With more than 1 million players registered, the wait is nearly over for anxious survivors waiting to square off against the hordes of hungry undead and other players as they explore the post-apocalyptic "Colorado," the first world in The War Z.
It was announced today that the closed beta for TWZ will begin on October 31st, 2012. However, if patience isn't one of your virtues, there are two two early purchase packages that will let you access the online, multiplayer, survival-simulation game as soon as October 15th. The two purchase options will be discounted for a limited time and are as follows:
SURVIVOR:
- Price: $19.49 USD through October 20th, 2012 ($29.99 USD thereafter)
- Game Access: October 31st, 2012
PIONEER (INCLUDES EARLY ALPHA ACCESS):
- Price: $29.99 USD through October 20th, 2012 ($49.99 USD thereafter)
- Game Access: October 15th, 2012 (special early Alpha access)
- Bonuses: The package includes $15 of in-game currency, special forum badge identifying player as an early, pioneer community member, and one-month of "Stronghold" map server hosting to create a unique world within the game.
Players can choose their option and purchase here, and visit the homepage for more information.
"We've been working non-stop to tweak and balance the game to where we feel comfortable beginning to bring more players in," said Sergey Titov, executive producer for The War Z. "We are now at that point, but this is where the real work begins. We want to work with our players to build and add additional features, remove those that they don't like and continue to evolve The War Z to be the best zombie survival-sim available."
