When it comes to zombies and gun-toting fun with friends, most people would probably immediately think of Left 4 Dead or perhaps Red Dead Redemption's Undead Nightmare DLC. When it comes to MMOs, though, you've got limited choices for horror -- and many of them aren't even out yet! Today you have one more title to add to your listing of horror MMO games that are shambling toward you at some point in the future: UnDead Online.
This brain-splattered game is being developed by indie studio JumpCore Productions. The studio was formed in 2007 by Cameron Petty, who was part of the founding team behind Cryptic Studios. According to JumpCore, UnDead Online will be an episodic MMOFPS hybrid that will have its first showing at the upcoming Games Developer Conference in March. A statement released by Petty explains further; "Each episode of the FPS game series will tell the story of a character that exemplifies one of the character classes in the MMO game. The player will experience that character's journey from his or her previous existence into the post-Apocalyptic world brought to life in the UnDead Online MMO, while exploring the unique game play aspects of that character's class along the way."
Ultimately, we're glad to see another horror title planned for the MMO genre, and we will certainly be expectantly waiting to chew on the developers' brains about what we can look forward to in their game. In the meantime, the UnDead Online site and forums are awaiting the presence of any interested zombie hunters.
Reader Comments (8)
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 6:40PM pcgneurotic said
Now I'm confused (albeit delighted at the news!) - which is the console-only zombie mmog? That's the one I choose to ignore.
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 6:53PM Krystalle Voecks said
@pcgneurotic - That's Undead Labs' MMO, not UnDead Online.
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Posted: Jan 26th 2011 12:32AM DancingCow said
@pcgneurotic
I don't currently own a console and never have. But I'd buy one to play the Undead Labs game when it finally releases. Nothing about that game's design that I don't love.
Oh and this one might be alright too. FPS = good. Any sort of association with Cryptic doesn't inspire confidence but I won't hold it against them at this stage.
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I don't currently own a console and never have. But I'd buy one to play the Undead Labs game when it finally releases. Nothing about that game's design that I don't love.
Oh and this one might be alright too. FPS = good. Any sort of association with Cryptic doesn't inspire confidence but I won't hold it against them at this stage.
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 6:55PM wigg1es said
The artwork doesn't have me excited. The episodic approach doesn't really have me excited either.
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 8:12PM O77er said
All I have to say is "I don't know man..."
What is one to make of the video?
What is one to make of the video?
Posted: Jan 25th 2011 10:37PM Shirogetsune said
That's... not really a great approach to hype. If anything, the site's art style and lackluster video immediately turn me off the project. It looks like something developed for Xbox Live Arcade or the Playstation Network. Definitely nothing I would assume anyone from Cryptic was attached to.
Posted: Jan 26th 2011 3:57AM Interitus said
Kinda reminds me of Bloody Good Time with zombies.
And man, did they get some kid in high school to slap that trailer together between classes?
And man, did they get some kid in high school to slap that trailer together between classes?
Posted: Jan 26th 2011 5:41AM Snichy said
Im confused if this is one game with two parts to it (episodic FPS & standard MMO) or 2 games. Ultimately I think it will just be a cheap muliplayer single player game which the devs try to pass off as an MMO to get on sites like Massively, or to make more money by charging a sub. Hope Im wrong though as the "idea" is good, best of luck to them.
Also, agree with above, the artstyle is very immature - screams facebook game to me.
Also, agree with above, the artstyle is very immature - screams facebook game to me.







