Geek Wad #2: Resident Evil [Movie Review]

This is an old Episode originally published when Geek Wad was under the IDKFA name. From now on, Geek Wad will be proudly presented by Gonzo Planet. Part 1 of the “Resident Evil” specials This week myself (James ‘Mijmeister’ Perkins) and two special guests take an in-depth look at the...

Geek Wad #1: Dead Set [TV Review]

This is an old Episode originally published when Geek Wad was under the IDKFA name. From now on, Geek Wad will be proudly presented by Gonzo Planet. Welcome to the first episode of “Geek Wad”! The show where we discuss all things geeky including movies and games! This week myself (Mijmeister)...

Home Defense [Gonzo Fiction]

By Sharon Shaw “D’you think those walls will hold?” Tina didn’t move from her position, but her left hand tweaked the net curtain aside just enough to see whether there was movement in the garden. There wasn’t, of course. There hadn’t been all day. “They’ll hold.” Jack...

All I Want for The Zombie Apocalypse [Text]

By David Merrett At the time of writing this it’s a couple of days after the reveal of the debut trailer for The Last of Us, the new game from Naughty Dog of Uncharted fame. It’s too early to know anything real about the game, other than it will be pretty, post apocalyptic and include zombies (or...

Dead Island Blues [Audio/Text]

Click on the player down the bottom to hear the author reading an audio version of this article. Let us know what you think of this style. By Alex Shaw I recently had the misfortune to spend twelve hours of my life playing Dead Island. It’s an experience that’s been getting mixed reviews...

Peppered Steak [Gonzo Fiction]

-By Alex Shaw “Your turn to feed them again”, said Boris. Simon shuddered and pretended that he hadn’t heard. Boris slowly and deliberately placed a small key with a green plastic tag down on the desk beside him. Simon gave up his pretence of checking figures and took a sip of coffee. “I’m...

Learning to Shoot Things [Text]

Note: Obviously, since it was written in 2008 this blog is a little dated. I’ve gotten somewhat better over the intervening three years, but the basic premise still stands, and I think it’s something a lot of people still struggle with if they have a skew towards a particular genre, as I still do....

So You Want to Scare Me, Huh? [Text]

Josh Garrity on what frightens him the most. Ah, Halloween, the only time of year where parents actively encourage their children to develop diabetes. It’s also that time of year where nerds like me start paying a little more attention to all things horror related. So to celebrate, I thought I’d...

Alex on KDS 2.0 #15 – Dawn of the Dead [Gonzo Guest Appearances]

This week I was a guest on Neil Taylor’s move-focussed podcast; KDS 2.0. Since I’m never going to talk about George Romero’s films on Gonzo in any depth it was brilliant to be able to do it here, so enjoy the comparative zombie-action. -Alex On the Halloween special of KDS were...

GW1: We’re Not Using the ‘Z’ Word! [Webcomic]

Click on the thumbnail for the full-size Webcomic While this may make fans of Xbox Live Indie games react with rage-responses, it’s actually you guys I want to back me up on this matter the most. It’s the shovelware from uninspired and uninspiring cash-in merchants that make the rest of...

DG29: World War Z [Gonzo Book Review]

This is the second of two review shows based around books about the undead by Max Brooks. This week we tackle ‘World War Z’, an oral history of the Zombie apocalypse that claimed the lives of the majority of mankind. The most important word here is “World” and this truly is a...

DG28: The Zombie Survival Guide [Gonzo Book Review]

This is the first of two review shows based around books about the undead by Max Brooks. They are written in a factual style, so we have taken an equally factual approach to discussing their contents. This is effectively a 90-minute primer of need-to-know information in case of an emergency situation...