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New Six Skulls Update For ‘World War Z’ Introduces Extreme Difficulty Mode
If you’re the masochistic type, Saber Interactive’s new free update to their surprise hit World War Z is just the thing for you. The Six Skulls update brings with it a new difficulty mode, Extreme, which is able to be played across all of the chapters that are currently available in World War Z.
Extreme puts you on your toes, requiring you to rely on your friends even more to make sure that no ammo you might utilize is wasted. Completing the game on Extreme rewards you with new gear that will show off your accomplishment to others. The new gear includes the Wakizashi, a new melee weapon that’s shorter than a katana. For those who complete every chapter in the game on Extreme, you’ll be able to net yourself an exclusive sniper rifle.
World War Z is currently available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC via the Epic Games Store.
Overshadowing the announcement of Ninja Theory’s third entry in the Hellblade series earlier this month were reports that the developer was facing possible closure by Microsoft, alongside South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games and Double Fine. Now according to a new story by GamesBeat, another developer under the Xbox Game Studios umbrella is potentially facing closure in Undead Labs, who are currently working on State of Decay 3.
Earlier this month, new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma had announced that Microsoft was in the process of ‘resetting’ Xbox. That resulted in a report by Bloomberg during Summer Game Fest that revealed that multiple developers were negotiating with Microsoft to spin off of Xbox to avoid closing down. Now, according to the GamesBeat report, Undead Labs is now part of that group of developers negotiating to be bought to avoid layoffs.
The article states that Undead Labs could lose 110 jobs if it were shut down, while Compulsion could lose 90 jobs, Ninja Theory could lose 135 jobs, and Double Fine Productions could lose 100 jobs.
Other developers and publishers at Microsoft also reportedly face cuts, including Blizzard, id Software and Bethesda.
Undead Labs was acquired by Microsoft back in 2018, with State of Decay 3 being announced in 2020. News on the development of the game was quiet until 2024, when a new trailer was released. Updates on the game again were hard to come by until last January when then-Xbox Game Studios lead Craig Duncan revealed that development was still very much alive. That was followed up this month with an official announcement that State of Decay 3 would be coming next year to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store.