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Think the games market is overrun with the undead? Not at all, insist Dead Island and Dying Light developer Techland. Speaking to MCV, global marketing director Pawel Kopinski said that the sheer number of zombie titles in the market is an indication of their popularity, and that there’s room for …
Read More »Vertigo talks VR’s arcade heritage, reinventing the reload and not asking too much of players
Lead engineer Trevor Blom on how the studio brought the dead to virtual life in shooter Arizona Sunshine
Read More »A fresh apocalypse: Remastering Rebellion’s Zombie Army
Rebellion's CEO, co-founder and creative director Jason Kingsley talks us through the process of bringing its popular Sniper Elite spin-off to consoles
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to zombie merchandise
With zombie-filled games continuing to sell in droves, it’s clear that players’ love of the undead never dies.MCV checks out what’s alive and kicking in the merchandise sector Since seminal horror flick Night of the Living Dead kickstarted their cultural domination in 1968, zombies have remained a widely-loved topic – …
Read More »DayZ marks up 1m sales as creator says traditional publishing is under threat
Dean Hall says early success of his self-published PC game signals a wind-change
Read More »DayZ early access attracts 400k players
Standalone version of multiplayer zombie game entices almost half a million users in its first week
Read More »Dead Good triumphs at Game Connection Marketing Awards
Two accolades for UK PR agency’s zombie wedding stunt
Read More »Updated: Roam dev calls out 505 Games for ‘blatant’ copycat zombie game
But 505 claims its zombie title How to Survive has been under development for two years and points to early development videos that narrowly predate Roam Kickstarter
Read More »Garden Warfare’s playable zombies detailed as EA celebrates Plants vs Zombies 2 success
Players will be able to control zombies in the next-gen action shooter Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare. The new classes were detailed during EA’s Gamescom press conference. Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare will be available for Xbox One first, before coming to other formats. This SKU will be released in …
Read More »Rumour: Black Ops II ‘Revolution’ DLC hits later this month
A leaked promo image for new Call of Duty: Black Ops II add-on content has surfaced. An image posted on Reddit reveals the game’s apparent ‘Revolution’ DLC, which is supposed to arrive on January 29th. Five locations are featured: Mirage, Downhill, Hydro, Grind, and Die Rise – with what would …
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