Undead Labs Opens Secondary Studio In New Orleans

The then-labeled Microsoft Studios back in June 2018 announced to be acquiring a slew of different development studios to help form the first-party lineup for the Xbox brand with teams like Playground Games and Ninja Theory to name a few. Among the eye-openers that were announced that day, mentioning of Undead Labs was not. Especially as seeing that the studio already crafted an exclusive title for the platform with State of Decay last generation, that segment of the reveal was expected.

However, what many might not have anticipated from the Washington-based developer came from a recent announcement which disclosed that the team will be opening a secondary studio in Louisiana. More specifically in the capital which is New Orleans, Undead Lbs reveals that the team will be collaborating with game development institution based in the city.

“Today we are excited to announce that the Undead Labs Studio Head and Founder, Jeff Strain, is launching an exciting new initiative,” the press release Undead Labs submitted reveals. “Jeff is dedicated to opening a new studio and a partnered broad-discipline game development academy in New Orleans, Louisiana. With the support of Xbox and Microsoft, Jeff’s going to continue in his role as studio head at Undead Labs while also building opportunities to bring in people who might not otherwise consider a career in the game industry. Maybe even someone with the vision for the next State of Decay is out there just waiting for the right opportunity! That’s all we can say for now, but we’ll share more information as soon as we can.”

An exciting announcement for Undead Labs especially knowing now that the team will be able to work on multiple projects following this new founded team in Louisiana. Assuming that the team is already hard at work on the third installment for State of Decay, it is suggested that the new studio will focus on other projects centered in the zombie-filled universe or possibly a new IP altogether.

Even more with the partnership with the unnamed school based in the state’s capital, this new opening could also bring opportunity to those who are pursuing the same field in the region to work for the developer. Essentially introducing fresh minds to the industry following their time at the academy that is associated with this new secondary developer.

What do you hope to see next from Undead Labs?

Undead Labs current project State of Decay 2 is out now for Xbox One and PC.

Source: Undead Labs