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Back 4 Blood

“IT’S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT THE STANDARD FLAVOUR OF ZOMBIE IS DONE WELL.”

FORMAT PS5, PS4 / ETA 12 OCT / PUB WARNER BROS INTERACTIVE DEV TURTLE ROCK STUDIOS / PLAYERS 1-8

We can almost (but, thankfully, not quite) smell this game. Getting some more hands-on time before the impending release, we rarely go more than a minute or so without walking past a pile of rotting bodies… or wishing we could scavenge some deodorant (or at least a flannel).

The undead here are referred to as the Ridden (and not, as we insist.

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