Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddlers Green
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Aug 2005 15:15    Post subject: Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddlers Green
*Announcement*

Land of the Dead: Road to Village Green

TORONTO, ON – August 17, 2005 – Groove Games today announced its agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to publish an interactive game based on Universal Pictures and Atmosphere Entertainment MM’s’ recently released horror film, George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead. The film, which critics have called "a compelling, striking vision,” "a masterpiece" and "tour de force," hit theatres on June 24th, 2005.

The full-featured, first-person shooter video game sets players in the midst of a gruesome adventure in which they battle to save themselves – and a quickly-diminishing living population - from an army of the dead bent on spreading a zombie plague. Developed by Brainbox Games, a Digital Extremes Studio, and using the Unreal® Engine, the game features terrifying zombies, frightening effects, an immersive storyline and key environments seen in the film. Gamers can also join intense, bone-chilling multiplayer battles against the dead on Xbox Live™.

“George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead is a new classic in the zombie film genre and Groove Games is excited to bring games based on the film to the PC and Xbox,” said Jon Walsh, CEO of Groove Games. “The game features intense action that horror fans will love, and the ability to play head to head against other players in zombie-infested levels is an absolute blast.”

In the game, a horrific plague has broken out and mobs of zombies are roaming throughout the tri-state area, killing people at random. Gamers must quickly arm themselves and destroy these horrible creatures by any means necessary. Gamers will learn of a fortified city, Fiddler’s Green, which is the last bastion of safety for the living. They will need to survive a harrowing journey to the city, and if they do, will discover the frightening lengths to which the living will go in order to save themselves.

Gamers can wage war against the dead with a variety of melee weapons and ranged weapons, including Sniper Rifles, Baseball Bats, M16s, Fire Axes and even shovels. The unique multiplayer modes allow players to work with or against other humans while eradicating the Zombie-infested wasteland.

Features
» Over 20 levels of gut-wrenching horror – fight off the walking dead in cornfields, back alleys, sewers and the City of the Living!
» 8 Player Zombie Filled Multiplayer Mayhem over Xbox Live or Internet (PC) with unique modes allowing the player to work with or against friends in surviving the Zombie plague
» 10 Intense Multiplayer Maps with 4 Game Modes including Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and Invasion
» Fight Through Hordes of Zombies with a wide variety of melee and ranged weapons including the Sniper Rifle, Revolver, Glock, .22 Rifle, Shotgun, M-16, Hammer, Golf Club, Baseball Bat, Shovel, Lead Pipe, Fire Axe, Grenade, Molotov Cocktail and your fists
» State of the Art Unreal Engine and Karma physics technology creating stunning visuals and effects.
» Body Part Specific Damage System that brings the reality of killing Zombies to life
» Blood Curdling Music and Sound Effects

Website
http://www.groovegames.com/Games/LandOfTheDead/

Coming this october Very Happy


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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Aug 2005 15:17    Post subject:
Looks cool, will check it out when it comes.
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Aug 2005 15:27    Post subject:
YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!

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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Aug 2005 18:45    Post subject:
never heard of this before but i love zombie stuff !!!!!
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Aug 2005 18:47    Post subject:
Well it was announced today FBK Wink


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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Aug 2005 18:56    Post subject:
Mutantius wrote:
Well it was announced today FBK Wink



oh than you are very fast !!!
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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Aug 2005 18:58    Post subject:
the publishing announcement was today I bet its been in production for some time though Wink


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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Aug 2005 19:03    Post subject:
Sublime wrote:
the publishing announcement was today I bet its been in production for some time though Wink


Yea, Think it was a part of a former project called "zombies" since both this game and "zombies" used the Unreal engine. Though not sure...


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PostPosted: Thu, 18th Aug 2005 23:16    Post subject:
It was originally called "City of the Dead" and was going to be published by Hip Interactive. But Hip went out of business so Groove Games is going to publish it now with now a new name.
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PostPosted: Fri, 19th Aug 2005 00:07    Post subject:
hahe wrote:
It was originally called "City of the Dead" and was going to be published by Hip Interactive. But Hip went out of business so Groove Games is going to publish it now with now a new name.


thats good, cause:

hip games = starforce
groove = safedisc

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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Sep 2005 16:38    Post subject:
new trailer with gameplay footage !!!


http://www.gamershell.com/download_10816.shtml

looks really cool !!


btw:
is it unreal engine?


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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Sep 2005 17:12    Post subject:
FakeBitchKillah.inc wrote:
new trailer with gameplay footage !!!


http://www.gamershell.com/download_10816.shtml

looks really cool !!


btw:
is it unreal engine?


Thanks for the link and yea I would think so.


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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Sep 2005 23:01    Post subject:
looks really cool!
when i first heard of it, i didn't care, thought it was just going to be another stupid "movie-game", but after checking it out, I've definetely changed my mind Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Sep 2005 23:05    Post subject:
That was like the cheapest shotgun i ever seen... Confused
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PostPosted: Tue, 20th Sep 2005 23:08    Post subject:
towelie_swe wrote:
looks really cool!
when i first heard of it, i didn't care, thought it was just going to be another stupid "movie-game", but after checking it out, I've definetely changed my mind Very Happy


Thoses are my thoughts exactly, Im still slightly worried because its a game that Groove are releasing. Their portfolio of games is somewhat tarnished in my opinion.

Stubbs the zombie is supposedly scheduled for a release around Halloween as well for all the Zombie fans on the board. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 01:27    Post subject:
The Unreal Engine, The Unreal 2 Engine or the Unreal 3 engine?


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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 03:12    Post subject:
HaschBiff wrote:
That was like the cheapest shotgun i ever seen... Confused


there was no shotgun it that video
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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 06:14    Post subject:
Phluxed wrote:
The Unreal Engine, The Unreal 2 Engine or the Unreal 3 engine?


Unreal 2 would be my quess.


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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 15:38    Post subject:
It is console port so don't expect good graphics. Hi-res screenshots look ugly - very low-res textures etc.
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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 15:56    Post subject:
Looks quite bad.
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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 16:02    Post subject:
pallebrun wrote:
Looks quite bad.


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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 17:10    Post subject:
KrutojPoc wrote:
It is console port so don't expect good graphics. Hi-res screenshots look ugly - very low-res textures etc.


It isnt a console port.. Both version will ship at the same time.


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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 17:42    Post subject:
Mutantius wrote:
KrutojPoc wrote:
It is console port so don't expect good graphics. Hi-res screenshots look ugly - very low-res textures etc.


It isnt a console port.. Both version will ship at the same time.


It happens often. Example: Fahrenheit was released in Europe on both consoles and PC 16 sept and its direct console port

If you look at these PC screenshots you can clearly see: no normal shadows (just dark circles), low-res texture etc - limitations of X-Box's 64 mb RAM

http://www.ag.ru/gallery/14830/143693
http://www.ag.ru/gallery/14830/143710
http://www.ag.ru/gallery/14830/140599
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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 18:17    Post subject:
indeed thats just by making it console friendly in terms of graphics and maybe even interface though for a PC game to be a console port it has to be released on a console first and then PC


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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 18:20    Post subject:
Mutantius wrote:
indeed thats just by making it console friendly in terms of graphics and maybe even interface though for a PC game to be a console port it has to be released on a console first and then PC


yes we need the new consoles than we will have high res textures even in console ports !


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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 18:25    Post subject:
Mutantius wrote:
indeed thats just by making it console friendly in terms of graphics and maybe even interface though for a PC game to be a console port it has to be released on a console first and then PC


Well, those are details Very Happy

The most important thing it will look like X-Box version except you can change resolution. So the only hope left is that gameplay will be good Razz
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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 18:28    Post subject:
KrutojPoc wrote:
Mutantius wrote:
indeed thats just by making it console friendly in terms of graphics and maybe even interface though for a PC game to be a console port it has to be released on a console first and then PC


Well, those are details Very Happy

The most important thing it will look like X-Box version except you can change resolution. So the only hope left is that gameplay will be good Razz


smashing zombie heads is great gameplay
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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 18:50    Post subject:
KrutojPoc wrote:
Mutantius wrote:
indeed thats just by making it console friendly in terms of graphics and maybe even interface though for a PC game to be a console port it has to be released on a console first and then PC


Well, those are details Very Happy

The most important thing it will look like X-Box version except you can change resolution. So the only hope left is that gameplay will be good Razz


Yes, and thats the most important right? Wink


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PostPosted: Wed, 21st Sep 2005 19:01    Post subject:
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Yes, and thats the most important right? Wink


In PC 3D shooter game it not that obvious. Many people may disagree, cuz we already have Farcry, HL2 and Doom 3 Cool
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PostPosted: Sat, 24th Sep 2005 15:43    Post subject:
Groove Games announced that Land of the Dead: Road to Fiddler's Green will ship to retail stores on October 17th, carrying a MSRP of $29.99 for Xbox and $19.99 for PC. The game will offer over 20 single-player levels, 10 multiplayer maps playable via Xbox Live (Xbox) or Internet (PC), 4 game modes including Deathmatch, Capture the Flag and Invasion, as well as a variety of melee and ranged weapons, including Sniper Rifles, Baseball Bats, M16s, Fire Axes and even shovels.

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