Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[The War Z removed from Steam]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/19/the-war-z-removed-from-steam/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/19/the-war-z-removed-from-steam/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/19/the-war-z-removed-from-steam/#comments The War Z removed from SteamHammerpoint Interactive's The War Z has been removed from Steam amid allegations of false advertising from its community, which claims that the developer knowingly listed inaccurate information on The War Z's Steam profile.

Originally, the game's profile touted multiple areas ranging in size from 100 to 400 kilometers and servers capable of handling up to 100 players, according to this screenshot obtained by Gamespy. The profile also stated that The War Z was a "Single Purchase, Downloadable Client with the ability to play the full game without subscriptions or requiring in-game transactions," and failed to mention that this is a "Foundation Release," meaning that the game is still under development, with some areas even marked with alpha testing information.

In actuality, the game only has one zone, and servers were initially capped at a maximum of 50 players, though that issue at least appears to have been corrected. Moreover, The War Z features a microtransactional-based in-game economy, somewhat contradicting its claim of being a "single purchase" game. The profile has since been rejiggered and no longer makes mention of the multiple zones, nor does it make any mention of in-game transactions. It does, however, still neglect information about the game's somewhat early developmental stage.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arktos-entertainmentfalse-advertisinghammerpoint-interactivepcrefundremovedsteamthe-war-zvalveWed, 19 Dec 2012 15:30:00 EST<![CDATA[The War Z closed beta starts on Halloween, pre-orders get in early]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/the-war-z-closed-beta-starts-on-halloween-pre-orders-get-in-ear/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/the-war-z-closed-beta-starts-on-halloween-pre-orders-get-in-ear/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/the-war-z-closed-beta-starts-on-halloween-pre-orders-get-in-ear/#comments The War Z, the upcoming zombie-themed PC MMO, will go into closed beta on October 31, publisher Arktos Entertainment has announced. The game is also now available for pre-order. Three packages are available, each granting access to the beta and offered at a discount until October 20*.

The Survivor package is available for $19.49 and grants access to the beta when it begins on October 31. Meanwhile, the Pioneer package is $29.99, grants access to the beta on October 15, $15 of in-game currency, a special forum badge, one month of map server hosting and 3 guest keys. Finally, there's the Legend package for $49.99, featuring October 15 access, $30 of currency, a forum badge, 6 months of server hosting, 3 guest keys. Legend purchasers will also have their survivor names highlighted on leaderboards and in the game's chat.

After October 20, the pre-order prices jump to $29.99 and $49.99, respectively. The game can be pre-ordered on The War Z website.

*The War Z website states that the discounts only apply until October 17, but Arktos informs Joystiq that the correct date is indeed October 20. The website is being corrected.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>arktos-entertainmentbetahammerpoint-interactivemmopcPresident2008the-war-zThu, 04 Oct 2012 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[The War Z makes it easy to tell your own story]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/24/the-war-z-makes-it-easy-to-tell-your-own-story/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/24/the-war-z-makes-it-easy-to-tell-your-own-story/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/24/the-war-z-makes-it-easy-to-tell-your-own-story/#comments
The War Z will not generate any quests for you. Any quests you wish to participate in will come directly from the community. Maybe somebody will need a bodyguard while they look to scrounge up supplies in a deadly metropolitan center. Maybe someone will pay you to fight to the death in their gladiator pit, set up on a remote farm. Maybe somebody just wants to pay you for a sniper rifle scope.

There are a lot of opportunities for players to come up with their own narrative in The War Z - and that's exactly what developer Hammerpoint Interactive hopes players will do.

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JoystiqThe War Z makes it easy to tell your own story originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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