World War Z News

Community Challenge Update - OUT NOW!

Hello, Survivors! Today, we are releasing the free Community Challenge update which features new community challenges, mutators, rewards, portrait frames, and more! New challenges are awaiting you... prove your skills and fight against the undead now!

If you encounter any issues, make sure to submit a ticket to the support team: https://support.saber.games.

Check out the launch trailer and read the full details below!

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New Content

Reworked Extinction Mode:
- The mode is now unlocked after completing any map on the Insane difficulty or higher.
- The mode now includes two Episodes to choose from and the reward is given for fully completing one of them.
- The weapon skin reward will now change every week together with the Episodes.
Added Community Challenges: Time-limited challenges with a shared goal for all players.
Added the Royal Vengeance Heavy Weapons Skin Pack: Skin rewards for the Machine Gun MAG5, Payload Rifle BF25, and Heavy Assault Shotgun Taiga-12 for completing the Community Challenges.
Added the Knight Heavy Weapons Skin Pack: Skin rewards for the MGL Hailstorm MGL, RPG Launcher RPGL4, and Heavy Assault Shotgun Taiga-12 for completing Extinction Mode.
Added four new custom portrait frames: Red Light, Memento Mori, To the Top, and Virologist.
Added seven new mutators: Hot Stuff, Сluster Shells, Doppelganger, Fire-resistant, Acid Spit, Effective Defense, and Overprice.
Reworked three mutators: Epilogue, Sell-out, and Taxes.

Resolved Issues

Fixed several connection issues with starting full-party sessions.
Fixed an issue where the player would not receive Blue Coins in Extinction Mode if the skin reward was already obtained.
Removed the white stripe from under the minimap.
Fixed an issue with incorrect skin icons for the MAG5.
Fixed an issue with unlocking the "Waster" portrait frame.
Fixed localization for Defensive SMG "G-Force" perk in Japanese.
Fixed localization for Classic Bullpup Rifle "Scorpion Sting" and "Adrenaline" perks in Japanese.

FREE Community Challenge Update - Coming Next Week!

📣 The FREE Community Challenge update is arriving next week! 🙌

7 new mutators are charging their way to Challenge Horde Mode, including:

👥 Dopelganger
💥 Сluster Shells
🔥 Hot Stuff
🧯 Fire-resistant
🩸 Acid Spit
...

Join the Discord server and keep an eye out for more news in the coming days! 👀
https://discord.gg/wwz

~ Check out our first teaser: https://x.com/wwzthegame/status/1907838725930828047

WWZ is participating in two Steam Sales! 🌺🔫

WWZ is participating in the Steam Spring Sale until March 20 🌺 and the Run n' Gun Sale until March 27. 🔫

You can grab the WWZ Game with a 67% discount, the Aftermath Edition at 50%, and many DLCs! 🛍

The Vegas DLCs also have a 20% discount until the 27th. 🙌

🌈 St. Patrick's Bonus Event! 🌈

🌈 The March Bonus Event is here at the end of the rainbow! 🌈

It's your lucky day, as you can now earn 1.5x Blue Coins, 1.5x Yellow Coins, and Double XP by playing WWZ. 💰

May you harvest many of these bonuses until the event ends on March 18 at 8am ET. 🎩🪙

🍀 If you are looking for someone to raise your luck, you can find people to play with on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/wwz ☘️

Severely underrated zombie survival game World War Z is totally free right now

From the former Umbrella employee chewing on Kevin in Resident Evil right up to the fleshy fodder of Dead Island, Dying Light, and State of Decay, the humble zombie remains a videogame mainstay. We've shot them, chopped them, zapped them with electricity - we've killed zombies by the millions, using every method imaginable. But World War Z, the supremely underrated and underplayed undead survival sim from Saber, offers something unique. More than any of its rivals, it delivers ghouls in enormous numbers, challenging you to take down hordes that feel almost impossible in size. If you've never tried it before, the expanded edition, World War Z Aftermath, is now completely free to keep.

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