Here's some more information and some old videos. Some info might be repeated with more details about them.
Announcement Trailer E3:
Wii U Controller Trailer (E3):
Gameplay Trailer (E3):
ZombiU - new details on weapons, storage, safehouses and more from Sept. 18- expect to die a lot
- traverse Londons sewer network up into the Tower of Londons hidden catacombs
- cricket bat is unbreakable
- start off with that weapon
- flashlight that runs down quickly
- also takes a long time to recharge
- cricket bat will only down a zombie in about six heavy hits
gunfire attracts the horde to your location
- draw out zombies one by one using flares
- lay mines as well
- immobilized when accessing your backpack
- drag your favorite items to the hot bar
- organise loot gathered from corpses
- safehouses are respawn zones that play have crafting benches and lockers
- if you die, you lose everything
- you'll come back as a new character with a flashlight, cricket bat and a pistol with 6 shots
- as said before, your previous self will be carrying your items
- former self isn't marked on map
- when wading through water, your survivor lifts their backpack overhead
- this leaves you unable to attack
- communicate with other players through spray-painting icons
- there is a stairs icon and a thumbs down icon, among many others
- if you die, your former self becomes a zombie that may crop up in friends' games as well
ZombiU - details on online features, multiplayer modes from Sept. 18thA portion of a Konsolifin interview with Ubisoft's Gabrielle Shrager...
K: What can you tell about Miiverse features? When you die or become a zombie in the online game, does your zombie character appear in your friends games?
GS: Our online app offers a ton of sweeet features for you and your Nintendo friends to feel a little less alone in the merciless world of ZombiU (although it is not directly linked to the Miiverse). When playing online, players will receive alerts onscreen in real-time that tell you when your friends survivors have been Infected and where they are likely to be roaming if you want to go and mercy-kill them and loot their gear. Plus you can follow stats about your own former Infected survivor characters, like how many of your friends have encounter, killed or been Infected by them. Also, youll find leaderboards to compare your Survivors Scores against your friends and see who the most successful survivors are.
K: What kind of multiplayer modes are there in ZombiU?
GS: ZombiU offers a local Asymmetric Multiplayer mode rather than online modes. So you can play with your friends using the Wii U GamePad and the Pro Controller in your couch. What is the multiplayer mode about: The King of Zombies has organized his own sadistic London games to entertain his bloodthirsty subjects
Play as King Boris on the WiiU tablet, crazed boss of a violent gang and self-proclaimed King of the Zombies, and beat all survivors
one by one! Or play as a Survivor and attempt to outwit the King of Zombies and his brain-dead 'gladiators'!
With SURVIVORS VS KING OF ZOMBIES, ZombiU features one-on-one competitive multiplayer modes, which tasks one player with controlling zombie hordes (Infected Units) using the Wii U GamePad, while the other player fights to survive in FPS view with either Wii controllers or the new Pro Controller. The multiplayer features 3 exhilirating game modes including assault, deathmatch and survival modes.
SURVIVORS VS KING OF ZOMBIES, is full-fledged multiplayer experience, with deep gameplay that will provide many hours of fun. The Wii U allowed us to create an exhilarating experience that can be shared by a hard/core gamer and a more casual player-friend or family member, without the latter becoming completely outmatched. Unlike the campaign, which offers a solo Survival Horror FPS experience, the King of Zombies player uses the Wii U GamePad at a more relaxed pace. The gameplay is more about overall strategy than any gamer reflexes honed over years
so its more immediately accessible. Our multiplayer modes are also a bridge for new players to get into the game before they acquire the courage to face the Infected hordes alone, while offering a more traditional first-person shooter experience using the Wii U Pro Game Controller or Wii Remote and Nunchuck. Even survival-horror fans will love blowing off some steam with a little running and gunning!
Full interview here:http://www.konsolifin.net/nintendo/jutut/181/ZombiU - details on messaging system, dev choices, survival mode and more from Sept. 19th- write down messages on the walls and on the floor of the environment
- those messages are sent to a server
- all the community have access to those messages on their maps
- server will identify friends first to deliver their messages
- when you turn on your Wii U, you will receive the messages in the match you are entering
- there is a filter on this
- felt Killer Freaks didn't really show players the innovation of the GamePad
- moved to a slower-paced game to better demonstrate the idea
- once you're bitten you die
- survival mode has save points and you have to find them
- if you die in survival mode, you have to start all over again
- surprises in the game that will make you react really fast
- some of the moments are going to be extreme for some people
- there's a 'strong scene in the fifth mission'
- had a dev meeting and everyone wrote down how they would survive
- main characters in the game are based off the data that came from those sessions