Set in The Royal Palms Resort in Papua New Guinea, Dead Island by Techland could be a breakthrough in the horror /action/ adventure gene.
Picture the scene you wake up with a massive hangover and find out there’s been a zombie outbreak, and not the walking home from a hard nights clubbing type of zombie but the proper flesh munching type. And what’s worse, this is only day two of your holiday!
This game does sound impressive with an XP based levelling system and skill tree that will let the player choose how to develop their deadhead smashing character, 4 player co-op(both local and on-line) ,weapon customization, RPG elements and of course hordes of zombies.
Seeing as this is based in a holiday resort your access to semi and fully automatic firearms and things that go boom is more than likely going to be limited, but the developer is promising a “spectacular system of dealing with combat damage: blunt weapons, crushing skulls, breaking bones and blades choping off limbs and decapitation.” Sounds good... Granted it does sound like a love child of Left4Dead and Dead Rising but the developers are promising us something special ,and seeing that it was originally meant to be released in 2008 let’s hope so.
Release Date: Q4 2011 (ish)
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These days zombies are everywhere, soon you will be able to get em in a pet store. Note to self 'Get one that is house trained and that has big boobs' euwww!
Anyway, Rockstar are now jumping on the zombie express and intend to unleash a zombie DLC (Undead Nightmare Pack) add on for Red Dead redemption... sweet! Seth better watch out, paybacks a bitch!
There are also several others planned that look good, but unlike the latest co-op add on, it will cost ya! We will let the press release below fill you in:
Undead Nightmare Pack ("Fall" 2010; $10)
- Ghost towns and cemeteries come alive in a West gone horribly wrong
- Brand new single-player adventure, challenges and quests
- 8 new multiplayer zombie characters
- Additional animals unleashed in the world
- New dynamic events and more
Legends and Killers Pack (Early August 2010, $10)
-New active map locations, characters and more
- 9 new multiplayer map locations — more than doubling the amount of territories in the multiplayer competitive modes
- 8 new multiplayer characters — play as characters from Red Dead Revolver
- Introducing a new projectile weapon: the Tomahawk, with corresponding challenges for single-player and multiplayer gameplay
- New achievements and trophies
Liars and Cheats Pack (TBD release date; $10)
- New competitive modes, multiplayer mini-games in Free Roam, and more
- Attack and Defend multiplayer competitive mode and challenges
- New multiplayer horse races, complete with mounted combat
- Play as the heroes and villains of Red Dead Redemption, as well as 8 additional multiplayer characters
- Multiplayer versions of Liars Dice and Poker from the single-player game
- Introducing a new weapon: the Explosive Rifle, with associated challenges available in single-player and multiplayer gameplay
- New achievements and trophies
Free Roam Pack (TBD release date; TBD price)
-Delve deeper into the world of Red Dead Redemption with new modes, challenges and gang hideouts to discover
-New action areas and defensive placements
-Posse scoring and leaderboards
-New anti-griefing measures in Free Roam (Note from Stephen: Any theories on this, readers?)
Here at Reaper Towers we love Zombies! Im not talking about the 9-5 blue collar type, I mean the flesh eating sort! Left 4 Dead, Dead Rising, COD World at War Zombies, its all good! But more than Zombie games we love Zombie movies... and of course Comics! 'The Walking Dead' series is one of the most honest and brutal visions of a Zombie Apocalypse that is clearly inspired by the early Romero movies. Now it is going to be a TV show made by AMC (Mad Men) and shall hit the U.S. this October. Personally I love the comic and hope that it is not raped and mutilated into some dead head Brady bunch pile of shit, but I recon it is safe to say that this has the potential to be the next big thing! For more in depth detail see the vid below or visit the MTV coverage of this zombirific story.
