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‘Zombi’ is Getting a Retail Release in January
When ZombiU shed its Wii U exclusivity and the awkwardly tacked-on vowel that identified it as such so it could be remastered for PC, PS4 and Xbox One as Zombi, I was like a ghoul at an all-you-can-eat brain buffet. It had been on the short list of Wii U exclusives that I’ve wanted to play for three years — alongside Bayonetta 2 and the still-fresh Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water — so it felt good being able to scratch it off that list.
It didn’t take long for that warm feeling to be replaced by frustration.
Zombi isn’t a remaster, it’s a port. I hoped it would be comparable to what Resident Evil HD was to the Resident Evil GameCube remake, but what we got was more like Resident Evil 4 for Xbox 360 vs. Resident Evil 4 for PC. In other words, it was moderately disappointing.
It’s still a lovely game crammed with smart ideas that go a long way in separating it from the horde of zombie games that continues to grow each month, and despite a disappointing “next-gen” debut, it may still have some life left yet behind those cold, dead eyes.
This modicum of hope comes from the recent announcement that Zombi will be getting a retail release on January 21 in Europe. It doesn’t sound like much, but one could see this as a sign that Ubisoft is testing the game’s sequel potential by watching how it performs as a retail product. And if that doesn’t happen, we may still get something out of it should it perform well enough to warrant retail releases in other territories, such as ‘MERICA.
Are you watching? Ishana Night Shyamalan has clearly been paying attention to her father, M. Night Shyamalan. Not only is she following in his footsteps as a filmmaker, but she’s also embracing a similar mystique surrounding her work.
The new trailer for her feature directorial debut, The Watchers, gives viewers a taste of what’s in store. AreYouWatching.com has launched with even more clues.
Visit the site to join the mysterious creatures that lurk in the Irish forest as you observe a shelter. From the time the sun sets at 7:30 PM until it rises at 5:55 AM, four strangers — played by Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, and Olwen Fouere — can be seen trapped inside.
You’ll find several interactive items. Click on the gramophone to set the mood with some spooky music. Tap on the birdcage to hear an ominous message from the parrot inside: “I’m going out, try not to die.” Press on the TV to watch clips from a fake reality show called Lair of Love. And if you tap on the window during the daytime … they’ll tap back.
There are also Easter eggs hidden at specific times. We’ve discovered three: a disorienting shot of Fanning’s character’s car at 5:52 PM, a closer view of the captives at 11:11 PM, and a glimpse of monitors at 12:46 AM. Let us know if you find any more in the comments…
The Watchers opens in theaters on June 14 via New Line Cinema. Ishana Night Shyamalan writes and directs, based on the 2022 novel of the same name by A.M. Shine. M. Night Shyamalan produces.
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