Undead Labs Says Game Pass Built State of Decay’s 25 Million-Player Audience

Undead Labs says Xbox Game Pass helped build an audience of 25 million players for the State of Decay series, according to an interview with studio head Philip Holt published by Wccftech.

Holt, who has led Undead Labs since May 2020, said the studio had received substantial interest and spoken with various parties after plans emerged to sell it to a third party during the “Big Xbox Reset.” Those plans later changed, and the studio bought itself out and returned to independence, the source reports.

Holt said he submitted a proposal for a management buyout. He explained that he had seen two other studios pursue management buyouts and decided to make an offer for an acquisition by management.

The interview is described by Wccftech as the first published after the change at the studio. The available source does not give further detail on the buyout’s terms or timing.