Check out this news, zombie-slayers. World War Z, the intense, co-op shooter from Saber Interactive, has just released a brand new update.

The ‘Community Challenge’ update adds new mutators, some reworked mutators, a reworked extinction mode, and ‘community challenges’. These are a new type of event where the entire World War Z community contributes (like global challenges in Pokémon Go).

Check out the new trailer for the update below:

Community Challenges and Extinction Mode

The challenges last for seven days, and all players who have made the minimum contribution will be rewarded if the overall challenge is successfully completed. The rewards will be unique and will be the only chance you have of earning them. For example, the prize for completing the first challenge is a new skin for the MAG5 machine gun.

As part of the update, the Extinction mode is also getting a rework. Going forward, you’ll only have access to the mode when you have completed a map on Insane difficulty. There’s also new rewards been added for completing Extinction mode, including new skins for the Taiga-12 heavy assault shotgun, Hailstorm MGL, and RPGL4 RPG launcher.

Mutator update:

New Mutators:

• Hot Stuff: An unusual Juggernaut appears, taking no fire damage and setting fire with its attacks.
• Cluster Shells: Mortar shells are replaced with cluster shells that explode multiple times but deal less damage
• Doppelganger: During the wave, you’ll be attacked by a zombie version of you
• Fire-resistant: Zombies take no fire damage and don’t burn
• Acid Spit: The Infector’s infestation does constant damage instead of turning you into a zombie
• Effective Defense: Defensive kits have increased ammo capacity and durability, but are more expensive (permanent mutator)
• Overprice: Defense kits cost more

Reworked Mutators:

• Epilogue: When the final gates are attacked, gas is released that’s lethal to zombies (Now recharges after five waves)
• Sell–out: Defense kits are cheaper, but you will no longer find items
• Taxes: Defense kits are more expensive, but you can find twice as many items

The Community Challenge Update for World War Z is available for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. It’s available now.

More free content is always great. Will you be jumping back in, or for the first time?