John Sears | October 12, 2011
This is just bizarre. Basically, Australia’s had a lot of natural disasters lately. Last year, it seems, a lot of Aussies in turn used social media, Facebook and the like to get updates on public safety related information, rather than legacy media like TV broadcasts and radio. All well and good so far. To facilitate [...]
John Sears | October 12, 2011
Submitted for your bemusement: Zombies Lick My Screen 1.0 – iPhone/iPad app [prMac.com] Montreal, Canada – Hungry zombies want to lick your screen. They’re gross. They’re hungry. And they’ll lick your screen clean to the bone. Tap the screen and one of the four zombies will lick away whatever you have displayed. It’s gross and [...]
John Sears | October 10, 2011
We’ve put something like 50 hours into the super-huge and expansive latest entry in the Fallout franchise over the last few weeks here at the ZRC, and it’s been quite the adventure. A full review will arrive.. eventually. This game is so huge it’s hard to say when that will be! So far, however, despite [...]
John Sears | October 10, 2011
We’ve previously discussed this game, but the fundraiser is running down and yes, it is fully funded, but they’re still promoting new ways to get players involved in Anti-Zombiism: Notable Reward: $20 – You can call up a hotline to have your best zombie impression recorded for in the game. Also a spot in the [...]
John Sears | October 9, 2011
This story is very sad, even if it happened a long time ago: Two early medieval skeletons were unearthed recently in Ireland with large stones wedged into their mouths — evidence, archaeologists say, that it was feared the individuals would rise from their graves like zombies. … “In this case, the stones in the mouth [...]
John Sears | October 9, 2011
Just to show that the ZRC goes after friends and foes alike with neither fear nor favor when it comes to our core mission, we must again point out that the apparently Anti-Zombie movie ‘As Night Falls’ starring our ZRC pal Deneen Melody amongst other talents is screening at an upcoming film festival in Massachusetts: [...]
John Sears | October 9, 2011
I really don’t know what to say; this development has left me almost speechless: TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas emergency management officials are urging residents to prepare for an invasion of zombies as part of a national disaster readiness campaign. … The Kansas Division of Emergency Management says if people are prepared for zombie attacks, they’re [...]
John Sears | October 8, 2011
Really? This was necessary? Atlanta, Ga – October 1, 2011 – After the smashing success of its first year, the massive Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse attraction has returned for the 2011 Halloween season. Patrons are treated to 100,000 square feet of zombie madness as they navigate through abandoned hotels, office buildings, a post-apocalyptic village and more [...]
John Sears | October 7, 2011
Sometimes I talk about how, increasingly, ZRC work pops up in the course of everyday activities. Part of this is no doubt the current ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ fear/fad being peddled by your Robert Kirkmans and Max Brookses of the world, sure. And in October, surely some of it is just seasonal. At any rate, it really [...]
John Sears | October 7, 2011
For those who do not know, World Zombie Day is an annual event to coordinate Zombie Walks and similar events to collect food for the needy, and this year’s WZD is tomorrow: World Zombie Day, a day when all fans of zombie culture can join together in an international effort to alleviate world hunger. At [...]