In a somewhat surprising move, Hammerpoint Interactive has decided to change the name of its 2012 zombie MMO, The War Z, into an even more generic title. Behold: Infestation: Survivor Stories!
The War Z caused a lot of controversy in 2012 for various reasons; pay-to-win micro-transactions, imitating the much more popular DayZ, and having a truly hilarious animation quality, just to name a few. According to Hammerpoint, though, this is not an attempt to make people forget about the controversy, rather a necessary change to distance themselves from the upcoming standalone release of DayZ.
Hammerpoint has issued the following statement on the forums:
Greetings Survivors!
Effective today, The War Z has changed its name to Infestation: Survivor Stories. This change has come about primarily as a result of some confusion and trademark issues with a similarly titled property. While we were reluctant to rename the game so long after launch, especially with nearly 1 million registered players, it was ultimately decided to be in the best interest of our existing community as well as future players in order to eliminate confusion. Please rest assured that this will in NO WAY affect you as players. The only difference you will see is the change in logo and website. There will be no interruption of service or change in content.
So, welcome to Infestation: Survivor Stories – have fun and stay alive!
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