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Rockstar has released a teaser image for the next Red Dead Redemption DLC – and it seems that zombies are about to enter the fray. Called The Undead Nightmare, the download sees star John Marston looking to rid the Wild West of a contagious zombie plague. Included are new weapons, …
Read More »Next Yakuza is a zombie shooter
When Sega published a teaser image for the fifth instalment in the Yakuza series carrying just two words – ‘The End’ – everybody presumed that the popular Japanese gangster series was coming to close. But it seems that the truth is far, far stranger. Siliconera reports that Yakuza: Of The …
Read More »Zombies return in Black Ops
It looks as if Treyarch is to resurrect one of the most popular features from its last Call of Duty game in the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops. In a listing on Best Buy’s website, as spotted by CVG, the retailer claims that the Hardened Edition of the game …
Read More »AUS: Zombie R18+ protests return
For the second year running, hundreds of games fans have gathered in Sydney to campaign for the introduction of an R18+ age rating for video games in the country, Kotaku reports. And, much like in 2009, the masses chose to dress up like the undead and shuffle appropriately from their …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies grosses $1m on iPhone
PopCap Games has announced that its new iPhone game Plants vs. Zombies has grossed more than $1m in revenues in just nine days on the App Store. The game – a conversion of the company’s existing PC title of the same name – has sold more than 300,000 downloads at …
Read More »Call of Duty: Zombies hits iPhone
Whilst triple-A release Modern Warfare 2 keeps itself busy by tearing up the record books in the traditional games industry, Activision has released yet another Call of Duty title – World at War: Zombies on the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Priced at 5.99, the title in an extension of …
Read More »US: Plants vs Zombies confirmed for retail
PopCap has confirmed a boxed retail release for PC hit Plants vs Zombies in North America, where it will cost $19.95 and hit shelves late this year. Furthermore, having already enjoyed great success on PC, the publisher has officially confirmed what we all suspected – that Plants vs Zombies is …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies bridges the hardcore-casual divide
Despite having been on the market for just a little over two weeks, Plants vs Zombies is already on track to become PopCap’s best ever selling game – an impressive feat considering that it’s up against the likes of casual legends Bejeweled and Peggle. It may well be, though, that …
Read More »Plants vs. Zombies could be coming to consoles
Ahead of the release of new casual games IP Plants vs. Zombies on May 5th, publisher PopCap has told CasualGaming.biz that the game could be set for an arrival on both the iPhone and console networks such as Xbox Live Arcade, PSN and WiiWare. Click here to see the full …
Read More »PopCap’s Plants vs Zombies rises into view
It’s being coy with the details, but PopCap has finally revealed the title of its brand new casual games franchise – Plants vs. Zombies. The game appears to be a tower defence title where players grow defensive weapons to fend off hoards of the undead attempting to break into player’s …
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