New In Comics: The Last Of Us: American Dreams #4

New this week from Dark Horse Comics is The Last of Us: American Dreams #4, written by Neil Druckmann and Faith Erin Hicks, with art by Hicks, coloring by Rachelle Rosenberg and a cover by Julian Totino Tedesco.

"Ellie and Riley thought they’d found a home with the Fireflies. Instead, they find themselves imprisoned, threatened with death unless they can prove their allegiance. Don’t miss the thrilling finale to this essential chapter of The Last of Us!"

"Buried" - Call of Duty's New Zombie Adventure

Call of Duty's new Vengeance DLC Map Pack brings on more zombie goodness: 

"Vengeance includes four new Multiplayer maps (Cove, Detour, Rush, Uplink), the new Zombies adventure "Buried," and a new bonus Zombies weapon, the Ray Gun Mark II. Vengeance arrives July 2nd on Xbox LIVE, with other platforms to follow."

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is available for Xbox 360,  PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii U, PC and PC Download.

Zombies Invade The Sandbox

The iOS game The Sandbox jumps on the zombie bandwagon for their latest update. 

"ZOMBIES INVADE THE SANDBOX! Craft zombies or fight them now! Discover the new Zombie Attack Campaign through 15 thrilling survival levels! New Zombies element: they will hunt and eat humans turning them into other zombies! Use the brand new Magic Powder to turn your humans into brain-eating creatures!"

The Sandbox is available for free in the iTunes store now: 

Trailer: Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare

Here's PopCap's first trailer for Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare - "the ultimate battle for brainz".

Garden Warfare is getting an exclusive early release on Xbox One and Xbox 360 with other gaming platforms to follow later. 

New In Comics: The Last Of Us: American Dreams #2

New this week from Dark Horse Comics is The Last of Us: American Dreams #2 by Neil Druckmann, Faith Erin Hicks, ​and Rachelle Rosenberg.

"The essential tie-in story for the latest Naughty Dog release continues! Ellie ventures outside, discovering more of the truth about the world the way it was before the pandemic, and encounters new wonders... and new dangers."
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Dying Light

IGN News shares a very early look at Dying Light,  Techland's new zombie-themed survival horror game coming from ​Warner Brothers.

The Mob of the Dead Are Whacking Zombies

In Mob of the Dead, part of the new Uprising DLC Map Pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, four tough mobsters end up trapped in the Rock, America's inescapable prison on Alcatraz Island, and find themselves in a fight for their lives against an endless horde of zombies.

Mob of the Dead stars Chazz Palminteri, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Madsen, and Ray Liotta.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is available for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC and PC Download.​

The Last of Us: Meet the Infected

The PlayStation Blog got "an intimate tour of the sights and sounds" of The Last of Us from Naughty Dog's Creative Director Neil Druckmann and Game Director Bruce Straley.

Meet the infected...

Dead Island Riptide - Official Trailer

The official Dead Island Riptide release trailer:​

Dead Island Riptide is available now for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and PC Download.​

FetchQuest On Zombies

Geek And Sundry's FetchQuest looks at two new zombie games - Dead Island Riptide and The Last Of Us (and throws in a little zombified Gangnam Style for good measure)​

Mob Of The Dead

It's gangsters vs. zombies in Call of Duty's new "Mob Of The Dead" ​DLC Map Pack for Black Ops 2.

"Four mobsters find themselves trapped on the notorious Alcatraz Island. They soon find out though that they are not alone in the prison cell blocks. Chazz Palminteri, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Madsen, and Ray Liotta star in one of the most frightening Zombies experiences yet.

"Mob of the Dead" is included with Uprising, the second DLC Map Pack available for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Uprising arrives first on Xbox LIVE on April 16th, with other platforms to follow. http://www.callofduty.com/blackops2"

New In Comics: The Last of Us - American Dreams #1

New in comic stores this week from Dark Horse Comics is issue #1 of The Last of Us: American Dreams, the print tie-in with the upcoming video game from Naughty Dog.​

"The comics-exclusive prequel to the new game from Naughty Dog! Creative director Neil Druckmann teams with breakout comics star Faith Erin Hicks to present the story of thirteen-year-old Ellie’s life in a violent, postpandemic world. A newcomer at a military boarding school, Ellie is reluctant to toe the line, which earns her new enemies—and her first glimpse of the world outside."

​Written by Neil Druckmann and Faith Erin Hicks, drawn by Faith Erin Hicks, colored by Christina Strain and cover by Julian Totino.

Last Of Us Comic Twitter Chat With Dark Horse

Dark Horse Comics is hosting a Twitter chat this afternoon ​with the creative team behind the comic adaptation of Naught Dog's upcoming zombie video game The Last of Us.

"We'll be taking over the Dark Horse Twitter feed for one hour next Wednesday April 10th to chat with Naughty Dog's Video Game Last of Us and Comics Writer Neil Druckmann and Comics artist and writer Faith Erin Hicks. 

Join us to ask your questions about the new series #TheLastofUsAD, the writing process, and what we can expect from the brilliant new series based on the Video Game going forward!

Not only will everyone get to ask questions of the two creators about the the brilliant and beautiful new series, but we are giving away 10 FREE Digital copies of Last of Us #1 to participants."

​Follow @DarkHorseComics and use hashtag #TheLastofUsAD​ for the chat that begins today, Wednesday April 10th, at 2:30pm ET.

Dead Island Riptide Gameplay Trailer: "They Thought Wrong"

Techland and Deep Silver have a new gameplay trailer for Dead Island Riptide:​

"They thought they had escaped. But instead the survivors of the first Dead Island find themselves on a ship with a newcomer, John Morgan. As the ship is overrun by zombies, they have to fight to survive, only to find themselves shipwrecked on a new island..."

Dead Island Riptide ​will be released on April 23rd and is available now for pre-order for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC and PC Download.

Never Ever Ever Go To The Nether

... unless you're ready to go up against lava, skeletons and zombie pigs!​

A New DayZ Devblog

The makers of the upcoming game DayZ are hard at working making the zombie apocalypse happen and here is their video blog to prove it:​

"A quick devblog this week to show some ingame footage featuring: the solving of the notorious "zombie zig zag" that occurred the mod, server side mass zombie spawns, loot spawning inside wrecks. Also some discussions with the forum/reddit mods testing the standalone."

New Call Of Duty Gameplay Trailer With Zombies

Just uploaded today - the Revolution DLC Gameplay Trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.​

"Experience the thrilling action of Revolution, the first DLC Map Pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. One of the most robust and diverse DLC offerings in Call of Duty history, Revolution includes four all-new Multiplayer maps, a new Zombies Co-Op map, a brand new Zombies game mode and a bonus Multiplayer weapon.http://www.callofduty.com/blackops2/dlc/dlc1-revolution

The Revolution DLC Map Pack arrives on PS3 and PC February 28th. Purchase the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 DLC Season Pass to get Revolution plus the remaining three DLC Map Packs at a discounted price! http://www.callofduty.com/blackops2/dlc/seasonpass"

Free Today: Plants Vs. Zombies

PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies, the iTunes Game Center's App of the Week, is free in the iOS App Store today!

Winner of more than 30 Game of the Year awards.* Plants vs. Zombies™ was spawned from the fertile minds that created Bejeweled®, Peggle®, Zuma® and Bookworm®. 

Get ready to soil your plants as a mob of fun-loving zombies is about to invade your home. Use your arsenal of 49 zombie-zapping plants — peashooters, wall-nuts, cherry bombs and more — to mulchify 26 types of zombies before they break down your door. 

Game Features:

50 FUN-DEAD LEVELS
Conquer all 50 levels of Adventure mode — through day, night, fog, in a swimming pool, on the rooftop and more! Replay levels in the all-new Quick Play arena.

NOT YOUR GARDEN-VARIETY GHOULS
Battle zombie pole-vaulters, snorkelers, bucketheads and more. Each has its own special skills, so you'll need to think fast and plant faster to combat them all.

SMASHING FUN 
Try to survive all 9 unique levels as you battle zombies hiding in vases. It's smashing fun!

SMARTER THAN YOUR AVERAGE ZOMBIE
Be careful how you use your limited supply of greens and seeds. Zombies love brains so much they'll jump, run, dance, swim and even eat plants to get into your house. 

FIGHT LONGER, GET STRONGER
Earn 49 powerful perennials and collect coins to buy a pet snail, power-ups and more.

GROW WITH YOUR GAME
Earn 44 awesome achievements and show off your zombie-zapping prowess.

COIN PACKS
Need coins for great new stuff? Buy up to 600,000 coins right from the Main Menu.

'The Last Of Us' Gameplay Footage Revealed

GamesHQMedia has just shared two minutes of gameplay footage from the upcoming zombie survival game The Last of Us:

The Last of Us will be released on May 7, 2013 exclusively for PlayStation 3 and is available for pre-order now.

Zombie Typomaniac HD Announced

From the press release:

Zombie type-'em-up action coming soon to iPad

Manchester, 31st January 2013 - App & casual game publisher Tagstar announced today its partnership with west coast developer, GameYawp to bring their arcade Zombie type-'em-up 'Zombie Typomaniac' to iPad.

Spookville, Oregon is a quaint, picturesque little town with just one tiny problem… it's infested with zombies! 

An entertaining take on the horror shooting genre, Zombie Typomaniac is a quick-play arcade game, which pitches a player's typing skills and quick reflexes against hordes of offbeat zombies. 

In this compelling (spelling) test of nerves and skill, the player's goal is to rid the town of its zombie infestation once and for all. Help comes courtesy of a variety of bonus health and weapon drops, but when the horde is bearing down it's the player's fast fingers which bring the firepower.

Gameplay modes include a compelling story mode across 28 levels, including 5 crazed boss characters, plus a special "survival mode" for the real killer elite.

GAME FEATURES:
• Fast paced arcade shooter with an entertaining and simple gameplay mechanic. Lock & load! Type to shoot!
• 28 fun packed levels in story mode. Unlimited challenges in "survival mode"
• 5 bugged-out boss levels to clear through.
• Dynamic gameplay adapts the challenge to match up with a player's skill level.
• Numerous power ups and health bonuses to pick up and use throughout.
• Unlock or purchase in-game up-to 20 outfits to be the best dressed zombie hunter in town.
• Play with either type or slide interface

PRODUCT DETAILS:
DEVELOPER: GameYawp
RELEASE DATE: 6th February
GENRE: Arcade/Shooter
DEVICES: iPad
AGE: 9+
PRICE: $1.99

About Tagstar Publishing
Tagstar Publishing is quickly establishing itself as a leading casual game and app publishing house specialising in casual games and apps, across traditional and emergent platforms. Based in Manchester (UK), Tagstar looks to bring a little bit of classic Northern swagger to every project. For more information about the company and its games, please visit www.tagstargames.com

About GameYawp
GameYawp is a California-based independent game studio that creates casual games for mobile devices and other platforms. As a small group of experienced game designers, GameYawp strives to deliver fun and engaging gameplay experiences for mobile gamers of all ages. For more information on GameYawp, please visit www.GameYawp.com