Dead Island: Riptide is a zombie game still searching for brains (review)

Publisher Deep Silver is back to take you on another zombie-infested tropical getaway. But does Dead Island: Riptide breathe new life into its genre, or is it just a walking corpse?

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct leaves you feeling empty (review)

Characters Daryl and Merle Dixon venture into the realm of video games with The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, but technical problems and frustrating design decisions mar what could've been a thrilling experience.

Portal developer Kim Swift’s next game is exclusive to Ouya

Kim Swift has gone from Portal to Quantum Conundrum and now to something new on Ouya.

From the ashes of THQ: Left 4 Dead developer ‘super excited’ to work with 2K Games (exclusive interview)

Take Two purchased the rights to Turtle Rock Studio's for $11 million, and the developer is very happy about that.

DICE Summit to open with J.J. Abrams and Gabe Newell

Two of the biggest starts in entertainment will talk about creativity in the digital age at the upcoming DICE gaming summit.

Turtle Rock Studios outbid for its own game: Take 2 thinks it’s worth $11M

One of the more unknown titles in the THQ auction fetches a handsome price.

Contagion aims to save the zombie game genre from itself (hands-on preview)

Developer Monochrome's first-person multiplayer shooter wants to put fear, survival, and cooperation back into the zombie apocalypse.

GamesBeat’s PAX panel: Left 4 Dead, Plants vs. Zombies, and DayZ devs discuss the undead

Moderated by Sebastian Haley (GamesBeat's culture editor), the panel explores the current proliferation of zombies in video games and culture and the approach by different gamemakers in this genre.

Source Filmmaker now available for free in open beta

Today, Source Filmmaker, a tool that allows users to make their own movies inside of developer Valve's Steam engine, goes into open beta.

PlayStation Mobile runs homebrew Left 4 Dead app on Vita

A PlayStation Vita gamer creates a custom, remote-connection app showing the PC version of Left 4 Dead on the PlayStation Vita. Developers, take note.

How I survived the real zombie apocalypse (gallery)

Drawing on a rich heritage of horror movies and games, such as Dawn of the Dead, Resident Evil and Left 4 Dead, Zed Events has crafted a unique 'real life' zombie experience in the UK that is the stuff of nightmares.

3 of gaming’s most elaborate inside jokes

While developers referencing other companies' games is nothing new, a few game makers have gone all-out with their nods to other titles.

Survive the real zombie apocalypse, in an abandoned UK shopping mall (updated)

[Update: You can now read a first hand account of surviving this experience.]

For many of us, going to the mall is a terrifying experience. In the United Kingdom, that experience is set to get a whole lot scarier, …

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is half SOCOM, half Left 4 Dead, and half-finished (review)

From the moment Operation Raccoon City starts, you know you’re not sitting down to the typical Resident Evil experience. The title screen music is a remix of one of the franchise’s most familiar themes, seemingly as a throwback to Marilyn …

Interview, photos and video reveal how an impressive Left 4 Dead fan film was made (exclusive)

Northern Five Entertainment and Airsoft GI recently released their joint Left 4 Dead short film to the world.

Sporting Hollywood-level production values but produced on a shoestring, the video quickly surpassed half a million views on YouTube, and the teaser …

Left 4 Dead short film rivals Hollywood production values (video)

As the gaming culture matures, a handful of impressive fan films paying homage to popular titles have continued to emerge. First, the “Escape from City 17” Half-Life shorts from two years ago set a new standard with their Hollywood-lite production …

Review: Gua-Le-Ni game brings art and science to the iPad

A fun new iPad game is pushing the limits of psychology and gameplay. Gua-Le-Ni, Or: The Horrendous Parade is a beautiful series of memory puzzles that are supposed to give you the jitters.

The object of the game is to …