GameZombie

GameZombie was started by Spencer Striker in March 2007 while he was a graduate student in Indiana University’s Masters in Immersive Mediated Environments program.[http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=63763&comview=1 Video gaming Web site offers education, jobs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718212351/http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=63763&comview=1 |date=2009-07-18 }}, Indiana Daily Student, October 20, 2008[http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=68497 GameZombie.tv site to earn Webby Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813193425/http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=68497 |date=2009-08-13 }}, Indiana Daily Student, June 7, 2009[http://web.mac.com/spencerstriker/spencerstriker/Press_files/OurTown_SS_overview.jpg Bloom Magazine Presents Our Town 2010/2011, (August 2011)]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, featuring Spencer Striker by Jeremy Shere, p. 73 When based in Bloomington, Indiana, GameZombie became the city's largest employer of student interns.[http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2008/05/03/news.qp-5411427.sto ‘Zombie’ gamers among the caps and gowns], Herald Times, May 3, 2008[http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2009/06/11/scene.nw-674030.sto GameZombie.tv crew named Webby honoree a 2nd time], Herald Times, June 11, 2009 Around 50 to 60 students between the two universities take GameZombie for academic credit each semester in order to gain experience in a multimedia studio.[http://www.jsonline.com/features/technology/91923699.html GameZombie reviews come with tech lesson], Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Stanley A. Miller II, April 24, 2010{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100130080948/http://walworthcountytoday.com/news/2010/jan/26/web-site-hit-gamers-real-life-eduction-students/ Web site a hit with gamers, real-life education for students]}}, Walworth County Today, Lisa M. Schmelz, January 26, 2010

GameZombie’s video game developer interview series includes over 200 video interviews with notable game developers,[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL139E4E7151C9B990 Game Developers - Playlist] video game personalities,[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF3889730A47D089C Gaming Personalities - Playlist] and makers of gaming peripherals.[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD4887EE0F21335DF Gaming Peripherals - Playlist]

GameZombie's annual gaming conference coverage includes the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the Game Developers Conference, the Penny Arcade Expo, Gen Con, Comic-Con, and the World Series of Video Games.[http://www.destructoid.com/gamezombie-tv-rolling-with-the-last-guys-on-the-planet-99062.phtml GameZombie.tv: Rolling with the last guys on the planet], Destructoid, August 8, 2008[http://newteevee.com/2008/08/31/zombies-game-news-15m-views/ Zombies + Game News = 1.5M Views] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090801174500/http://newteevee.com/2008/08/31/zombies-game-news-15m-views/ |date=2009-08-01 }}, NewTeeVee, August 31, 2008 Series interviews include: Peter Molyneux of 'Fable 2,' Ed Boon of 'MK vs DC,' Todd Howard of 'Fallout 3,' Ben Mattes of 'Prince of Persia,' Cliff Bleszinski of 'Gears of War 2,' Eric Holmes of 'Prototype,' Clint Hocking of 'Far Cry 2,' Evan Wells of 'Uncharted 2,' Neill Glancy of 'Stranglehold,' Chuck Beaver of 'Dead Space,' Fatal1ty (pro gamer), The Angry Video Game Nerd (gaming critic), Geoff Keighley (gaming host), Al Alcorn (co-creator of Pong), Ralph Baer ('inventor' of video games), Tommy Tallarico of 'Video Games Live,' and Jane McGonigal of 'I Love Bees.'

ButtonMashers, a live studio production, was shot in a $2.5 million HDTV studio at Indiana University.

[http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/02/11/gamezombies-buttonmashers-gets-gamers-all-riled-up/ GameZombie’s 'ButtonMashers’ Gets Gamers All Riled Up] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214125453/http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/02/11/gamezombies-buttonmashers-gets-gamers-all-riled-up/ |date=2009-02-14 }}, Tubefilter, February 11, 2009 The 14 episodes produced over two seasons featured the collaboration of hundreds of students and accumulated millions of views around the web.[http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/07/27/buttonmashers-resets-with-season-2-lands-gaming-sponsor/ ‘ButtonMashers’ Resets With Season 2, Lands Gaming Sponsor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731134554/http://news.tubefilter.tv/2009/07/27/buttonmashers-resets-with-season-2-lands-gaming-sponsor/ |date=2009-07-31 }}, Tubefilter, July 27, 2009

GameZombie's 'Ultimate Challenge' is a motion graphics based original web series where three college aged gamers get trapped inside a fictional NES game. Over the course of six episodes the main characters encounter slime monsters, princesses, and boss battles.

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• [http://www.killerstartups.com/Video-Music-Photo/gamezombie-tv-videogame-reviews GameZombie.tv - Videogame Reviews | Visit gamezombie.tv], KillerStartups.com, September 1, 2008
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090815151022/http://web.mac.com/spencerstriker/spencerstriker/Press_files/Telecomment.pdf Gamers become Zombies; win Webby Award] Telecomment, Vol. 18, Fall 2008
• [http://web.me.com/spencerstriker/spencerstriker/Press_files/GZ_BloomMag_JuneJuly09_p68.pdf GameZombie has put B-town on the Web-Tech Map] Bloom Mag, June/July 2009, (business/finance, pg 68); Szymanski, Zak
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20081211183318/http://video.i4u.com/index.php?url=gdc%2Fgamezombie.wmv&p=1 I4U News Interview: GameZombie] GDC, March 16, 2007
• [https://archive.today/20121210103850/http://journalism.indiana.edu/classwork/bloomingtonsource/arts-entertainment/technologys-role-is-all-games-in-bloomingtons-creative-class/ Technology's role is all games in Bloomington's creative class], the Bloomington Source, May 7, 2009; Casady, Danny
• [http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=35601 IU Students Up For a Webby Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012163846/http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=35601 |date=2009-10-12 }}, Inside Indiana Business, May 14, 2009
• [http://www.uww.edu/news/archive/2009-10-gamezombie-tv GameZombie TV continues development at UW-Whitewater], Marketing & Media Relations, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, October 15, 2009
• [http://gazettextra.com/news/2009/oct/30/web-series-project-offers-real-life-experience-uw-/ Web series project offers real-life experience to UW-W students], GazetteXtra.com, Kayla Bunge, October 30, 2009
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100107211257/http://media.www.royalpurplenews.com/media/storage/paper1225/news/2009/11/11/Spotlight/New-Class.Allows.Students.To.Work.In.Video.Game.Industry-3828682.shtml New class allows students to work in video game industry], Royal Purple, Matt Gardner, November 11, 2009
• [http://media.www.royalpurplenews.com/media/storage/paper1225/news/2009/12/09/News/UwWhitewater.Rolls.Dice.On.New.Gaming.Major-3848043.shtml UW-Whitewater rolls dice on new gaming major]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Royal Purple, Rob Gauler, December 9, 2009
• [http://www.uww.edu/news/archive/2010-04-gamezombie-tv-votes Votes needed to win people's voice award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233537/http://www.uww.edu/news/archive/2010-04-gamezombie-tv-votes |date=2016-03-03 }}, Marketing & Media Relations, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, April 16, 2010
• [http://www.biztimes.com/bubbler/2010/4/22/uw-w-student-group-could-win-webby-award UW-W student group could win Webby Award], BizTimes.com, April 22, 2010
• [http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/14191.html IU Office of Scholarships, GameZombie.tv honored with Webby Awards], IU News Room, Sarah Booher, April 19, 2010
• [http://www.uww.edu/news/archive/2010-05-gamezombie-tv-webby-awards GameZombie TV sweeps Webby Awards in Student category] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054644/http://www.uww.edu/news/archive/2010-05-gamezombie-tv-webby-awards |date=2016-03-04 }}, Marketing & Media Relations, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, May 5, 2010
• [http://www.uww.edu/news/archive/2010-12-gamezombie-tv Student-run GameZombie TV named best Web video finalist] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305170712/http://www.uww.edu/news/archive/2010-12-gamezombie-tv |date=2012-03-05 }}, Marketing & Media Relations, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, December 9, 2010
• [http://royalpurplenews.com/?p=3233 GameZombie.tv continues expanding], Royal Purple, Ben Holzhueter, September 21, 2011
• [http://videogamewriters.com/picking-the-brains-of-game-zombie-tv-9618/ Picking the Brains of GameZombie TV] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108035248/http://videogamewriters.com/picking-the-brains-of-game-zombie-tv-9618 |date=2011-11-08 }}, Video Game Writers, Daniel Wise, May 11, 2011

• [http://www.gamezombie.tv/ Official Website]
• [https://www.youtube.com/gamezombieutube Partner YouTube Channel]
• [https://twitter.com/gamezombie Official Twitter Page]
• [http://facebook.com/gamezombie.tv Official Facebook Page]

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