H1Z1, a zombie MMO from SOE, is coming soon

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Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley said on Twitter that a new post-apocalyptic MMO called H1Z1 will be coming “soon.” A new episode of the Game Talk Live podcast, set to show at 8 p.m. Eastern will reveal some early gameplay footage, says . 

Smedley says that you’ll play as an apocalypse survivor stuck in a world filled of zombies. He also teased that following this evening’s reveal, H1Z1 will be playable soon.  on Twitter that “you can play it yourself soon. and by play I mean play fully.”

Expect a day/night cycle, the ability to light things (and zombies) on fire, and fort builꦍding. 

We’ll be following along with the  tonight. Stay tuned.