Hello Survivors,
 
The Crossplay Update is now available, expanding the matchmaking pool across both PC and Xbox One. PS4 will also be joining the fray at some point in the future. For anyone who prefers to turn crossplay off, this option is available in the settings.
 
A new mission objective has also been added. In every mission, a Virus Sample canister will spawn in various locations, which the player must loot and bring to the end of the mission. They can also be looted from a Bomber if it's taken down correctly. The longer you hold on to the Virus Sample, the more negative effects it will apply to you, so make sure to hurry!
 
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Horde Mode Z has received a host of balancing tweaks based on community feedback. More xp and currency rewards, fewer special zombies in normal mode, and a long list of further changes visible below.
 
Jump into Horde Mode Z, Missions, or Multiplayer and enjoy the five new weapon variants with their unique perks as well, such as the thumper grenade launcher's incendiary explosives, or the fully automatic machine pistol!
 
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The War Heroes DLC skin pack can now be purchased on PS4, Xbox One, and PC!
 
And that's not all! We already have a ton of future content planned, including a new location, with three new missions and new characters. We'll have more to share on this topic soon.
 
We'd like to thank our community for all the great feedback we've received, which has helped us identify and solve a number of issues. Your feedback is always appreciated! If you haven't joined the Discord community yet, it's a great place to hang out and chat with other Survivors: https://discord.gg/cax5RH9
 
World War Z is currently available digitally and at most major retailers on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as well as Windows PC via the Epic Games store. For more information, visit http://wwzgame.com, and follow the game on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WWZGame, Twitter @WWZTheGame, and Instagram @WWZGame.
Patch notes
 
New Features
 
    Added Virus Sample functionality in Campaign
        AI Director will randomly spawn containers with Virus Sample that players can pick up
        Virus samples can spawn from Bombers that are taken down without them exploding.
        The containers are fragile and they will begin to apply negative effects to players as they break.
        If players will manage to finish the mission with containers intact, they will get increased rewards
        AI Director can spawn several Virus Samples, Bomber will also drop them
    Added 4 new weapon variants with unique perks
        Pistol - Increased penetration and damage vs special zombies.
        Machine Pistol - Full auto variant, reloads primary weapon after a special zombie kill.
        Classic Battle Rifle - Semi auto variant, no penetration but deals a lot of damage.
        Battle Rifle - Full auto variant.
        Thumper Grenade Launcher - Incendiary grenades.
    War Heroes character skin pack (included for Season Pass owners)
 
Horde Mode
 
    Slightly reduced difficulty in Hard mode
    Significantly reduced difficulty in Normal mode
        Less Special Zombies will spawn in Normal mode
        Increased preparation timer between waves by 20% in Normal mode
        Supply points rewards will begin to scale down later in Normal mode
        Added significantly more random pickups in Normal mode
    Increased Auto Turret maximum ammo
    Capped by 10 the amount of Auto Turrets that could be placed simultaneously
    Fixed one of the shops not spawning items
    Reduced the amount of ammo secondary weapons drain from ammo boxes by 50%
    Reduced ammo crate cost from 100 to 70
    Significantly increased both XP and currency rewards
 
Difficulty
 
    Tweaked Extreme difficulty settings to restore pre-patch balance (it was changed to support crossplay)
    AI Director will spawn less secondary weapon pickups
 
AI
 
    Reworked Bomber drop, he will spawn better Primary and Heavy weapons when killed
 
Perks
 
    Fixed several issues with perks stacking
 
UI
 
    Minor UI and localization fixes
 
Stability
 
    Fixed several gameplay crashes
 
Levels
 
    Fixed some gameplay bugs that were causing inability to progress in levels
    Fixed issue that allowed players to clip through geometry in some places
 
PC Specific Fixes
 
    Added crossplay between Xbox in PvE
 

Not currently, but we are working on crossplatform invite functionality, which will arrive in a future update.
 
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