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Watch the first gameplay trailer for zombie game H1Z1

Sony Online Entertainment has released the first official trailer for H1Z1, its upcoming online massively multiplayer zombie survival game.

Scheduled for release in late 2014 on PC and PlayStation 4. It’s got some obvious similarities to the ARMA II spin-off DayZ and RUST. from the developer of Garry’s Mod. Sony’s advantage is its experience with MMOs – running big multiplayer games is a challenge, as we saw with Battlefield 4 and SimCity last year.

Whether it can beat the incredible atmosphere of DayZ is difficult to know. Watch the trailer below to get a taste of the game.

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Like Planetside 2, H1Z1 will be free to play with micro-transactions. How this will be implemented has yet to be announced, and Sony has been discussing possibilities with the community on Reddit. President of SOE John Smedley said that whatever they decide, they don’t want the game to become ‘pay to win’, so you won’t be able to buy power or weapons. More likely is payment for cosmetic objects like clothes.

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Trailer for Sony’s H1Z1 revealed with Konami code

The first trailer for Sony’s upcoming zombie survival online game H1Z1 has been revealed on the game’s official website. Although it looked empty, fans discovered that by entering the famed ‘Konami code’ while on the site, the trailer was revealed along with a very strange image. See them below.

H1Z1 was announced early this month, and is a massively multiplayer online game. It bears an obvious similarity to DayZ and RUST, with the main difference seeming to be it comes from Sony Online Entertainment, who have a great history with creating online games like Planetside 2. H1Z1 will initially be released on PC and PlayStation 4.

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The ‘Konami code’ dates back to 1986, when it was included on the NES version of Graduis, as a way of getting the full set of power-ups. thus making the game much easier. It has since appeared in many games, and can be activated on a gampad like this: ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA.

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Sony announces free to play online zombie survival game H1Z1

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) will release a free to play online zombie survival game, which will be available in just over a month on PC. It’s called H1Z1, and while it might look similar to DayZ or RUST, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about it.

With a world possibly even bigger than online FPS Planetside 2, H1Z1 will allow thousands of players to join at the same time. Speaking on Reddit, President of SOE John Smedley explained how the game would be different to other zombie survival games:

“First off, it’s a persistent MMO that can hold thousands of players on servers we host (yes there will be multiple servers with very different rule sets). Why is that a good thing? It means a thriving economy (oh yes… there’s trading). It also means you have potential allies in the all-out war on the Infected… and many an enemy as well.

We want our players to make Woodbury from The Walking Dead if they want to. Or take over a prison. Or fix an old car so you and your friends (yeah we have multiplayer vehicles) can run zombies and players over mercilessly, and revel in the sheer delight of hearing a zombie scream as you light it on fire, or craft a gun to take down your friends and enemies alike. Our goal here is to provide emergent gameplay that will allow our players to make the world their own the way they want to.”

SEO’s Planetside 2 is an excellent massively multiplayer FPS, and proves that the company has what it takes to run a great online game. Smedley announced on Twitter that we’ll get to see a livestream of H1Z1, along with screenshots and videos.

H1Z1 will initially be released on PC, with a PlayStation 4 version coming later.

Source: Reddit, Twitter

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