{"id":29179,"date":"2014-01-20T09:19:16","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T17:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=29179"},"modified":"2014-01-20T09:19:16","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T17:19:16","slug":"multiplayer-survival-genre-gets-crowded-project-zomboid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2014\/01\/20\/multiplayer-survival-genre-gets-crowded-project-zomboid\/","title":{"rendered":"The multiplayer survival genre gets more crowded with Project Zomboid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Project Zomboid, the isometric zombie survival RPG, is getting a multiplayer mode. The Indie Stone unveiled the new feature in an official <a href=\"http:\/\/projectzomboid.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/the-third-act-twist\/\">blog post<\/a>. The multiplayer mode will use perisistent player-run servers, and may even include split-screen play on the same PC at a later date. According to the developers, multiplayer is being added to increase sales.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>However, since release, and particularly since our appearance on Steam, it&#8217;s become clearer and clearer not only that MP is of such massive demand, but that the lack of multiplayer has had a not insignificant effect on the &#8216;must-haveness&#8217; of Zomboid to a large chunk of gamers out there, that would otherwise have dove in long ago.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Indie Stone insists that the focus of Project Zomboid will still be singleplayer, and that work continues on adding non-player characters to the game. In fact, the developers hope that the singleplayer features will be compelling enough to entice players into leaving the AI-controlled characters enabled on multiplayer servers.<\/p>\n<p>Project Zomboid is available on <a href=\"http:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/108600\">Steam Early Access<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.desura.com\/games\/project-zomboid\">Desura<\/a> for $14.99.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Zomboid, the isometric zombie survival RPG, is getting a multiplayer mode. The Indie Stone unveiled the new feature in an official blog post. The multiplayer mode will use perisistent player-run servers, and may even include split-screen play on the same PC at a later date. 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