San Francisco based design house Massive Black is looking for some Kickstarter support for Zombie Playground, a new RPG that they hope to launch that pits school kids versus the undead in a fight for their lives during the zombie apocalypse.
"In Zombie Playground you take on the role of a kid during a zombie apocalypse as seen through his or her imagination. Your school is overrun by the undead, and it's up to you and your friends to do whatever it takes to survive!
Zombie Playground is an online, team based, action arena game with RPG elements. Gameplay will be deep, challenging, and rewarding. The game combines childhood nostalgia with horrific monsters, visceral combat, and a unique atmosphere straight out of a child’s nightmares. We do want to make it very clear: this is not a game for kids!"
With 14 days to go, they are more than half way to their $100,000 goal. Check out their proposal and updates on Kickstarter to see if you want to contribute to Zombie Playground to help them get all the way to the finish line.
ARTIFICIAL LIFE Launches Award Winning App Toy: Zombie Burbz
Hybrid Game Connecting Physical Toys, iPhones and iPad
HONG KONG, Jun 4, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Artificial Life, Inc., an innovative investment company, announced today that its production studio ALife Studios, Inc. has developed and launched a smartphone app called "Zombie Burbz", which interacts with physical toy figures with WowWee Group Limited on iTunes.
Zombie Burbz is sold under the AppGear(TM) brand, which has won the Best of Toy Fair 2012 by Popular Science earlier this year.
Zombie Burbz consists of a collectible line of fun and infectious Zombie toy characters that players can move across their smartphone screen to interact and play the game. In the game, zombies are tired of being misunderstood by their neighbors. They're just the average, slowly decomposing suburbanites who want to keep up with the Joneses, not eat them. These undead trash-munchers need help to achieve the suburban dream, fight off angry mobs of the living and feed their craving for garbage.
Features:
-- 4 unique story lines (Avenue, Diner, Services or High School) and 64 missions in total -- Use the deluxe Zombie toy figure across the screen to control the in-game zombie action -- Control figures to unlock unique missions, abilities and enemies on smartphone to progress through the game -- Find and use traps and weapons to fight human hordes -- Fend off attackers with screams, burps, snotballs and other wretched weapons -- Trick enemies with stash-o'-cash, zombie-in-a-box, pinata and other treacherous traps -- Collect garbage to boost health -- Compatible with iOS devices, and will be compatible with a range of selected Android smart devices later this quarter
The game is now live on the Apple App Store and is available for free download at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zombieburbz/id481595322?mt=8
"Collectable app toys are the latest trend in the world of toys and mobile gaming. We are excited to work with WowWee Group to bring these cool app toys to the market. This is a valuable opportunity for our ALife Studios as this partnership leads to a completely new and scalable business area which is expanding rapidly. We have developed two app toys so far namely "Zombie Burbz" and "Elite CommandAR", which made their debut at the CES in Las Vegas in January 2012. We will develop and release more innovative apps for toys soon. We hope this marks the beginning of a long term and fruitful relationship with WowWee Group Limited," said Eberhard Schoneburg, CEO of Artificial Life, Inc.
Medieval Zombies is a 2.5D sidescrolling platformer that combines skill with puzzle solving and exploration. You play as Earl Shovelhands and your mission is to help him defeat hundreds of zombies through a number of thrilling levels in a zombie infested land. Swing and hit zombies with your shovel hands, collect gems and coins on your way to find a wizard who can stop the zombie apocalypse!
Cry Wolf Studios has released their second game title for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices called Medieval Zombies. The game is released both in a free version and a paid for 0.99$.
Medieval Zombies is a 2.5D sidescrolling platformer that combines skill with puzzle solving and exploration. You play as Earl Shovelhands and your mission is to help him defeat hundreds of zombies through a number of thrilling levels in a zombie infested land. Swing and hit zombies with your shovel hands, collect gems and coins on your way to find a wizard who can stop the zombie apocalypse!
Cry Wolf Studios is a newly founded game development company, operating from Visby, Sweden. Their vision is to create the best games they possibly can. They are developing games for mobile platforms with focus on social interactions between players. Cry Wolf Studios goal is to create small irresistible, fun games that make people connect. http://www.crywolfstudios.net/
EA has just released this cool promo/short film for their upcoming Dead Space graphic novel:
"While patrolling the planet Uxor, Earthgov Sergeant John Carver witnesses an attack on the Marker Site he guards which changes his life forever. John must now fight his way through a colony now in complete chaos as he begins to discover how important he is in fighting the Necromorph plague.
This is just the start of John Carver's saga in the Dead Space Universe."
EA is also teasing a new announcement about the game, coming out of E3 2012, to be revealed on june 4th on DeadSpace.com.
Yes Gnome, a social mobile gaming company based in India, is releasing a new zombie game - Undead Frontier.
From their official press release:
Hyderabad, India - Undead Frontier - The game is fun, addictive and challenging because of it's unique strategy of having a social and a defense game interwined into one, where, how the players build their town affects how well it defends against zombies and the damaged incurred fighting zombies affects the social game economy. Additionally, the players can redesign their frontier town for optimum building placement to counter the zombies entering the town in the defense mode.
Simulation social game fans will enjoy building a town and making the economy flow of the last standing human town while interacting with the unique and eccentric characters that inhabit it. The players need to harvest crops, build and collect from businesses and houses as well as operate community buildings to keep their town thriving while making provisions to accomodate all the human survivors rushing to Undead Frontier to escape from the zombies.
The tower defense styled defense mode has cowboys coming out of the buildings and shooting the zombies down as they attack. The player can increase the number of cowboys, the resistance of buildings and repair them in real time if they get infected by zombies during a skirmish.
The game sports twin background scores that switch based on the mode the player is participating in with game mechanics that allow the player to add fighting cowboys, increase town resistance and repair damaged houses while fighting the zombies.
Pricing and Availability: Undead Frontier is free to play, but charges real money for additional in-app content.
Undead Frontier will be available for iOS and Android platform smartphones.
"Lollipop Chainsaw from the legendary Suda51 and James Gunn pits a sexy zombie hunter, Juliet Starling, against endless hordes of the undead. Available in June 2012 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3."
ALL ROADS LEAD TO HELL WITH THE LAUNCH OF RESIDENT EVIL® OPERATION RACCOON CITY
Capcom®’s Third Person Team Based Shooter Unleashes Zombie and B.O.W. Chaos Across North America and Europe This Week
San Mateo, Calif. – Mar. 20, 2012 – Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today confirmed that Resident Evil® Operation Raccoon City is available to purchase across North America today and throughout Europe beginning March 23 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The title will be available for Windows PC from May 18.
A collaboration between Capcom and Slant Six Games, Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City takes the iconic series, which has sold over 47 million units worldwide, in a completely new direction. A third person team based shooter experience set within the dark and sinister Resident Evil® universe, the title is a reinterpretation of the events depicted in Resident Evil® 2 and Resident Evil® 3. The unique setting of the Resident Evil universe not only provides a rich backdrop to the action but delivers a unique and thrilling triple threat battle. Players not only compete against an opposing squad but also tackle a third unpredictable element, zombies and Bio-Organic Weapons (B.O.W’s), breaking the conventions of traditional team based shooters. Expect the return of original Resident Evil enemies, iconic landmarks, and fan favorite characters including Leon S. Kennedy who, as a rookie police officer in Raccoon City, is on your hit list to eliminate.
Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City features a compelling single player campaign mode where players take on the role of a member of the Umbrella Security Service, in an attempt to destroy all evidence of Umbrella’s involvement in the t-Virus outbreak. The title will also deliver a brutal online competitive multiplayer experience. Players can engage in an eight player team versus battle across four different online modes, choosing to take the side of Umbrella or the opposing government forces, the US Spec Ops. An additional versus mode exclusive to the Xbox 360 - Nemesis Mode, will be available to download at launch for 320 Microsoft Points.
Capcom will support the release of Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City with a DLC offering via the PlayStation®Network and Xbox LIVE® that expands gamers’ experience of the events unfolding in Raccoon City. At launch gamers will be able to download brand new costumes for each member of the Umbrella squad for 240 Microsoft Points or $2.99/ £2.39 / €2.99 on PlayStation Network. Arriving shortly after launch will be a US Spec Ops Mission, available for consumers to download on April 10 at no charge. Experience the horrors of Raccoon City through the eyes of the good guys as you are deployed to the city to obtain evidence of Umbrella’s involvement in the outbreak.
Dead Island is Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day today, offering buyer's a 58% discount off list price on the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions. Today only, you can grab the game for $25.
Capcom announced yesterday that Resident Evil 6 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation will hit shelves on November 20, 2012.
"It has been ten years since the incident at Raccoon City and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place. Raccoon City survivor and personal friend of the President, Leon S. Kennedy, arrives to find the President transformed beyond recognition by a bioterrorist attack. Leon is forced to make the hardest decision he has ever made.
At the same, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance Member, Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack."
Latest Addition to the Iconic Series to Release on November 20
SAN MATEO, Calif. — Jan. 19, 2012 — Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, is very proud to announce that Resident Evil® 6 is in full development and scheduled for release on the Xbox 360 ® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system on November 20, 2012 with a Windows PC version to follow. Blending action and survival horror, this latest instalment in the multi-million selling franchise is the most ambitious, immersive and feature rich title of the series to date and promises to be the dramatic horror experience of the year.
It has been ten years since the Raccoon City incident and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place in the belief that it will curb the current resurgence in bioterrorist activity. Due to be by the President’s side is his personal friend and Raccoon City survivor, Leon S. Kennedy, but when the venue suffers a bioterrorist attack, Leon is forced to face a President transformed beyond recognition and make his hardest ever decision. At the same time, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance member Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack. With no country safe from these attacks and the ensuing outbreaks, the entire world’s population is united by a common fear that there is no hope left.
In a first for the franchise, Resident Evil 6 sees series favorites Leon and Chris come together to face this unprecedented threat. They will be joined by new characters, each with their own unique perspective and involvement, in this relentless dramatic horror experience enacted on a global scale.
“Resident Evil 6 represents a giant stride forward in the evolution of the series,” commented Katsuhiko Ichii, Head of R&D and Global Marketing. “The development team, led by Hiroyuki Kobayashi, is working tirelessly to deliver the most impressive Resident Evil® title ever both in terms of scope and production values. We are all genuinely excited by the title and cannot wait to share it with the world.”
Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Resident Evil 6 Executive Producer added: “From the outset the team’s intention was to create an experience that delivers a gripping storyline, tense single-player and co-op action all set against a constant theme of horror. We are calling this fusion dramatic horror and are confident it will resonate with both existing fans of the series as well as newcomers.”
Great news for zombie film fans as it looks like another high profile studio film is on the way now that Lionsgate has acquired the movie rights to Dead Island.
In a press release today, Lionsgate's Joe Drake said:
"Like the hundreds of journalists and millions of fans who were so passionate and vocal about the Dead Island trailer, we too were awestruck. This is exactly the type of property we're looking to adapt at Lionsgate - it's sophisticated, edgy, and a true elevation of a genre that we know and love. It also has built in brand recognition around the world, and franchise potential."
The Dead Island film will be produced by Sean Daniel (The Mummy, Tomstone, Dazed and Confused) and Stefan Sonnenfeld.
The game has sold over two million copies so far and is available now for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
If the movie is half as good as this game trailer, then we're in for something great...
Just in case you weren't getting enough partisan political bickering everywhere else, now you can get a dose of it while fighting the undead thanks to Tea Party Zombies Must Die!, a new online game by StarvingEyes Advergaming.
Fight off undead versions of Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Bill O'reilly, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck and a "Factory Made Blonde Fox News Barbie Who Has Never Had A Problem In Her Life Zombie".
And yes, as expected, there's controversy brewing with conservatives outraged, the mainstream media stoking the fire and the everyone else not really caring either way.
As far as the gaming experience goes... everyone is too busy playing Dead Island in order to figure this out.
