Prepare for "a darker, more terrifying approach" to zombies in Call Of Duty WW2

By Sam Loveridge, Rachel Weber
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If human conflict is at the heart of the Call Of Duty series, then Zombies is its churning guts. Expect a new take on the classic mode from Call Of Duty WW2 thanks to the horror pedigree of the men leading its development this time around. 

"Glenn [Schofield] and I, and a lot of the Sledgehammer team, made Dead Space," explains Michael Condrey, studio head at Sledgehammer Games. "So we’re excited to put our stamp on Zombies, that’s sort of where our legacy lies, in a darker, more terrifying approach." 

The story this time around is inspired by the Monuments Men, the historical group that went on to be the subject of a terrible George Clooney movie. "There was a group of men and women, scientists and academics, searching for stolen art by the Germans during the war," says Condrey. "Our Nazi Zombies is a story about the MFAA going deep into Germany to discover some stolen art and they find much more than they bargained for."

Condrey admits that the team working on the Zombies section of the game still scare themselves, and he's committed to terrifying long time fans too. "We hope we will scare you a few times. You’ll have to let us know, but that’s our goal."

Read the full interview with Condrey tomorrow on GamesRadar+.

Call Of Duty WW2 will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on November 3. 

Sam Loveridge
Sam Loveridge
Global Editor-in-Chief, GamesRadar+

Sam Loveridge is the Global Editor-in-Chief of GamesRadar, and joined the team in August 2017. Sam came to GamesRadar after working at TrustedReviews, Digital Spy, and Fandom, following the completion of an MA in Journalism. In her time, she's also had appearances on The Guardian, BBC, and more. Her experience has seen her cover console and PC games, along with gaming hardware, for a decade, and for GamesRadar, she's in charge of the site's overall direction, managing the team, and making sure it's the best it can be. Her gaming passions lie with weird simulation games, big open-world RPGs, and beautifully crafted indies. She plays across all platforms, and specializes in titles like Pokemon, Assassin's Creed, The Sims, and more. Basically, she loves all games that aren't sports or fighting titles! In her spare time, Sam likes to live like Stardew Valley by cooking and baking, growing vegetables, and enjoying life in the countryside.