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Extract Eggs While Avoiding Dinosaurs in Co-op Shooter ‘Eggspedition’ [Trailer]
There’s no question that indie devs have been filling the void for those pining for Dino Crisis. And now, Wildflame Studio are mixing it up with Eggspedition, a 4-play co-op Survival Horror extraction title that sees you attempting to harvest eggs from the prehistoric beasts. But don’t think that you’ll get far without a fight.
Coming to Steam later this year, Eggspedition has you going solo or with up to three other friends to explore unknown planets, abandoned facilities, complete missions, and make daring extractions. You’ve been drop-podded onto an uncharted Class X-13 planet, which just so happens to be inhabited by dinosaurs. The only way to get out is to grab an egg. No egg, no evac.
Despite the name, it’s actually not all egg extraction. To make things interesting, you won’t know what you’re up against until the drop pod closes up behind you. One mission might see you tracking down a lost egg, while another sees you extracting rare minerals from an active crater. Or, you could end up securing a zone crawling with predators.
Every predator has its own way of fighting, its own territory, and its own method of tearing up those who venture into its territory.
It’s only through teamwork that you’ll be able to make it out of the mission. One player can scan the area for the pickups, another can provide cover, while a third does the leg work.
Survive, and you can use the credits you’ve earned to upgrade your arsenal and protective suit. You’ll also be able to enhance your weapons, unlock new combat abilities, and equip yourself with essential gadgets.
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‘State of Decay 3’ Dev Undead Labs Facing Potential Closure
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.