De af jer som husker WarZ (The War Z) kan måske huske at spillets udgivelse var omgivet af kontroverser tilbage i 2012. Siden da, på grund af uenigheder om rettighederne, ændrede de navnet til Infestation: Survivor Stories.
Nu bliver spillet så rebootet og Free Reign East (tidligere Hammerpoint Interactive) er gået væk fra den originale udgiver og har i stedet påbegyndt et samarbejde med instruktøren bag Night of the Living Dead George A. Romero's søn, George Cameron Romero.
Studiet skriver på deres forum:
"[Romero's] going to join production team as a creative force to help us make the ultimate zombie experience [...] Cameron, being an avid hardcore gamer will be a great partner for us. He brings not only his creative vision and film experience, but also his family's heritage in the zombie genre. Cameron will help us create a world that is more 'authentic' than the one we had before."
Romero's Aftermath bliver en spirituel efterfølger til The War Z/Infestation: Survivor Stories, og det er derfor ikke bare et nyt navn:
"The development team behind Infestation wanted to create a new experience for Infestation/WarZ players making sure to keep best parts of the game that made it popular, while avoiding controversial decisions and plain stupid mistakes that were previously made. Unfortunately, it was impossible to make the modifications to the existing game under the partnership with Infestation's publisher - OP Productions LLC. We had to leave and start from scratch."
Hvis du allerede har investeret i spillet, vil du få adgang til betaen af Romero's Aftermath når den udkommer, men hvis du ikke kan vente kan du investere i alphaen, som er under opstart.
Tak til, Eurogamer.