GZ News: LA Noire, Portal 2 Reviews, Twisted Metal Preview, GZ Homefront Mini-Review, and More.

Well it has indeed been too long since my last post here. I have plenty to post about though. Lots of good stuff out there in Gamedom of late and while I don't have my head buried deep in the games that would consume most gaming journalists I do keep up with what's out there and from what I have seen the gaming market just picked up a bit with the release of Portal 2, Mortal Kombat, and the upcoming LA Noire in May, the latter of which I am clamoring to get my hands on. There is also a great deal of hype surrounding Battlefield 3 and a few other titles that launch later this year and are providing many drool inducing trailers for the masses. Without further adeiu lets dive into some of the news that I have been tagging.

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Portal 2 has been released and reviewed many times over. It has made all the gamers and critics swoon with 9's and 10's across the board. I am not surprised by this. The first Portal was an instant classic and more of the same with new puzzles, co-op, and Valve's twisted humor makes for another $ maker. I haven't gone out of my way to get any time with it. Why? Well it's just not in my cycle of gaming right now and that's as real as I can put it. I knew it would be a great game that I will eventually want to play, but all the hype and in-depth previews kinda spoiled me and I feel like I have already played this game in my head.

L.A. Noire (screen above) on the other hand sounds just the kind of game I been waiting for. Substance, style, depth, amazing graphics, Rockstar Studios' incredible attention to detail, and real actors doing real performances. Yes this one is going to garner some of my attention...nay ALOT of my attention. I read a preview and it just got me even more pumped to play it. I elected to go with the PS3 version on my pre-order for this and for right now that's what I am sticking with. PS3 exclusive content is rumored and it's a single player game. That's why I can't think of any reason to have it on my Xbox 360. Comments? Well check out this latest trailer while you type.



Do you remember playing Twisted Metal on Playstation back in the day? Oh man I do. That game kept me and my friends busy on rainy summer days during high-school. Screw Mario-Kart lets cause mayhem! Below is a pic from the latest Twisted Metal that's in development. David Jaffe, the creator, is totally keeping that old school feel and look while simultaneously bringing the classic title into the latest fold of technology and such. Joystiq has a great preview here. Release date is set for October 4th.

The last bit of game news I would like to mention is Battlefield 3. Oh yes this one is going to find a home on my console this year. I really like what EA and DICE are doing with this title and while it may end up being more of the same old FPS modern combat that we are all use to by now it has never looked better than this and that's enough for my pre-order! Get schooled on this bad boy by watching the Full 12-minute Fault-Line trailer below. BOOM!



GZ Mini-Review

Homefront: Xbox 360 version
$59.99
GZ Rating 7.0 - Good

Ok so I was really excited to get this title in my hands last month. After a solid 17+ hours in online and 5 hours in campaign I decided it was time to pony up the opinion to my readers. Bottom line, if you are tired of the other modern shooter in your disc tray and want a great online experience with a bit of CoD and Battlefield 2 meshed together then Homefront will keep you happy until the holiday season. It has a surprising amount of customization and the vehicles and drones are all alot of fun to use. All of the weapons feel right but the damage could be improved slightly. In fact a 'Hardcore' mode on this title would be a fantastic addition. Maybe in some DLC. The single-player was just ok. It was a bit difficult, but nothing taxing. In fact, don't buy it for anything but online play because Homefront's signature game mode called Ground Control is just addicting and fun. If you were on the fence, I hope this little review helped.

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This is all just a bunch of stuff I found that I had to share because its so awesome. Enjoy!

The live-action Mortal Kombay web series has two episodes out now. 
The Ghost Recon: Future Soldier dev team went to the gun range! That's progress right?

The cool stuff you can do in Just Cause 2. I should pick this one up in a bargain bin one day.


A great vid of the game deaths we all remember from the 8-bit days.


Finally, a new kind of Super Mario Bros. movie. Funny!



Oh and check out Dead Frontier for free online web-based zombie slaying with an RPG feel. :)

GZ News: Homefront Midnight Release, LA Noire, Alice Returns, and more.

Got your copy of Homefront on Pre-Order? I do. Select Gamestop locations around the country will be doing midnight releases and I will be at my local store picking up my copy tonight. The pre-order bonus they have for this game is actually pretty good for us multi-player freaks. We get a couple of advanced unlocks like the SCAR-L assault rifle, and an Air Recon Drone. Nice.

With gas prices going up this will give me a reason to stay home and save my hard-earned cash for other things. It's funny how that statement sort of parallels the background story in Homefront where gas prices skyrocket and contribute to the US economic meltdown. In fact a few websites that normally aren't known for throwing in their two cents when it comes to worldly affairs have breached that silence and spoke out on the Homefront story and its real world possibilities. Unanimously they all agree that, while being highly unlikely, the events are Homefront are plausible. This kind of drama and controversial approach is more common these days in our mature gaming world.

The trailer for Dead Island is one example of how mature games and modern developers are encroaching on uncomfortable territory (a young girl turns zombie and dies). Rewind 10 years ago and you would see what I mean. A stark difference.

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Here is the launch trailer for Homefront releasing tomorrow 3/15


Joystiq was impressed with the Single-player preview they got. Look for full reviews from the major sites tomrrow. I will post here.

LA Noire is the next game on my list to acquire this year. Release date is 5/17/11. I am a huge Rockstar fan and love the games they put out (mostly). This one is looking stellar and quite frankly I could use a break from all of the FPS games out there. There are a ton of videos out there for you to watch, but the one that I find most impressive is the one below that details the investigations themselves and really lets that new motionscan technology shine. Check it out. Are you getting LA Noire? What do you think about it?



A while back I did a short blog post on the new Alice: Madness Returns game that is in development. American Mcgee is back in the saddle and the press got a fresh look at the latest build. I don't why this game intrigues me but it does. I think the imagery is what shocks my mind.

Alice Returns Dtoid Preview here

Probably the 3rd game I will acquire later this year is Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. A new villain for the game was revealed check the video below.



Every play Serious Sam? I did. Played the original and loved it. Never played the sequel, but now they are developing Serious Sam 3. Some screens and stuff here.

Saints Row 3 was officially announced on March 3rd and developer Volition is changing things up this time around and putting in drop-in/drop-out full campaign co-op. Wikipedia (I know) actually has a great write up on it here. I just hope they keep the insurance fraud mini-game in there!

Two last tidbits of fun stuff....

Ever see Super Mario Bros. updated with sound effects from today? Watch.



Have you watched "The King of Kong: A fistful of quarters" documentary? If not I recommend you rent it and give it a whirl. For those that have watched, you would be interested to know that Billy Mitchell ponied up the dough and built an arcade at Orlando Airport. He is yet to be seen there. Ha!

That's it peeps! Keep gaming.

Dead Island Trailer is Epic

This game is the newest Zombie saga to be announced this year. Reports from other sites say they caught wind of it a few years back but then nothing for a long time until this fantastic trailer. When something as awesome as this trailer is put in front of me I am instantly driven to know more about it. I will read more and more until my eyes bleed. With that in mind I will just say that while this trailer is not actual in-game footage it certainly earns a spot on two lists. 1) It is in my top 5 games for this year 2) Probably the best game trailer I have EVER seen.

I did the research for ya, but I won't be long winded about it. Instead I will mention that this game is essentially a mash up of elements from the best games out there now. It will have the 4 player drop-in/drop-out Co-Op and some special infected like Left 4 Dead. It will have the melee weapon customization of Dead Rising 2. Lastly it will throw in a helping of RPG-like elements like Fallout 3. While I go watch the trailer again and then once more in forward mode, here are some links to previews of Dead Island.

Dead Island Previews - Link Link2 Link3

Beegzz out.

Game News & Media Morsels

So Black Ops on Xbox360 is currently where I spend my gaming time. It won't hold my attention for too much longer though. Why? Well that's easy. On March 8, 2011 THQ will release the new FPS game Homefront for 360/PS3/PC. I will be getting a copy for my 360. This game isn't in the limelight as much as a CoD game would be or even Battlefield for that matter, but it caught my attention mainly for the reasons outlined in the video below. I think the single-player campaign is going to be great. I will be posting my thoughts on this Friday's coverage by IGN on the multi-player in Homefront. Here is the vid.



Ok so for all of you CoD junkies out there who are counting down to the first map pack release on Feb 1st (360 only) here is Treyarch's sneak peak of what to expect on the multi-player maps.



Zip lines! Yikes! Should be loads of fun for all. Speaking of fun have you seen the commercial dubbed "Your Mom Hates Dead Space 2" yet? No? Well feast your eyes on the vid below. GREAT marketing gimmick. Give EA kudos on that idea.



I love the gore and the scares. Bring it. Alright so on to the next tasty morsel. Last summer a video teaser of a gritty remake of the movie Mortal Kombat was released on YouTube. It starred movie actor Michael Jai-White of Spawn, Dark Knight, and Sucker Punch fame playing Jax as a detective. Some of you may have seen this already, but I just watched it for the first time ever and I was highly entertained by it. I can't wait for the webisodes. Any MK fan old & new should watch this. Comment below.



All of us want better control right? Those guys on the MLG circuit make it look so easy. I am constantly running into uber-CoD players when casually gaming at night. Maybe if I had one of these I could at least stay alive longer right? Maybe? One point for dialing in your resistance on the analog sticks, two points taken away for not being wireless. Click the pic. The jury is out on this one.

Ok so in the lighter side of the news, I wanted to share this fan-friggin-tastic video of a Nintendo inspired Scion xB complete with game console and a projector built into the headlight. I want one.



Lastly, this dope decided it would be cool to tunnel into a game stop after hours and make off with some loot. He was wrong....it is hilarious! I laughed out loud! See ya next time!

Last post for 2010, more news and quips from GZ in 2011!

Today's GZ post is a special one. Not only does it ring in the holidays in a style only myself and my loyal readers can enjoy, but it is also the last post of 2010. Next year I will keep reporting on whatever I deem necessary and worthy of being mentioned here and hopefully I get more feedback from my readers as well as more content contributions. I was considering a name change of the blog too, but honestly I can't think of anything better unless I change it to "Games and Zombies" or something. In any case, I won't be winning awards for blog titles and I am okay with that. I do have some gaming news to pass along, but before I do I wanted to say how hilarious today's picture is. Back in 2008 a guy named Sean Bieri released a series of these on the net and I just found them. It's amazing what turns up when you take two seemingly unrelated topics and google search them together. Marvelous. I put a few of his images in the midst of today's post. There is a funny zombie xmas movie I found that is embedded after the news to top it all off. Enjoy and Happy Holidays from Game Zombie!

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Valve announced, via its blog, that Left 4 Dead community created content is coming to the Xbox360! Previously this was for PC only, but valve is going to pick the best of the best and make it available for 360 players too! Bravo!

Also the moment we have all been waiting for....more Left 4 Dead plushies! A perfect stocking stuffer!

So Dead Space 2 is set for a February 1st release date in  2011. To get your appetite wet the demo was released on Xbox Live yesterday and to get you drooling some more, here are a few videos.





So Red Dead Redemption won the VGA for 2010 Game of the Year and for good reason. I actually ended up purchasing a copy for $30 on Black Friday and I am glad I did. This game will have so much replay value for years to come. For those that missed out, you can get if from Xbox games on demand over Live. $60 though.

Little Big Planet 2 goes gold for January 18th 2011. This game is going to be viral. It will certainly sell more PS3 systems. I love the first one but I barely scratched the surface of what is possible in it. The sequel will blow our minds.

Destructoid posted a preview of Uncharted 3 and all I can say is I want it now. This will be yet another super feather in the Sony PS3 hat.

Well CoD: Black Ops has officially broke 1 Billion in sales. A stunning achievement that will only get bigger. The first DLC dubbed "First Strike" for Black Ops is due to hit Feb 1 2011. No word on pricing yet. The pack will have 4 new multi-player maps and 1 new zombie map. The weekend before will be free multiplayer weekend on Live for those few out there with a silver membership.

So that is the news. Here is the zombie xmas movie I promised you and one more pic from the Bieri collection. See you in 2011!

Zombie News No. 32

Wait! I didn't mean it! C'mon I was just hungry thats all.

So....many a day have passed since the last Zombie News but thats ok because all of us have been playing lots of games and enjoying our time off from work or school. You haven't been waiting for another post to Game Zombie have you? You have?! Well today is your day to smile loyal reader! I have some meaningless insight for you to soak up and marinate in. First up, before we hit the headlines,....the much touted and highly watched AMC series "The Walking Dead" (pic above) premiered on Halloween and ran 6 episodes before leaving most of us wanting more. The good news is that the series, was picked up for a second season long before the last episode aired and is slated for 13 more episodes starting next October. Long wait....but it will be worth it.

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The VGA's aired this past weekend and a lot of good games won awards. The only thing that matters to most us however, are the new game reveals and trailers. Case in point: Uncharted 3 and Portal 2





On the zombie side of the gaming spectrum (but of course), Dead Rising 2 Case West DLC is due to hit Live this month on 12/27 and for $10 this time around. The pic below is part of a gallery on. Click it.

Frank looks well fed.

The fine staff at Joystiq has posted a few videos of Dead Space 2's protagonist Issac and the multi-player features that are forthcoming.

NBA Elite 11 was canceled. Flat out canceled. EA succumbed to 2k's dominance. Check the article.

Angry Birds plushies! I want them!

These are quite possibly the dumbest idea. Then again, it could be genius....what I do know is that I don't want to be caught playing with that attached to my controller....which is an odd statement all together.

Everyone knows someone who plays guitar right? Well are they gamers too? If so, I might have found the holy grail of all rocker/gamer's dreams. Link.

Well that's what I got for now. Back with more later loyal peeps.

Stay tuned!!

Zombie News No. 31 - Black Ops Edition

Take that Infinity Ward!

This is a special edition of the Zombie News. Not a ton of content but a few tidbits you may or may not be aware of. I have to pre-face this with the fact that I haven't even loaded the game up yet. I wasn't feeling very good the past two days and playing Black Ops was hard to resist but I owed to myself to be in the best mindset possible so as to give this game the best review possible. Luckily for you, a number of other well-funded and more popular gaming sites have reviewed the game for you. Don't pay any attention to the lack of the Destructoid Black Ops Review. Jim Sterling only reviewed the PC version which is CLEARLY not the platform that Black Ops was intended for. I don't care what the developer said. Sterling's review is jaded in my opinion and therefore I don't include it here. For the record, he gave it a 6.0.

Reviews of CoD Black Ops

Joystiq gives it 4 out of 5 stars and because they have the time they also gave us a short list of reviews from other sites. Check out their gallery of screens from the game too.

• GamePro (5/5 Stars): "The good news is that the game is absolutely worth the investment, and even if you find yourself disagreeing with some of the changes Treyarch instituted or you run into a bunch of morons who are hell bent on ruining a particular mode for you, you have plenty of other options to keep you engaged for a good long time."
• GameTrailers (9.3/10): "Treyarch has closed the gap between its games and the Modern Warfare franchise with boundless customization, a keen sense of what makes the formula a success, and listening to fans."
• 1UP (A-): "When examining this seventh (and therefore odd-numbered) Treyarch installment beside the studio's history, it's apparent that not only does Black Ops show how much Treyarch has grown as a developer, but that it's easily their best title yet."
• IGN (8.5/10): "Call of Duty: Black Ops is a great overall package that has a ton of content to enjoy. The multiplayer modes are largely based on what was established by Modern Warfare, but the twists that Treyarch throws in work well."
• Giant Bomb (4/5 Stars): "Do you want to play more Call of Duty? I'm guessing the answer is yes, and by all means, Black Ops is worth playing. But for all its ambitious steps to set itself apart from the previous games, it flounders in a few too many of those areas to be a total success."

For the ladies, Activision goofed by not including codes for the free outfits in their Hardened and Prestige Editions for female Avatars. So they quickly made some codes and someone in their kindness posted them to the net for all females to use. Here they be: By inputting the code GYVF8-PF7RY-28D7V-VGWV8-CFGRM into your Xbox (or online), you can snag the "SR 71 Flight Suit"; while inputting R76BQ-CR3MF-G2TTF-9G36R-BQWJD will net you a "Woods Outfit."


Secrets in Black Ops? Yes! Treyarch has some easter eggs for us. Check out the vid below.

Zombie News No. 30

Michael Myers, from the famous 'Halloween' movie and its umpteen sequels and two fantastic remakes by aptly named filmmaker/rocker Rob Zombie, has in my mind always been a bit of a zombie character. He has all the qualities: Nearly impossible to kill, no emotion, doesn't eat food, kills anyone who crosses his path, hardly makes a sound, has the same blank look on his face, and I could go on and on. He is more like a zombie than a human in my opinion. What do you think?

So I haven't posted in about a week. Two reasons, 1) some family matters sprung up, 2) nothing really to post about that I thought couldn't wait. I mean really this rest of the year will be a bit busy for all of us what with holidays, and lets face it the best stretch of gaming releases till the end of the year. Tis the gaming season where we play in our free time away from massive feasts of food and healthy doses of family gatherings. Any good gaming zombie can appreciate more games and food to boot. I know I do! So here is what a I scavenged from the game news.

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Star Wars the Force Unleashed II hit store shelves today and the reviews are in. News flash its a mediocre game. Dtoid and Joystiq give it a 5 and a 6.

The Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare disc that includes other RDR goodies is set to release Nov.23

Just for us game zombies and to celebrate Halloween, MS released a zombie costume for your avatar. Neat!

There is actually a CoD: Black Ops edition Jeep Wrangler. Go figure.

Treyarch put the hammer down on Quickscoping in CoD: Black Ops. Dtoid has the report. I say good. Even playing field is funner anyway.

Finally, Dead Rising 2 Solider of Fortune DLC pack is available. Wanna look like Rambo and slay zombies? Go for it.

That's it. I told you  I scavenged for news. One tidbit from my own source, I beat DR2 and really enjoyed my time doing it. Look for a review somewhere down the line from me. I only wish I could capture my own screen shots to show you. Maybe a mini-review later this week. Next on my play list....Black Ops!

Zombie News No. 29

If ever there were such an organization like the one depicted above I certainly would be a proud member of it. The primal man within me would relish the idea of hunting zombies. I gotta say that given the gamut of zombie types out there I would be most interested in hunting the zombies from the movie I Am Legend. They are just plain mean. Anywho, there is some news to cover so I will get things started.

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Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare DLC due to hit October 26th. I really miss playing RDR. The superb add-ons that Rockstar has released are just making me miss it more. I will be securing this title before long methinks. Especially since now they are combining zombies with old west weaponry! And zombie bears!
Check out this gallery of pictures.

The PS3 exclusive top-down zombie shooter Dead Nation will have online and offline co-op. This is a game I may check out depending on its reception by critics and the like. Seems quirky to me.

Joystiq posted their review of Medal of Honor and give it a guarded high-score (4/5) based largely on the single-player campaign. Multi-player was a mixed bag. They also posted the reviews from other sites, which again showed that the scores are primarily on par with the campaign portion.

The fine folks at Co-Optimus reviewed the Playstion Move. I am really skeptical on the whole motion controller wave, but the people at Sony look to have it down pat.

The Dead Rising 2 Psycho Skills Pack released this week. Go get it! It's only like $2. Fun!

Check this hot new CoD Black Ops Trailer!


A great little piece of writing for introducing the just released demo for Star Wars: Force Unleashed II. Hysterical! Go get the demo.

Finally a native application of Netflix for the PS3 is being released on Oct 18th. It manages to one up the Xbox by adding the coveted search feature to the interface. Brilliant.

Ok so with the news out of the way I can add that I will be reviewing Dead Rising 2 soon. I have had a blast playing it so far. Keep on keeping on! Please comment below and let me know what you think. Til'next time.

Zombie News No. 27

Ok so I am going to hit the game news running here and mister zombie in the pic above (taken from the cover art of George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" movie) is going to keep an eye on things for me while I keep playing Dead Space. Heh.

It's a bit blurry, but you get the idea.

Dead Rising 2 to include Frank West as co-op playable character - How awesome is that? DR2 is shaping up to be a huge game. Bigger than I think most of us anticipated.

Halo Reach is shipping tomorrow and the reviews are in. IGN, Dtoid, and the rest of them all say the same thing.Basically this is Bungie's masterpiece. A hallmark of FPS gaming. A must have. So what ya waiting for?

Speaking of reviews, Spider Man Shattered Dimensions is out in stores and reviews are mixed among sites.

Dead Space 2 Co-op video alert! - I am playing the first title and I love it. Can't wait for the sequel.



Dead Space 2 multi-player Preview from Joystiq.

Booyah!

Left 4 Dead's new comic for "The Sacrifice" DLC releases part 1 tomorrow. - Great wallpapers! Like this one.

Finally, a Red Dead Redemption sequel has hit the rumor mill after an employee for a service provider of Rockstar Games let the name slip. Co-Optimus has a bit more info for you. What would a RDR sequel look like for you? Hit up the comments!

Stay here for more news!

Zombie News No.26

Wow so thank all of you for keeping the flame burning here on GZ. I was surprised to see I had a few more followers on Twitter and that the traffic here has remained steady. Granted that was probably credited to only a few people and maybe some blog bots, but hey I can dream right? Well since I have so much to cover in the week since my last post, I am going with a slightly different format here. Basically a list of links with some of my sly comments to the side. The CoD Black Ops train is full speed ahead as it is basically dominating my choice of news here. Don't let that deter you zombie lovers though because I played Dead Rising 2 Case Zero and after this post, I will be typing up my impressions. Want a hint? September 28th can't come fast enough!

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Call of Duty related

 Ed Harris and Gary Oldman to lend voice talent to Black Ops. - Great actors! Heavy price I am sure.

 Black Ops Previews: Dtoid, Joystiq - The critic train for CoD is in full effect. Skepticism followed by praise.

 Killstreak Rewards Revealed - I am all about calling in the attack dogs.

 Training Mode will recruit more players in multiplayer - Wha?! They need more? Yup. Survey says 30% play single-player only. 

Special Edition Tritton CoD headset. - I want them.

Monday Night Combat update and DLC details - So the DLC will be free? SWEET.

Dead Rising 2 Case Zero Reviewed and here too.

Dead Rising 2 Case Zero sells 300k copies in first week - This is how you do a demo/intro to a game. 

Portal 2 Co-Op Video is a MUST see. - I literally might pee my pants when I play this for the first time.

Jim Sterling plays Duke Nukem Forever at PAX 2010.  - Holy f*cking sh*t!!! It's a miracle.

Last week 600 Best Buy retail stores started their game trade-in program. - Great more places to get pittance for old games I own.

Microsoft raising price of Xbox Live Gold subscriptions to $59.99.  - That's because ESPN wanted a piece of the pie. Yes we will pay it, but only because we love Live.

Joystiq gets hands-on with the new 360 controller that sports the revised D-pad. 

Well that's what I picked out of the pile of updates I had for the past week. I am really loving the whole Duke Nukem return and Portal 2 Co-op stuff. Next year will be awesome, and these next few months will churn out some A+ titles too. Sit back and charge your batteries people because gaming is entering its next golden age.

Zombie News No. 25

Most days I have time to spare and can post a few tidbits of gaming goodness for my fellow game zombies. Recently that spare time has been sparse because of my day job, but this will prove to be the biggest update so far in a Zombie News post that I have done. That being said, we should all make sure we get our daily intake of zombies and games much like the pyramid above suggests that real zombies have plenty of brains each day. Take a cue from a zombie and make sure you get your suggested servings lest you wither away into...well...a zombie.

Game News

The Left 4 Dead series is still alive, if that makes sense, and Valve has just announced that the new DLC is called 'The Sacrifice' and will be available for both L4D1 and L4D2. Which is cool because owners of the second in the series can play as the original cast from the first. Plus, the associated 150-page comic will supposedly tell us which direction this series is headed. Chet Faliszek of Valve went on the record saying "this is not the end, we will continue going on with this franchise into the future." This shold give us all more reasons to keep fighting off the hordes. Bring it!

Speaking of zombies...


The above video is of a Starcraft II mod using the game's Galaxy Map Editor. I know. Crazy right? An RTS game can be modded to look like a decent 3rd person space-zombie shoot em up. Cool eh?



In what is sort of a surprise, Ubisoft is releasing the next game in the Ghost Recon series on Wii and PSP this November. Co-Optimus has preview of it and says its really fun. This is great news for Wii fans. There is a shortage of quality tactical shooters on the Wii platform and my friends over at Coffee with Games has probably got this on their radar. Check this video out above. Seems like fun no?

Ahh yes...Lara Croft. The Tomb Raider of our fantasies is returning in a downloadable format and nix'ing the whole Tomb Raider title. Now it is just simply Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Don't let the different format and name fool you though because media hype has this as a quality title. Dtoid gave it a 9. Check it out.

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Another Zombie game called Dead Nation looks like fun for PS3 owners. I dig the graphics.



If there is a Wii game exclusive that has caught my eye...its Epic Mickey. Here is the intro cinematic.



For Halo fans and the hotly anticipated Halo Reach releasing next month here is a new live-action short called Patrol.



Ok so that does it for the videos. Here are a few more things from the past week that I thought was worthy of note.

Portal 2 has a release date! Feb 9th 2011. Can't wait to get back in the lab!

Dtoid posted their preview of Call of Duty: Black Ops and so far they like it and are calling it a more mature CoD experience that still keeps the dial turned to 11.

Mass Effect 2 is coming to PS3 in Jan. 2011! This is great news for the RPG fanboys.

The excellent XBLA game Limbo has sold over 300,000 copies.

A good yet critical review of Monday Night Combat from Dtoid.

Two more indie games hit the Xbox live marketplace having to do with zombies. The jury is out on these two so check it out. Zombie Arena and Avatar Zombie Massager Extreme (yea strange name).

Finally Dtoid posted a bevy of screenshots from Dead Rising 2 that are just downright hilarious. My favorite is the one below and I will leave you with it and no explanation, just take it all in and wait for September 28th when it hits stores. Booya!

Scott Pilgrim, Monday Night Combat Reviewed, Red Dead DLC is released and more

Okay two great downloadable games have releases this week and I already picked the one I will be getting. Have you?

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World released today and Joystiq posted their review today giving it much love and respect. Clearly we have entered the future of 8-bit retro gaming (huh?).

Monday Night Combat for Xbox Live is releasing tomorrow and I think its going to be a cult favorite. Once again Joystiq and IGN get their rocks of on it. I gotta tell you this game looks mighty fun for us LAN party junkies.

Also you might have know about some Red Dead Redemption DLC being released soon. Yeah well that day has arrived for the first ,the Legends and Killers pack, in a planned series of DLC for the epic western saga. It released today and includes the new tomahawk weapon. I most excited about this rather explosive fellow. I really need to buy this game.

Want to kill some time and have fun at work? Load up "Worm Food" a game that puts you in control of a worm that tunnels under the earth and terrorizes a primitive village. You can't help but think of the classic "Tremors" movie when playing Worm Food. Love those quirky movies.

Finally, this tidbit of news is great. A boy at a zoo drops his Nintendo DSi XL into a Gorilla exhibit and funny things happen. The best part is that after the ape does a number on the DSi one of the trainers returns it to him and it still worked! What a great opportunity for a PR rep from Nintendo!

More updates as deem worthy. Stay tuned zombie peeps.

Zombie News No. 24 + Name Suggestion Box

I bet the inventor of the Successories brand never thought that his idea of putting a great picture on top of a word that describes it, and then putting a little quip underneath the whole thing explaining why he chose that word, would ever take off like it did. Wonder what happened to that dude? Besides getting rich? The pic to the left here is what I always envisioned my basement looking like. I definitely have more work to do in that area!
So I have something for all my readers to ponder over. My blog is called Game Zombie and I honestly had no idea about the other Game Zombie sites out there. Go ahead and google it and you will see what I mean. There is even a facebook page for some other site that is run by a guy in PA. I love that people think Game Zombie is a cool name, but I value originality. So here is what I want you all to help me with. I don't like to follow the crowd and Game Zombie is a great description for this site, but now that I see these others out there I have to ask what other name could I use? Leave your suggestions in the comments below and in 2 weeks I will take your suggestions and a few my own and we will all vote on it. On to the news!

Game News

The Red Dead Redemption patch is live. Dtoid reports. Of all the bugs they fixed I would have left this one: Occasionally, the player would not recover from being drunk.

Batman Arkham City officially announced! This has been big news lately as most critics gave the first game high marks. I just beat it (late show) and I will have a mini-review up this weekend. I like the image on the cover of GI. With Catwoman being pictured here it has got the Co-Optimus guys nerding out on the premise that co-op could be in this next installment. 


Ever hear of a game called Monday Night Combat? Well its a very well put together TF2-type game where you will have several classes to choose from to take into an arena for battle against another team. I think it shows alot of promise and being a downloadable game $15 it has a ton of replay value in it. Here is a great walk-through from the developers as they go through the game and show you that its all about a piece of bacon doing high-five with a shotgun shell. 





Remember how many records Modern Warfare 2 broke last year? Yeah well Activision is saying this year's Call of Duty: Black Ops is on pace to smash that record. IGN reports.  I am pumped up to play the game, but if it ends up being another glitchy multi-player mess I will be back on the boycott bus. I can already see the map-packs for this one costing $20. Oh and by the way, Wii owners will get their wiimote hands on this one too.

Codemasters announces yet another Operation Flashpoint game. This one is called Red River. According to the Dtoid report, this one is gonna have 4 player drop-in drop-out co-op with better AI all around. I was a huge fan of the original on PC, but mediocre showings afterwards have kept me from going back. This looks to be going down the co-op road like Ghost Recon is and that could be a good thing. Will keep an eye on this as it gets closer to a 2011  release date. 


Cool Stuff

Dtoid had a link to this guys site that did some web-comics on Red Dead Redemption that, provided you played the game before, are just downright hilarious. If haven't played RDR it's still funny, but not as much. I highly recommend you check it out. I went through all of them that have been done so far.

Remember the funny looking heads you could slam on a zombie's head in Dead Rising? I found out today its called a Servbot head! Even better news is that Capcom is selling some! No not the ones you can wear, which would be cool to use as a prank on someone, but as a bobble-head! Dtoid has the scoop along with this pic. 




Lastly, something to do with zombies (imagine that). I found a fellow blogger site and very talented artist named Rob Sacchetto who creates rather detailed and instantly mesmerizing zombie portraits of Hollywood celebrities. This one below is a disturbing version of Tiger Woods. Brilliant I say. Check out his site and pay your respects to a fellow zombie lover. Till next time!