'War Z' alpha footage demos barricade-building, how to kill using a flashlight

More uncut alpha footage of combat and defense in massively multiplayer online survival title The War Z has surfaced, showing headshots and kills carried out with nothing but a flashlight.

More uncut alpha footage of combat and defense in massively multiplayer online survival title The War Z has surfaced, courtesy of FPS General.

The video, posted below, demonstrates that yes, it's possible to kill zombies with a single shot to the head as well as beat them to second-death using only a flashlight. Players can also build barricades using wooden sign boards collected in their inventory and throw red signal flares to distract zombie attackers.

The War Z will feature co-op multiplayer and penalizes you for losing in-game items purchased with real money. Set to release this fall on PC, developer Hammerpoint Studios' is currently taking pre-orders on the game's official website.