Romero Hollywood Star Campaign, Russian Zombies, Titanic Outbreak — Zombie News 10.06.12

Matt Mogk, head of the Zombie Research Society, is leading a campaign to get George A. Romero a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  Romero Star Campaign | indiegogo

Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified for PlayStation Vita will not include a zombie mode.  “Sorry, no Zombies in Black Ops Declassified” by One of Swords

A trailer has been released for the Russian zombie film, Meteletsa: Winter of the Dead.  MeteletsaMovie | YouTube

What if a zombie outbreak occured aboard the Titanic?  The newly released novel, Deck Z: The Titanic, by Chris Pauls and Matt Solomon answers that age-old question.  Deck Z: The Titanic | Chronicle Books

New gameplay footage of The War Z (a FPS MMO zombie video game) has been released by Hammerpoint Interactive.  FPSGeneral | YouTube

New ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 3 Trailer

A new trailer for the third season of AMC’s The Walking Dead has hit the airwaves.   The trailer features new cast members, including Danai Gurira as Michonne and David Morrissey as The Governor–two fan favorites from the comic book series that inspired the show.  Season three of The Walking Dead will debut Sunday, October 14 at 9 pM / 8C.

New ‘The Walking Dead’ Webisodes Now Online

Although The Walking Dead‘s third season does not start until October 14th, AMC is offering an early taste of the undead.  The Walking Dead: Cold Storage is an online miniseries that takes place in The Walking Dead universe and stars characters not found on the television show.  The webisodes are now available on AMC’s website.  Check out Cold Storage and watch The Walking Dead season three debut on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 9 pM/8C on AMC.

‘Black Ops II Zombies’ Revealed

Treyarch and Activision have unveiled the first information about ZOMBIES in their upcoming game, Call of Duty: Black Ops II.  The popular game mode has expanded significantly in the latest edition of the Call of Duty franchise.  Zombies in Black Ops II will not only include the classic Survival mode, during which players cooperatively battle against waves of the undead, but also two brand new modes: Tranzit and Grief.  Tranzit is a cooperative story campaign set in a huge interconnected world.  In Tranzit players will be able to travel to different maps within the world using an armored bus.  While traveling between areas players will have to work together to fight off zombies as they swarm the vehicle.  Once the bus has reached a destination, players can jump off and explore the new area in order to discover additional weapons and items.  In Grief mode, two teams of human players compete to survive against an onslaught of zombies.  The last team standing wins the match.  During Grief players will be unable to directly kill the humans on the other team.  Players must instead find different ways to hinder the other team’s survival.  Up to 8 players can participate in Grief mode online.  Call of Duty: Black Ops II will be released for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on November 13, 2012 and for Nintendo’s Wii U on November 18th.

‘Cockneys vs. Zombies’ Comes to the U.S.

The UK zombie film Cockneys vs. Zombies is making its North American debut at the Fantastic Fest film festival in Austin, Texas.  Fantastic Fest starts today, September 20th, and runs through the 27th.  Cockneys vs. Zombies will play on September 24th and 27th.  The film’s director, Matthias Hoene, and writer, James Moran, will be in attendance at the screenings.  Cockneys vs. Zombies tells the story of a team of amateur bank robbers and their battle for survival against an army of the undead in East London.  Cockneys vs. Zombies is currently playing in UK cinemas and will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on October 22, 2012.  Currently there is no news if the film will receive a wide release in North America.  Check out the Fantastic Fest website for more information about catching Cockneys vs. Zombies at the festival.

Cinematic Trailer For ‘Dead Island Riptide’

Deep Silver has released the first trailer for Dead Island Riptide on the official Dead Island YouTube channel.  Riptide will be the second video game in the Dead Island action RPG series.  Few details are known about the zombie game presently.  Presumably it will have an open world environment and feature melee zombie combat.  Dead Island Riptide will arrive on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC in 2013.  Stay tuned to the Dead Island Facebook page for updates.

‘Black Ops II’ Zombie Mode Teased

The official Call of Duty YouTube channel released a preview of the upcoming zombie mode for Call of Duty: Black Ops II.  The video shows zombies attacking a tour bus.  Black Ops II is the latest game in the popular Call of Duty first-person shooter franchise.  Two previous entries in the video game series–Call of Duty: World at War and Call of Duty: Black Ops–featured a “zombie mode” during which players worked together to battle waves of undead soldiers.  Other than confirming that zombies will return for Black Ops II, not much else has been revealed about the latest iteration of the zombie mode.  According to the preview video, more details will be revealed when the Black Ops II zombies make their world premiere on Wednesday, September 26th.  Be sure to stay tuned to Black Ops’ Facebook page for the latest information.  Call of Duty: Black Ops II arrives on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii U, and Microsoft Windows this November.

‘Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z’ Game Announcement [Trailer]

Game developer Team Ninja has announced that it is working on a new zombie-themed action-adventure game–Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z.  The game is a spin-off of the Ninja Gaiden game series.  It stars Yaiba, a ninja back from the dead seeking revenge against the man who killed him, Ryu Hayabusa (the hero of the Ninja Gaiden series).  The game is sure to feature lots of samurai vs zombie action.  Production of Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z is being lead by Keiji Inafune, creator of the Dead Rising video game series.  Check out the announcement trailer below, and visit the official Facebook page for more information.

New Trailer for ‘Resident Evil 6′

Capcom has released a cinematic trailer for their upcoming zombie game, Resident Evil 6.  Check out the trailer below (via GameSpot).  The third-person action game stars franchise regulars, Leon S. Kennedy and Chris Redfield, as they travel across the world and try to contain a new global zombie outbreak.  Resident Evil 6 will also feature an online versus mode in which players can control zombies or zombie hunters.  Launching alongside Resident Evil 6 is ResidentEvil.net–a free website that tracks players’ game data and compares it to other players around the world.  Resident Evil 6 will arrive for Xbox 360 and Play Station 3 on October 2, 2012.  A demo of the game will be available on Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network on September 18, 2012.

 

Official Synopsis:  “It has been ten years since the Raccoon City incident and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place in the belief that it will curb the current resurgence in bioterrorist activity. Due to be by the President’s side is his personal friend and Raccoon City survivor, Leon S. Kennedy, but when the venue suffers a bioterrorist attack, Leon is forced to face a President transformed beyond recognition and make his hardest ever decision. At the same time, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance member Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack.  With no country safe from these attacks and the ensuing outbreaks, the entire world’s population is united by a common fear that there is no hope left.”

‘Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection’ Coming to North America

Lionsgate Home Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights for Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection.  The UK zombie film is a re-imagining of George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead–taking place in a Welsh farmhouse rather than rural Pennsylvania.  Night of the Living Dead: Resurrection is directed by filmmaker James Plumb of Mad Science Films (Silent Night, Bloody Night) and stars Sule Rimi (Panic Button) as Ben.  Watch the teaser trailer for the movie below, and visit Mad Science Films’ official website for more information.

Synopsis: In 2012 the deceased have risen from their graves with only one instinct: to feed on the living. As academics speculate on the scientific cause of the phenomena, theologians point to the Armageddon foretold in the Book of Revelation. As the cities are overrun and civilization crumbles, a family take refuge from the undead army in an isolated farmhouse in West Wales. But the greatest threat is already among them.