Humans vs. Zombies

Goodbye to an Old Friend

Joe — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:23:18 +0000

Dear HvZ Community,
Over the last couple of years we’ve been working incredibly hard to come out with a suitable replacement for the KarlvsZombies software. Now that the new HvZSOURCE is ending it’s beta, we’d like to finally announce that we’re finally decommissioning the KarlvsZombies (KvZ) game engine. Between now and January 1, all KvZ game sites will be archived and removed from our servers. Please don’t fret, if you’d like to still use KvZ or continue contributing to the open source project, you can checkout the code base on our GitHub page. You’ll just need to run it on your own server.

One night in late 2006, our dear friend Karl Tata wrote the original code. Because of this lone wolf, we’ve been able to host hundreds (maybe thousands) of your game sites. Karl has done more for the HvZ community than he probably even knows. Now, it is time that we say good night to this beloved software.

Sail onto Valhalla! Sail on Sweet Prince!

Love and Peace,
Gnarwhal Studios and the HvZ Team

Humans vs. Zombies stands with the students of UC Davis

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:04:21 +0000

We are outraged at the police brutality which occurred on the UC Davis campus when the administration ordered the use of police violence against peaceful protestors.

Humans vs. Zombies is played at hundreds of schools across the country including UC Davis, but it can only exist in spaces where players are not threatened by violence.

As players, we work closely with school administrations to make sure that HvZ is played respectfully and peacefully. It betrays our trust when school administrators fail to extend that same respect to the students they are supposed to protect.

We are working with student organizers to assess the safety the UC Davis Humans vs. Zombies game, and we stand in solidarity with the students of UC Davis.

As all Humans vs. Zombies players know, we are stronger when we work together. It’s up to all of us to educate one another about what happened at UC Davis, to keep each other safe, and to respond to this kind of violence by holding perpetrators responsible.

HvZ The Movie Party Contest

Joe — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:01:44 +0000

Humans Vs Zombies The Movie is coming out next month and the movie crew wants to get the word out by hosting free end-of-game parties for selected schools.

WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY NEW ENTRIES! THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT ENTERED THE CONTEST!

It’s our job to select the schools, so we’re having a drawing. Any school is eligible that will have a game starting before Nov. 5th.

To enter the contest, just set up your game and click the entry box before Oct 25th. and your school will be instantly entered to win a zombie party! Winners will be Notified before Nov. 5th

So whats so special about a zombie party?

Free food and drink (no brains served to humans)
$500 to spend on HvZ merch for your players (That badass hoodie can finally be yours just in time for fall)
Free HvZ the movie swag (movie posters/hats/t-shirts)
Appearance at the party by cast member Christine Quinn (currently in the movie Shark Night 3D)
Christine will also select a group of players at random and invite them to be her guest at the local theater to watch HvZ the movie. Boosh, free tickets with the talent.

So whats keeping you? Go set up a game of HvZ at your school!

EDIT: We just notified our three finalists! Over the next week, we’ll be chosen one of the three. This decision is based on which theater confirms first. Thanks to everyone for submitting!

Official HvZ Dart Blaster!

Joe — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:55:21 +0000

Hey Humans vs Zombies Community, Guess what?

We have teamed up with Toys“R”Us to release Official HvZ blasters!

That’s right, as in actual things you can go to a store and buy. HvZ now has its own official blaster line, and you can only get it at Toys“R” Us stores and online at Toysrus.com!

We know! It’s really exciting. We have had a hard time keeping this secret, but we can finally scream it from the tallest mountains. They are still making their way to many stores, so if you can’t find them near you, they should be arriving shortly.

We will be posting more details in the next week or two. We just wanted you to hear it from us first.

The New HvZ SOURCE Is Here

admin — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:10:33 +0000

We are extremely excited to make the brand new HvZ SOURCE available today. We’ve worked really hard for a very long time to make this and provide it for free.

We’ve given SOURCE a much-needed facelift and added a ton of new features. This version of SOURCE will make it easier than ever before to host and play Humans vs. Zombies.

HvZ SOURCE – 100% new, 100% free, 100% here. Sign up now or discuss this on the forums.

HvZ-Themed Wedding

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:13:54 +0000

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Chris and Christina Eddleman, who were recently married with an extremely fun-looking Humans vs. Zombies wedding. Chris is one of the founders of the Southeast Missouri State University game, and met his wife Christina playing HvZ. Some more pictures inside.

Humans vs. Zombies on Reddit

admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:43:05 +0000

We’ve launched an official HvZ subreddit! Join us at http://www.reddit.com/r/humansvszombies/

University of Oregon HvZ players raise money for Japanese Tsunami victims

admin — Thu, 26 May 2011 22:02:52 +0000

From the Daily Emerald:

“Although they are following the standard weeklong game, they added the element of playing for charity. Players get sponsors, who agree to pay a certain amount of money for their time in the game as a human. The money will be donated to the Red Cross to help the Japanese tsunami relief effort.”

Great work, Fighting Ducks! Thanks on behalf of the entire HvZ community.

New frontpage photos

admin — Fri, 13 May 2011 17:20:24 +0000

We added some new photos to the front page of .org today from Nathan Sorrentino and Mukarram Ismail. The full gallery is available here – these are some of the coolest HvZ photos ever.

Have some great Humans vs. Zombies photography? Contact us at photos@humansvszombies.org.

HvZ by Zach Weiner from SMBC Comics

admin — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:14:41 +0000

Our friend Zach Weiner, who draws the smart and hilarious webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal was kind enough to make a sweet comic for Humans vs. Zombies.

If you love SMBC as much as we do (hint: a lot) and you are in New York, you can meet Zach at the launch of his new book, Save Yourself, Mammal! The launch party is Sunday, May 08, 2011 at 7:00 PM – tickets and details are available here.