'I Was a Little Worried About Getting Swallowed Up' — Undead Labs Boss Reveals Why State of Decay 3 Was Revealed So Early

'I Was a Little Worried About Getting Swallowed Up' — Undead Labs Boss Reveals Why State of Decay 3 Was Revealed So Early

According to the boss of former Microsoft-owned Undead Labs, State of Decay 3 was revealed early because of concern that the studio might have got "swallowed up or divested before we had a chance to present to the world what we were working on."The comments came in an interview with The Game Business, during which Holt admitted that while a small team was working on the game in 2020, development didn’t pick up until 2023.State of Decay 3 was rev…

State Of Decay 3 Was Announced Early To Keep Undead Labs On Microsoft’s Radar

After leaving the Xbox Game Studios portfolio, State of Decay 3 developer Undead Labs is now an independent, employee-owned studio. The developer had previously announced State of Decay 3 all the way back in 2020--partly to keep the project and the studio on Microsoft's radar--as the company embarked on an acquisition spree. Now one of several departures from Microsoft's gaming division following the bloody "Xbox reset" that has seen scores of j…

State of Decay 3 Development Only Ramp Up in 2022 or 2023

State of Decay 3 development didn’t properly ramp up until 2022 or 2023, according to Undead Labs head Philip Holt, despite the game having been teased several years earlier. In…