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THE Zombie V.S. Ambulance is a horror game developed by Vingt-en-un Systems (VCS) and published by D3 Publisher in 2006 as volume 95 of the Simple series 2000. It involves using an ambulance to rescue survivors from various zombie-infested locales, including city, forest, desert, and ice. Survivors must be chauffeured back to a central hospital in the middle of the map, which itself is under siege from zombies. The player can gain points by running zombies in the street down, and by returning survivors to the hospital. Survivors may also upgrade the ambulance in return for the completion of specific tasks, which also involves running over zombies. Points are awarded in a combo system that increases in value as consecutive zombie deaths occur within a small window of time. Survivors that the player has picked up may turn into zombies themselves, which interferes with the player's ability to drive. THE Zombie V.S. Ambulance was met with positive critical response, earning a 86% metacritic.com score. It was awarded the First Penguin Award at the 2006 Game Developers Conference, as well as a BAFTA (2006) and "Best Family Game of the Year" from AIAS (2007). Richard Rouse III called the game, "one of the most innovative and interesting zombie games of all time" in his book, Game Design: Theory and Practice (third edition). Despite the acclaim, THE Zombie V.S. Ambulance was never released in the United States. It received a CERO rating of 15 in Japan and a PEGI rating of 12+ in Europe, where the game was released under the name Zombie Virus. (more...)

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Hydravision's Obscure 2 is released in North America for PS2 and Wii.
Silent Hill 5 and Harker developer The Collective merges with sister company Shiny to form Double Helix.
Dimple Entertainment announces Mitewa Ikenai, a new horror game for Nintendo DS involving paranormal photographs.
Monolith Productions releases Condemned 2: Bloodshot (pictured), the sequel to Condemned: Criminal Origins, as well as a Playstation 2 version of Silent Hill: 0rigins.
Details about a Capcom's upcoming Resident Evil CG movie surface.
Fatal Frame IV is announced for the Nintendo Wii. It is expected to be the fourth game ever published by Nintendo to receive an "M" rating from the ESRB.
Infogrames announces the development of Alone in the Dark 5 for Wii and PS2. Previously only Xbox360, Playstation 3, and PC versions were publicly disclosed.

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April 1:

1988 – Splatterhouse reaches its beta milestone. This version includes a major bug fix that prevents Rick from taking the Terror Mask off.
1994 – Riverhillsoft changes the name of the robot-loving protagonist (pictured) of their upcoming horror title Overblood from Kaz Rarcy to Raz Karcy in response to a trademark dispute.
1999 – Independent developer Creative Reality pitches an idea for a new horror game to publisher Take-Two Interactive. Their pitch, which eventually lead to the development of Martian Gothic, involved four space explorers stuck in a Martian base that must stay together at all times.
2000 – Jaleco launches an advertising campaign promoting its new game, Carrier. The campaign popularized the term "If You Can Hear It... You're Already Dead!" which has since become a common phrase.

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The Beretta M92FS (M9 model shown here) a 9x19mm Parabellum pistol of the U.S. military adopted in the 1980s. It is the standard-issue handgun for all S.T.A.R.S. officers, and is considered the unit's second-most valuable piece of equipment (after the lock-pick).

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