategies for surviving the zombie apocalypse. The police station, or the supermarket? Garden rake, or staple gun? Bach, or the White Stripes? I'm a game developer, so I'd probably be useless for anything other than ghoul bait, but I'm excited to have the opportunity to build an MMOZ that lets us put those strategies to the test and find out for sure."
Strain, who helped found ArenaNet and was the executive producer for NCsoft's Guild Wars, certainly has the right pedigree for a project like this. But it's hard to say if this will be the ultimate zombie experience, or the title that finally (re)buries zombies for good. Here's hoping it's the former.
Reader Comments (61)
Posted: Nov 23rd 2009 9:36PM ColorblindMonk said
Another dev attempting at a zombie game. Another dev attempting a console MMO. That adds up to a small chance at getting either one right. I give them kudos for trying.
Posted: Nov 23rd 2009 10:01PM Sordid State of Eclairs said
Survivors Vs. Zombies PVP???
If this was done right, I'd be all over it.. maybe have one zombie character and one survivor character:)
I'll be keeping an eye on this to see what they come up with.
If this was done right, I'd be all over it.. maybe have one zombie character and one survivor character:)
I'll be keeping an eye on this to see what they come up with.
Posted: Nov 23rd 2009 11:54PM (Unverified) said
Oh Dear God FInally an MMO on consoles,but atlas It's a zombie?!?! WTH PLZ make it mythical D&D style.count me signed up for life if you do!
Posted: Nov 24th 2009 2:32AM Everything I say is true said
you sir are a mythical fail. If I see one more MMO set in never never land...
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Posted: Nov 23rd 2009 10:19PM PrinceWitherdick said
I can't wait to see this, but unfortunately it's going to be a while... At least the xbox 720 will be out and the capabilities will be more impressive. Party at Undead Labs until then.
Posted: Nov 24th 2009 12:36AM Everything I say is true said
MMOZ? sounds just like reality then. I walk past Zombies every morning, whether they're begging for money or pissing in gutters or on their way to wall street. Hand me a shotgun, lets survive this shit.
Posted: Nov 24th 2009 2:14AM iamnick said
oh great... more zombies.. wtf
Posted: Nov 24th 2009 2:57AM (Unverified) said
what about aliens? i thought they would be up there with nazi's more than spiders :S what game do you kill loads of spiders in??!!??!!
Posted: Nov 24th 2009 6:39AM JeezWhiz87 said
Every dungeon crawler to ever exist, also MMOs, and traditional RPGs as well.
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Posted: Nov 24th 2009 3:44AM (Unverified) said
NCsoft is working with Sony, just to let any Xbox360 fanboys know that out there. Supposedly I think three projects, never thought this would be one.
Posted: Nov 24th 2009 9:36AM (Unverified) said
I think it's funny that companies can release millions of war-based shooters, fantasy RPG's and platformers but yet the second zombies are put into a video game, people complain that they're overdone.





