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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[SOE Live 2014:  H1Z1 is a full-fledged survival experience]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/08/26/soe-live-2014-h1z1-is-a-full-fledged-survival-experience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/08/26/soe-live-2014-h1z1-is-a-full-fledged-survival-experience/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/08/26/soe-live-2014-h1z1-is-a-full-fledged-survival-experience/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game Mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New Titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-Play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-event-coverage/" rel="tag">Events (Massively's Coverage)</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/post-apocalyptic/" rel="tag">Post-Apocalyptic</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sandbox/" rel="tag">Sandbox</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/h1z1/" rel="tag">H1Z1</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/08/26/soe-live-2014-h1z1-is-a-full-fledged-survival-experience"><img data-credit="MJ Guthrie" data-mep="415890" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/72eb7900f6ba7bc46117c30a009dc91b/200637071/hizi+head.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
With an event like <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/08/18/soe-live-2014-in-pictures-h1z1s-zombie-prom-a-costume-contes/">Zombie Prom</a>, it was hard not to notice a certain undead theme at this year's <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/soe-live-2014">SOE Live</a>. That's all courtesy of the studio's upcoming apocalyptic survival game <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/h1z1"><em>H1Z1</em></a>. And thanks to plenty of panels, interviews, and the keynote, we learned even more about the game: The new sandbox is so much more than a zombie shooter; it's a full fledged survival experience. There were even opportunities for fans to nab some hands-on playtime.<br />
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We had the chance to mix and mingle with Producer Steve George, Senior Game Designer Jimmy Whisenhunt, Art Director Bill Yeatts, Technical Director Tom Schenck, and Game Designer Adam Clegg to discuss where <em>H1Z1</em> came from, where it is going, and how far it has gotten. Delve into the new air drops, the heat and temperature systems, and so much more. We've also embedded the full keynote panel for you.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/08/26/soe-live-2014-h1z1-is-a-full-fledged-survival-experience/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>SOE Live 2014:  H1Z1 is a full-fledged survival experience</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/08/26/soe-live-2014-h1z1-is-a-full-fledged-survival-experience/">SOE Live 2014:  H1Z1 is a full-fledged survival experience</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/08/26/soe-live-2014-h1z1-is-a-full-fledged-survival-experience/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20946927/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/08/26/soe-live-2014-h1z1-is-a-full-fledged-survival-experience/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Adam-Clegg</category><category>Bill-Yeatts</category><category>con</category><category>convention</category><category>event</category><category>fan-faire</category><category>featured</category><category>h1z1</category><category>Jimmy-Whisenhunt</category><category>john-smedley</category><category>las-vegas</category><category>modding</category><category>open-pvp</category><category>player-housing</category><category>player-studio</category><category>post-apoc</category><category>post-apocalypse</category><category>pvp</category><category>rule-sets</category><category>sandbox</category><category>servers</category><category>soe</category><category>soe-fan-faire</category><category>soe-live</category><category>soe-live-2014</category><category>sony</category><category>sony-online-entertainment</category><category>Steve-George</category><category>Tom-Schenck</category><category>zombies</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[MJ Guthrie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[H1Z1 working hard on Steam early access prep]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/06/28/h1z1-working-hard-on-steam-early-access-prep/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/06/28/h1z1-working-hard-on-steam-early-access-prep/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/06/28/h1z1-working-hard-on-steam-early-access-prep/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/horror/" rel="tag">Horror</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-Play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/dev-diaries/" rel="tag">Dev Diaries</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sandbox/" rel="tag">Sandbox</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/h1z1/" rel="tag">H1Z1</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/06/28/h1z1-working-hard-on-steam-early-access-prep"><img data-credit="AOL" data-mep="323858" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/662305aeece82136f68b1fd241a63fc4/200338388/h1z1.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/soe">SOE</a> Technical Director <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/tom-schenck/">Tom Schenck</a> penned <a href="https://www.h1z1.com/news/h1z1-dev-blog-tom-schenck">the first dev blog</a> for <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/h1z1/"><em>H1Z1</em></a> yesterday, saying that the team is in overdrive preparing the title for its debut on Steam Early Access. However, in regard to a specific date as to when <em>H1Z1 </em>will be publicly available, Schenck wasn't sharing.<br />
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Schenck said that the team is strongly focusing on getting the antagonists to look and play the part: "High priority on our Early Access feature list is polishing group behavior and tuning Emergent AI systems to the entire ecosystem. Our AI team is going nuts regulating interactions for all of the NPC characters in the game including zombies, deer, wolves, and more."<br />
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Other stated priorities for the team right now include fine tuning melee combat, maxing out performance, and bug hunting.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/06/28/h1z1-working-hard-on-steam-early-access-prep/">H1Z1 working hard on Steam early access prep</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sat, 28 Jun 2014 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/06/28/h1z1-working-hard-on-steam-early-access-prep/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20921572/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/06/28/h1z1-working-hard-on-steam-early-access-prep/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alpha</category><category>beta</category><category>dev-blog</category><category>early-access</category><category>emergent-ai</category><category>h1z1</category><category>john-smedley</category><category>open-pvp</category><category>post-apoc</category><category>post-apocalypse</category><category>pvp</category><category>sandbox</category><category>soe</category><category>sony-online-entertainment</category><category>steam</category><category>steam-early-access</category><category>Tom-Schenck</category><category>zombies</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Olivetti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2014 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOE is streaming H1Z1 live right now]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/04/17/soe-is-streaming-h1z1-live-right-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/04/17/soe-is-streaming-h1z1-live-right-now/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/04/17/soe-is-streaming-h1z1-live-right-now/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/historical/" rel="tag">Historical</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/horror/" rel="tag">Horror</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-real-world/" rel="tag">Events (Real-World)</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New Titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/previews/" rel="tag">Previews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News Items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/community-qanda/" rel="tag">Community Q&amp;A</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/post-apocalyptic/" rel="tag">Post-Apocalyptic</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/livestream/" rel="tag">Livestream</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/h1z1/" rel="tag">H1Z1</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/04/17/soe-is-streaming-h1z1-live-right-now"><img alt="H1Z1" data-credit="SOE" data-mep="222962" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/ab8ba4684099ec71b55916bd3bce6476/200045224/Image1.jpg" style="height: 350px; width: 530px;" /></a></div>
<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/SOE/">SOE</a> has just announced that members of the <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/H1Z1/">H1Z1</a></em> dev team will be streaming the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/04/09/soes-h1z1-is-a-zombie-flavored-sandbox-after-all/">recently revealed zombie survival sandbox</a> for the first time tonight on <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/h1z1">Twitch</a> starting at 7:00 p.m. EDT, which is right this very minute. We've included the stream embed after the cut for your entertainment. Popcorn sold separately.<br />
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[Update: The devs streaming are Game Designer Jimmy Whisenhunt and Technical Director Tom Schenck]<br />
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[Source: SOE press release]<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/04/17/soe-is-streaming-h1z1-live-right-now/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>SOE is streaming H1Z1 live right now</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/04/17/soe-is-streaming-h1z1-live-right-now/">SOE is streaming H1Z1 live right now</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/04/17/soe-is-streaming-h1z1-live-right-now/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20871566/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2014/04/17/soe-is-streaming-h1z1-live-right-now/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>h1z1</category><category>jimmy-whisenhunt</category><category>john-smedley</category><category>open-pvp</category><category>post-apoc</category><category>post-apocalypse</category><category>pvp</category><category>sandbox</category><category>soe</category><category>sony-online-entertainment</category><category>stream</category><category>tom-schenck</category><category>trailer</category><category>trailers</category><category>video</category><category>videos</category><category>zombies</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brianna Royce]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>