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State Of Decay 3 Confirms New Release Window & Closed Beta Plans

But the studio will soon no longer be owned by Xbox. Gamescom was so busy over the past few days that a major upcoming Xbox title actually got lost in the shuffle! We're talking about State of Decay 3, which is now set to release in 2027 for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC and PS5. The studio behind the game (Undead Labs) has been hosting various Alpha playtests over the past few months, and they're now planning for a Closed Beta before the end of 2026, with signups available on the State of De

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We Played State of Decay 3 and It's in Good Shape Despite the Xbox Upheaval | gamescom 2026

State of Decay 3 seems to be showing promise after playing an action-packed 30 minutes of an early alpha build.

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State of Decay 3 Announces Closed Beta Playtests Later This Year

State of Decay 3 fans will have the chance to play the game later this year via a closed beta.

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State of Decay 3 lives on after studio's separation from Xbox, with a closed beta promised for this year

Undead Labs has announced that a closed State of Decay 3 beta is coming sometime in 2026, weeks after the studio separated from Xbox.

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State of Decay 3: Closed Beta Playtests Will Open the Game to Even More Players This Year

Survivors, start stocking up on supplies because you’re going to want to be ready. Closed beta playtests for State of Decay 3 are on the way before the end of 2026, giving the community its biggest hands-on look yet at the next chapter of the zombie survival series ahead of its 2027 launch. The Undead […] The post State of Decay 3: Closed Beta Playtests Will Open the Game to Even More Players This Year appeared first on XBOX Wire.

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State of Decay 3 may no longer launch into Game Pass, now that Microsoft is letting developer Undead Labs go

State of Decay 3, the once first-party Xbox game, may not launch into Game Pass after all. The game's developer, Undead Labs, is among the studios Microsoft is parting with following its decision to lay off 3200 workers from across the Xbox division.

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State of Decay 3 no longer needs to release on Game Pass following Xbox split

The game was announced in 2020, and reappeared last month

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'State of Decay 3 Is Still Coming': Undead Labs Commits to PS5 Survival Game As It Exits Xbox

Survivors stick together. I wrote an article just two weeks ago headlined ‘State of Decay 3 Looks to Have All the Ingredients for Success’. I’m genuinely shocked to see Xbox effectively wash its hands of dev Undead Labs, then, because I think there’s a good chance this title blows up. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Undead Labs could face closure despite State of Decay 3’s growing momentum

The post Undead Labs could face closure despite State of Decay 3’s growing momentum appeared first on GamesHub.

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State of Decay 3, Which Was at Xbox Games Showcase and Is Currently Running Playtests, Reportedly at Risk of Cancellation as Buyer Sought for Undead Labs

There is fresh concern for State of Decay 3 and its developer Undead Labs this morning, after reports overnight suggested both are under threat of closure as part of impending layoffs at Xbox.

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Xbox is reportedly considering closing State of Decay developer Undead Labs

Undead Labs, the team behind the State of Decay series, was revealed to be among the Microsoft-owned studios under threat of closure. Undead Labs is currently working on survival shooter and management sim State of Decay 3, and the game was part of the Xbox Showcase earlier this month.

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Rumour: State of Decay 3 Dev Also Facing Xbox Axe, Just Weeks After Game Was Revealed for PS5

Looking for a buyer. As part of a wider report by Games Beat delving deeper into the union response to the impending Xbox layoffs, it sounds like a fourth studio is searching for external investment. State of Decay 3 dev Undead Labs allegedly faces a fight for funding, despite confirming its sandbox survival game for the PS5 at the Xbox Showcase just weeks ago. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Xbox's State Of Decay 3 Studio Could Be In Trouble Right Now

It's been named in a new report. We've been hearing a lot recently about potential studios that could close, spin off or find a new buyer as part of the upcoming Xbox layoffs — including the likes of Compulsion Games, Double Fine and Ninja Theory — but one studio that hadn't been part of that conversation until now was Undead Labs. The developer behind State of Decay 3 was mentioned in a new GamesBeat report today as one of four studios that is potentially trying to find a buyer as we speak. Her

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State of Decay 3’s Undead Labs named as another Xbox studio facing closure

The State of Decay studio is reportedly among those trying to find a buyer

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Rumour: State of Decay 3 Dev Also Facing Xbox Axe, Weeks After Game Was Revealed for PS5

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State of Decay 3 co-op information revealed in Brian Menard’s recent YouTube video

The post State of Decay 3 co-op information revealed in Brian Menard’s recent YouTube video appeared first on GamesHub.

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PS5's State of Decay 3 Looks to Have All the Ingredients for Success

You're a survivor. State of Decay 3 has been a long time coming, and it’s still in Early Alpha, according to this exclusive gameplay footage. There’s no denying, however: the zombie survival game has all the ingredients required for success. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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State Of Decay 3 Gets 72 Minutes Of Raw Gameplay Footage In New Early Alpha Video

"For the first time, I'm able to share...". One of Xbox's big upcoming first-party projects is obviously State of Decay 3 over at Undead Labs, and the game remains in an early Alpha state right now, although it's targeting a full release at some point in 2027. We haven't seen a whole lot of the game aside from trailers thus far, so it's surprising that a brand-new video has just landed on YouTube with 72 minutes' worth of raw gameplay from the early alpha version! Read the full article on purexb

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State of Decay 3 dev wanted the first gameplay trailer to show off how much higher the game's quality is, but promises deeper systems are still there

State of Decay 3 was among the few surprising reveals during the Xbox Games Showcase. We've been waiting years to hear, or see, well, anything from the zombie survival management sim since the moment it was initially announced - which was nearly six years ago.

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Xbox's State Of Decay 3 Returns With A Gameplay Reveal & New Release Window

Another Game Pass and Play Anywhere title. Today's Xbox Games Showcase 2026 included an appearance from State of Decay 3, which randomly showed up back in April for the first time in ages to mark its Alpha playtests, and it's now officially set to release in 2027. The latest trailer is a quite lengthy gameplay reveal that certainly looks the part, and we have little doubt that State of Decay 3 is going to be well worth playing whenever it eventually arrives next year. Read the full article on pu

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State of Decay 3 Confirmed for PS5 as Undead Labs Stops Short of Delivering Release Date

State of Decay 3 will launch for both PS5 and Xbox Series X | S when it arrives sometime in 2027.

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State of Decay 3 releases 2027, seven years after it was first announced

State of Decay 3 is due to release next year, across Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and PC. It will also be coming to Game Pass.

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State of Decay 3 just gave us a release year, and at least that's something?

The long awaited survival game takes another shambling step closer.

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New State of Decay 3 trailer confirms 2027 release date

State of Decay has finally been confirmed for a 2027 release date.

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State of Decay 3 adds PS5 version, launches in 2027

State of Decay 3 will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam … Source

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State of Decay 3: Answering the Biggest Questions After the First Gameplay Reveal

The post State of Decay 3: Answering the Biggest Questions After the First Gameplay Reveal appeared first on XBOX Wire.

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Xbox Revives State of Decay 3 for PS5 in 2027

Dead rising. Xbox has announced that Undead Labs’ zombie shooter threequel State of Decay 3 will launch on PS5 in 2027. It’ll mark the first time a State of Decay game has launched on Sony’s console. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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State of Decay 3 didn't really exist when we saw the reveal trailer: 'The game was in a Word document'

The 2020 trailer featured a zombie deer, but that isn't actually going to be in the game.

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‘The game was in a Word document’: State of Decay 3’s 2020 announce trailer was just a concept, studio head says

An alpha playtest for the game is coming next month

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"We're not doing zombie animals", says State of Decay 3 studio head, but you can turn a tea kettle into an undead-attracting bomb

If you have been keeping a candle lit for State Of Decay 3 since its 2020 reveal trailer purely for the prospect of fighting a zombie deer then, I'm afraid, it's time to blow that candle out. Apparently, the CGI reveal trailer was made when the open-world zombie survival game was barely a concept. Six years on from the reveal, Undead Labs have a working build of the game and it doesn't feature the reanimated corpse of Bambi. Though it does let you turn a kettle into an IED.

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State of Decay 3 reveal trailer wasn't reflective of the actual game, says studio head

Studio head of State of Decay 3 developer Philip Holt has confirmed the 2020 reveal trailer was based entirely on "a concept" for the game, and a major inclusion in said trailer won't actually make it into the game: zombie animals.

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'No Zombie Deer' — State of Decay 3 2020 Announcement Trailer Was 'A Concept,' Dev Says, Made at a Time When the Game Was Only 'In a Word Document'

State of Decay 3 was announced back in 2020 with an eye-catching debut trailer that showed a zombie deer eating the remains of a wolf. It got fans of the survival series excited that they would not only have to context with your typical zombie menace when the game eventually came out, but zombie animals, too. Unfortunately, State of Decay 3 will launch without zombie animals of any kind, and that trailer was little more than a “concept” built at a time when there was essentially no game to speak

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State Of Decay 3 Dev Explains Why It's Been So Long Since The First 2020 Xbox Trailer

"The game was in a Word document". When State of Decay 3 randomly returned at the end of last week with the announcement of upcoming Alpha Playtests, it took us by surprise — mainly because we haven't heard a whole lot about the game in recent years. In fact, it will have been six years this June since State of Decay 3 was announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2020, and if you're wondering why it's been so long, it's (at least partly) because the first trailer essentially had no game or team atta

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Xbox's State Of Decay 3 Finally Returns, Signups Now Live For Alpha Playtests

"A mysterious broadcast calls to all survivors of the blood plague". It's been a long time since Xbox first announced State of Decay 3, but it's finally almost ready to start public playtesting, with a "mysterious broadcast" from Undead Labs announcing plans for multiple Alpha Playtests in the near future. You can watch this broadcast up above, which shows off a few bits of concept art and actual gameplay (albeit only a few seconds) from State of Decay 3, while also emphasising the role of the S

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State of Decay 3 springs back to life to announce alpha tests in May

You can sign up now for a shot at access.

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State of Decay 3 alpha tests to begin in May

Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer Undead Labs will begin hosting a series of alpha … Source

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