The Zombie and Modern Gaming

Luke Plunkett over at Kotaku has put up a great feature article covering zombies in video games.  It’s a good read, and he makes a lot of good points and cleveer observations regarding the role that zombies play in the entertainment media.  Check it out.

Zombie!!!  Games of the Living Dead [Kotaku]

Regardless of Color, They’re All Zombies on the Inside

The New York Times has posted a video game review for Resident Evil 5, the latest entry in Capcom’s genre-founding series.  Less of a review and more of a commentary on the controversy surrounding the game’s African setting, Schiesel does an eloquent job of pointing out the simple fact that those swept up in the allegedly racist content could not seem to see:  there were white and Hispanic zombies long before there were African zombies in the series, and all of them required the same treatment.

There’s No Time to Rest Until the Last Zombie in Africa Is Toast [The New York Times]