Sony continued their E3 countdown earlier this morning with a launch date announcement for Days Gone. According to the PlayStation Blog, the open world zombie game from Bend Studio will be released exclusively for the PS4 on February 22.
To go along with this announcement, Sony also unveiled a new trailer for Days Gone, and also gave Creative Director John Garvin the opportunity to talk a bit about the backstory behind the game’s apocalypse:
In addition to revealing the release date, the trailer introduces two new animal threats: mountain lions, or cougars, and infected ravens – called Criers in our world. We see another ambush event as Marauders torch an old vehicle and roll it onto the highway trying to knock Deacon from his bike. And the video ends with Deacon running out of gas out in the middle of nowhere – a quiet moment, perhaps, but maybe the deadliest of all.
Most important, we introduce a new enemy human faction: Rest In Peace, or R.I.P., is a cult that worships the Freakers. Rippers, as they’re known, dress like Freakers – and kill anyone who isn’t a Ripper. While they’re important to the story, Rippers are also an important part of the in-game Freaker ecology: when you get a chance to take down a Ripper camp, try bringing in a Swarm and see what happens – Rippers refuse to kill Freakers, and the results can be very entertaining.
To close out his post, Garvin also promised that more gameplay images from Days Gone would be revealed during next week’s E3 Expo.
