Saber Interactive offers a new trailer for World War Z, the upcoming movie tie-in game that probably seemed like a better idea before the recent news that the planned World War Z movie sequel halted preproduction. Here's word on the game, which is expected this year:

Saber Interactive has released a new trailer showing off the fast-paced and exciting gameplay of Players vs Players vs Zombies (PvPvZ) in World War Z, the highly anticipated game inspired by Paramount Pictures’ blockbuster action film. While World War Z’s core four-player co-op pits you against relentless swarms of AI zombies, PvPvZ offers a completely unique experience, challenging you to outlive both the living and the dead across a variety of competitive modes designed for 4v4 combat.

What separates PvPvE in World War Z from other multiplayer games is the zombie swarm, which storms the arena throughout the match, forcing players to battle both each other and the undead and allowing the tide of the fight to turn in an instant. World War Z will launch with the following multiplayer modes:

• Scavenge Raid: players race to secure resources across the map to win
• Vaccine Hunt: players must pick up and hold an object to earn point for the team.
• Swarm Deathmatch: Two teams go head to head in a bitter fight to the end
• Swarm Domination: Capture zones to earn points and win a team victory
• King of the Hill: Capture a single hill, then control it to earn victory points

Powered by Saber’s dynamic Swarm Engine™, World War Z unleashes hundreds of fast-moving, bloodthirsty zombies at a time on players in a nail-biting action experience around the world, including New York, Moscow, Jerusalem and more. Play in co-op with up to 3 friends using six distinct classes and an arsenal of deadly weapons, explosives, turrets and traps to demolish the undead menace and survive another day.