Dead Island feels more alive than ever. The series has always been a bit grubby, buggy and rough around the edges, but the game’s new developer – Jager, the team behind the brilliant Spec Ops: The Line – has achieved some wonderful visuals with the series’ newest entry, Dead Island 2. The zombie apocalypse has never been so colourful. The sun-drenched city of L.A. (which isn’t an island) is beautiful, all white picket fences and that ever-present Hollywood sign looming on the horizon.
Don’t expect the grimness or deeper meaning of Spec Ops, though, this zombie breakout is completely tongue-in-cheek and seems fully self-aware – this is a game about killing lots of zombies with lots of different weapons, sometimes with friends. The full game will have 8 players inhabiting the same world, but it’s up to you if you want to cooperate with them or ignore them completely, leading to a micro Day Z feel, albeit with a more arcade slant and without the trolling.
"Dambuster Studios and Deep Silver are today very happy and proud to announce that "Dead Island 2" (their multimillion copy selling first-person action RPG), is now available via Steam." - Dambuster Studios and Deep Silver.
"Deep Silver, Dambuster Studios, and PLAION are today very happy and excited to announce that they have just released the second expansion (“SoLA”) for "Dead Island 2" (the said expansion is availableright now for PC and consoles via digital stores)." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
In a late night surprise, it appears that some users are reporting that Dead Island 2 has been stealth dropped on Xbox Game Pass.