Activision 
has never been afraid to go big with its expansions for Call of Duty, but the next bit of downloadable content makes an offer you might not want to refuse.
Uprising, the next downloadable expansion for the billion-selling shooter, will feature four new diverse multiplayer maps and a new Zombie mode that features four of Hollywood’s go-to actors for mafia-themed films.
For 
a lot of folks, running isn’t exactly a pleasant form of exercise, but now there’s a game that can make it a little more fun. Zombies! Run! Is an audio adventure game that unfolds between the songs you listen to as you exercise.
Most 
action games featuring zombies use blood and gore as a crutch, but Zombie Gunship turns things around.
If you’re looking 
for a plot-driven zombie game, Zombieville USA 2 isn’t it. If, however, you’re looking for a straightforward battle against hordes of the undead, it’s right up your alley. The violence in the game is nonstop, but cartoonish — almost cute. And the selection of weapons is refreshingly wide. What’s best about the game is there’s no set way to play. You can storm into the thick of battle, guns blazing, or spend most of the level’s allotted time running away.
Especially noteworthy is the game’s cooperative play mode (via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi), which makes it a social app. And kudos to the developers for bypassing the easy in-app purchase route, forcing players to earn their upgrades.
Zombie games are a bit 
played out in the App Store. Generally, if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all — shoot the shuffling (or sometimes speedy) undead as they try to devour your cranium. Zombie Gunship turns the genre on its ear, though, taking you off the ground and reinvigorating things in the process. Using a grainy infrared camera, you’ll shoot the zombies from an attack airplane, while trying to save civilians running for cover. The game’s pacing is also slower than most zombie games as well, which works to its benefit.
Using a word like “realism” with a zombie game seems wrong, but the game does feel more like a simulation than a gory fantasy game — ditching background music and colorful graphics for a stark feel that works wonderfully with the formula. The result? One of the smartest zombie games to come out on any platform.
Call of Mini: Zombies certainly offers 
players plenty of options in terms of firepower and characters, but ultimately it’s another “me too” title that cribs the gameplay style of another title. The juxtaposition of the grim-faced but toy-like characters (and zombies) with the copious amounts of blood feels like the old Joe Camel ads — something that’s meant for an older audience that’s being targeted at kids. Even for older players, though, the game falls flat, with no co-op or multiplayer mode — and just two maps that you explore again and again. In an overcrowded genre, this app really fails to stand out.
While its excessive use of cartoon gore makes 
ZombieSmash HD a poor choice for young players, older players may be charmed by the game. It’s a slightly different take on the reliable tower defense genre, where waves upon waves of enemies rush your stronghold, but flicking them away is fun. The game also requires a bit of strategy in determining when best to use the weapons in your reserve. (There’s something satisfying about flattening zombies with wrecking balls.) It’s frenetic action that doesn’t get boring — and the game offers several different modes (campaign, endless siege, and sandbox), that offer a good bit of variety.
Zombie Infection HD tries to follow the path 
set by classic zombie survival games like Resident Evil 4, but it falls far short. The graphics are middling, at best. The story is ridiculous. And the zombies really aren’t that scary. The game also features some sloppy programming — like when zombies crawl through the middle of a roof, instead of up the side of a building. The controls aren’t intuitive and don’t react fast enough for a game in this genre. For 99 cents, it might be worth it for fans of zombie films. For anything more, though, it’s not worth it for anyone.
Despite what it might sounds like, PopCap World
is not an amusement park – although it probably would be a really cool one.
Instead, PopCap Games is partnering with NCsoft to create an online multiplayer social game service in Korea. The service will offer 13 free-to-play games with optional paid elements in the queue for the coming months.
GameStop has taken a few knocks for being behind the times when
it comes to digital distribution, but now the brick and mortar retailer is showing at least some awareness of the online world. It just might not be exactly what investors were hoping for.
The company has launched the Facebook game “Gangsta Zombies” through its Jolt Online Gaming arm. It’s the second social media game the company has released.
Chris Morris: Journalist 