World War Z is going interactive as its developers revealed a new video game is coming based on the popular zombie franchise. We don’t know yet if Brad Pitt is going to have anything to do with it.

When I first saw the video of the wasteland landscape, it reminded me of Fallout 4. But with the streams of fast-moving zombies, it became quite clear it was a World War Z game.

Saber Interactive and Paramount made the announcement in a trailer at the start of The Game Awards, the big awards show for gaming in Los Angeles. It is coming soon, but we don’t know when.

 

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