John Sears | May 24, 2011
The ZRC followed ‘Kore wa Zombie Desu ka’ with interest here on the blog, from the initial announcement through to its simulcast premiere and screening, and overall, we liked it quite a bit. Oddly enough I never went back and completed a review for the show, despite watching every episode, and I’m reminded of that [...]
John Sears | May 4, 2011
Wow. It’s not going to be hard to find a copy of ‘Dead Island’ on the shelves in America now, folks; finding a Japanese game company that isn’t in bed with Anti-Zombie bigots is another matter: Dead Island publisher Deep Silver has joined with industry giant Square Enix to distribute Techland’s upcoming zombie action title [...]
John Sears | April 13, 2011
Yes, Dead Rising 2 is getting another expansion pack. Wheee: Dead Rising 2: Off The Record, sees Wilamette survivor and hero of Dead Rising®, photojournalist Frank West, take centre stage as players experience a very different interpretation of events in this, a reimagining of the Fortune City outbreak. Forget what took place in Dead Rising® [...]
John Sears | April 8, 2011
I watched ‘High School of the Dead’ a while ago actually, and then completely forgot to review it, because the sheer, steaming, reeking *awfulness* of it must have scoured my mind clear of willpower and left me desperately trying to develop amnesia through force of will. Then BuyZombie had to dredge up the painful memories [...]
John Sears | March 29, 2011
Capcom loves their Resident Evil remakes. Resident Evil 1 has had almost innumerable versions, including a ‘Director’s Cut’ and a complete reboot on the Gamecube. Most RE games get at least one port to a new platform with added content and extra features. Still, this latest re-issue is something a bit different: Resident Evil: Operation [...]
John Sears | January 20, 2011
Just a quick update to mention something I covered on the ZRC Twitter feed: the launch titles have been announced for Nintendo’s new 3D gaming portable, and a Resident Evil made the cut: The following games are set to be release on launch day or in the weeks thereafter: Pilotwings Resort Nintendogs + Cats Steel [...]
John Sears | January 10, 2011
Having assaulted your eyes, ears, and sanity in 3D with the odious and incomprehensibly stupid Resident Evil: Afterlife, Capcom is forging ahead with pushing their flagship Anti-Zombie game franchise into 3D on the new handheld, the 3DS: The horror is back in Resident Evil! That’s our impression after a going few sessions with 3DS’s Resident [...]
John Sears | January 6, 2011
After hearing the good news about the legal streaming of ‘Kore wa Zombie desu ka?’ being streamed to much of the world via Crunchyroll, it’s a bit of a let-down to hear about an ultra-trashy Zombie exploitation picture from Japan going international as well: Terracotta Distribution will soon be putting Takao Nakano’s Japanese cult horror [...]
John Sears | December 27, 2010
I’m not going to get all high and mighty defending the Michael Jackson video for Thriller, even though it did playfully poke fun at the rampant stereotyping of the Differently Animated, and showcased, for example, some high points in Zombie choreography. It’s funny and unconventional, deserving of some praise to be sure, but it unfortunately [...]
John Sears | December 25, 2010
This article about Dead Rising for the iPhone at The Appera isn’t so much a review as it is a eulogy; it sounds like nobody in their right mind should play the blasted thing, for technical and gameplay reasons alone. Keeping in mind, it costs 2 bucks on sale. *snicker* Apparently it lags, it’s extremely [...]