Next month marks 55 years since George Romero blessed the world with Night of the Living Dead, but this month is the 45th anniversary of its spiritual sequel Dawn of the Dead. Night may have been the one to break ground on the redefinition of the zombie, but Dawn takes it to another level with a more insightful look at humanity in a crisis. Night of the Living Dead ended with a bleak but seemingly...[Read More]
Dave The Diver was developed and published by Mintrocket this year, emerging as a casual but exciting and highly replayable adventure RPG that saw players assume control of… Well, Dave. It boasts ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ reviews on Steam and has become critically acclaimed, so naturally, the developer is creating something else to maintain that momentum. Introduce *checks notes* NAKWON, LAST P...[Read More]
Before I start talking about the best zombie games, can we all agree that zombies are cool? We can? Great. The horror genre is by far one of the most popular out there, and not just in games, but in all forms of media. There’s something about them that pulls people in, whether you’re into slashers, monsters, psychological thrills, supernatural spooks, or some other sub-genre. However, I challenge ...[Read More]
Team 17 Digital and developer Covenant.dev have announced new DLC for their dark fantasy RTS Gord, launching on February 28th on Steam. Titled “The Alliance”, the DLC builds upon Gord’s world, and includes a new campaign totaling 10 hours in length, new enemies for you to face, new biomes, and the ability to tame certain beasts and monsters. Covenant.dev has also released a nine-minute gameplay vi...[Read More]
In Dangerous Game, a hacker and his friends break into a department store and are stalked by one of the former security guards who lost his job due to their antics. This Australian slasher film was directed by Stephen Hopkins and nominated for Australian Oscars. It stars Miles Buchanan, Marcus Graham, Steven Grives, and Kathryn Walker. Hopkins would go on to direct A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The...[Read More]
Waxwork Records is bringing the soundtrack to George A. Romero’s classic Dawn of the Dead to vinyl with a 3 LP set [embedded content] 2023 marks the 45th anniversary of the release of the George A. Romero classic Dawn of the Dead (get it HERE) – and Waxwork Records is celebrating the anniversary by giving the film’s soundtrack an expansive three LP release! This is the soundtrack’s first time r...[Read More]
It's hard to gain the approval of the master, especially when said master defined an entire genre of filmmaking.Take Zack Snyder's 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead (currently streaming on Peacock), for example. While many fans consider the James Gunn-written project to be an exemplary take on the 1978 original and Snyder's best movie by far, zombie godfather George A. Romero was only impressed by t...[Read More]
If you thought the zombie survival trope was dead and buried, think again, because an awesome new upcoming game blends together Fallout with Dead Island to give us the zombie outbreak we’ve all been secretly preparing for.As someone who anticipates that their death would come swiftly during a zombie apocalypse, I tend to stay away from games like this one. However, even I have to admit that Steam’...[Read More]
Before he was shut down by Rockstar North, former developer, Obbe Vermeij, revealed that Rockstar was once working on a zombie survival game set on a remote Scottish island. In a now-removed blog post, Vermeij spoke at length about the plan to produce a zombie game using Vice City’s code, which was a concept that reportedly circulated around Rockstar North for around a month back in 2002. U...[Read More]
Previously known as Project ParadiZe, developer Eko Software has renamed their co-op open-world survival game to Welcome to ParadiZe, and announced a February 29, 2024 release on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. Alongside the revamped name and release date, Eko and publisher Nacon have released a “Comeb’hack Trailer” showing off gameplay for Welcome to ParadiZe. Touting a new genre of ...[Read More]
GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Zombies and video games are an eternal pairing, a powerhouse combo of gory storytelling and terrifying possibility that can be used to tell unforgettable stories within the medium. Of course, not every zombie game is a guaranteed hit and there have been more t...[Read More]
George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, is surprisingly hard to find on physical media and digital [embedded content] The JoBlo Original video covering Dawn of the Dead‘s physical media and digital releases was Written by Paul Bookstaber, Edited by Lance Vlcek, and Narrated by Kier Gomes. Would it be a total buzz kill to find out one day, when you decide to open your streaming service and see some...[Read More]