State of Decay 3 - the reportedly troubled new entry in developer Undead Labs' zombie survival series - has resurfaced after four years, in the form of a moody cinematic trailer.

State of Decay 3 was initially announced during Microsoft's 2020 Xbox showcase. Two years later, with the game still nowhere to be seen, reports began circulating alleging sexism and mismanagement at Undead Labs, with staff claiming the game had been announced too early, and at a time the studio "didn't even know what it was".

Finally, though, State of Decay 3 has resurfaced - appropriately enough during Microsoft's latest Xbox Games Showcase - albeit with not a second of gameplay in sight. Instead, Undead Labs has opted to reintroduce State of Decay 3 with an atmospheric cinematic trailer focusing on the plight of some of the characters central to its story.

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Those undead just keep on coming back from the grave as Microsoft screen a new trailer for State Of Decay 3, your latest helping of sorrowful yet bloodthirsty zombie-bopping survivalism. I reviewed State Of Decay the first and thought it was a cool scrappy underdog next to larger zombie-botherers such as Left 4 Dead or DayZ. State Of Decay 2, on the other hand, I found to be disappointing - the same game with more money behind it in a way that seemed to magnify its faults. The threequel? I have tempered expectations, but I do want it to be good.

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