NECRA documents and other materials will be collectibles in the game, but we decided to post a few of the newspaper cuttings used on the front page of the site, but unobscured by other cuttings. Make sure to check back regularly or subscribe to the feed to see more cuttings and other background info (some of it might even provide handy gameplay tips).

Here’s the first of these. Dating from the very earliest days of the crisis and from the UK, before anyone really took it seriously…

Lots more testers will be sent beta keys this time, so if you didn’t get in last time you should keep an eye on your inbox…

We’ll be posting details of the new features here on the blog as testing progresses, but here’s a taster of what’s to come.

World of the Living Dead is a zombie game which focuses on survival strategy in a realistic environment. Manage squads of survivors in a world where other people are as dangerous as the ever-present living dead.

Zombies in WotLD are treated as they should be: a mindless horde which threatens every step and which reacts almost imperceptibly to squad movement, trailing your characters as they travel. Balance the need to gather resources against the danger of venturing into city blocks filled with the living dead.

Just some of the features in World of the Living Dead:

• Real-world locations and items
• Massive and expandable game universe
• Complex squad-based combat which takes into account fear, fatigue, skills, weapons and even firearm characteristics such as rate of fire, range and ammo capacity
• Realistic levels of hunger and thirst which accumulate if there aren’t enough supplies – weakened characters are at increased risk
• Limited resources – scavenge at thousands of unique locations to survive
• Hardcore PvP with fully-lootable corpses
• Upgradeable player-created safehouses where your squads can rest
• Form factions to dominate territories or stockpile supplies
• Unique collectible bonus cards
• Over 9 million zombies in the starting game zone of Los Angeles County

Check back here regularly for much more information on each of the features above. We’ll be posting screen shots and videos as well. Sign up over at World of the Living Dead if you want to be part of the beta.

Over 2000 people signed up for the beta test so we’re slowly inviting players in batches. We want to test the core gameplay and make sure that it works before opening up the beta.

We’ll post screenshots and other details over time, but if you’re interested in the game you can check out our new forum. The beta forum is closed unless you’ve received a beta key, but we’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have in the public forum.

Hope to see you all in the World of the Living Dead soon!