By the time you read this, Valve Software and its various partners will have released Left 4 Dead 2 to retail outlets nationwide for PC and Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 version of the game is available at most major retailers, along with the PC version - which is also available via digital distribution through Steam. PC users who don’t care about having a physical disc and a pamphlet sized manual would do well to visit Steam and just buy it. A PC and Xbox 360 demo are also available for those that want a taste of it before putting their hard earned money down.
Left 4 Dead 2 adds melee combat into the mix, giving survivors new weapons to wield against a seemingly never-ending swarm of undead assailants. New melee weapons include chainsaws, frying pans, axes, baseball bats, and more. Besides a new cast of characters and new single player scenarios to run through, Left 4 Dead 2 promises the new AI Director 2.0, which enables the game to change weather effects, world objects, pathways, the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match the players’ performance.
The game also promises new boss zombies, a much larger game than the original, more co-operative campaigns, more Versus campaigns, new Survival maps, and the new competitive game mode, Scavenge, all available out of the box - virtual or otherwise.
Find out more about the game by visiting www.l4d.com. Look for our review very soon. In the interim, you can get up to speed on what’s new in the game by reading Gus Mastrapa’s excellent Left 4 Dead 2 Preview and have some fun with John Teti’s Game Scene Investigation of a L4D2 screenshot.
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Call of Duty World at War: ZOMBIES now on iPhone
Activision Publishing and developer Treyarch have released an iPhone & iPod Touch app called Call of Duty: World at War: ZOMBIES. The mobile version of the multiplayer game mode from Treyarch’s first-person shooter Call of Duty: World at War, offers single player and co-op gameplay action experience featuring lots of undead extras. Up to four players can play together via Wi-Fi, locally or across the Internet, and up to two players can get together via Bluetooth.
If you want to experience this mode on the go, then visit the App Store and plunk down $9.99. The Call of Duty: World at War: ZOMBIES App was developed by Ideaworks Game Studio. Grab it from the App Store by visiting www.itunes.com/appstore.
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It Came from G4: Left 4 Dead 2 Blowout
It’s a Left 4 Dead love fest over at G4TV.com as the site offers a variety of features that highlight Valve Software’s soon to be released follow-up to the zombie apocalypse survival game for Xbox 360 and PC coming in Nov. Here are some of the features about that game that you may want to check out:
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Fort Zombie dated for Halloween
Kerberos Studios and publish Paradox Interactive announced today that their action-RPG title, Fort Zombie, will be released on Halloween through various digital distribution platforms. In the game you play as a survivor of a Zombie apocalypse who must find shelter, create a makeshift fortress from an abandoned structure and stay alive. You’ll have to scrounge for supplies and weapons, recruit other survivors and wait out this pox on humanity.. or die trying.
Fort Zombie will be available on October 30, for purchase exclusively through all major digital distribution channels for the low suggested retail price of $9.99 and €9.99. For more information, visit www.fortzombie.com. You can get a taste of what this game is all about by visiting youtube.com.
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Sessler’s Soapbox: Mad Zombie Love
Zombies. The scourge of the living. Unholy, foul, mindless beasts, former shadows of humanity that shambles mindlessly in search of brains. On this week’s Sessler’s Soapbox over at G4TV.com, Adam Sessler talks about his mad love for the Zombies, how they’ve made the transition from film to video games, and what all of it means to you. Check it out directly at G4TV.com or check out the video below:
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Undead Knights in stores
Tecmo’s hack-n-slash zombie action game Undead Knights is now available in North America and today, with a digital download release via PlayStation Network coming shortly. Undead Knights is the first title from Tecmo to be released on both a UMD and digital download for the PSP Go.
Playing as an anti-hero, gamers rage through a world filled with fearless enemies to build a true army of darkness using Zombies as your foot soldiers. You do this by defeating as many enemies as you can using ten different combo attacks to transform them into your own personal zombie soldiers. The game also supports versus Ad-Hoc Multiplayer and co-op and features a heavy metal soundtrack.
For more information, check out www.undeadknights.com. Undead Knights is rated “M” (Mature) by the ESRB and carries a suggested retail price of US $39.99.
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Fort Zombie announced at PAX
Paradox Interactive today kicked off its PAX 2009 plans by unveiling of Fort Zombie, an action RPG title that will be available through all major digital distribution channels. As the title suggests, Fort Zombie sees players trapped in the small town of Piety, Indiana. Faced with no other choice but to find shelter from an impending wave of zombies migrating from a nearby metropolis, players will have to choose a building to be their Fort throughout the entire campaign.
By focusing efforts on building up this structure, scouring town for supplies, and searching out and training other survivors, players will have a shot at surviving the massive zombie onslaught. Players will also have to choose from a variety of daily tasks and efficiently build up character stats and skills to fight off the zombies.
The games we're pulling together in this feature won't appear on any of those best-of lists and get confused looks when you mention them in conversation. Just because time has forgotten these titles, though, doesn't mean you should forget them, too.
By the time you read this, Valve Software and its various partners will have released Left 4 Dead 2 to retail outlets nationwide for PC and Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 version of the game is available at most major retailers, along with the PC version - which is also available via digital distribution through Steam. PC users who don’t care about having a physical disc and a pamphlet sized manual would do well to visit Steam and just buy it. A PC and Xbox 360 demo are also available for those that want a taste of it before putting their hard earned money down.
Activision Publishing and developer Treyarch have released an iPhone & iPod Touch app called Call of Duty: World at War: ZOMBIES. The mobile version of the multiplayer game mode from Treyarch’s first-person shooter Call of Duty: World at War, offers single player and co-op gameplay action experience featuring lots of undead extras. Up to four players can play together via Wi-Fi, locally or across the Internet, and up to two players can get together via Bluetooth.
Kerberos Studios and publish Paradox Interactive announced today that their action-RPG title, Fort Zombie, will be released on Halloween through various digital distribution platforms. In the game you play as a survivor of a Zombie apocalypse who must find shelter, create a makeshift fortress from an abandoned structure and stay alive. You’ll have to scrounge for supplies and weapons, recruit other survivors and wait out this pox on humanity.. or die trying.