house of the dead: overkill
News
1:00PM David Wildgoose | In a shocking turn of events, Fairfax columnist and conservative ‘maverick’ Miranda Devine penned an opinion piece over the weekend calling for the introduction of an R18+ classification for video games in Australia. More »
Conservative Columnist Calls For R18+ Rating In Australia
1:00PM David Wildgoose | In a shocking turn of events, Fairfax columnist and conservative ‘maverick’ Miranda Devine penned an opinion piece over the weekend calling for the introduction of an R18+ classification for video games in Australia. More » 
Features
Sega Updates Us On Wii Strategy, Aliens, “Sega-ness”
6:00AM Stephen Totilo | Kotaku sat with the new chief of Sega’s American and European divisions yesterday to get an update on everything from Aliens to Yakuza. More »
Media
The Making Of A Video Game Cover
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | You may think, by looking at the state of most of them, that making a video game cover is easy. It’s not! It’s hard, hard work, and is a process that results in a lot of unused artwork. More »
News
MadWorld Sells 66K In The U.S., Sega Seems Pleased
11:20PM Mike Fahey | NPD sales numbers procured by Gamasutra reveal that Sega’s M-rated tongue-in-cheek blood bath MadWorld sold 66,000 copies in the U.S. following its March launch, and the publisher feels encouraged. More »
News
House of the Dead: Overkill Breaks F-ing Record
2:00AM Brian Crecente | Continuing in it’s tradition of listing bizarre video game world record breakers, Guinness today announced the game with the most swearing in it. More »
Regulars
9:00AM David Wildgoose | I might be playing through Resident Evil 5 in co-op. That is, assuming my friend managed to get his hands on the game. He made me promise not to play too far ahead on my own beforehand. But that didn’t work. Don’t tell him though.
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
9:00AM David Wildgoose | I might be playing through Resident Evil 5 in co-op. That is, assuming my friend managed to get his hands on the game. He made me promise not to play too far ahead on my own beforehand. But that didn’t work. Don’t tell him though.
More »
Regulars
3:30PM David Wildgoose | I’ve never been a big fan of light-gun shooters, but House of the Dead: Overkill for Wii has changed that. Thinking about the reasons why, it’s not really the on-rails nature of the genre that has left me cold. Rather, it’s the style. For such a disposable type of game, few light-gun shooters have exploited that enough to bring a real sense of fun. The boisterous lunacy of Point Blank did. And now the trashy, expletive-filled, tongue-in-cheek Overkill does, too. I love it and will be playing it all weekend. What will you be checking out?
More »
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
3:30PM David Wildgoose | I’ve never been a big fan of light-gun shooters, but House of the Dead: Overkill for Wii has changed that. Thinking about the reasons why, it’s not really the on-rails nature of the genre that has left me cold. Rather, it’s the style. For such a disposable type of game, few light-gun shooters have exploited that enough to bring a real sense of fun. The boisterous lunacy of Point Blank did. And now the trashy, expletive-filled, tongue-in-cheek Overkill does, too. I love it and will be playing it all weekend. What will you be checking out?
More »
Media
The House Of The Dead: Overkill Tastefully Launched
4:30AM Mike Fahey | The grindhouse-flavoured prequel to the original zombie shooter, The House of the Dead: Overkill hits stores this week. Here’s the official launch trailer to help you determine if it’s your kind of tasteless. More »
Media
Can B-Movies Make an A-List Game?
3:00AM Owen Good | Headstrong, developer of House of the Dead: Overkill, thinks they can. In this video, the creative staff discuss the game’s grindhouse style and how this won’t necessarily be a rail shooter. More »
