Software:Undawn
Undawn is a survival game developed by Lightspeed Studios and published by Level Infinite on June 15, 2023. It is a zombie-themed game.
Development and release
Undawn had more than 300 developers and was considered a "key" game developed in-house by Tencent, with an alleged budget of approximately CN¥1 billion (around US$140 million).[1][2] It was first announced in March 2021.[3] A May 2023 trailer revealed that the game would feature actor Will Smith.[4][5][6] The game was released on June 15, 2023, for Android, iOS, and Windows.[7] Garena published the game on June 29 for select Southeast Asia countries.[8]
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According to a report by Reuters published on March 21, 2024, Undawn "flopped spectacularly", generating a revenue of $287,000 in the previous month, according to research firm Appmagic.[10][2] Some reviewers noted that the game was relatively unheard of before the report, despite it featuring Smith.[11][12]
See also
- List of zombie games
References
- ↑ "Focus: Tencent's next level up: Fewer big foreign franchise games, more in-house". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/technology/tencents-next-level-up-fewer-big-foreign-franchise-games-more-in-house-2024-03-21/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yin-Poole, Wesley (2024-03-21). "Even Will Smith Couldn't Save Zombie Survival Game Undawn, Which 'Flopped Spectacularly'" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/even-will-smith-couldnt-save-zombie-survival-game-undawn-which-flopped-spectacularly.
- ↑ Mohanty, Suchit (2021-03-26). "Undawn is an upcoming post apocalyptic title by Tencent Games heading for iOS and Android" (in en). https://www.pocketgamer.com/undawn/undawn-is-an-upcoming-post-apocalyptic-title-by-tencent-games-heading-for-ios-an/.
- ↑ Goslin, Austen (2023-05-24). "Will Smith's video game debut reminds us I Am Legend would have made a great game" (in en-US). https://www.polygon.com/23735808/will-smith-undawn-game-release-date.
- ↑ Livingston, Christopher (2023-05-25). "Will Smith finally picked a game to star in, and... it's a free-to-play survival shooter?" (in en). https://www.pcgamer.com/will-smith-finally-picked-a-game-to-star-in-and-its-a-free-to-play-survival-shooter/.
- ↑ Nightingale, Ed (2023-05-24). "Will Smith to star in forthcoming mobile RPG Undawn" (in en). https://www.eurogamer.net/will-smith-reprises-i-am-legend-role-in-forthcoming-mobile-rpg-undawn.
- ↑ Morris, Iwan (2023-02-24). "Level Infinite announces new cross-platform title Undawn". https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/80930/level-infinite-announces-new-cross-platform-title-undawn/.
- ↑ Lozano, Kurt (2023-05-29). "Garena's Undawn to launch in Southeast Asia on 29 June" (in en-SG). https://sg.news.yahoo.com/garena-undawn-to-launch-in-southeast-asia-on-29-june-092309773.html.
- ↑ Quick, Will (2023-06-20). "Undawn review - 'Zombies to the back!'" (in en). https://www.pocketgamer.com/undawn/review/.
- ↑ Ye, Josh (2024-03-21). "Tencent's next level up: fewer big foreign franchise games, more in-house". https://www.reuters.com/technology/tencents-next-level-up-fewer-big-foreign-franchise-games-more-in-house-2024-03-21/.
- ↑ Winslow, Levi (2024-03-22). "Will Smith Zombie Game No One Has Heard Of Bombs" (in en). https://kotaku.com/undawn-will-smith-tencent-mobile-pc-flop-1851358692.
- ↑ Bell, Alice (2024-03-22). "Today we learned about a survival game featuring Will Smith, but only because it's a massive failure" (in en). https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/people-are-trying-to-convince-us-that-a-survival-game-featuring-will-smith-came-out-last-year-and-were-having-none-of-it.
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