Fri, Sep 10, 2010 | 20:37 BST
Activison formally announces Blood Drive with November release
Blood Drive. A post-apocalyptic gladiator arena filled with zombies with attitudes and armored war machines.
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Activision has announced a November release for Blood Drive, a game in which contestants use vehicles to battle each other and zombies “in a televised game show” featuring tournaments and six different environments.
In it, you will face “undead frat boys, cops, strippers and bachelorette partiers, each with their own special brand of death and devastation – and ways to die”.
The game also features multiplayer modes where up to four folks can drop in and drop out of the bloodbath at any time.
“Over-the-top vehicular combat and zombies are two things that go great together,“ said Activison’s David Pokress. “What more is there to say?”
No exact date was included in the press release, but GameStop has it listed as a November 2 release in the US on PS3 and Xbox 360, and Game has it down for November 19 in the UK.
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Posted in: Action, Activision Blizzard, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: blood drive, vehicle mayhem with zombies, zombies
13 comments
#1
2plus2equals5
10/09/10, 6:18 pm
Carmageddon returns! Yeah!
#2
Gheritt White
10/09/10, 6:22 pm
Isn’t this just a multi-plat Twisted Metal?
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#3
guapo
10/09/10, 7:16 pm
Is this a downloadable game? Looks like a downloadable game.
#4
Dr.Ghettoblaster
10/09/10, 7:17 pm
Gherrit you took the words right out of my head. Twisted Metal. Hope they got the kahuunas to bring something really special..those pics look pretty shitty to me
#5
itsucks
10/09/10, 7:19 pm
Well, it already looks better and with much more color…
Not really, i hope it’s a carmageddon revival.
#6
guapo
10/09/10, 7:39 pm
I don’t remember twisted metal having zombies. Then again the last one i played was #2. This seems to be focused on killing non-motorized npc’s (cops, zombies, etc.) as well as other vehicles. Every car(vehicle) combat game is NOT twisted metal.
#7
DaMan
10/09/10, 7:53 pm
I fail to see how this resembles Twisted Metal. it looks like a Carmageddon style game.
#8
DSB
10/09/10, 8:01 pm
Carmageddon never had weapons though. And the kooky cars do resemble Twisted Metals art style.
I guess they’re going for a mix.
Personally I think that’s missing the point. I always felt like Carmageddon blew Twisted Metal off the road. It was just awesome to use the car itself as a weapon, rather than just strapping a gun on it and using it like any old boring tank.
#9
DaMan
10/09/10, 8:35 pm
I did prefer Carmageddon to TM/Vigilante 8 myself due to it’s combat, but also because of the scope and everything else. it blew those console games out of the water to be honest.
#10
onlineatron
10/09/10, 10:41 pm
Is vehicle combat coming back?
It seems like a REALLY outdated genre, but heck, if fighting games can come back then this can too.
Twisted Metal, Blood Drive, Red Factions: Battlegrounds; Lets hope they are all great!
#11
frostquake
11/09/10, 3:07 am
Zombies and Cars..count me in, unless it is Too Expensive..Hope not!
EDIT: CRAP, just checked Gamestop..$55.00 US..NO Freaking way… SIGH!!! If it was $29.99 then fine..but not at that High Price!!
#12
NightCrawler1970
11/09/10, 8:33 am
Old memories comming back, when i was young, looks like Carmageddon, just run them over to gain more time or eliminate AI aponent, then you won the game, hopefully the price is right
#13
DJ Deathstar
11/09/10, 10:00 am
Apparently the game is being developed by Sidhe Interactive, the guys who made Shatter for PSN