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Zombie Driver returns in Xbox One 'Ultimate Edition,' out now
Out of nowhere, Zombie Driver crept onto the Xbox One Games Store this morning in a new Ultimate Edition, and it's available now for $15/£12. The vehicular combat game launched on PC before coming to consoles in 2012, but it was delisted on Xbox 360 earlier this year after publisher Cyberfront went bankrupt. At the time, dev Exor Studios said it was looking into self-publishing on Xbox One via the ID@Xbox program. After that there was silence, but like an undead wrongly presumed to be finished off, Zombie Driver ambushed us unawares today. According to the store description, the game's Ultimate Edition is "specially improved" and exclusive to Xbox One. While Exor says it's bumped up the game to 1080p at 60 frames per second, the tweaks aren't limited to graphics. The Ultimate Edition promises twice as many zombies on the streets, more weapons to take them down with, and a new top-down "Retro" camera. Also, it comes with all previous DLC released for other platforms. [Image: Microsoft]
Zombie Driver HD publisher bankruptcy causes PSN Japan, XBLA delisting
Add the Exor Studios-developed Zombie Driver HD to the growing list of delisted downloadable titles. According to the developer, the XBLA and PSN Japan versions of Zombie Driver will soon be taken down due to the bankruptcy of its publisher Cyberfront Corporation. "We are currently working on getting the game re-published on XBLA however we can not confirm at this time when or if this will happen. EXOR Studios owns the IP, but we can not publish the game ourselves due to Microsoft's policies," Exor COO Pawel Lekki tells Joystiq. Though the vehicular combat game will also be pulled from the PlayStation Network in Japan due to its publisher's closure, Lekki says the company is already solving the issue with Sony, assuring the game will be back online "at a later time." Perhaps ensuring a similar situation will be avoided in the future, Microsoft's Xbox One console allows for self-publishing in its digital storefront. Currently, Microsoft's policy on Xbox 360 only allows for titles to be submitted to its Xbox Live Arcade marketplace under the banner of an approved publisher. Zombie Driver versions on Steam, PSN in the Americas and Europe, Windows Store and on Ouya are not affected by the game's publisher woes.
Zombie Driver HD careening into PSN and XBLA
We've been so inundated with games that let you kill zombies, we've forgotten that, in many ways, they're just like us, with their own undead hopes and dreams. That's why we're so excited to hear about Zombie Driver HD, coming to PSN and XBLA from Exor Studios. We can't wait to run zombie errands, pick up the kids from zombie school and maybe even buy some imitation brain at the zombie Whole Foods. You know, everyday stuff. We're just about to watch the trailer, so we'll have more refined opinions soon. ... Well, OK, so it looks like "Zombie Driver" actually refers to killing zombies with driving. In fact, this is an expanded version of an existing PC game just with added content like boss fights and a doubly long campaign. So, yeah, that's on us. That's our bad. But hey, at least it's good news for Zynga, which won't have to scrap plans for ZombieErrandsVille for fear of a protracted legal battle.
