There's a talented bunch of listeners out there in SLAY Radio Land and I wanted to give you some info on one of them. Long-time listener and all-round nice guy Nickenstein is involved in creating a game called Project Zomboid, a survival RPG which centres around - yep, you guessed it - a Zombie apocalypse.
The guys at Indie Stone Studios have decided to market it in a similar style to Minecraft in that you can pre-order it now, which guarantees you a lifetime of updates and help keep the team's cupboard full of beans and bread while they finish off the game. I know a few of the SLAY Radio listeners (including me) have already donated money to the cause!
A "first version" of the game is scheduled for release at the end of April; development will then continue to add functionality to the game until it is complete.
Some of the cynics out there may think that it is vapourware but I can assure you that the game does exist and will be released in a quicker life-cycle than some Duke Nukem Forevers that I could mention. And here's the proof: the first video of in-game action! In order to whet your collective appetites, this is a "destroy all Zombies" part of the game; remember that there will be some RPG elements in there too.
My first reactions after seeing the video (and associated screenshots) tells me that this is going to be one of those evil games that make you want to regularly come back for more carnage, and I can't wait for my virtual copy to be delievered!
Project Zomboid is to be released as an in-browser version, or stand-alone for PC, Mac and Linux OSes.
Here's the ink to the official Project Zomboid Site. You can pre-order and donate to the cause straight from there - £5 / $8 gives you a lifetime license and a warm feeling inside. Which is more than can be said for the Zombies whose innards you will be splattering all over the place.
