State of Decay 3 is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 with the help of Gears of War studio

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State of Decay 3 is still firmly underway and is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 alongside Gears of War studio The Coalition. 

As spotted by WCCF Tech (opens in new tab), this news comes from Xbox Games Studio Head Matt Booty, who has appeared as a guest on a recent episode of the Xbox's Major Nelson (opens in new tab) podcast. During the episode, Booty discusses the studios under Xbox's belt with host Larry Hryb when the topic of Undead Labs - the developer behind State of Decay - comes up. 

Talking about the studio's upcoming projects, Booty says: "[Undead Labs is] working with The Coalition up in Vancouver, our Gears of War studio," the Xbox boss reveals, "using some of the technology around Unreal Engine 5 and some of the stuff that's been in Gears of War before to bring that into State of Decay."

Elsewhere in the interview, Booty also shares: "The week before last, we spent all day at Undead Labs in Seattle, which was great, getting the update on State of Decay 3, which has really got some cool stuff." The Xbox head then goes on to talk about State of Decay 2 which, in his words, "just continues to grow its user base" before going on to say: "The things they are doing there [on State of Decay 2], are really the testbed, the proving grounds, for all the stuff that's going in State of Decay 3."

It's nice to get some update on the upcoming survival horror game since we haven't heard much about it since it was unveiled during an Xbox and Bethesda Showcase in 2020. This could be due in part to the reports of alleged toxic culture and mismanagement at State of Decay 3 studio earlier this year. 

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