We've got George A. Romero fever today, and it's not just because the father of all zombie flicks was in G4 heavily armed bunker earlier today, checking out Left 4 Dead 2. (video to come, of course.)  In case you need a Romero-refresher, here's what's going on in the World of The Dead.

First off, most importantly, Survival of the Dead is opening in theaters on May 28th. You can watch it on Xbox Live now, but wait for the big screen version. I've seen it, and it's amazing. There's a trailer under the cut:

...and here's SciFi Wire's review.I approve of this thoughtful discussion of Survival, which is much more a Western or War film than a traditional zombie flick. If you like Night of the Living Dead or the original Dawn of the Dead, this is the movie for you. If you don't like those movies, you're no friend of mine!

In other shambling, undead news, our pals at UGO are running a contest where winners gets George Romero signed posters or a PlayStation 3. Check out their site for details.

Finally, Romero was talking games last night at the premiere of Survival, saying that he's in talks with an video game developer to create a zombie shooter, and that he also has an "App of the Dead" in the works for iPhone, too. Nice!

The newest Mutation for Left 4 Dead 2 is "Follow the Liter," a variation on Scavenge mode where only one gas can appears at a time. This severely limits the paths Survivors can take to reach their overall objective and should help to crank up the intensity.

I mean, it's a game about the zombie apocalypse, so it's already fairly intense. Perhaps I should change that to "this Mutation will crank up the ragequitting." While we are on the subject, the next Mutation has been named: it's dubbed "Last Gnome on Earth." Is there any possible way that won't be great?

And finally, the results are in for a poll Valve held that asked if we'd like to see the Realism Versus Mutation become a permanent game type -- 68% of you said yes. No specific date on when this change will be implemented was given, but the Left 4 Dead Blog says to come back next week for an answer.

The newest Mutation for Left 4 Dead 2 is "Follow the Liter," a variation on Scavenge mode where only one gas can appears at a time. This severely limits the paths Survivors can take to reach their overall objective and should help to crank up the intensity.

I mean, it's a game about the zombie apocalypse, so it's already fairly intense. Perhaps I should change that to "this Mutation will crank up the ragequitting." While we are on the subject, the next Mutation has been named: it's dubbed "Last Gnome on Earth." Is there any possible way that won't be great?

And finally, the results are in for a poll Valve held that asked if we'd like to see the Realism Versus Mutation become a permanent game type -- 68% of you said yes. No specific date on when this change will be implemented was given, but the Left 4 Dead Blog says to come back next week for an answer.

Halo has topped the Guinness World Records’ list of the 50 greatest video game franchises of all time, followed closely by Activision's Call of Duty and Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda. The list was voted on by gamers, so if you have any problems with it (oh, and you will), take it up with yourselves.

"We decided to take a different approach with this list than we did in the previous edition,"  said in a statement. "Instead of asking developers, industry insiders and journalists to rank their favorite titles, we approached a different kind of expert: the players themselves! We are confident that this 'top 50' more accurately reflects the tastes of the average gamer and not just the critics."

Guinness polled gamers between January and August 2009, and the result can be seen right here:

1. Halo
2. Call of Duty
3. The Legend of Zelda
4. Guitar Hero
5. Metal Gear
6. Super Mario Bros.
7. World of Warcraft
8. Gears of War
9. Super Smash Bros.
10. Grand Theft Auto
11. Pokémon
12. Resident Evil
13. Fallout
14. Half-Life
15. Sonic the Hedgehog
16. Counter-Strike
17. Runescape
18. FIFA
19. Kingdom Hearts
20. Final Fantasy
21. Pac-Man
22. Madden NFL
23. The Sims
24. Tomb Raider
25. WWE Smackdown Vs. RAW
26. Rock Band
27. LittleBigPlanet
28. Saints Row
29. The Elder Scrolls
30. God of War
31. GoldenEye 007
32. Bioshock
33. KillZone
34. Skate
35. Left 4 Dead
36. Need for Speed
37. Chrono Trigger
38. Gran Turismo
39. StarCraft
40. Ratchet & Clank
41. Pong
42. Tom Clancy’s...
43. Star Wars: Battlefront
44. Battlefield
45. Diablo
46. Lego Batman
47. Mario Kart
48. Burnout
49. Crash Bandicoot
50. Pro Evolution Soccer

Let the calm and respectful discussion begin!

Should the need arise, feel free to E-Mail me your tips, suggestions, and/or personal philosophies, or follow me on Twitter.

Halo has topped the Guinness World Records’ list of the 50 greatest video game franchises of all time, followed closely by Activision's Call of Duty and Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda. The list was voted on by gamers, so if you have any problems with it (oh, and you will), take it up with yourselves.

"We decided to take a different approach with this list than we did in the previous edition,"  said in a statement. "Instead of asking developers, industry insiders and journalists to rank their favorite titles, we approached a different kind of expert: the players themselves! We are confident that this 'top 50' more accurately reflects the tastes of the average gamer and not just the critics."

Guinness polled gamers between January and August 2009, and the result can be seen right here:

1. Halo
2. Call of Duty
3. The Legend of Zelda
4. Guitar Hero
5. Metal Gear
6. Super Mario Bros.
7. World of Warcraft
8. Gears of War
9. Super Smash Bros.
10. Grand Theft Auto
11. Pokémon
12. Resident Evil
13. Fallout
14. Half-Life
15. Sonic the Hedgehog
16. Counter-Strike
17. Runescape
18. FIFA
19. Kingdom Hearts
20. Final Fantasy
21. Pac-Man
22. Madden NFL
23. The Sims
24. Tomb Raider
25. WWE Smackdown Vs. RAW
26. Rock Band
27. LittleBigPlanet
28. Saints Row
29. The Elder Scrolls
30. God of War
31. GoldenEye 007
32. Bioshock
33. KillZone
34. Skate
35. Left 4 Dead
36. Need for Speed
37. Chrono Trigger
38. Gran Turismo
39. StarCraft
40. Ratchet & Clank
41. Pong
42. Tom Clancy’s...
43. Star Wars: Battlefront
44. Battlefield
45. Diablo
46. Lego Batman
47. Mario Kart
48. Burnout
49. Crash Bandicoot
50. Pro Evolution Soccer

Let the calm and respectful discussion begin!

Should the need arise, feel free to E-Mail me your tips, suggestions, and/or personal philosophies, or follow me on Twitter.