San Francisco-based developer Massive Black has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund Zombie Playground, an online, team-based action arena game that will offer “a mix of third-person shooter and action RPG featuring character progression and unlockable abilities along with weapon and clothing upgrades”. But the awesome thing is that you’ll take on the zombie horde with a group of grade school kids.
The development team for the game includes BioWare vets Jason Chan (Senior Artist), as well as Aesop Rock and Shawn Lee (Music Producers/Artists). If the team is able to meet their current $100,000 goal, they will be able to produce an alpha version of Zombie Playground with two playable characters (one ranged, one melee) using Attack the Block, Goonies, and The Walking Dead as inspiration.
Ultimately the goal is to amass $ 2 million, which will allow for the creation of the complete game, featuring a full school location, multiple classes, and additional game modes.
Hit the jump to check out a promo video.
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If you are really, really into Street Fighter, Capcom has a crazy over-the-top 25th Anniversary Collector’s Set that will blow your mind and your wallet to the tune of $150.
Check out the full list of contents after the break.
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Due to intense boredom and monotony, it seems that the classroom is the perfect environment to induce sleep and awaken creative inspiration. Artist Jim Rugg (Street Angel / Afrodisiac) must agree with at least one of those sentiments, because he is about to launch a new exhibition entitled “Notebook Nerd” at the IAm8Bit Gallery in Los Angeles, which features 50 comic and gaming-inspired masterpieces created with ballpoint pens and notebook paper.
The exhibition is set to open on May 25 and offers free admission. In addition, AdHouse is compiling the pieces into a reproduction of Rugg’s original notebooks, and is set to make its debut next month at HeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Check out more of Jim’s notebook art after the break.
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There’s an entertainment center, and then there’s this. This impressive specimen of home gaming set-up belongs to a guy named Pete. He likes retro games and as you can see in the above photo, he owns a crazy/wonderful number of consoles. They are apparently modded to work with HD, too. Besides these, Pete also owns handheld gaming devices, a lot of video game paraphernalia, and a pair of comfy chairs to sit in while enjoying the games. Whew.
And no, we don’t have any idea how he keeps power and input cords straight for everything.
If you want to feel even more envious, check out more photos and a walk-through video tour after the break.
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The language in this one makes it totally not safe for work or the kiddos, but it is the funniest thing I’ve seen all day. There’s nerd rage, and then there’s nerd complete and utter meltdown that may require medical intervention. Frances has been raging about Diablo III since way back in August of last year, but this time, I swear the guy nearly has a heart attack. In fact, has anyone checked on him lately?
See the NSFW video after the jump…
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Mario and Fafa decided to tackle some super old NES games on their Wii and discover just how far gaming has come.
Get a heaping helping of nostalgia and humor after the jump.
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With all the talk of speedruns through Diablo 3, four players decided to join forces and plow through the the game in 5 hrs 35 min. Best of all, they captured the whole thing on video for the world to enjoy – but obviously there are some major spoilers here.
Check it out after the break.
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In an interesting marketing move, Microsoft recently sent emails to fans at the Halo Waypoint forums entitled “Your piece of the Halo 4 puzzle.” In all, 32 pieces were collected and assembled to reveal what will likely become the box art for the November 6th release.
Needless to say, this is going to be a long, long summer for Halo fans.
(Waypoint forums via Coming Soon via Geekosystem)
Korean gamer Yoshichan has elevated his status in the gaming world after he beat Diablo 3 in a mind-blowing 12 hours and 29 minutes with “368 Lifetime Kills, 412 Elite Kills and 168,481 gold as a Barbarian on normal difficulty”.
Obviously, this has opened the doors for new competition, and according to reports, a group of Korean and Chinese gamers have already conquered the game in 7 hours on normal difficulty.
(via Geekologie)
Nerd Approved reader Gregory Pinzone sent these photos of his awesome retro gaming-themed bathroom, which is adorned with Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong and Pac-Man imagery that covers everything from the walls, mirror and lighting – right down to the trash can. With this kind of attention to detail, you’d almost expect your waste to be 8-Bit. Needless to say, it would fit right in to our list of the world’s nerdiest bathrooms.
Check out some additional pics after the break.
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