The zombiephiles over at Undead Labs started 2012 with a bang…and no it’s not a headshot. Instead they’ve created even more buzz about their upcoming console based MMOZ (massively multiplayer online zombie game).

I’m probably losing some of you so let’s start from the beginning.  If you love zombies and gaming, you need to get up to speed! Let’s start from the beginning.

Who Are/What Is Undead Labs?:
Undead Labs is a Seattle, Washington based game development studio founded in November of 2009 by Jeff Strain. Yes, the Jeff Strain of World of Warcraft and other great MMO fame. Strain is the former lead programmer of Blizzard’s MMORPG World of Warcraft.  He was also a programmer and executive producer for Guild Wars! In 2009 Strain decided to put all of his video game development prowess to the best use imaginable: creating the ultimate zombie themed MMO game for console gamers!

What is Class 3?:  

Class3 is the code-name for the ultimate zombie apocalypse survival game currently in development for X-B0x 360 at Undead labs.  The game is said to be the ultimate in zombie apocalypse survival simulation. You can choose to go it alone or play co-op with other players online. It is planned for release on X-Box 360 as an X-Box Live Arcade title.

Plenty of zombie slaying action is planned, but the focus is more on survival tactics and strategy based gameplay. The plan is to make this as “real” as a zombie survival game can be but also make it fun!

Consoles are Great, but What About PC Gamers?

Surprisingly, there is no plan of a PC version being developed.

I Read Something About Class 4. What’s the Difference?

According to the Undead Labs site, Class4, will be completed and released after Class3. Class 3 will be played on your XBox 360 and involves 1-2 players on the same screen or via Xbox live. Class4 will be the next phase based on feedback from Class3 gamers. Class4 will truly be the ultimate in console base zombie survival gaming. The large scale server hosted environment of Class4 will support thousands of simultaneous zombie players.

There is so much zombie awesomeness surrounding Class3 and Undead Labs that I can’t hope to even scratch the surface here.  To avoid dragging this post on and on I’d simply recommend you visit the Undead Labs Website. You’ll find all kinds of great information there. You can read through the question and answer articles, watch videos on the behind the scenes aspects of the game development and much much more!

Let’s Get to the Point. Where’s the Gameplay Footage!?

Relax my impatient zombie friend! While the folks at Undead Labs aren’t quite ready to release official gameplay trailer footage, they did release some unofficial game play spy cam footage from Jeff’s iphone! Check the video out below:

As an Xbox 360 gamer and zombie fan we can’t wait to get our hands on this game. We think this game has a ton of great potential. What do you think? Leave us a comment below and let us know what your thoughts on Class3 are!

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