Remember, Undead Labs was acquired by Microsoft in June 2018. Since then, the American studio has unveiled its next big project, State of decay 3. We only know that the title is being developed under Unreal Engine 5, like many current productions from Xbox Game Studios. But today we learn that a new office has been created in Orlando, USA, which manages the animation of the game, but not only.
In fact, it is on the LinkedIn account from Simon Sherr, Animation Director at Undead Labs, that we learned of the opening of a new studio. It is also an opportunity to discover that animation initiatives are being launched between the various Xbox Game Studios.
Development of a new Microsoft studio under the aegis of Undead Labs in Orlando, Florida, management of animation and animation technology under UE5 for “State of Decay 3” of Microsoft’s XGS Undead Labs and promotion of collaboration between studios in the field of animation technology and initiatives in this area by XGS.
It is remarkable and encouraging to see that the various development teams united under the Xbox Game Studios banner share their expertise and resources. We’ll probably see State of decay 3 the advantages of this new support studio. Be patient though, there is currently no release date or window for the game.