Zombie Game Announcement
We have decided to release the first meaningful teaser for Binary Space’s upcoming game! While we are still giving away very little at this point, we can divulge that the game will be about those rather popular brain hungry zombies. I can hear you groan all the way from Australia, “another zombie game?”. How dare you! …I mean, yes another zombie game! However being a huge zombie movie and game fan I can tell you it will be completely unlike any zombie game before it.
I must have wanted to do a zombie game ever since I first saw Dawn of the Dead who knows how many years ago. Then when the new version of that movie came out, shortly followed by 28 days later and others, I developed a bit of an interest in all things zombie and survivalist. I’ve wasted many an hour and much of my own precious brainz playing Left 4 Dead, The Last Stand 1 and 2, and also tried out Pop Caps latest game Plants Vs Zombies, however I can’t understand all the hype surrounding it. I’ve also devoured World War Z (did you know the movie is coming out end of this year?), The Zombie Survival Guide and numerous other zombie novels. The only thing remaining is to go on one of those zombie walks…hmmm.
When compared to existing zombie games, ours will be in an untried and untested genre, with different game play, and quite different graphics. The game has just reached its first playable state, which is quite exciting, and the scariest thing about it is that the game play will present a lot of new challenges that haven’t really been tackled before. Well I can’t say much more but I’m confident we will soon be bringing you zombie madness in a way that should get you pretty excited.
Concept art from Binary Space's upcoming Flash Zombie Game
The concept art you are looking at here was illustrated by myself (Jay) and it’s one of my first few attempts at any sort of “real art”, drawn using Photoshop CS2 and a Wacom. This particular image was copied from a photograph of a foggy street in the US, where I could envisage people leaning from windows and firing out. So I copied the street and then added in the people and zombies afterwards, keeping their forms extremely simple to hide my lack of skills in that department! I feel it works well for the subject matter though, luckily for me! It could probably use another zombie up closer so you really know what they are, but I’m on a bit of a schedule and my skills possibly aren’t developed enough to tackle a highly detailed rotting corpse close up!
Finally try not to read into the image too much, its much like the box art from old Amiga games – it certainly doesn’t represent the game play, genre or POV at all! Well, it does a little…
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Until next time!
Would love to beta test your game. I’ve been beta testing since I started gaming 11 years ago. My most recent beta testing experience was with Fallen Earth. I’m also a HUGE zombie fan! Additionally, I have a diverse technical background.
Thanks for your time and I wish you the best of luck with your upcoming game!
~Mark
Hell yeah! It seems like we’ve done the same things… wasted loads of time on L4D, read and re-read World War Z & the Zombie Survival guide – can’t get enough of it.
I had a really good idea for a zombie MMORPG along the lines of World of Warcraft, but have neither that talent or the knowledge of how to get it going / created. But your upcoming game sounds exciting, so I’ll be staying tuned for updates… can’t wait!
Same here :) i’ve been looking for a good zombie survival game for a while. All the ones i’ve played are more horror based. L4D has been the best one so far but I’d like something more in depth.
I’ll follow as well.
that sounds great i would love to beta test your game iv been into zombies for 9 years and im only 13 ive been interested in zombies since i was 5 i love zombies and what they do and it might sound creepy but,,,,,…….i kinda want a real zombie apocalypse to happen not because peaple will die , its because i love zombies and i have allot of survival skills that ill probebly never get to show so yea i would love to beta test it for you so please let me i would appreciate it verry much
ohh one other thing if you let me beta test your game ill give you all my suggestions for a new zombie experience :} thanks for readin this your friend zack!!!!!
Great, can’t waint to play it… when i play your game i always pretend i’m one of the policemen and the others are my friends… can’t wait to actaully control them. =)
Oh well, here’s an idea, maybe you could name the policemen, like Constable Dannydaninja or something? i don’t know just an idea, i think i’m going to play your game now.
hey, i just found your game today, its freakn AWSOME!!! but one thing i like with zombies is some sort of military action, maybe you could either have a main cahracter the must survive being you as a lone soldier finding survivors or policemen, or you could make military checkpoints throughout the area were you have to get to and defend… dontforget possibly vehicles too, and military should have semi/ full auto weapons… just an idea, but great work!!!!
I certainly would LOVE to beta test this new game. I love zombies, I love RTS, what’s not to love? I found out about your simulator today and I LOVE it. It makes me think of the astronauts on the ISS in World War Z. Anyway, if you need beta testers, sign me up.
Amazing! I cannot wait for this game! Actually, you’ve brought up an interesting possibility, leaving the zombies and no more than dark shadows! As no survivor would ever wave a flashlight around, this would make modeling and graphics needs low, while still making a good game. But if your going to do this right,then you must use the Zombie Handbook! Maybe using modes such as defense(in a variety of buildings) and offence(possibly as a soldier)!
sign me up for beta testing
I would love to try out this game
Huge fan of zombies in general! I have only beta tested a few games… but I love doing it! sign me up.
Zombies are my favourite genre of movies and games. Hopefully this will be good. I also have an idea, but that’s more for PC, Xbox 360, PS3 and PSP sort of idea.
OMG can’t wait till it’s released i have finished most Zombie games and watched almost all zombie movies haven’t read many books of zombie’s though but I’m really looking forward to it I’d definitely love to be a Beta tester!
YAY ive been looking for a good zombie game for years i loved last stand I hated L4D. But this This just looks like zombie lovely. I say Arm your selfs for the new zombie world :)
ZOMBIES!!!! :D