Maybe before we all die in 2012, Gearbox Software will say something about Z-Day, the possible name of a game that may not ever see the light of day. According to the US Patents and Trademark Office (via Siliconera), the Borderlands creators have trademarked the catchy, yet gloomy name for use with games software. But as to what the possible game is, well, that's a mystery--the trademark doesn't have any useful details, and Gearbox of course hasn't said anything about the possible project.

As Siliconera notes, Z-Day kinda sounds like a name for a zombie shooter. Arrowhead Games--not thatArrowhead--would agree. The collection of developers, as of a post dated March 26th this year, has been making a zombie MMOFPS under the Z-Day name. It's an unpaid indie kind of project, but we'll assume for the moment (I've asked) that Arrowhead didn't jump on the trademark before Gearbox did.

Gearbox and the undead? That seems like a match made in heaven, oddly enough. What say you?

Maybe before we all die in 2012, Gearbox Software will say something about Z-Day, the possible name of a game that may not ever see the light of day. According to the US Patents and Trademark Office (via Siliconera), the Borderlands creators have trademarked the catchy, yet gloomy name for use with games software. But as to what the possible game is, well, that's a mystery--the trademark doesn't have any useful details, and Gearbox of course hasn't said anything about the possible project.

As Siliconera notes, Z-Day kinda sounds like a name for a zombie shooter. Arrowhead Games--not thatArrowhead--would agree. The collection of developers, as of a post dated March 26th this year, has been making a zombie MMOFPS under the Z-Day name. It's an unpaid indie kind of project, but we'll assume for the moment (I've asked) that Arrowhead didn't jump on the trademark before Gearbox did.

Gearbox and the undead? That seems like a match made in heaven, oddly enough. What say you?

sounds cool 

Interesting...

I'm in for anything Gearbox.

Good, I always thought Zebras needed more attention.

If this is a game based on World War Z I would run down the street naked in celebration.

8 player sandbox zombie survival game. If one of the 8 players is bitten they slowly transform into the undead and continue to play as a zombie with the purpose of having to hunt and kill their fellow players.

Z-Day was also used in the movie Shaun of the Dead. :)

" Z-Day was also used in the movie Shaun of the Dead. :) "

Cool. Maybe it's the thing Anthony Burch (Formerly of Destructoid) is working on. 
He said he's super excited for it and he's a huge Left 4 Dead fan. 
Could be cool.

They said something on Twitter today about looking for testers for unreleased games,  http://twitter.com/GearboxSoftware hopefully theres some more hope!

Hell yeah that's what it stands for. Anything else is a lie!!!

Max Brooks game, do want.

is this news?

Yeah, this will be interesting if and only if it's a collaboration with Max Brooks.  His vision of a zombie apocalypse is so well thought out and definitive that it's the only thing that can overcome zombie ennui.

I wonder if this is the game that Anthony Burch was hired for

Z-Day is definitely zombie influenced. That part is pretty obvious.

Still waiting for " War Hero".

Wasn't this something they were working on a couple of years ago?

Don't say the Z word.

You've got red on you.

They literally ended the last Brothers in Arms game with a "to be continued."  Shouldn't they get around to that sometime soon?

" Good, I always thought Zebras needed more attention. "

It's going to be like the Borderlands DLC that had zombies in it.