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Sing along with the slaughter in Typing of the Dead: Overkill DLC
There are only two things that zombies love: delicious, moist brains, and the lure of pop music. If Thriller wasn't proof enough, Sega's most recent DLC addition for blood-soaked keyboard primer Typing of the Dead: Overkill certainly cements the idea. The "Dancing With The Dead" lexicon transforms the phrases that players are tasked with typing into popular song lyrics. Sega is being coy on which songs it has lifted words from, but the publisher's announcement this morning includes references to groups like House of Pain, Will Smith, The Clash and probably a few others that we're not picking up on. As with earlier DLC releases for Typing of the Dead: Overkill, the Dancing With The Dead lexicon bears a $3 price tag. It's currently available on Steam to satisfy all of your oddly mundane fantasies of battling walking corpses armed only with keen office skills. [Image: Sega]
Typing of the Dead: Overkill goes to the movies for quote-laden DLC
If the Oscar party you've got planned for tomorrow night is less about drinks and dresses and more about the undead and brain-bashing, boy does Sega have a deal for you: meet the Silver Screen Lexicon Pack DLC for Typing of the Dead: Overkill, where the game's words and phrases have been replaced by some of cinema's most quotable quotes. Unlike a box of chocolates, you know just what you're gonna get here: film references up the wazoo for $2.99. You'll need to type in phrases like "life finds a way" and "Houston, we have a problem" in order to take out those damn dirty zombies. If you can't keep up, not only will we have a failure to communicate, but *whisper voice* you'll see dead people; lots more than you would otherwise. So carpe diem; seize the day, zombie-hunter-slash-typing enthusiasts. Go out and win one for the Gipper. [Image: Sega]
Typing of the Dead: Overkill yearns for 'Love at First Bite' Valentine's DLC
Kill 'em with kindness? Sure, we've all heard the phrase, but how about kill 'em with romance? A new language pack called "Love at First Bite" for The Typing of the Dead: Overkill, Sega's profanity-laden, typing-based on-rails mutant eradicator, aims to do just that. For $2.99, you can replace all of The Typing of the Dead: Overkill's vocabulary with lovey-dovey phrases like "As you wish," "How many camels can I buy you for?" and more. For those who are feeling less in the mood to swoon, there are also less romantic phrases to mash out on your keyboard like "Break up" and "Impractical." The "Love at First Bite" DLC is available right now. The Typing of the Dead: Overkill, necessary to play this DLC, is compatible with Windows PC and will run you $20 on Steam. [Image: Sega]
Typing of the Dead: Overkill half-off Steam sale plus a filthy DLC pack
Typing of the Dead: Overkill is half off right now in Steam's Daily Deal, which actually runs for two days, through 1PM ET on Wednesday. Typing of the Dead: Overkill snuck up on everyone in October, when it hit Steam from publisher Sega. Since that launch, Overkill has received a Shakespeare DLC pack, a free Football Manager DLC pack and a brand new, $3 pack called "Filth" that replaces all of the text with innuendo, including lines such as "Man-meat," "Furious penis," and "Always were a cunning linguist." Classic literature, innuendo and soccer. Oh, and zombies. Sounds like a good week.
Typing of the Dead gets free Football Manager DLC
Typing of the Dead: Overkill gets a round of free DLC today, turning all of the game's phrases into lines of commentary from the Football Manager series. Some gems include "Spooned it over," "Little flick off" and "Horror leg break." How does this make sense? Well, typing and soccer both require dexterity, it's a massive sport in Europe, and they already did a Shakespeare DLC pack.
Typing of the Dead: Overkill gets classy with Shakespeare DLC pack
If the grindhouse-inspired, profanity-laced writing of The Typing of the Dead: Overkill offended you, maybe you should just chill out. It's not like it's supposed to be Shakespeare or anything. Now, the new Shakespeare DLC pack? That's Shakespeare, and you can feel free to hold it to a higher standard. The Typing of the Dead: Overkill's Shakespeare DLC replaces the game's default typing prompts with quotes ripped from old Shakesey himself. All your old favorite are here, from "Alas, poor Yorick!" to "A horse, a horse..." and much, much more. It's a midsummer night's scream up in here, and it's priced at $2.99. This week also brings a free update for The Typing of the Dead: Overkill, adding a new competitive story mode and a collection of multiplayer minigames.
The Typing of The Dead: Overkill out n-o-w
S-C-R-E-A-M! Sega has sprung a surprise release of The Typing of the Dead: Overkill on Steam. Available half-off for $10 through November 1, the game fuses the House of the Dead series with a typing tutor. A typing tutor that teaches you that if you don't learn to write 60 WPM you're going to be zombie chow. This typing tutor also comes with a "full and faithful port" of the original PS3 edition of House of the Dead. There are also plans to add a two-player co-op multiplayer "shortly after launch as free DLC." The game will go up to its regular price of $20 after Halloween.
