Kotaku: Zombies

Active Duty Marine is Making a Video Game About Zombies

Kirk Hamilton — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST

Zombies, man. Everyone loves killing zombies. 22 year-old Marine Sergeant Jacob Way is betting that video game players love killing zombies enough to make room in their libraries for one more zombie-slaying simulator. More »

Humans vs. Zombies Nerf Shootout Triggers Campus-Wide Alert

Owen S. Good | Technician — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:30:00 EST

I'd love to see the paperwork at N.C. State public safety after a Nerf-war staging of the popular "Humans vs. Zombies" tag game resulted in an emergency alert of gunmen roaming the campus. "Cause of disturbance: Zombie Apocalypse"? More »

Red Dead Redemption Voice-Actor Details Cast's 'Redneck Zombie Romantic Comedy' quasi-reunion

Kirk Hamilton — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:30:00 EST

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The cast of Red Dead Redemption are no strangers to rednecks, nor to zombies—Rockstar's wild-west open world game featured plenty of the former in its original incarnation, and added an invasion of the latter added to the game via downloadable content. More »

Wipeout 2048 Was This Close to a Beautiful Zombie Apocalypse

Mike Fahey — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:00:00 EST

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For some odd reason Wipeout 2048 lead designer Karl Jones and game director Stuart Tilley decided it was a good idea to explain in detail just how cool the futuristic PlayStation Vita racer was before they scrapped the terror-inducing Zombie secret game mode. More »

Tomorrow's New Call of Duty is for the iPhone

Kirk Hamilton — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:40:00 EST

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Call of Duty: Zombies was a hit on the iPhone, a simplified port of the popular "Nazi Zombies" game from Call of Duty: World at War—players fight to defend a building from increasingly difficult waves of advancing undead. It was a fairly humble iOS first-person shooter, but it had a strong brand behind it, was fun, featured halfway decent FPS touch-controls, and even gave players the ability to team up online with up to three friends. More »

Real Bullets To Kill Real Zombies, Get 'Em Before It's Too Late

Brian Crecente — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:20:00 EST

You might think you're ready for a zombie uprising, but I bet you're wrong. More »

Zombie in a Penguin Suit Isn't What You're Expecting... Watch It

Brian Crecente — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:16:00 EDT

Yes, zombies are sometimes overplayed. There are zombie books, zombie snacks, zombie plushies, games and movies. More »

The Last Dead Island Trailer Before Everyone Dies

Mike Fahey — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:40:00 EDT

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With a musical cue taken from the heartbreaking trailer that started all of this Dead Island excitement in the first place, here's the final trailer for Techland's tropical zombie apocalypse, hitting stores next week. More »

Rise From Your Graves, It's Black Ops Rezurrection Day

Mike Fahey — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:40:00 EDT

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It's time to strap on your space suit, dual wield your space guns, and take out some space zombies on the moon, as Activision and Treyarch launch the all-zombie Rezurrection map pack for Black Ops on the Xbox 360. More »

Black Ops' Rezurrection DLC is One Small Step for Zombie-Kind

Mike Fahey — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:40:00 EDT

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Nacht der Untoten. Verruckt. Shi No Numa. Der Riese. These names strike terror in the hearts of anyone that dared venture into the undead playgrounds of Call of Duty: World at War. The zombie story started there. It ends on the Moon. More »

Left 4 Dead's Newest Campaign is in Minecraft

Sam Winstrom — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:40:00 EDT

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People make all sorts of weird stuff in Minecraft that I just don't get, but playing Left 4 Dead inside of Minecraft, that's something I can get into. Mine 4 Dead: Blockhawk Down isn't just a Left 4 Dead level in Minecraft a full Left 4 Dead campaign complete with zombies, safehouses, 4-player coop and pills. Modder Bananafone31 brings even more terror to Minecraft with custom textures and sounds to skin the massive zombie-killing survival mod. More »

The Walking Dead Season 2 Ditches Atlanta and Perhaps Hope

Brian Crecente — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:40:00 EDT

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In case you forgot why you were so anxious to continue watching The Walking Dead when it ended last season, here's a stark, brutal reminder. More »

Zombies Welcome Their New EA Masters, Do Not Wish To Eat Their Brains At All

Mike Fahey — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:30:00 EDT

The undead people behind one of PopCap's most popular games, Plants Vs. Zombies, welcome EA's acquisition of their parent company with open arms, open mouths, and jagged, ichor-dripping teeth. More »

Who Said Plants Are Immune to the Zombie Plague?

Mike Fahey — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:40:00 EDT

When you get bitten by a zombie, you turn into a zombie. It's one of the cardinal rules of the undead, but what if you're a sentient plant? Are you immune? Says who? More »

Shangri-La's Moving Walls, Nasty Monkeys and Pungee Traps

Brian Crecente — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EDT

Is it just me or are these zombie maps for Call of Duty: Black Ops getting increasingly complex with each new download pack? More »

This Dead Island Trailer Has More Rewinding and Rap

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:20:49 EDT

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How did things go so wrong on the Dead Island island? The game's new E3 trailer explains... just a little bit more. More »

There Are No Safehouses in the Mushroom Kingdom

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 27 May 2011 05:30:00 EDT

And shotguns won't work, either. Your best bet is a star, though, that may be how this whole mess started in the first place... More »

The Best Thing You'll See Today (Mmm Brains)

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 19 May 2011 06:00:00 EDT

Animator Lee Hardcastle made this short, which was shown last night at Cannes Film Festival. You might be familiar with Hardcastle's last short, Chainsaw Maid 2. He even once did a music video in Mario Paint. More »

First In-Game Teaser for Dead Island Still Playing the Emotion Card

Joel Johnson — Tue, 17 May 2011 10:40:00 EDT

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While it's certainly not the game-changing first trailer for Dead Island, today's just-released trailer attempts to give a tug to those same heartstrings with music right out of a Hallmark commercial matched to in-game footage. More »

That Heartbreaking Dead Island Family? They're Not In The Game

Brian Crecente — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:40:00 EST

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The little girl doesn't die. She's already dead. More »

This Is What Dead Island (The Game) Looks Like

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:30:00 EST

Last week, the makers of zombie action game Dead Island released an unforgettable trailer for their upcoming game. They also released new screen shots of this undead paradise and they look pretty damn good too. More »

See This? This is My Diamond Boomstick.

Owen Good — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:40:00 EST

Combining zombies and Minecraft crafts one hell of a video, as Corridor Digital demonstrates here in the splendidly done "The Last Minecart." More »

What Makes Zombies So Terrifying?

Mike Fahey — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST

As the entertainment world's zombie outbreak continues unabated, one of the nation's top minds seeks an answer to a pressing question: What makes humans fear these brain-hungry abominations, aside from the whole brain-eating thing. More »

The Most Convoluted Easter Egg I've Ever Seen

Brian Crecente — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:30:00 EST

I'm sure there are more complex video game Easter Eggs out there, but this is the most complex one I've ever laid eyes on. More »

A Visual Guide To Black Ops First Strike

Mike Fahey — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:20:00 EST

Lurking somewhere beneath this striking Left 4 Dead style First Strike zombie poster are a series of screens showing off the new zombie playground and four new multiplayer maps coming to Xbox Live on February 1. Study them and survive. More »

Hug These, Love These Adorable Left 4 Dead 2 Zombies

Brian Crecente — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:00:00 EST

The zombies are here! The zombies are here! More »

New Black Ops Zombies Map Named

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:17:00 EST

The new Zombie map sold in the $15 Call of Duty: Black Ops "First Strike" expansion will be called Ascension, according to an Activision press release. Any theories on what that means? First Strike will be available for Xbox 360 download on Feb 1; other platforms later. More »

These Zombies May Be Shambling, But They Are Also Adorable

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST

Yeah, we know. More zombies. Blergh. But wait! This is a zombie-killing game with a difference: it's big on charm. More »

True Dead Rising Fans Know Why This Boring Screenshot Is Exciting

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:00:00 EST

A man is taking a photo in a video game. Yay. But, no! This is Frank West in the new Dead Rising 2 downloadable expansion. This is the return of photography. More »

Review: Dead Nation Justifies The Existence Of Yet Another Zombie Game

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:00:00 EST

Game developers, please stop making zombie games when you stop making good ones. The PlayStation 3-exclusive Dead Nation is allowed. It's a good one. More »

These Pixels Have Been Left 4 Dead

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:00:00 EST

It's sadly "just" pixel art, but were this a DS or flash game, we would be all over it. By Balamoot. More »

Night Of The Living Dead Returns As Graphical Adventure On YouTube

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:00:00 EST

Using YouTube's in-video linking feature, design studio Analogue has sliced up George Romero's horror film Night of the Living Dead into a piece of choose your own adventure interactive fiction. More »

You Won't Believe Who Is Killing Zombies in Call of Duty: Black Ops

Brian Crecente — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:00:00 EDT

This is a SPOILER. Note that it is in all caps. That means I'm really serious about just how spoiler the following information and images are. Don't want to know? Move along and don't read this post. DON'T click on the link. More »

How To Be a Left 4 Dead Zombie This Halloween

Brian Crecente — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:00:00 EDT

If you're a big fan of Left 4 Dead and haven't figured out your costume for this Halloween yet, this video might be just what you're looking for. More »

The Princess Is In Another Castle... Feasting On The Flesh Of The Living

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:20:00 EDT

A zombie Princess Peach? Anyone would think Halloween was right around the corner. By Luke Denby, thanks Glob! More »

Undead Nightmare's Brain-Eating, Sasquatch-Running Video Poetry

Brian Crecente — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:20:00 EDT

Cowboys? Zombies? Hell yeah! More »

Scenes From An Undead Nightmare

Mike Fahey — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:00:00 EDT

At first I was scared that Rockstar adding zombies to Red Dead Redemption would come off as silly. After seeing the first four screens for the Undead Nightmare downloadable content, I'm just scared. More »

Zombies Confirmed For Call Of Duty: Black Ops

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:52:05 EDT

Confirming what it calls one of the "worst kept secrets" the makers of the next Call of Duty said today that you'll be able to shoot zombies in Call of Duty: Black Ops in the game's four-player co-op mode. More »

Left 4 Dead Loves Dead Rising 2

Mike Fahey — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:40:00 EDT

Valve's Left 4 Dead 2 team gives Capcom a little love today with this image, hidden inside a blog post on the release of part three of The Sacrifice digi-comic. Then Chuck Greene shows up. More »

Let's TGS: Day Three

Brian Crecente — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Our past day's coverage of the Tokyo Game Show includes chatting with Peter Molyneux about a potential Fable Movie, chatting with American McGee about the Alice movie and an examination of PixelJunk Lifelike. More »