State Of Decay 3 Was Announced Early To Keep Undead Labs On Microsoft’s Radar
State of Decay 3 developer Undead Labs announced the game early in 2020 to keep the project on Microsoft's radar during an acquisition spree, according to studio boss Philip Holt. The studio has since become independent and employee-owned. Holt explained that the early announcement was a strategic move to prevent the studio from being overlooked amidst Microsoft's acquisitions of companies like Bethesda and Activision Blizzard.
- Entities
- Company: Xbox Game Studios
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Ninja Theory
- Company: Compulsion Games
- Company: Activision Blizzard
- Company: Bethesda
- Company: DoubleFine
- Company: Undead Labs
- Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions
- Platform: Xbox Series X
- Game: State of Decay 3
- Person: Philip Holt
- Platform: PC
- Topic: Game Development
- Topic: Studio Independence
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