Undead Labs is a Seattle, Washington-based game development studio developing a zombie-survival game for Xbox 360. It was established by Jeff Strain in 2009, and has since brought artists and programmers who have worked on titles like Guild Wars and Diablo to their team.
Jeff Strain, the creator, was previously the lead dev of World of Warcraft. Now he's making badass zombie games.
CLASS3The end is here. The mother of all zombie outbreaks has hit, and a handful of scattered survivors are fighting tooth and nail to survive. Humanity is on the brink of extinction, and you’re one of the lucky few to still have a pulse. The time has come for you to make a stand and forcibly take back your world from the hordes of roving undead. Will you find and fortify a base, perform daring raids for valuable stores of food and ammunition and rescue other survivors? Or will you take your chances and go it alone? The choice is yours…Here’s what you can expect to see in ‘Class3’:
Zombie Survival
What if society came screeching to a halt? What if all our rules and laws no longer mattered? ‘Class3′ brings these questions to life in a very real way. It’s not just about combat; it’s about doing what you must do to stay alive. Food, water, shelter, and ammo — you’ll need them all. Taking you beyond the initial panic, and beyond the first weeks of the crCIA, ‘Class3′ is the embodiment of the “What if?” zombie apocalypse scenario.
Sweet Action
Move through the world like a zombie-slaying badass. Dive through windows, jump on cars, and take it to the living dead with baseball bats. Hop in a truck and mow down some undead pedestrians. Break into the local police station and clear out their arsenal or walk into the local grocery store to stock up on your favorite junk food. The world is your oyster…a shiny oyster that happens to be filled with zombies.
An Evolving World
‘Class3’ is an open sandbox world that develops in real-time, dynamically generating content based on your actions, the choices you make, and the ever-increasing zombie threat. Decide where you’d like to set up a fortified safe haven for you and other survivors you’ve rescued, then form raiding parties to gather resources and create supply chains. Use the materials you’ve gathered to develop your community as you see fit, but be careful — resources will deplete as you pillage areas, and zombies are attracted to noise and activity. Take up the offensive by assaulting hordes before they reach your settlement, or focus on improving your defenses against the massed zombie attacks. Every choice and every action matter in this fully simulated, evolving world.
Basically, Class3 is this Xbox Live Arcade game with 2-player co-op. It's essentially DayZ but twoplayer and a lot cooler. You can fortify anything, anywhere, and set up a camp where you recruit survivors and form raiding parties.
Did I mention the game is persistent? After you log off, your world keeps simulating constantly. So you'll want to check back with your partner (or not, if you're playing alone).
I'm too lazy to copy it in, but they're also working on Class4, which is the same thing but built using user feedback and being hosted on an enormous server with thousands of people simultaneously.
