Jonas' Year 2011 In Retrospect

    Ah, and so another Christmas season has passed. We have entered a new year as the sky exploded with fireworks: 2012! Doesn’t it sound wonderfully futuristic? Like we should be getting flying cars and androids? For the moment,

Dead Island and Indiscriminate Violence

I stomp my boot against the head of a zombie, and feel its skull slowly pressing in, bending. A split-second later it has exploded in a visceral show of blood-spatter and brain-matter. My pants are soaked in it. Yet I

To Live And Die In Banoi – A Dead Island Review

A while ago I wrote an article about the zombie genre, and why it needed revitalization. In it I voiced my concerns regarding Techland’s Dead Island, where I stated that it seemed to be too arcade-like rather than aiming for

Dead Island ramping up towards retail release

With Dead Island‘s September 6th retail release fast approaching, the folks at Deep Silver have released some epic new content to whet your zombie killing appetite. Yesterday saw the release of a Dead Island digital comic detailing the events leading

Let Me Survive: Why No One Makes Real Zombie Survival Games

I’m well aware that you shouldn’t get all worked up over trailers, especially teasers, but when I saw the teaser for Dead Island I was instantly enthralled. Could this finally be the zombie game that packs the emotional punch that