Undawn

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Undawn
Developer(s) Lightspeed Studios
Publisher(s) Level Infinite [1]
Platform(s)
ReleaseJune 15, 2023
Genre(s) Survival [2]
Mode(s) Multiplayer

Undawn is a survival game developed by Lightspeed Studios and published by Level Infinite on June 15, 2023. It is a zombie-themed game.

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Development and release

Undawn had more than 300 developers and was considered a "key" game developed in-house by Tencent, with an alleged budget of approximately CN¥1 billion (around US$140 million). [3] [4] It was first announced in March 2021. [5] A May 2023 trailer revealed that the game would feature actor Will Smith. [2] [6] [7] The game was released on June 15, 2023, for Android, iOS, and Windows. [1] Garena published the game on June 29 for select Southeast Asia countries. [8]

Reception

According to a report by Reuters published on March 21, 2024, Undawn "flopped spectacularly", generating a revenue of $287,000 in the previous month, according to research firm Appmagic. [10] [4] Some reviewers noted that the game was relatively unheard of before the report, despite it featuring Smith. [11] [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Morris, Iwan (February 24, 2023). "Level Infinite announces new cross-platform title Undawn". Pocket Gamer.biz . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Goslin, Austen (May 24, 2023). "Will Smith's video game debut reminds us I Am Legend would have made a great game". Polygon . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Focus: Tencent's next level up: Fewer big foreign franchise games, more in-house". Reuters.
  4. 1 2 Yin-Poole, Wesley (March 21, 2024). "Even Will Smith Couldn't Save Zombie Survival Game Undawn, Which 'Flopped Spectacularly'". IGN . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ Mohanty, Suchit (March 26, 2021). "Undawn is an upcoming post apocalyptic title by Tencent Games heading for iOS and Android". Pocket Gamer . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  6. ↑ Livingston, Christopher (May 25, 2023). "Will Smith finally picked a game to star in, and... it's a free-to-play survival shooter?". PC Gamer . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ Nightingale, Ed (May 24, 2023). "Will Smith to star in forthcoming mobile RPG Undawn". Eurogamer . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  8. ↑ Lozano, Kurt (May 29, 2023). "Garena's Undawn to launch in Southeast Asia on 29 June". Yahoo! News . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  9. ↑ Quick, Will (June 20, 2023). "Undawn review - 'Zombies to the back!'". Pocket Gamer . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  10. ↑ Ye, Josh (March 21, 2024). "Tencent's next level up: fewer big foreign franchise games, more in-house". Reuters . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  11. ↑ Winslow, Levi (March 22, 2024). "Will Smith Zombie Game No One Has Heard Of Bombs". Kotaku . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  12. ↑ Bell, Alice (March 22, 2024). "Today we learned about a survival game featuring Will Smith, but only because it's a massive failure". Rock, Paper, Shotgun . Retrieved March 22, 2024.


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