Zombie News No. 28 + Dead Space Mini-Review

So true.

This is a HUGE update. Why? Because I have been slacking and not updating regularly like I normally do. No matter. Another 5 days and Dead Rising 2 will be spinning happily in my Xbox360 and my attention will again be diverted. I also am including a mini-review of the original Dead Space game for PS3 in this edition of the news. Does that help make for the lack of updates this week? I thought it might.

Da' News

This just in! Left 4 Dead new DLC 'The Sacrifice' is set to release for PC (via Steam) and Xbox 360 on October 5th. Xbox users will pay 560MS Points to get the new DLC. As a point of interest, you can download the content for either L4D or L4D2. The latter of which gives owners the No Mercy campaing as well. I will be buying for L4D2. Francis with a frying pan is just too tempting to pass up.

Watch this Bulletstorm video from the Tokyo Game Show. Good stuff.


According to a Dtoid report, CoD: Black Ops will have a Zombie mode in it. Citing some recent Twitter posts and a strategy guide from Brady Games that has a section covering "Zombie mode." Nice!

Dead Rising 2 ships tomorrow. Naturally, I will be happily goring zombies in Fortune City by Wednesday evening and some of you may even be waiting in line at midnite tonight to get your hands on the game. In the meantime, this is a good video to keep you wanting more. In another tidbit of info, Frank West's camera will make a return in Case: West.



Red Dead Redemption released new DLC 'Liars and Cheats' last week. Co-Optimus has some info on the next DLC for the epic western....zombies. Get info on the Nightmare Pack.

Check out this fan-made Half-Life 2 movie!


Basketball peeps will want to check out the new NBA Elite 11 Demo for 360 and PS3.

Our friends at Coffee with Games who faithfully support the Nintendo Wii platform have an interesting statistic. Super Smash Bros. is now the most played Wii game in America. 

Possibly the coolest project ever undertaken. A man named Brian De Vitis made a geek icon into something so cool and geeky it might just make you cry geek tears of joy. An R2D2 gaming unit with 11 different retro gaming consoles installed in its core and projected out R2's dome. You want to click this link.

Dead Space (PS3) Mini-Review

Each weapon has alternate fire modes. The flamethrower can shoot fireballs. Or as seen here, fry necromorphs.

Ok as promised here is little review on the original Dead Space. If you are a survival horror game junkie then even the slightest suggestion of Dead Space being a top-notch title in that genre should send you out running to pick up a copy. Even if grotesque creatures with freakishly long appendages and a penchant for dropping out of the ceiling to scare the pee out of you is not your bag of tea you should at least give it a try. Dead Space was a fantastic romp that kept me entertained till the very end. You play as Issac Clarke, an engineer with an awesome space suit and an iron resolve. You and your crew end up marooned on the planet-cracker space ship the Ishimura and these things called Necromorphs have taken over the ship and its passengers. As Issac you have a number of tasks to complete in a 12 chapter story that weaves an interesting and exciting plot. Graphics were great and frame-rate never dipped. Story was good, controls were tight, and combat was enjoyable.

You can continue to move around while the HUD is active.

Two things stood out to me with this game. 1) Dismemberment of the Necromorphs is the surest way to kill them and thusly it made for some intense battles with precision aiming. As a result the weapons you use are fantastic and the variety of opponents makes using the different weapons a necessity. 2) The HUD and information screens. Not one single cut-scene movie (save for the last few seconds of the game) was needed. All information is disseminated through your HUD which is a combo of pop-up videos and audio tracks. It keeps you connected to the action and to the task in front of you. The inventory system, map, and info screens all tie-in to the HUD making it all very seamless. I liked it a lot.

You talking to me?

Overall - 8.5