NEWS
Fear not, though, for just as a zombie is
never truly dead, Infestation keeps getting up, getting re-branded, and
shambling back for more. Infestation: The New Z has just recently launched on
Steam and while it is still published by OP Productions, the game is now
developed by Fredaikis AB. Claiming that the game is “a massive rework of
Infestation: Survivor Stories,” the team at Fredaikis claims they want to work
from the ground up and create the “best Infestation experience yet” and has
added a number of anti-cheat measures. The game is free-to-play on Steam.
Frankly, I wouldn’t touch this with a
stick. Yes, it admittedly isn’t my type of game to begin with, but even if it
were I just cannot get behind multiple rebrandings of the same subpar title all
with various ways of milking money out of players and having what can only be
described as less than stellar customer service. I feel for actual fans of the
game who saw potential along the way for all of these years and wanted the game
to become something better, only to go largely unheard by the development team.
I hope for those dedicated players Fredaikis makes good on their claims of
creating the best possible experience, but the early Steam reviews aren’t very
flattering. Given that Sergey Titov is involved with OP Productions (and
Arktos, Hammerpoint, and Free Reign), I sent an email to the team at Fredaikis
to inquire as to his role in this “new” infestation and have been advised that
he has no role in development.
All I’ll leave this at for now is, “Let the
buyer beware” and here’s to hoping that long-time fans of the game get the
improvements and game they were able to see in the mess that many of us simply
didn’t stick around long enough to realize was there.
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