It’s been a busy week here at Krooked – we’ve been putting together some great new development and design material which will ultimately find it’s way onto a big chunky patch that we’ll be releasing in due course for Attack of the Zombie Horde. Despite only minimal reviews and publicity, AOTZH has continued to pull in excellent user ratings (thanks guys – we love you too!)
Thanks to everyone in the world (particularly those in America who took the time to write their congressman) demanding an end to the vile turd of a bill that was SOPA. For our amusement, former senator and rich fat-cat Chris Dodd (now the President of the Motion Picture Ass of America and a key player in the inception of SOPA and PIPA) demonstrated that the MPAA is not only corrupt but infinitely stupid as well by making what appears to be an open admission of attempted government bribery. Feel free to sign the government petition in response to this.
In the meantime, , it would seem that ‘Survial Mode Addiction’ has infected quite a few of our AOTZH players…
Xbox gamer and zombie killing supremo:Kagehiro continues to dominate the Solo Multiplayer charts with a new high score of $1,793,419.
Meanwhile, homicidal maniac Akiller4536 appears to be taking breaks only to eat or sleep, gunning down an average of 5,000 to 10,000 zombies per day (!!!) with what can only be described as an obcsene total of 160,667 kills (the numbers rises daily).
Last but certainly not least – it is reasonable to expect that the biggest scores would be on Multplayer Survival and in spite of another record breaking run by DaNK NuG21, TrippleJop and WrecktalbreecH (it was JerpieZ that couldn’t make it this time) a new elite unit has claimed the No 1 spot: top gamers Fli4aWhiteGuy, HaLo, xGARBAGEx and Scrap Monkey slam dunked everyone with their new score of $1,949,830.
Really impressive stuff guys.
As a development team, we’d rather not bore the world with our views on everyday politics… however, today we’re going to make an exception.
If you don’t know what SOPA and PIPA are by now (what planet have you been on?), all you really need to know is this: these two bills/ proposed US laws represent a horrific threat to the internet as we know it, not just in the United States but worldwide. Put simply: they are bad, bad news for all of us.
At this exact moment in time, there are unfortunately several US senators and congressme who are hell bent on controlling and consequently destroying the web as we know it in favour of their own personal financial interests.
So what can YOU do? Tell everyone you know that you want SOPA and PIPA STOPPED. Use Twitter, use Facebook, your blogs, talk about it openly and everywhere.
It doesn’t matter how many new changes and revisions are proposed to these acts – they are fundamentally acts of pure evil.
If you didn’t already know this, well…. you do now. 
Whilst it was just under 3 weeks ago that we released our Xbox Indie title: Attack of the Zombie Horde, we’d actually been sitting on the idea for quite some time. You see, we ourselves love playing games and late one night, we perused the Xbox Indie Marketplace looking for some cheap, instant, co-operative zombie-killing gratification, a search that ultimately ended in disappointment.
Oh sure…. we found plenty of titles with zombies in them. In fact, we were hard pressed to find games that DIDN’T have zombies somewhere in them! We even found a couple of basic twin-stick shooters that we thought might do the job before eventually resigning to the fact that no game was available that could truly satisfy our desire for intense and aggressive blasting action.
The seed for AOTZH had been planted… and we got to work not long after, building the game that we ourselves had wanted to play that night.
AOTZH’s continued climb higher up the worldwide Xbox Indie charts would suggest that we were not alone in our thinking and naturally, we’re delighted that so many people are purchasing the game and enjoying it. As we work to complete our next title, the positive feedback we’ve recieved to-date has been a real motivator.
On to the AOTZH chart rankings:
It seemed like it would just be a matter of time, Akiller4536 finally usurped the crown of Bluttbanner for the Most Homicidal chart by slaying 107,766 undead!
Kagehiro retains the no.1 position on the Single Player Survival chart with a mind-boggling $1,625,454.
And then there was three: DaNK NuG21, JerpieZ and TripleJop teamed up again (this time without WrecktalbreecH) to rack up a new all-time high on the Multi-player chart: $1,848,972.
Seriuously – you guys are good (CRAZY good).
With overwhelming consent that Microsoft has laid a gigantic egg with the navigation and accessibility of the latest Xbox console update, we’d always suspected there would be delay before our Xbox Indie title: Attack of the Zombie Horde started to get much visibility.
However, another review has arrived courtesy of OtakuDante: and you can check it out here. We were encouraged that the review appears to be a very positive one.
Ah yes, another New Year – how exciting!
Why?… cus we’re on a roll! Cast your sarcasm aside (you’re getting old!). 2011 has been an astonishing year for most of us. Not always in a good way of course… it’s been one hell of a ride though.
So what resolutions have you been lying to yourself about? Perhaps you will even disgrace yourself further by announcing them tonight or tomorrow, swiftly proceeded by your ‘epic fail’.
Yes, yes: You’re going to stop smoking, lose weight, change your diet, consume less alcohol, stop biting your nails, get out of debt, get a better job, learn a new language, study more often, plan more trips, volunteer for charity work, keep a journal, get more sleep and spend less time playing video games (get the hell outta here) 
Regardless of your plans and your likely inept willpower, the arrival of the New Year is an opportunity not only to invigorate yourself with positive energy and determination but to also to pause and reflect on some of the spectacular moments we’ve shared/ endured over the last 12 months. So in case you’d forgotten:
Osama Bin Laden, Muammar Gaddafi and Kim Jong-Il all took a dirt nap and joined the Dodos.
Sales of hemorrhoid cream have risen to a record high thanks to the oil company’s increased use of our back passages with their all-time sky-high prices (thanks guys!)
Over 2 billion tv watchers were introduced to Pippa Middleton’s perfect 10 backside. Coincidentally, Pippa’s sister Kate got married to Prince William on the same day.
Of course, it’s not all been fun and games: Major civil unrest and some revolutionary uprisings in Africa and the Middle East (Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain etc) have unfortunately led a lot of innocent people to an early grave. A 9.1 magnitude earthquake triggered a horrifying tsunami that would end up killing almost 20,000 people. Torrential flooding submerged pretty much half of Bangkok (Thailand) and millions of people’s homes remain underwater even now.
NASA may have closed the doors on its Space Shuttle program but it hasn’t stopped the US Military from paying SETI to check the newly discovered Earth-like planet Kepler-22b for aliens. It’s only 600 light years away but let’s not leave anything to chance huh?
Never mind all of that! 2011 has been THE YEAR for new games! Incredible: Skyrim, Dark Souls, Batman Arkham City, BF3, COD MW3, Uncharted 3 and Attack of the Zombie Horde !
Leaving the best for last, can anything come close to the post released on the official CDC government website concerning Preparedness for a Zombie Apocalypse on May 16th ? That’s right: the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have been hard at work researching how best to protect our health and best interests and have even put together a recommended emergency kit in case of a zombie outbreak! You don’t think I’m serious? BELIEVE IT
Whilst the offciially recommended kit includes things like water, food, medications, tools & supplies, sanitation & hygiene clothing etc absolutely no where does it list: Chainsaw, handgun, shotgun, land mines or rifles. WTF?!!
Perhaps the next time the CDC consider advising on zombie related matters, they should consult the REAL EXPERTS on such matters. Do I really need to say who??
Right now, it simply has to be: DA808DOLO (from the United States) who has over 3 days killed tens of thousands of zombies and blasted to the top of both the Single Player Survival Chart ($1,385,501) and the Multi-player Survival chart ($1,492,874) with fellow zombie slayers: TouchyGnat4 and WalkedHarbor31. Stunning.
If the CDC were to look for sheer experience though, they would still need to consult with Blutbanner (from Germany) who has now amassed over 85,845 zombie kills in just over a week. Now THAT is serious dedication my friends!!
Whether you’re out you’re out celebrating in style tonight or sitting back comfortably with a controller in your hand – have a fantastic time! 2012 is going to be AWESOME
Indeed. The feathered gobblers must truly fear November and December. In the United States alone, Thanksgiving dinner and then Christmas dinner equate to about 1,400 million lbs of turkey flesh consumed on those two special days combined. A zombie holocaust simply can’t come soon enough for our feathered friends.
Now if you’re a reasonably balanced human being, you’ll NOT be spending your entire Christmas break glued to a TV screen with a controller in your hand (or sitting in of a PC with one hand on a mouse and the other on the WASD keys). It’s a tough predicament really isn’t it? One half you of you wants to (or at least feels morally obligated to) relax and spend a little quality time with the family and/ or partner and the other half is craving the continuous annihilation of the un-dead. We understand.
Luckily, there is a solution. Here at Krooked Gaming, we like to have the best of both worlds. As such, we suggest that you gather the loved ones around and play a great little board game called “Zombies!!!“ from Twilight Creations. Of course, you’ll need to wait for it to be delivered and for those of us that are somewhat lacking in patience, that’s a bit of a bummer. Nevermind, if it doesn’t arrive at your doorstep quickly enough, you can at least take some satisfaction from knowing that you’ll be better prepared for next year!
Luckly, the Dec 27th is almost upon us! “What’s so special about that day?” (you may ask)… well, the answer is simple: If you’ve stayed away from your beloved games consoles over the last two days, you’ve most certainly earned yourself some solid gaming time. Those needy, concerning family members likely take pity on your gaming addiciton/ affliction and they know you need your fix. Perhaps you’ll have just long enough to topple that Single Player Survival score racked up by zJ450Nz, who’s been sitting back over Christmas with a smug smile knowing that he’s better than all of us (for now at least).
Who ever you are and whatever you’ve been doing….we hope that you -(just like us) are all having a swell Christmas break.
Whilst most of us were scurrying to finish last minute Christmas shopping, many of you instead opted to dig deep and participate in what some might consider an equally benevolent activity (to buying gifts for others) and that’s helping many thousands of undead to find a peaceful resting place.
We’ve only got one word for zJ450Nz… ‘BEAST’. Skitz’s reign at the top of the Single Player Survival chart came to an abrupt halt earlier today when zJ450Nz from the United States shot straight to Number 1 with $1,109,797.
The Multi-player Surival charts weren’t safe either with the ’Dynamic Duo’ of Metric Boom and ZachWhilde blowing the competition away with $1,387,711.
Last but least, it would appear that BLUTBANNER had no intention of relinquishing the top spot of the Homicidal chart either, having now laid to rest over 34,016 zombies.
We knew that you guys would rack up some pretty high scores quickly but we didn’t expect anything like that! You’re already putting our weeks of solid play-testing to shame.
That said, we figure most of you will at least stop for the Christmas break and that might give us just enough time to launch a comeback!
It would appear that we are not alone in our love of zombie extermination – the global charts for Attack of the Zombie Horde are now populated with hundreds of names.
A quick heads up on the Global High Score List: You must be logged into an Xbox Live Account to have your Survival scores recorded in the Global Charts.
Outstanding work by gamers DMF Kiento21 and NightKing13 who teamed up on Survivor Multiplayer to take 1st place with $184,113.
Special mention also goes to BLUTBANNER who ammassed a total of 19,978 zombie kills yesterday.
Last mention goes to our very own Skitz ftw who has thrown down the gauntlet in Survivor Single Player with $1,004,662.. an act that shall not long go unpunished!
Lots of great feedback over the last 24 hours from friends (new and old) from all over the world – thanks guys, we really appreciate the support! Keeping spreading the love!
Yes indeed, at last… Attack of the Zombie Horde is now fully available for download from the Xbox Indie Games Marketplace.
Please note: After the recently updated Xbox dashboard changes, the Indie Games section can now be found under ‘Game Types’ in the Games Marketplace. So, if you don’t know already – this is how you get there:
* Enter the the ‘games‘ section (from the main menu) and select ‘Game Marketplace‘.
* Inside the marketplace you’ll find a section called: ‘games ‘- select that… (your’re almost there!!!)
* Select ‘Game Type‘ and there you will see: Indie Games.
* Once inside Indie Games, you should see us pretty quickly.
Download the full game or the free trial and enjoy!…
(and don’t forget to rate us with those all important 5 stars – which means clicking that damn button 3 times! Could MS have made this whole process any harder? Not sure there! – Thanks guys and happy hunting!
If this is your first glimpse at our Krooked minds…
welcome!
Here you may begin gorging on what will grow to become a
feast of sweet and yet ever-so-slightly twisted updates from the Krooked team where
our humble but always malevolent approach will help further blur the boundaries
of acceptability between your ‘real life’ and your much more interesting
‘gaming life’ .
Just don’t ask us to thank you if you’ve been here before
(you know who you are!). We’ve cleaned house a little and got rid of a lot of
old news items. We’ll happily give you a nod for persevering or tolerating our
extended absence from the PR world over the last year but just don’t ask us to
apologise.
The simple fact is, we’ve been working like maniacs to get a
number of titles built and released for the Xbox Indy Marketplace and our very
first title: ’Attack of the Zombie Horde‘ is about to be released to the big, bad
world.
We can tell you with absolute confidence that we’ve enjoyed
making this title a hell of a lot more than you’ll enjoy playing it. Seriously,
play-testing your very own zombie shooter has been a highly satisfying, sometimes
even esoteric experience.
We invite you to download a copy of this handiwork in aid of
at least temporarily satisfying your homicidal desires. Not only is it morally
acceptable, some would even argue that it’s downright responsible, to make sure
that anything that is dead, stays dead. Thus, all zombies must be killed… again
and again and again!
