{"id":1620561,"date":"2026-06-30T09:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/undead-labs-xbox-potential-closure-state-of-decay-3"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:04:09","slug":"xbox-is-reportedly-considering-closing-state-of-decay-developer-undead-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/xbox-is-reportedly-considering-closing-state-of-decay-developer-undead-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox is reportedly considering closing State of Decay developer Undead Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/xbox-is-reportedly-considering-closing-state-of-decay-developer-undead-labs.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Undead Labs, the team behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/state-of-decay\">State of Decay<\/a> series, was revealed to be among the Microsoft-owned studios under threat of closure. Undead Labs is currently working on survival shooter and management sim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/state-of-decay-3\">State of Decay 3<\/a>, and the game was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-announced-microsofts-xbox-games-showcase\">part of the Xbox Showcase earlier this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/undead-labs-xbox-potential-closure-state-of-decay-3\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/undead-labs-xbox-potential-closure-state-of-decay-3\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undead Labs, the team behind the State of Decay series, was revealed to be among the Microsoft-owned studios under threat of closure. Undead Labs is currently working on survival shooter and management sim State of Decay 3, and the game was part of the Xbox Showcase earlier this month. 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