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Sega Europe announces adults-only HotD: Overkill pack

Posted by Graham. Filed under Europe, G, News, Nintendo Wii. Tagged with Adults-Only, Headstrong Games, House of the Dead, Overkill.

Sega Europe has just announced a very special adults-only House of the Dead: Overkill pre-order pack.  The pack contains the game, limited edition slip case and (the best bit) a limited edition graphic novel.

The bad news is that it seems this deal is only available for PAL territories, so all you US fans could be out of luck.  There is a possibility this could change, but right now the pack has only been announced for PAL regions.

Check after the break for full details and screenshots.

Hands-on preview: House of the Dead: Overkill

Posted by Graham. Filed under Europe, G, News, Nintendo Wii, Preview. Tagged with Hands on, Headstrong Games, House of the Dead, Overkill.

The more observant of you might have noticed my little Twitter message  (see right-hand column on site), so hopefully some of you will have seen this coming.

Earlier this week, Sega Nerds was invited by those sexy chaps at Sega Europe to get some hands-on time with the upcoming Wii-exclusive House of the Dead: Overkill.

Unfortunately, as the game is still in development, I wasn’t able to play a full version. Instead my hands-on time was spent with a specially made demo, which contained just the second level from the game - Bayou County General Hospital.

While Overkill is the latest installment in the franchise, the game is actually a prequel to the original Arcade and Saturn title.  Because of this earlier setting, developer Headstrong Games has opted to give the title a cheesy 1970’s horror movie vibe, complete with film grain effects, bad acting and some wonderfully over-the-top voice-overs.

Halloween Nerdaway: Winners announcement

Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News. Tagged with Contest, Halloween Nerdaway, House of the Dead, Overkill, Winners.

It’s time for us to announce the winners of our Halloween Nerdaway.  But before we do, we have a bit of an extra surprise.  Now, the more observant of you might think there is a mistake in that title, as we originally listed that the winner would win a House of the Dead: Overkill press kit and a limited edition t-shirt. 

But you’d be wrong.  It seems that Sega likes us so much, that they are in fact going to give out two sets of the original prize listed, which means we will have two winners for the contest!  So another big thank you to Sega Europe for doubling the prizes, and for being so damn sexy.  

Without further ado, I shall reveal our two winners of the “House of the Dead caption contest.”

Last day for Halloween Nerdaway

Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News. Tagged with Caption, Contest, Halloween, House of the Dead, Nerdaway, Overkill.

That’s right, this is the final reminder for the Halloween Nerdaway, aka House of the Dead Caption Contest.  The contest closes at midnight tonight - we’ll be going with midnight for the West coast of America, to give everyone a chance to enter.

In case you missed the other two posts, all you have to do is think up a funny caption for the above image and you can either send us an email, (seganerds@gmail.com) or leave a comment on any of the contest posts (including this one) with your caption.

All we need is your caption right now, once we announce the winner, we will ask him/her for any extra details needed.  For more information on the contest, check here.

Good luck to all entrants!

House of the Dead: Overkill contest reminder

Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News, Nintendo Wii. Tagged with Contest, House of the Dead, Overkill.

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Hey all, this is a reminder that we are still running the House of the Dead: Overkill contest, but it closes midnight on Friday night (Saturday morning), so you have just a couple of days to get your entries in!

Gamereactor interviews Headstrong Games

Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Interviews, News, Nintendo Wii, Video. Tagged with Gamereactor, Games Convention, Headstrong Games, House of the Dead, House of the Dead Overkill, Leipzig.

Gamereactor has recently posted up an interview with Headstrong Games’ Studio Head, Bradley Crooks, on the upcoming House of the Dead: Overkill game.

The interview talks a bit about how the game came to be, the ‘Grindhouse’ influence, how it differs from other House of the Dead titles and also a bit on something called “Wii View.”

Wii View will allow players to look off the normal camera perspective, and it helps add to the drop-in drop-out co-op play the game offers.  Bradley comments how it is no longer just two players sharing the same screen and players need to work together utilise the Wii View feature effectively. 

Also of note, is that the Wii Motion Plus feature will no be incorporated into the game.  Apparently HotD:Overkill has been finely tuned without it, and the company sees no need to include it.  Which is fair enough, Ghost Squad and House of the Dead: 2&3 Return play fine on the Wii, so I see no reason why this game can’t also.

[Source: Gamereactor]
[Special Thanks: Bengt via email]

Take a gander at the awesome House of the Dead: Overkill press kit

Posted by Graham. Filed under Europe, G, News, Nintendo Wii. Tagged with Games Convention, Headstrong Games, House of the Dead, House of the Dead Overkill, Leipzig.

Possibly one of the best things about Sega’s announcement for the new House of the Dead: Overkill game, is this freaking awesome press kit that was sent out.

The press kit is made to look like an old VHS tape, with the cover making the game look/sound more like a cheesey old B-grade zombie movie (just like the games).

  

   

Check after the break for loads more images.

Germany bans MADWORLD and House of the Dead: Overkill

Posted by George. Filed under Europe, George, Nintendo Wii. Tagged with House of the Dead, MadWorld.

Germany has apparently said that the content in both MADWORLD and House of the Dead: Overkill has to be changed if they want to sell the product in Germany. It doesn’t seem like Sega will comply. I side with Sega on this issue, because censoring is lame. Especially censoring games that are still in development.

Though the world is not bleak for Germans, since Germany and the rest of Europe all use Pal, so Germans could just import it from a nearby country and not even need a bootloader. However, I think this will affect sales in the end, sadly.

[Source:  NintendoEverything]
[Image: Wikipedia]

Confirmed: House of the Dead Overkill, exclusively for the Wii

Posted by Graham. Filed under Europe, G, News, Nintendo Wii, Video. Tagged with Games Convention, GC 2008, Headstrong Games, House of the Dead, House of the Dead Overkill, Leipzig.

The other day we reported that Headstrong Games would be announcing their new Wii title at this year’s Leipzig Games Convention.Rumours and speculation have been flying around since last night as to what the game might be, and due to some leaked information, many people were right on the money - a new House of the Dead game is headed for the Wii.

Sega has now officially announced the game, and we can give you all the juicy details, screenshots and the uncut trailer above (apparently the original one on YouTube was cut).

Check after the break for more details, screenshots and official press release.

House of the Dead EX screenshots look awesome

Posted by George. Filed under Arcade, George, Japan. Tagged with EX, House of the Dead, Screenshots.

House of the Dead EX is the latest spin off in the House of the Dead series. This one will be full of minigames, all featuring zombies. Some of the confirmed minigames include zombie sumo, zombie apple picking, zombie bowling, and zombie rock ‘n’ roll. All minigames will be played with a light gun and foot pedals, the cabinet will be a modified version of the one used for 2 Spicy.

“Enjoy your life,” this could be the new House of the Dead catch phrase. Move over “Suffer like G did.”

[Images and Info via The Magicbox]

Hit the jump for more screenshots and some artwork images..