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State Of Decay 2

State of Decay 2 is an open-world zombie survival game and the sequel to the 2013 State of Decay. The main goal of the game is to gather the remaining survivors and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world.
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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition brings enhanced visuals, new open world and more

State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition keynote
Undead Labs and Xbox Game Studios have officially announced an enhanced version of State of Decay 2, named Juggernaut Edition. The new release brings remastered graphics, brand new open world, weapons and more.

State of Decay 2 is coming to Steam

State of Decay 2 promotional posters showing four zombies approaching from a sunset.
Microsoft are giving up on one exclusive game from their store as State of Decay 2 recently got its Steam page up and running. There are some odd things happening with release date though.

Vampyr rocks UK physical sales chart, the publisher's first

Johnathan the Impaler is impaling people on some weird vampire spikes
When it comes to critics, the proverbial jury hasn't quite been blown away by Vampyr but commercially, the game seems just fine as the French publisher Focus Home Interactive pulls of their first number one spot on UK's boxed sales chart.

State of Decay 2 hits 2 million players and 2 billion zombies

A man shooting a line of zombies in State of Decay 2
People for Ethical Treatment of Zombies have recently complained to Microsoft about the...just kidding, there's no such thing as PETZ, but State of Decay 2 did see its playerbase hit two million players in less than two weeks from launch.

Detroit: Become Human tops UK chart, State of Decay 2 second

A view of a futuristic city through a glass pane window
Quantic Dream and David Cage's Detroit: Become Human has taken over UK physical sales chart, followed by State of Decay 2 and Dark Souls Remastered. Unfortunately, the God of War record Barlog and Co were hoping for ain't happening.

Windows 10 might require a subscription fee in the future

Windows 10 wallpaper featuring Windows 10 logo on a blue background
Microsoft have always been calling Windows 10 a "service" which prompted users to become increasingly paranoid over the years, since that word is now a glorified prefix for "subscription fee". It turns out these fears might come true.

State of Decay 2 reaches 3 million players with first DLC in tow

Promotional poster for State of Decay 2 Independence Pack
Undead Labs have rolled out another content update which includes the Independence Pack DLC commemorating the 3 million player mark. The update adds twenty missions along with new weapons and bug fixes and quality of life improvements.

Detroit: Become Human drops to second place on UK charts

Screenshot showing Ronaldo and Griezmann from FIFA 18
Unfortunately for David Cage and Quantic Dream's Detroit: Become Human, the game has failed to hold the first berth on UK's physical sales chart, unsurprisingly losing ground to the World Cup craze-induced sales of EA Sports' FIFA 18.

State of Decay 2 hits one million player mark two days in

Screenshot from State of Decay 2 showing a Juggernaut zombie running at the player's character.
State of Decay 2 launched on 18 May 2018 and although the reviews may not have been as favourable as developer Undead Labs would've liked, the game is doing just fine, with the latest figures reporting the playerbase to be at one million.

Undead Labs tease more State of Decay 2 gameplay during PAX East

Survivors are fighting zombies near a forest in State of Decay 2.
Undead Labs have been pretty tight-lipped when it comes to State of Decay 2's gameplay footage, only releasing a trailer every now and then. This was changed during PAX East 2018 thanks to the available demo booths.