Zombies boardgame coming to consoles next year.
10-15-08 | 05:44 AM
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Zombies boardgame coming to consoles next year.
From the ZombiesBG yahoo group...
For those of you who haven't seen the board game more info can be found here http://www.twilightcreationsinc.com/ and here http://www.boardgamegeek.com/wiki/pa...1%21%21_series
Hey Now,
For a while now there has been great speculation about a Zombies!!! video game. Well, if you have been waiting for something official, Here it is:
Zombies!!! to Become Video Game
The immensely popular Zombies!!!® Board Game is set to hit the video game world in 2009. Twilight Creations, Inc., the publishers of the game, has reached an agreement with Big Rooster, LLC, an entertainment software company, to develop the Zombies!!! board game into a video game property.
Initially the game will be developed for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the Steam online game distribution website according to Timothy Gerritsen, Executive Director of Big Rooster. Later releases may include the Nintendo DS and Wii systems.
"Zombies!!! is a perfect game for the Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation 3 Network," said Mr. Gerritsen. "We were surprised that no one had seen the huge potential in the Zombies!!! property."
Originally released in 2001, Zombies!!! has been a consistent seller and is considered one of the core products in the hobby-game industry. The base set has sold over 125,000 copies worldwide. It has also spawned many expansions and spin-offs. Combined, Zombies!!! products have sold in excess of 300,000 units.
In Zombies!!! players race around the board trying to find a way to escape the ever-growing zombie horde. The game is simple to play and extremely addictive according to its fans. The tile based board and the many expansions work to keep the game fresh and new each time you play it.
"We are tremendously excited," said Twilight Creations' President Todd Breitenstein adding, "This is a great opportunity for both of our companies. Zombies!!! is a great property and we really can't wait to share it with a much broader audience."
Twilight Creations, Inc., founded in 2002, is a Kentucky board game publisher based in the city of Cold Spring. In addition to the Zombies!!! line, Twilight Creations also publishes many successful lines such as the Haunting House series and ZombieTown.
Big Rooster, LLC is a videogame development company based in Madison Wisconsin and was founded in 2006 by a group of videogame industry veterans. Big Rooster develops games for the PC and for latest generation game systems, such as Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii.
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We are really excited and will be sure to keep everyone updated as we work through the development process.
See ya,
Todd and Kerry
For a while now there has been great speculation about a Zombies!!! video game. Well, if you have been waiting for something official, Here it is:
Zombies!!! to Become Video Game
The immensely popular Zombies!!!® Board Game is set to hit the video game world in 2009. Twilight Creations, Inc., the publishers of the game, has reached an agreement with Big Rooster, LLC, an entertainment software company, to develop the Zombies!!! board game into a video game property.
Initially the game will be developed for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the Steam online game distribution website according to Timothy Gerritsen, Executive Director of Big Rooster. Later releases may include the Nintendo DS and Wii systems.
"Zombies!!! is a perfect game for the Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation 3 Network," said Mr. Gerritsen. "We were surprised that no one had seen the huge potential in the Zombies!!! property."
Originally released in 2001, Zombies!!! has been a consistent seller and is considered one of the core products in the hobby-game industry. The base set has sold over 125,000 copies worldwide. It has also spawned many expansions and spin-offs. Combined, Zombies!!! products have sold in excess of 300,000 units.
In Zombies!!! players race around the board trying to find a way to escape the ever-growing zombie horde. The game is simple to play and extremely addictive according to its fans. The tile based board and the many expansions work to keep the game fresh and new each time you play it.
"We are tremendously excited," said Twilight Creations' President Todd Breitenstein adding, "This is a great opportunity for both of our companies. Zombies!!! is a great property and we really can't wait to share it with a much broader audience."
Twilight Creations, Inc., founded in 2002, is a Kentucky board game publisher based in the city of Cold Spring. In addition to the Zombies!!! line, Twilight Creations also publishes many successful lines such as the Haunting House series and ZombieTown.
Big Rooster, LLC is a videogame development company based in Madison Wisconsin and was founded in 2006 by a group of videogame industry veterans. Big Rooster develops games for the PC and for latest generation game systems, such as Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii.
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We are really excited and will be sure to keep everyone updated as we work through the development process.
See ya,
Todd and Kerry
10-15-08 | 11:19 AM
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I have had a tabletop copy for over a year now and have never learned it.
10-15-08 | 11:31 AM
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I think Zombies!!! is a lot of fun. I play it at my friends' house sometimes. They have the main game, plus the mall and military base expansions. We always thought it would be a good game to put on Live. Hopefully this turns out well.
