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Subscribe to our newsletter When we saw State of Decay 3's announcement back in 2020, which centered around the hunt for a zombified deer, we naturally assumed that it hinted at undead wildlife.

It became a focal point in the weeks, months, and years since, given the previous games didn't feature any animals at all.But, in an interview conducted by YouTuber Sunny Games, Undead Labs' Philip Holt revealed that "there really wasn't a game or a game team when [the studio was] working on that trailer, it was so early … The game was in a Word document." State of Decay 3 Studio Head REVEALS EXCLUSIVE NEW DETAILS - YouTube Watch On Instead, the trailer, created with the help of visual effects and animation studio Blur, was all pre-rendered and it represented "a concept of [the team's] thoughts at the time of what might be cool to explore" in the sequel ## Editor's Note This is an interesting development that could shape the future of gaming. Source: [PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/there-wasnt-really-a-game-or-team-when-undead-labs-made-the-now-5-year-old-state-of-decay-3-reveal-trailer-the-game-was-in-a-word-document/)