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Capcom released today a two-part gameplay video from its forthcoming title Resident Evil 6.  Both focus solely on Leon Kennedy.

The game is arriving in stores on October 2nd.

It has been ten years since the incident at Raccoon City and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place. Raccoon City survivor and personal friend of the President, Leon S. Kennedy, arrives to find the President transformed beyond recognition by a bioterrorist attack. Leon is forced to make the hardest decision he has ever made.  At the same, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance Member, Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack.  

Check out the videos inside!

Resident Evil: Retribution star Milla Jovovich will be participating in a live global streaming webchat leading up to the launch of the film's trailer today, Thursday, June 14th at 11:00am EDT at the Regal Union Square Cinemas in New York.

You can log on to Facebook.com/ResidentEvilMovie to watch the Q&A live or use the player below; the event is being translated into ten languages worldwide. The full trailer will be posted online after the webchat.

Resident Evil: Retribution is the fifth installment of the wildly successful film franchise that has grossed nearly $700 million worldwide to date. Screen Gems will release Resident Evil: Retribution, in state-of-the art 3D, in the United States on September 14, 2012. 

Bigpoint is prepping the release of its anticipated free-to-play (F2P) browser-based title, Universal Monsters Online.

The game, which Bigpoint is developing in collaboration with Universal Partnerships & Licensing, will enable players to experience Universal’s iconic cast of classic monsters in a highly-competitive Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) setting.

Taking on the persona of Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, and The Creature from the Black Lagoon – among many other notable monsters from Universal’s rich history – players compete with and against each other in a blend of combat and strategic game play.

Like all Bigpoint titles, Universal Monsters Online will be F2P. In-game currency can be used to purchase items such as new characters (after a free-trial period), unique character skins, and special abilities.

The Maxis Label of Electronic Arts Inc. revealed it will release The Sims 3 Supernatural Expansion Pack for PC/Mac is in development and will launch worldwide in September 2012.

The latest offering from The Sims Studio allows players to create and live out the lives of supernatural Sims like werewolves, witches, vampires and fairies. Curse or charm your Sims’ lives with powerful spells, volatile elixirs and magical abilities in a world of strange happenings, spooky surprises and even the occasional zombie attack.

“With a variety of deep and mysterious supernatural lifestyles to choose from, The Sims 3 Supernatural allows players to dive into powerful new gameplay that showcases a darker side of The Sims,” says Scott Evans, General Manager of The Sims Studio. “This pack introduces a fresh perspective while maintaining the characteristic playfulness, humor and innovation of our studio. With The Sims 3 Supernatural, we are adding a wealth of rich creative possibilities, surprising new content and intriguing storylines to the world of The Sims 3.”

At this point, filmmaker James Gunn has a pretty decent run of genre movies under his belt, writing the screenplays for Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead remake and the Scooby Doo film before getting behind the camera to direct twisted movies like Slither and last year's violent superhero tale Super.

In the last few years, Gunn's been exploring a variety of other mediums with his hilariously irreverent webseries "PG Porn" and as a judge on the reality TV show "Scream Queens," so it was only a matter of time before he'd finally bring his sense of humor and love for gore to video games with Lollipop Chainsaw, which follows the journey of Juliet Starling, a cheerleader with a chainsaw, who must take on a high school full of zombies.

ShockTillYouDrop.com got on the phone with one of our favorite filmmakers to interview, a couple weeks back, and he was as enthusiastic and funny when talking about his latest project as he is for any of his movies.

Sony has revealed two photos from the upcoming Resident Evil: Retribution, we suspect, in anticipation of a rumored new trailer that is on the way.

The images feature Alice (Milla Jovovich) and Ada Wong (Bingbing Li).

In the film, the Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice (Milla Jovovich), awakens in the heart of Umbrella's most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, Alice continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak; a chase that takes her from Tokyo to New York, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, culminating in a mind-blowing revelation that will force her to rethink everything that she once thought to be true. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, Alice must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The countdown has begun.

Opening in theaters on September 14, the fifth installment stars Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Sienna Guillory, Kevin Durand, Shawn Roberts, Colin Salmon, Johann Urb, Boris Kodjoe and Li Bingbing.

From the mind of Joe Madureira comes a full-blown Darksiders II digital comic series from Dark Horse Comics.

Delving into the days before the Apocalypse, Darksiders II: Death’s Door is a pivotal contribution to the world of the anticipated new game.  Created in collaboration with THQ’s Vigil GamesTM, the studio co-founded by Joe Madureira, this original story follows Death, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, on a mission to destroy a rogue demon.

Chasing the creature across magical realms and even through time, Death’s quest takes him on a heart-pounding adventure that reveals some of the greatest mysteries of the games.

Today, at E3, Nintendo revealed its line-up for the upcoming Wii U home console including the title ZombiU.  You'll find the visually cool trailer after the jump.

The Wii U console launches this holiday season and introduces the Wii U GamePad, a controller with a 6.2-inch touch screen that redefines how people interact with their games, their entertainment and one another. Video game publishers from around the world, including Ubisoft, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Electronic Arts, SEGA, THQ and NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. are demonstrating how their biggest franchises are being reimagined for Wii U.

Ubisoft's ZombiU puts players in the middle of London circa 2012 where an outbreak has infected the population, destroying their humanity and turning them into mindless monsters. 

Game Trailers has landed the first trailer and gameplay footage from Electronic Arts' Dead Space 3.  It looks like all of those rumors of Isaac Clark venturing to an ice planet were true...

E3 is upon us and the game news is a-flowin'.  On the horror tip, Capcom has officially released its full trailer for Resident Evil 6, expected to hit on October 2nd.

It has been ten years since the incident at Raccoon City and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place. Raccoon City survivor and personal friend of the President, Leon S. Kennedy, arrives to find the President transformed beyond recognition by a bioterrorist attack. Leon is forced to make the hardest decision he has ever made.  At the same, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance Member, Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack.

Ahead of E3, Konami has revealed its trailer for the forthcoming game Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2.  This teaser is pretty gorgeous as it depicts Gabriel Belmont, the game's protagonist, taking on an army with his supernatural abilities.  The game is expected to arrive sometime in 2013.

Following the success of Chronicle, director Josh Trank's future was up in the air.  Does he do a sequel?  The Fantastic Four reboot?  The Spider-Man spin-off, Venom?  Which project does he tackle next?  Who knows?  But the bottom line was: Trank was in a good place with lots of options.

Deadline is reporting he'll - at some point - take on the video game adaptation Shadow of Colossus for Sony Pictures.  And what an undertaking this film is going to be.

It's usually a bittersweet moment when a comic book becomes a video game.  As a fan, we get excited because it's our favorite comic book come to life and we get to be a part of it, but more often than not it's about as disappointing as when one of the "big two" announce a big summer event series and it is ultimately lackluster (looking at you Avengers vs X-Men).  Having said that, there are still plenty of comic books out there that could do with a good video game.

If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know that while I don't play a lot of video games, Batman: Arkham City really captured me as it did everyone else.  That game is nearly perfect and the same formula could be applied to essentially any comic book hero or series and it would work.  For the sake of not sounding repetitive, I've limited myself to only choosing the Arkham City formula for one series, just so we can have a wide variety of styles here.

Now, let's put something on the proverbial table here before we get cracking.  This list is, of course, my opinion and the style of video game that I've chosen for each comic book might not be what you consider “fun” or “cool” or whatever the kids say these days but it's what I like, so let's be cool in the comments section.

The TV show and comic book have gone on very different paths, but one thing has remained constant: The Walking Dead characters constantly face tough choices.  Kill a zombie or sneak past it?  Risk your life for supplies or escape to safety and hope for a better opportunity later?  Chop a dude’s hand off or leave him to do it himself?  It provides a lot of “What would I do in that situation” type thinking, so it’s no surprise that the franchise’s first video game is all about choices, with minimal action.  

And who better to deliver that sort of gameplay-lite approach to a big license than Telltale Games, who have tackled Jurassic Park and Back To The Future as well?  I’m sure some folks would prefer a Resident Evil type survival horror adventure game, but this version actually fits the approach of the comic quite nicely – lots of talk, lots of characters, minimal but just enough action to keep you interested…in terms of the original work’s spirit, it’s probably one of the most successful licensed games in recent memory.

Blizzard Entertainment has released this new TV spot for Diablo III, coming for the PC and Mac on May 15.

In Diablo III, players take on the role of one of five heroic characters -- barbarian, witch doctor, wizard, monk, or demon hunter -- and engage in pulse-pounding combat with endless legions of evil. As they undertake an epic quest to rid Sanctuary from the corrupting forces of the Burning Hells, players will explore diverse and perilous settings, grow in experience and ability, acquire artifacts of incredible power, and meet key characters who’ll join them in battle or aid them in other ways.

Whoever said diamonds are a girl’s best friends obviously has never met Juliet Starling’s sisters in Lollipop Chainsaw.  Juliet’s big sis, Cordelia, is an expert zombie hunter and never leaves home without her trusty sniper rifle – the perfect tool for picking off the undead at long range.  The baby Starling of the family, Rosalind, might only be 16, but that doesn’t mean she can’t slay zombies, too!

Watch a new live-action commercial for Mortal Kombat for PS Vita, coming to the U.S. on May 1st complete with all the content and DLC from the PS3 version as well as a new Challenge Tower II designed around PS Vita's hardware features.

A new Italian trailer - entitled "Captivate" - for Capcom's anticipated video game sequel, Resident Evil 6, has hit the web this morning, revealing new footage.

This title is reportedly now hitting shelves on October 2nd.  That's a lot sooner than the November 20th date Capcom announced.  Hopefully, we'll have confirmation on that earlier date soon.

It has been ten years since the incident at Raccoon City and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place. Raccoon City survivor and personal friend of the President, Leon S. Kennedy, arrives to find the President transformed beyond recognition by a bioterrorist attack. Leon is forced to make the hardest decision he has ever made. 

At the same, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance Member, Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack.

After a long, strenuous day of decapitating zombies and eating strawberry lollipops, the last thing Juliet wants to worry about is her dirty wardrobe.  Getting rid of the bits of decaying zombie flesh, massive amounts of blood and that putrid undead smell from her cheerleader outfit is no easy task.

Enter ZOM-BE-GONE, the latest in detergent technology from Lollipop Chainsaw.  With ZOM-BE-GONE, Juliet’s clothes transform from “caked on spleen to totally clean!”

Check out the how the real-life Juliet gets rid of her toughest clothing stains with ZOM-BE-GONE in the video inside.

Sure, we've seen our share of video games inspired by the Alien franchise.  But why do we get the sense that Aliens: Colonial Marines will be "the one"?  The one that impresses us and makes us feel we right there in the fight.  Some game play footage that surfaced today certainly evokes that.  You'll want to check this out.

Aliens: Colonial Marines begins with an ostensibly abandoned ship, the U.S.S. Sulaco, recovered in orbit around LV-426. Players lead a group of highly trained United States Colonial Marines as they board the deserted craft to uncover the fate of the crew. They will have to fight to survive unspeakable horrors and their own anxieties as they chase down the truth behind a galaxy-spanning deception that places humanity at the mercy of the most murderous and deadly species in the universe. Aliens: Colonial Marines features authentic environments, such as the surface of LV-426 and Hadley’s Hope, weapons inspired by the film series and is designed to provide an exhilarating and engaging new chapter in the Aliens universe. 

Look for it this fall.

Nintendo is set to give consumers a first look at Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir for the Nintendo 3DS system.

On March 30th, an authentic haunted hotel will be open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis, giving consumers age 18 older and the chance to get hands-on time with the new horror-themed game in advance of its North American launch on Friday, April 13th. In addition to hands-on game play, guests will enjoy scares, food and beverages.

Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir invites players to experience immersive supernatural thrills they won’t soon forget using the built-in camera functions and augmented-reality features of the Nintendo 3DS system. Players must use the “diary of faces” – a 16-page AR Book included with the game – to view ghostly images and interact with the world in the story. The lines between reality and fiction blur in this spine-tingling horror adventure.

Lollipop Chainsaw is here to erase all of your fond memories of taking the bus to school and replace them with pure awesome, including excessive blood, gruesome body parts, gaming kiosks and some kick ass artwork inside and out.  Check out the video inside and see how Lollipop Chainsaw transformed an ordinary school bus into a vicious vehicle of sex, blood and rock ‘n’ roll.

This Lollipop Chainsaw bus has been spotted at GDC and SXSW.  The bus’ next destination will be Boston, where it’s making a pit stop at PAX East starting April 6th.

SEGA has revealed a trailer for House of the Dead 4, which is coming to the Playstation Network on April 18th.  According to Playstation.com: "You play as AMS Agent James Taylor or Kate Green with the aim of saving the world by fighting against an old enemy and hordes of unforgiving evil creatures. Use your gun and grenades to blast them away!"  Head inside for a look at the mayhem.

Telltale Games and Robert Kirkman, the Eisner Award-winning creator/writer of The Walking Dead for Skybound/Image, revealed the first trailer for their upcoming game, The Walking Dead.

We previously introduced you to a teaser for this forthcoming game.

Created by animator and director Daniel M. Kanemoto, the trailer blends 2D and 3D imagery as an homage to the art of the original comic book world on which Telltale's game is based. Kanemoto was asked by Telltale to create the trailer because of a "fan made" Walking Dead title sequence he had made, which can be seen at Exmortisfilms.com.

You'll find the trailer inside...

The last time we caught up to writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson it was on the set of Resident Evil: Retribution, the fifth film in the Screen Gems series spawned from the Capcom video games.  Since then, we've seen a teaser trailer make its premiere, giving us a sense of what's to come.  

At WonderCon 2012 in Anaheim, California, Shock Till You Drop reconnected with the man to find out where he's at in the production process and to discuss new creatures, opening up the Resident Evil world and those supposed flashbacks that were hinted at in the teaser. 

The normal run-of-the-mill zombie may not give Lollipop Chainsaw’s Juliet Starling, San Romero’s heroic cheerleader, a hard time with her trusty chainsaw by her side, but the Bosses of Zombie Rock are a force to be reckoned with.  In Lollipop Chainsaw, Juliet will face larger than life bosses such as: Zed, the punk-rockin’ misfit; Vikke, the king of Viking metal; Josey, the master of funk; Mariska, the queen of Psychedelia and many more.

Available June 12, Lollipop Chainsaw is the ‘un-deadly’ story of sweet and killer zombie-hunter Juliet Starling and her quest to uncover the root of a colossal zombie outbreak. With her wickedly awesome chainsaw in hand, Juliet slices, dices and splits her way through hordes of the undead, but soon realizes the horde is only the opening act to a festival of zombie rock lords determined to kill the chainsaw-wielding cheerleader. The game will be available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

A teaser trailer for TellTale Games' The Walking Dead: The Game has been revealed.

Based on Robert Kirkman’s groundbreaking comic book series, The Walking Dead is an episodic Adventure Horror game series set during the same apocalyptic period witnessed by Sheriff Rick Grimes.  

Telling the story of a new group of survivors as they struggle to flee the horror of Atlanta and the surrounding communities consumed by the undead, The Walking Dead offers players the chance to experience the very first days of the apocalypse, meeting people and participating in events that intersect with the story seen in the comic books.

A game as demented and vibrant as Lollipop Chainsaw demands a voice cast chock full of colorful and experienced actors to bring it to life. Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Grasshopper Manufacture are happy to reveal the voice cast that worked with filmmaker James Gunn (Super, Slither, Dawn of the Dead) to flesh out the characters and create a wonderfully wicked world of gumdrops and gore.

Tara Strong, the renowned voice behind dozens of video game and cartoon characters, including Harley Quinn in last year’s Batman: Arkham City, stars as the game’s central protagonist, Juliet Starling. Michael Rosenbaum, known for his role as Lex Luthor in Smallville, voices the disembodied head of her boyfriend Nick.  

2K Games announced that BioShock Infinite will be available in North America on October 16th on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.

The title will be available internationally on October 19th.

Developed by Irrational Games, BioShock Infinite won more than 75 editorial awards at E3 in 2011, including the Game Critics Awards’ Best of Show. The title has been named one of the most anticipated games of 2012 by more than 50 media outlets, including WIRED, USA Today, TIME, GameSpot, and GameTrailers. The BioShock franchise is one of the interactive entertainment industry’s most successful and critically acclaimed series, which has sold-in over 9 million units worldwide.

A Japanese trailer for the forthcoming video games Lollipop Chainsaw carved a place on the web recently revealing new footage and more characters.  Here's the rub, there's no telling if the Japanese version of the game will be similar to what we'll get here in the States.  Still, the game looks like a gory, zombie-killing hoot.

Head inside for a look at the footage which introduces you to Juliet, the game's main protagonist, Cordelia and Rosalind.  The preview also presents some new game play options.

Suda51 and Warner Bros. release the game in the U.S. sometime this year.  The duo recently held a contest to find a spokesmodel (I suggest following this link) which was overseen by the game's writer James Gunn (Slither, Super).  We'll keep you posted on a release date when it comes in.

In celebration of Alan Wake’s American Nightmare launching on Xbox Live Arcade next week, Remedy Entertainment has released a launch trailer.

The game is a standalone spin-off adventure that anyone can pick up and play while also bringing the Alan Wake fiction forward for fans.

In Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, Wake finds himself stuck in an altered reality filled with dangerous shadows as he pursues his evil double, Mr. Scratch towards the town of Night Springs. Wake must learn to control reality itself and unravel the secret to Scratch’s demise.

In addition to the single player campaign, the game also includes a heart pounding action arcade mode called “Fight till Dawn” where Wake must battle and survive a full night of enemy onslaughts while racking up a high score.

Good lord.  As we told you a bit ago, we told you Suda51 and Warner Bros. Games was on the search for a stunning spokemodel for its upcoming video game Lollipop Chainsaw.

Writer James Gunn and IGN put the call out for girls that might resemble the game's protagonist, Juliet, a schoolgirl outfit-wearing, chainsaw-wielding charmer who kicks zombie ass.

The results were pretty ridiculous.  And there was a wealth of lovely ladies to choose from, all donning Juliet's wardrobe and weapon of choice.  The parties involved in this contest have found their top 3 choices, however.  You'll find them within.

Capcom has revealed some more details about the highly-anticipated video game Resident Evil 6, due in stores on November 20th.

What we know: It has been ten years since the incident at Raccoon City and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place. Raccoon City survivor and personal friend of the President, Leon S. Kennedy, arrives to find the President transformed beyond recognition by a bioterrorist attack. Leon is forced to make the hardest decision he has ever made.   At the same time, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance Member, Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack.

Let's get to the new goodies...

Telltale Games and Robert Kirkman, the Eisner Award-winning creator/writer of The Walking Dead, announced that the first episode of Playing Dead, a new online talk show discussing their upcoming game, The Walking Dead, is now live and available to view on the games’ official website, which also debuted today. 

Based on Robert Kirkman’s groundbreaking comic book series, The Walking Dead is an episodic Adventure Horror game series set during the same apocalyptic period witnessed by Sheriff Rick Grimes.  Telling the story of a new group of survivors as they struggle to flee the horror of Atlanta and the surrounding communities consumed by the undead, The Walking Dead offers players the chance to experience the very first days of the apocalypse, meeting people and participating in events that intersect with the story seen in the comic books.

Telltale also released 3 new screenshots from the game, highlighting the game’s distinctive visuals, inspired by the work of The Walking Dead comic book artist Charlie Adlard.

SEGA revealed the cover art for its forthcoming video game, Aliens: Colonial Marines, today.

In partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and developed by critically acclaimed studio Gearbox Software, Aliens: Colonial Marines will bring new levels of bone-chilling suspense and adrenaline-filled action to the renowned franchise. The game pits players against the universe’s ultimate alien killing machines, the Xenomorphs, in claustrophobic environments guaranteed to produce blood curdling thrills that the movie is renowned for. 

Capcom is offering something special for Resident Evil fans who pre-order the upcoming video game Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.  Those who put their orders in now will land a "Welcome to Raccoon City" metal sign.  Be quick about it...only 1,000 signs are being made.  Head inside for a look.

This fall sees the release of the FPG video game Aliens: Colonial Marines.  Originally slated for a debut this spring, the game was unfortunately pushed back, but Randy Pitchford, the CEO behind Gearbox (the game's publisher) says that's an okay thing.

He told the Playstation blog: "Creating deadlines is helpful to the process, but we do regret where it creates expectations that cause us to choose between changing expectations or compromising the vision."

Click inside to see what he had to say about Ridley Scott's upcoming Prometheus!

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced the North American pre-order details for gamers who want to ensure their copy of Lollipop Chainsaw is reserved on launch day.  

Take a peek inside Juliet’s closet and pick the hottest outfit of your choice...  Players who pre-order can customize the appearance of the sweet and sexy zombie-hunter, Juliet, with five unique looks.  Juliet won't be in her birthday suit, but players have lots of options for how to dress her up to celebrate her 18th birthday.

Screen shots and details inside, including how you can dress this video game's gal up like Ash from The Evil Dead series.

Well, here's something we didn't know.  Nemesis' big hulking ass is going to make an appearance in the upcoming video game Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, which streets this years.  Evidence comes via Game Trailers' game play footage.  This is the first time I'm seeing the game play and, to be honest, it looks underwhelming.  As a Resident Evil fan, I hope the game proves me wrong.

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City brings the player back to the initial viral outbreak and allows you to play as part of a clean-up crew sent in to handle the situation. 

SEGA has unveiled a new trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines entitled "Contact" on IGN.  To put it simply, this game cannot get here soon enough.  The preview begins with a dead xenomorph, then follows drops of its acidic blood as it cascades through multiple layers of a ship until it reaches its final destination.

2K Games has revealed a launch trailer for The Darkness II, showing off some of the cinematics that are featured in the game...and it looks damn cool.

Inspired by the supernatural horror comic book series created by Top Cow Productions, Inc., and developed by Digital Extremes, The Darkness II tells the next chapter in the story of Jackie Estacado, head of a New York crime family and wielder of the ancient force of chaos known as the Darkness.

A demo is now available to XBox Live users; the game strikes February 7 for the Xbox, Playstation 3 and PC.

Deadlight is the name of a new game making its way to the Xbox arcade this summer.  Tequila Works, the game developer, describes the game like this: "In an apocalyptic world where there is no reason to exist, a man crosses the American west coast, surviving is much more than a daily routine."  Early screen shots hint that there will be zombies of some sort involved in the story.  Head inside for a pic and a teaser trailer demonstrating the rich graphics on display.

On the same day we get a trailer for the movieResident Evil: Retribution comes the trailer for newly-announced video game Resident Evil 6 from Capcom. Coming to stores on November 20, 2012, the game is described as follows:  

It has been ten years since the incident at Raccoon City and the President of the United States has decided to reveal the truth behind what took place. Raccoon City survivor and personal friend of the President, Leon S. Kennedy, arrives to find the President transformed beyond recognition by a bioterrorist attack. Leon is forced to make the hardest decision he has ever made. 

At the same, Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance Member, Chris Redfield arrives in China, itself under threat of a bioterrorist attack.

You enter a typical soundstage.  It's all cables and beams, wood and iron.  Crew members are layered in sweaters and long pants to fight off the chill inside.  The brave ones wear shorts.  At the soundstage's entrance is a Christmas tree; its yuletide glow is tarnished by the fake corpse of an Umbrella Corporation soldier propped up in a chair next to it.  Behind him, a pane of glass splattered with blood.

Welcome to Camp Evil.

Weaving in an out of the gaffers, grips and production assistants, you try not to trip yourself on the minefield of apple boxes, power strips and black cables stretching out into the shadows.  There's a gigantic set to the left.  White pillars stretching to the ceiling and pristine, glossy white floor tiles being dismantled.  Crew members work at a hurried pace to bring the set down by the end of the day.  If one were to set up a camera and shoot this process with time lapse photography, the playback would be akin to watching ants working over a fresh carcass, stripping meat from a bone.

This set is just the front half of the soundstage.  The remaining square acres are a different story, hell, different environment entirely.  It's a set built to impress.

What stretches out before you is a white, icy landscape.  Fake snow drifts lazily to the ground.  Ahead, lying on its side like a wounded animal is some sort of all-terrain vehicle.  And jutting out of the "ice" from below is a submarine conning tower, Umbrella logo emblazoned on the side.

Thank God for Milla Jovovich's faux fireplace - a metal and glass box embedded in the wall that emits a nflickering glow like a fireplace and jettisons hot air.  Toronto, Canada in mid-December is a frigid place.  But, courtesy of the actress, she has visiting press members huddled around her trailer's fireplace in a semi-circle while she sits casually on the floor in the middle, digital recorders strewn before her.  The iPhone with the bedazzled case featuring the signature red and white Umbrella Corporation logo?  Yeah, that's hers.

Jovovich is prepping for a big showdown sequence today on the set of Resident Evil: Retribution.  A stand-off situation that will ultimately transpire into a guns a-blazin', fists a-flyin' brawl between her character, Alice, and Sienna Guillory's Jill Valentine.  And her excitement hasn't wavered.  Not after nearly 10 years of living with the Resident Evil franchise, moreover, Alice - a woman who woke up in a ominous mansion, rediscovered some of her past, learned she was infected with the T-virus, had made friends, seen friends die and fought off endless waves of zombies and assorted creatures, big and small.

Sony's Screen Gems has premiered the hi-res trailer for Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil: Retribution.

Opening in theaters on September 14, the fifth installment stars Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Sienna Guillory, Kevin Durand, Shawn Roberts, Colin Salmon, Johann Urb, Boris Kodjoe and Li Bingbing.

Keep your eyes peeled to Shock, in just a few hours, we'll be running our full set report featuring interviews with the cast and crew!

2K Games announced today that BioShock Infinite from Irrational Games will feature a new form of play- the 1999 Mode, designed to challenge players in a variety of ways – each requiring substantial commitment and skill development.

1999 Mode is a way of playing designed for gamers who long for the days of games that demanded more of the player. It will include tweaks and features that BioShock fans will not experience in a standard play-through of BioShock Infinite, no matter the difficulty level.

SEGA has revealed an all-new trailer for Yakuza: Dead Souls, scheduled for release March 13th, exclusively on PlayStation3. The video serves as a pleasant reminder that, should you ever find yourself in a Tokyo overrun with zombies, it’s good to have friends… especially friends with shotguns. And, if you think zombies are bad – just wait until you meet the Yakuza.

Yakuza: Dead Souls, this next iteration of the iconic Japanese series, is set in the infamous red light district of Tokyo, which is under attack from hordes of zombies.

Radical Entertainment, the creators behind Prototype 2, and Dark Horse Comics have joined forces to create an all-new comic series set in the Prototype universe.   With the game due out April 24 from Activision, fans should keep an eye out for this collaboration launching February 15.

The all-new digital comic series will be broken into three original stories that bridge the gap between the original blockbuster game and the sequel.

The first entry, “The Anchor,” illustrated by Paco Díaz, continues the story of Alex Mercer, the protagonist from the first game, while the second story, "The Survivors," illustrated by Chris Staggs, follows a small group of residents of New York trying to escape the city after it has been transformed into NYZ with the outbreak of the Blacklight virus.  The third and final story, illustrated by Victor Drujiniu, is "The Labyrinth" and provides fans a deeper look into the backstory of Prototype 2’s new protagonist, Sgt. James Heller.  Each comic in the series will be available at Digital.Darkhorse.com every other week beginning February 15.

That video game behemoth known as Capcom is opening an entertainment bar in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on January 25.  This hub will feature merchandise, of course, but also offer dining, talk shows, video games, a live webcast of the show Hagitoko and snacks based on some of Capcom's properties.  You'll find one particular snack, known as the "brain cake," that is tied in to the Resident Evil franchise.