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Plants vs. Zombies 2 Will Be a Free Download for iPhone and iPad

PopCap Games along with Electronic Arts this week released new details about the highly-anticipated “Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time,” a sequel to the original puzzler which drew a record number of downloads and accolades from the gaming industry. The developers have confirmed that the new ga...

4 June 2013
03:21 GMT

Walking Corpse Syndrome: Man Is Convinced He's a Zombie, Starts Hanging Out in Cemeteries

An article published in a recent issue of the New Scientist Magazine details how a rare brain disorder tricked a man into thinking that he was a zombie. The man, only identified as Graham, reportedly started spending most of his time in and around cemeteries, simply because he was convinced that he was dead and tha...

28 May 2013
08:03 GMT

Dying Light Cross-Generation Zombie Game Announced by Dead Island Dev

Techland, the studio behind the popular Dead Island series, has confirmed that it's going to release another zombie game, this time in the form of an all-new experience called Dying Light, which will appear for next-generation consoles (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) but also for current devices (PS3 and Xbox 360) ...

24 May 2013
14:21 GMT

Left 4 Dead 2 for Linux Receives an Update That Fixes Multiple Maps

Left 4 Dead 2 has been released by Valve, along with Portal, on Steam for Linux and the game has already received an update. Left 4 Dead 2 is an FPS zombie-killing cooperative game, developed by Valve with millions of fans all over the world. Highlights of the latest Left 4 Dead 2 patch: • An inverted directi...

14 May 2013
18:19 GMT

Zombie Café 1.3.1 Released for iOS – Free Download

Beeline Interactive, Inc. has released a new version of its free-to-play zombie game where you employ the undead as free labor to build your café empire. Zombie Café 1.3.1 lets you purchase a Toxin Generator to get a serving of five toxins a day for 15 days, and you’ll need to hire the new Mad Gr...

7 May 2013
06:31 GMT

Hines Ward Is Zombie in “The Walking Dead”

Hines Ward is a zombie now. The former Steelers receiver has used his connections and landed himself a part on the hit AMC series “The Walking Dead.” It might not be a major role, but it sure looks like fun. A photo of Ward in character has emerged online – click above to see it in full. “...

29 January 2013
10:25 GMT

Download Zombie Café 1.2.6 iOS Starring 5 New B-Movie Monster Zombies

Beeline Interactive has updated Zombie Café, an iOS game where you transform customers into zombie waiters using toxin and have them do your bidding. Players must be careful not to work a zombie too hard as he or she will get tired and will try to eat customers. Zombie Café 1.2.6 stars five new B-movi...

8 January 2013
08:19 GMT

Watch: First 4 Minutes of “Warm Bodies”

One of the most hyped rom-coms of 2013 is actually a zombie movie. Dubbed a zom-rom-com, “Warm Bodies” is the love story between a zombie with a conscience and a mortal girl. Kind of like “Twilight,” only without vampires. Above is a brand new, extended preview for the film: the first 4 minu...

28 December 2012
05:37 GMT

New “Warm Bodies” Trailer Has More of John Malkovich

“Warm Bodies,” the zom-rom-com from director Jonathan Levine (he who helmed the critically acclaimed “50/50”), got a brand new, 1-minute trailer. Check it in full above. Scheduled for release on February 1, almost in time for Valentine’s Day and hopefully with the potential to reinvent...

4 December 2012
08:16 GMT

Day Z Is Inspired by Creator’s Military Training

Dean Hall, the developer behind the Day Z mod for ArmA II, says that the core idea for his product was inspired by one of the experiences he went through when he was part of the New Zeeland military forces, which involved a jungle and limited supplies. The developer speaks to Dork Shelf and says that he was part of ...

14 November 2012
03:24 GMT

Call of Duty Updated on iPhone and iPad

Call of Duty fans, rejoice! Activision has released Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies version 1.3.1 with an all-new weapon and brand-spanking new achievements. Call of Duty Elite 2.0 is also out with a bunch of new features. Players of Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies can now try to impale the undead with arrows using ...

13 November 2012
09:46 GMT

Photo of the Day: Elegant Solution to Zombie Outbreak

We all know that zombies feed on brains and / or human flesh so, obviously, the only thing that should be on your mind in case of a zombie apocalypse is how to run as fast as you can away from them. Above is an idea for an awesome distraction for the undead. Think of it this way: if the zombies’ attention, a...

12 November 2012
15:21 GMT

“Warm Bodies,” New Zombie Rom-Com, Gets Two Trailers

It’s no secret that zombie movies have reached a dead end, with the genre pretty much cannibalizing itself in recent years. However, good movies still come out every once in a while – and “Warm Bodies” seems one such instance. Perhaps best described a zom-rom-com (zombie romantic comedy)...

12 November 2012
03:38 GMT

Enjoy Some Dual-Stick Shooter Action with Zombiewood iOS

If you’re the type who likes to get his / her Halloween spirit on with everything at hand, perhaps Gameloft can entice you into downloading their new free game called Zombiewood. It promises exhilarating dual-stick shooter action that can be considered the next best thing to a zombie apocalypse. You can zap, b...

29 October 2012
18:41 GMT

Sculptors Create Zombie Pumpkin Garden, Carve World's Largest Pumpkin

Sculptor Ray Villafane has revealed his zombie pumpkin masterpiece, populating the New York Botanical Garden. According to My Modern Met, the exhibition is titled Haunted Pumpkin, and it will be open until Halloween. The artist's team at Villafane Studios created this haunted forest out of three incredibly la...

29 October 2012
08:28 GMT

Here’s a Zombie Using the New Windows 8 [Video]

Zombies seem to be real hardcore geeks these days and some of them are so attracted by technology that they’re even using Microsoft’s new Surface tablet. As you can see in this advertisement aired during the “Walking Dead” TV show premiere last weekend, the built-in Windows RT messaging tool ...

18 October 2012
09:19 GMT

“The Walking Dead” Season 3: Exec Producer Robert Kirkman Spills the Beans

“The Walking Dead” is back on TV with a brand new season – its third to date – and, as expected, fans must have a lot of questions regarding what they just saw on the premiere. Luckily, executive producer Robert Kirkman can answer some of them. Entertainment Weekly caught up with Kirkman sho...

15 October 2012
06:01 GMT

Portland Road Sign Hacked: Warning, Zombies Ahead

Another road sign was hacked in the US. This time, the pranksters wrote “Warning, Zombies Ahead!” on a sign in Portland, Maine. The zombie movie fans who did this might have had a big laugh about it, but authorities are not amused. Portland representatives highlight the fact that such pranks are crime, N...

13 October 2012
03:56 GMT

There’s Still Room for Innovation in the Zombie Genre, Resident Evil 6 Dev Says

The zombie genre still has room to innovate, at least according to Resident Evil 6 Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, who has revealed that Capcom’s biggest challenge is deciding what to do next after the current zombie shooter. Resident Evil 6 came out at the beginning of the week and, while both reviewers and pl...

4 October 2012
03:05 GMT

Brains Recipe for the Zombie in You, Straight from “Resident Evil: Retribution” Set

Straight from the set of “Resident Evil: Retribution” comes a recipe that is bound to make the trickster in you smile the wickedest smile possible. Check out the video below to learn how you too can make brains. Just imagine the tricks you can play on your mates and family! It’s a known fact that...

12 September 2012
16:11 GMT

“Cockneys vs. Zombies” Trailer: This Is How a Zombie Comedy Should Look Like

Every time a new apocalyptic zombie / undead movie comes out, critics are quick to point out that there's no life left to the genre (yes, the pun was intended). “Cockneys vs. Zombies” might just prove them all wrong. Below is a red-band trailer for the zombie comedy and, for a change, this is actua...

4 August 2012
06:14 GMT

Zombies Counter-Protest Westboro Baptist Church Protest – Video

As the Westboro Baptist Church is intensifying its efforts to show the world that American soldiers' deaths abroad are God's way of saying America is too tolerant of the gay lifestyle, more counter-protesters are willing to stand up against the “hate church.” WBC announced plans to picket a DuP...

31 July 2012
12:51 GMT

Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” Is in a World of Trouble

For the better part of 2011, Brad Pitt worked on a movie called “World War Z,” which was initially scheduled to come out this December but was pushed back to June 2013. Now, Vulture has learned that the project is in serious danger of never seeing the light of day. The film not only stars Brad Pitt, but...

17 July 2012
08:12 GMT

Zombie Theme Park to Open in Detroit – Support It Now

Zombies are undead creatures, monsters raised from the dead to feed on human flesh and thus spread the “disease.” As dead as they might be, they could still breathe new life into the deserted areas of Detroit. We're sorry, this was a joke begging to be made. Marc Siwak's proposal is to turn ...

6 July 2012
07:17 GMT

Resident Evil 6 Will Be Twice the Length of Previous Series Games

Resident Evil 6 will be about twice as long as the previous game in the long-running action and horror series, mainly because the development team at Capcom is ready to introduce more storylines for the players to explore. Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, who is a producer working on Resident Evil 6, has told the European Play...

19 June 2012
09:08 GMT

From the Creator of “The Walking Dead,” Hyundai's Zombie Survival Machine

To survive the zombie apocalypse, one needs more than a gun, lots of courage and a car that can get one out of the city asap: one also needs a vehicle that can slash through hordes of the undead as knife through butter. Here is where Hyundai comes in. The automaker has teamed up with Robert Kirkman, who created &...

18 June 2012
11:04 GMT

Viral of the Day: Miami Zombie Attack Prank

Last week, one of the most shocking crimes took place in Miami, when one man ate the face off another man in an attack that got people talking of a “zombie apocalypse.” Two guys thought this would be the perfect idea for a prank. As panic swept over America – enough to get the Center for Disease C...

5 June 2012
15:11 GMT

US Government Denies Zombie Apocalypse Is Coming

In light of the recent wave of crimes, some more gruesome in nature than others, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is taking swift action so that panic doesn't sweep over the nation: zombies don't exist, so the so-called “zombie apocalypse” can't possibly be looming. Earlier th...

2 June 2012
06:46 GMT

Zombie Digg Is All That's Left as Engineering Team Departs Wholesale

It's official, the Washington Post is "buying" Digg's engineering team. In total, 15 Digg engineers will join the paper's SocialCode, a subsidiary that handles social ad buys, on Facebook and Twitter. Apparently, that's only half the story, rumors say, as the site and the technology are about to b...

10 May 2012
10:31 GMT

Plants vs. Zombies HD 1.9.2 Gets New Levels & Mini-Games

Players must try to survive 9 new unique levels as they battle zombies hiding in vases, and they can change sides for a while and give the zombies a hand: “Help zombies get past the plants to their brainy rewards.”There are four new mini games in this update: Slot Machine, Zombiquarium, Portal Combat, and...

19 April 2012
14:31 GMT

Map of the Dead Helps Plan Your Zombie Apocalypse Escape Route

Based on the sheer number of movies, TV shows and comics about it, the zombie apocalypse is definitely coming. The question isn't "when," it's "will you be ready?" The Map of the Dead may be a first useful step, or a desperate last hope if the end catches you unprepared, as long as the internet still work...

11 April 2012
15:21 GMT

AMC Accidentally Spoils “The Walking Dead” Season 2 Finale

Heads will roll for this one: AMC has inadvertently leaked a major spoiler for the season 2 finale of one of its hit shows, “The Walking Dead,” with just 3 episodes to go until it wraps. If you're a fan of the show and you want to know what it is, click on the image above or simply read on. In an ...

2 March 2012
11:07 GMT

Incoming 2012: Dead State

What we know: Zombies have been much in demand lately and they have managed to power success both in the television world and in the video game space. But no matter how good Dead Island might have been, no game has yet managed to capture the social interactions on which shows like Walking Dead focus. Dead State is...

14 February 2012
18:41 GMT

“Osombie” Teaser Trailer: Osama Bin Laden Is Back, Undead

If you're into cheeky humor, shameless exploitation of certain topics and a healthy side dish of zombies, here's a movie for you: “Osombie.” Above is the first teaser trailer for it. “Osombie” is now in post-production, accepting donations to complete this stage and hopefully find ...

8 February 2012
08:07 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies Released for iPhone, iPad

“The Call of Duty: Zombies phenomenon has risen back to life,” say the people at Activision who have just released this game in the iTunes App Store for iPhone and iPad.Priced at $6.99 and seemingly available only for the U.S. market at the time of this writing, Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies is adapted ...

2 December 2011
12:21 GMT

Download Zombie Lane for iPhone, iPad - Free

Digital Chocolate has launched Zombie Lane on Apple’s iDevices, enabling gamers to kill zombies on-the-go while on lunch breaks or while waiting in line.Mobile Zombie Lane challenges you to rescue your spouse and pet, and to rebuild your home after a zombie attack. Players craft weapons from household items as ...

25 November 2011
14:01 GMT

'Re-Kill' Extended Trailer: The End of the World Is Broadcast Live

Zombie / horror movie fans, get ready: the clock is already ticking on the latest offering from After Dark Films, “Re-Kill.” A new, 6-minute trailer for it has just been released. If you think that, if you've seen one zombie, post-apocalyptic movie you've seen it all, then think again. “Re...

26 October 2011
08:43 GMT

‘Zombieland’ Is Being Turned into TV Series

Since October 2009, zombie movie fans have been waiting and hoping for a sequel to the uniquely quirky and smart “Zombieland.” Despite reports to the contrary, it has now emerged that a sequel won’t be made since the concept is now being adapted for TV. In fact, saying it’s being “adapt...

20 October 2011
07:19 GMT

Dirt 3 Has Zombie Multiplayer Racing Mode

The upcoming Dirt 3 will have, besides its realistic rallying and racing experiences, a very intriguing multiplayer mode, which turns one car into a zombie that must infect others. Codemasters is getting ready to release Dirt 3, the newest installment in its prestigious rally and racing simulator. We've al...

9 February 2011
04:30 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Wii Gets New Details, Will Feature Zombie Co-Op

Call of Duty: Black Ops on the Nintendo Wii has just been detailed by its senior producer, and it seems that the version will have almost all of the features seen in the full pledged PC, PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 editions, including multiplayer, co-operative missions and the special Zombies mode.A couple of big leaks ha...

5 November 2010
04:33 GMT

Danny Boyle to Direct Third ‘28 Days Later’ Film

“28 Days Later” came out in 2003, and was followed by “28 Weeks Later” in 2007. Oscar-winning director is to return to the helm of the franchise he helped set up, with a third film tentatively called “28 Months Later.”Even for those who are not necessarily horror movie fans, &ldquo...

12 October 2010
04:41 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombie Co-Op Mode All But Confirmed

Call of Duty: Black Ops, the first person shooter developed by Treyarch and set to appear in November is once again seeing a potential Nazi Zombie Co-Op mode rumored, thanks to teases from studio executives and retail listings.Call of Duty: Black Ops is by far one of the biggest releases of the end of the year, and w...

27 September 2010
03:48 GMT

Fight the Zombies in Google Street View

There’s a lot of strange stuff on Google Street View and much of it has surfaced over the years. There have been horse-headed men, scuba divers, sword fights, people promoting their band and people getting ‘friendly’ with each other. Of course, many more treasures probably await their discovery. So ...

5 August 2010
12:14 GMT

Blacklight: Tango Down Will Not Get DLC, Sequel Inbound

 A sequel for Blacklight: Tango Down has been announced by the chief executive officer of Zombie, Mark Long. Apparently, the recently launched online first person shooter proved to be quite a success and prompted a sequel from the independent developer. The low price of the game, that is 15 dollars, seems to hav...

15 July 2010
14:21 GMT

Download Plants vs. Zombies for iPhone, iPod touch

Casual game creator PopCap Games has announced Plants vs. Zombies for the iPhone and iPod touch. It’s available right now from the App Store for $2.99. Since its release last year, Plants vs. Zombies for the PC and Mac has become one of the most successful franchises in the history of casual games. It is the be...

16 February 2010
05:29 GMT

Left 4 Dead 2 Counts over 28 Billion Dead Zombies

It's been three months since Valve release a sequel to the popular zombie shooter, Left 4 Dead, and the developers have started adding up some numbers to see how the game's been faring. While pretty much any game company does this, announcing the performance of their products soon after they were launched,...

15 February 2010
06:36 GMT

Left 4 Dead 2's Melee Weapons Are the Way to Go

Left 4 Dead proved to be one of the most successful and most popular Half Life 2 mods, so it didn't take long before Valve got Left 4 Dead 2 all wrapped up and ready for shipping. In fact, Valve did it so quickly that a lot of die-hard fans of the zombie shooter thought this would make the game rushed and severe...

4 January 2010
06:56 GMT

Twin Blades: The Reaping Vanguard Is Ready and Available for Download

Indie studio Press Start has finished work on its Twin Blades: The Reaping Vanguard and has got it all ready for download. Twin Blades is a bit of a quirky mash-up of ideas and concepts, the kind that has you tilt your head with a dumfounded look on your face as you try to discern what it is. TB is a side-scrolling, ...

30 December 2009
06:10 GMT

Natalie Portman Attached to Zombie Movie ‘Pride and Prejudice’

Hollywood cutie Natalie Portman can now be seen in the drama “Brothers,” opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire, and is busy working on “Black Swan.” She still has time to look for other projects as well, and that involves producing and starring in “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,&r...

12 December 2009
06:28 GMT

Left 4 Dead 2 Patch Goes Live on the PC

Left 4 Dead 2 had a pretty hard and bumpy road to get through before it got launched. First, the game was boycotted by dedicated fans of the first installment, and then it had to be seriously edited to be allowed an Australian release. But, eventually, the title was launched and it turned out to be a lot of fun. It s...

11 December 2009
05:17 GMT


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