Cockneys vs. Zombies Brings Your Latest Dose of Stupid

In the really large mass of movies called "Comedy," there is a subset of movies that are ...just plain stupid. This doesn't - by any means - make these movies less good. On the contrary, a really good "stupid" comedy has a better chance of becoming a classic - or at least a cult-classic.

Cockneys vs. Zombies is just such a movie. I highly recommend it, if you enjoy your comedy truly stupid and mixed in with some gun-play and 'splosions and, of course, zombies. While not for kids, Cockneys vs. Zombies does a horror topic in a comical way and, along with Shawn of the Dead, might make for some nice movies to cue up this Halloween, if you're looking for stuff a bit lighter or the horror.

Still not sure? Read our review of Cockneys vs. Zombies for more details and help you decide...

Black Ops II Review Event

Ashley and I attended the Black Ops II Review Event last month. We couldn't speak about any of it until the embargo lifted, so all we could do is anxiously await the Black Ops II launch date. Now it has been released, so I am free to discuss it a bit.

Thanks to the review event, we were prepared to publish our review of the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops II on launch day. As the required disclaimer states,"this review reflects the opinions of two Game Vortex reviewers (Psibabe and Geck0) who attended the Call of Duty: Black Ops II Review Event in Carlsbad, California. Travel, accomodations and food for this event were arranged and funded by Activision. Additionally, Call of Duty: Black Ops II licensed products were provided at the event. We have reviewed (or are in process of reviewing) these items and their reviews may be read on this website."

Review events such as these allow Activision to maintain better security over the product (to prevent piracy) and allow reviewers to interact with each other, which helped to reveal the multiple paths in the Campaign mode. Our review is based on our game-testing experience at the event, but we strive to remain as objective as possible.

I assure you that, along with the many COD fans out there, we anxiously awaited the launch date to get our own copy in-house and, when it arrived, shot zombies, yelling and cursing, into the wee hours of the night - in Split-Screen mode, no less.

Hello, Little Rock! Wanna Win A Prize?

We just ran an outdoor ad campaign on some billboards in Little Rock, Arkansas with the Lamar Postr digital billboard program. It was an "A-Z" campaign, where we pointed out a few of the many reasons to love Game Vortex, from Anime to Zombie Flicks. We skipped over a couple of letters, but got most of them along the way.

For our readers in the Little Rock and surrounding area (okay, heck... anywhere in Arkansas is fine with us) - we're running a contest. Simply enter with your email address and we'll select entries at random, then - as long as you can tell us what at least one of our billboards said - and can provide a shipping address in Arkansas, you could win a copy of The Splatters on XBLA for the Xbox 360. SpikySnail Games was generous enough to provide these prizes for our contest.

To enter, simply go to LoveGameVortex.com and fill out the form. Hurry though - we're only running the contest through 8/12!