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Take a nine minute zombie-filled gameplay walkthrough of Dead Island Riptide with Deep Silver's Creative Producer Alex Toplansky.
Dead Island Riptide will be released on April 23, 2013 and is available for pre-order now for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Inlogic Software announces Zombie Chase in this press release (via Games Press).
Zombie Chase - save your town against the zombie attack!
The wind flies around the houses, not a living creature there, is it a dead town? No, for the time being, but it is only a question of time! Crowds of the non-dead plunder the land, and with the typical dramatic effect it is necessary to admit that you are the last and the only chance how to turn away complete destruction. Accept this opportunity offered by the Inlogic Software and become the hero of the Wild West.
Banská Bystrica, 21st January 2013: No one knows now how and why it started, the point is it is here and there is no time for cry and sorrow. Most people would run away, but you are not the most, you are a real cowboy and have your pride telling you that you must fight. Whole 32 levels are waiting for you; they are full of zombies, weapons, and bloody action.
As for the environment, you are definitely not going to suffer from the stereotype; you are going to fight day and night. Get all the weapons and learn how to use them, the offered arsenal is rather varied and destructive. On each level you will have a different task, from a simple survival of the attack by a group of zombies, through the search and protection of the well, survival during certain period of time, or killing certain amount of attackers by one weapon. So, do you really think a cactus is only for decoration?
"I adore zombie survival games and I am glad that particularly our company can boast such a successful game.“ Marek Jakab, sales manager in the Inlogic Software, comments the game release and adds: "I can definitely say the game is extremely dynamic and also properly juicy in certain way.“
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About Inlogic Software s.r.o.
Inlogic Software (www.inlogic.eu) is independent and fast growing company which develops games based on J2ME, Symbian and Windows Mobile for mobile phones including iPhone platform. The company was founded in 2005 with a permanent target to create high-end games for mobile devices. In the development of its titles, the company is mainly focused on quality gameplay supported by excellent technological processing. The company also focuses on the development of custom games, deals with outsourcing for large international companies and operates an affiliate program called Playamo (www.playamo.com) for selling mobile content.
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New this week from Brain Damage Films is Zombie Ed, directed by Ren Blood and starring William C. Cutting, Kelly Petering, Trista Robinson and Myles Mclane.
"Can Ed become the zombie he was born to be?
Loser Ed has a lame job, a beater car, a crappy apartment and no hope of a girlfriend. Ed doesn't think things could get any worse for him until the day he woke up and found he had gone zombie. Shockingly Ed finds he is a good looking, athletic and successful zombie but can't enjoy his new zombie life because he is afraid the loser Ed, still living inside of him will come out and ruin everything. Things heat up for Ed when his hot zombie girlfriend gets him involved in the zombie equal rights movement. Ed has a chance to make life better for zombies everywhere but will he risk it all to become the zombie he was born to be?"
Zombie Ed is available now on DVD.
"... for the first time ever, you get to be a freakin' zombie!"
Peter Stormare is ready to fill in as your replacement at home and the office and everywhere else while you play the new Revolution DLC Map Pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
The Revolution DLC Map Pack will take up a lot of your time soon. Luckily, the Replacer is here to solve all of your problems.
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.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii U, PC and PC Download.
New TV spot for Warm Bodies:
Warm Bodies opens in theaters on February 1st.
Don't wait for the zombies to get you, turn yourself into a walker with AMC's The Walking Dead: Dead Yourself app before they get the chance.
When the zombie apocalypse hits, the last thing you'll want to be is a shambling, flesh-eating member of the undead. But until doomsday, why not find out how you'd look as a walker? Now with the Dead Yourself App for iPhone and Facebook, you can do just that. Here's how it works:
1. Take a photo of yourself with the app or upload a photo to DeadYourself.com
2. Add zombified eyes, mouths, and props from The Walking Dead
3. Share your new portrait on Facebook and Twitter
4. Vote for your favorites in the Walker photo gallery.
5. Come back every week following all-new episodes of The Walking Dead to see what new eyes, mouths or props have been added and zombify yourself all over again.
Start your zombiefication at DeadYourself.com.
In between falling pianos and rampaging Godzilla-like giant mutant reptiles, it looks like Dodge snuck a zombie into their "How to Make a Car for an Unsafe World" commercial for the new Dart.
New this week from BOOM! Studios - Fanboys vs. Zombies #10 - by writer Sam Humphries and artists Jerry Gaylord.
"Hey... you remember Rob and Burger? Two of the founding members of the Wrecking Crew, one of them had a thing with Jenna and the other was a bit loose in the cage with a penchant for going hyphy? Whatever happened to those dudes? FIND OUT HERE, in the very first FvZ flashback issue!"
New this week on Amazon as an import from STUDIOCANAL is Cockneys Vs Zombies, directed by Matthias Hoene and starring Harry Treadaway Rasmus Hardiker, Georgia King and Michelle Ryan.
"Cockney Brothers Terry and Andy Macguire are desperate to save their grandad's care home. Their only chance of getting the money they need is to rob a local bank. Meanwhile, on a docklands building site, a plague of zombies are accidentally inleashed from a 350-year old cursed tomb. Before you know it, good old London Town is under attack from a deadly legion on flesh-eating nutters. But can Terry and Andy get some shooters, grab the loot and save their grandad from the night of the living brown bread before it all goes pear shaped? A murderous, gor-drenched, blood-splattered comedy featuring two generations of Britain's favorite talent starring Michelle Ryan (The Bionic Woman), Harry Treadaway (Fish Tank), Honor Blackman (Goldfinger), Richard Briers (The Good Life) and cockney legend Alan Ford (Snatch)."
Cockneys Vs Zombies is available now as a Region B/2 Blu-ray import (take note that you'll need a multi-region player of you're not in Region 2).
Deep Silver's idea to include a bikini-clad headless, armless and legless zombie torso statuette in their Zombie Bait collectors edition of Dead Island Riptide for Europe and Asutralia seems to have only succeeded in catching controversy as public sentiment has come down decidely against the idea
Deep Silver has just released the following message via their twitter account:
"A statement on the Zombie Bait Edition:
We deeply apologize for any offense caused by the Dead Island Riptide “Zombie Bait Edition”, the collector’s edition announced for Europe and Australia. Like many gaming companies, Deep Silver has many offices in different countries, which is why sometimes different versions of Collector’s Editions come into being for North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
For the limited run of the Zombie Bait Edition for Europe and Australia, a decision was made to include a gruesome statue of a zombie torso, which was cut up like many of our fans had done to the undead enemies in the original Dead Island.
We sincerely regret this choice. We are collecting feedback continuously from the Dead Island community, as well as the international gaming community at large, for ongoing internal meetings with Deep Silver's entire international team today. For now, we want to reiterate to the community, fans and industry how deeply sorry we are, and that we are committed to making sure this will never happen again."
Considering that Dead Island is a horror videogame centered around zombies attacking and tearing apart vacationers on a tropical island, it is not such a stretch to understand how they came up with the idea to use a bathing suit clad victim for the collectors statuette. Hard to believe there was any malicious intent - just a promotion that failed to anticipate an unforeseeable social media snitfit. While Deep Silver has no choice but to address the negative PR in a contrite manner, it really seems like much ado about nothing when taking the genre and storyline into context.
Dead Island Riptide will be released on April 23rd and can be pre-ordered now for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Inside the Dead Space 3 Dev Team Edition with the guys that made it:
The Dead Space 3 Dev Team Edition is available exclusively at DS3CE.com.
The regular edition of Dead Space 3 will be released on February 5th and is available for pre-order now for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.
No zombies, unless you counted the re-animated corpse of Frankenstein or the walking dead of The Mummy, but this new deal is simply too good for any horror aficionado to pass up - the Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection on Blu-ray is currently on sale for just $79.99 at Amazon. This is a 50% savings off the full list price and still represents a significant savings - $50 off - of their usual discount price.
This set features digitally versions of eight horror classic from Universal Studios - Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Phantom of the Opera and Creature From the Black Lagoon.
"From the era of silent movies through present day, Universal Pictures has been regarded as the home of the monsters. Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection showcases 8 of the most iconic monsters in motion picture history including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Phantom of the Opera and Creature From the Black Lagoon. Starring Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, Jr., Claude Rains and Elsa Lanchester in the roles that they made famous, these original films set the standard for a new horror genre with revolutionary makeup, mood-altering cinematography and groundbreaking special effects. Featuring over 12 hours of revealing bonus features plus an exclusive collectible book, each film has been digitally restored from high resolution film elements for the ultimate classic monster experience."
Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection on Blu-ray is on sale this week only so we strongly recommend that, if you were planning on getting this set eventually, do it now at this price while you can.
The new zombie game from AMC and Activision, The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, has finally gotten an official release date - March 26th in North America and March 29th in Europe.
"The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct is a first-person action survival game that brings to life the authentic, heart-stopping horrors of the AMC Emmy® award-winning TV series The Walking Dead. In the game, players assume the role of the crossbow-wielding survivor Daryl Dixon (voiced by Norman Reedus from AMC's hit TV series) alongside his brother Merle (voiced by costar Michael Rooker). Together, they embark on a haunting, unforgiving quest across the Georgia countryside.
Players will need to tread carefully throughout this grim adventure, as resources are scarce and hope even scarcer. From scrounging for weapons, food and water to surviving encounters with the undead and the living, gamers will have to use their wits to stay alive in this terrifying, post-apocalyptic world. Do you risk using stealth to go in close for a quiet kill, attack from a distance and hazard attracting a swarm of walkers, or avoid the battle and live to fight another day? Helping survivors can bring benefits -- but can you afford to trust everyone you meet? Every path, every action, every choice has a consequence. At the end of the world, no place is truly safe."
The Walking Dead Survival Instinct will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U and PC.
Today is your last day to grab the Kindle version of The Dead War Series: Book One by George L. Cook III. The cost is currently $0.00 and according to Cook on Twitter (@thedeadwar), this discount ends today.
The US Army doesn't run from any enemy, living......or dead!
In the year 2053 the dead walked. Mankind was caught off guard at first but within six years mounted a massive military assault on the dead.
These are the stories of some of those men and women that fought back. These are the stories of some trying to find a “cure”. These are the stories of those that are just trying to survive the nightmare of the walking dead. These are the stories of those that caused The Dead War.
This book contains the first chapter of The Dead War Series which features the hero of the series, Sergeant Richards . It also contains a short story about a character in the main story.
THE DEAD WAR SERIES: ZOMBIE KILLER
Attention UK brides and grooms: Want your marriage to be dead before it even starts?
Video game maker Deep Silver will give you the chance to kill your wedding dream as you walk down the aisle in the Dead Island Riptide Zombie Wedding Sweepstakes!
From their press release:
Deep Silver today announced the search for a bride and groom for a zombie-themed wedding, which will become the centerpiece of the UK launch celebrations for the new Dead Island Riptide videogame, released later this year.
The search for two engaged Dead Island superfans who will be zombified for a Dead Island twist on a traditional beach wedding ceremony takes in every cemetery, grave and crypt the length and breadth of the UK. In return for becoming the official Dead Island Riptide zombie bride and groom, Deep Silver will host a Dead Island Riptide-themed zombie wedding ceremony and send the winning undead couple on a luxury Caribbean honeymoon.
Applicants are encouraged to record a short video message to YouTube explaining why they are the ideal undead candidates for the ceremony, and to share the link via the official Dead Island Riptide Zombie Wedding page on Facebook (www.facebook.com/DeadIslandRiptideZombieWeddingUK).
A panel from Deep Silver will then review all applications and contact a shortlist of candidates to see if they have what it takes for the ultimate undead accolade. The closing date for applications is appropriately Valentine’s Day, 14th February 2013, with the winning couple being announced at the beginning of March.
Amy Namihas, Head of Marketing & Public Relations, Deep Silver UK, said:
“For the launch celebrations of Dead Island Riptide we wanted to do something different, and a zombie wedding with all the trappings certainly fits the bill and has not been done on this scale before. We’re excited to see the application videos from our prospective undead bride and groom and look forward to hosting the wedding of the fear.”
For further information and full terms and conditions, go to the official Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/DeadIslandRiptideZombieWeddingUK
Gamers will be able to take on the zombie hordes once again when Dead Island Riptide is published by Deep Silver in UK on 26 April 2013 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and for Windows PC.
It's babies vs. zombies in Cute Kill from Touchten Games.
ZOMBIES BEWARE! THE CUTESY DUO IS ON THE RUN! THEY'D BE RUNNING, DODGING, AND KILLING YOU ALL AT ONCE!
New in comic stores this week, issue #106 of The Walking Dead...
"Revenge!"
Featuring a story by Robert Kirkman and art by Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn
Of special is that this is Charlie Adlard's 100th issue working on The Walking Dead.
AMC debuts their midseason premiere poster for the third season of The Walking Dead.
New this week from Disney, Frankenweenie, directed by Tim Burton and starring Charlie Tahan, Winina Ryder, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara and Martin Landau.
"Unleash all the thrills as Frankenweenie sparks to life, leaping off the screen right into your living room in thrilling Blu-ray 3D - the absolute best you can get at home.
From Disney and creative genius Tim Burton (Alice In Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas) comes the hilarious and offbeat, Frankenweenie, a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life - with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor's fellow students, teachers and the entire town learn that getting a new "leash on life" can be monstrous. Complete with electrifying bonus features, Frankenweenie is alive with enchanting fun for the whole family in eye-popping Blu-ray 3D!"
Frankenweenie is available now on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD and iTunes.
Dead Space 3 brings Kinect into the fight against the zombie necromorphs!