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Dead Island going to "hit you hard" at E3

@XG247: In a recent interview with Sebastian Reichert we were told that we'll be seeing some ingame stuff in the near future.

Ve3tro4890d ago

Looking forward to seeing what the game is like after that trailer which released.

Thrungus4890d ago

Yeah, some running gameplay would be nice!

fluffydelusions4890d ago

Imagine they show some more screenshots..no video.. I'll rage.

Thrungus4890d ago

Would be good to see some gameplay footage, instead of that slow-mo trailer!

Fantaman4890d ago

I will second that, it worries me about the lack of in-game footage.

StitchJones4890d ago

Why do they have to wait for E3? This game has been in development for a few years and it looks like they are stalling.

Falaut4890d ago (Edited 4890d ago )

I think video games are about immersion, and a large part of that immersion (I think) has to do with connection. This connection in part (I promise the snakes and ladders stop here)needs to have real-life dynamic (even if its in a fictional setting) .

So when I first saw THE trailer, the biggest impact was at the end: seeing that the non-zombie characters, including the kid, where a family at the beginning of all this. All of a sudden my mind raced back to some of the images in the trailer, one that comes to mind is the kid going for a chomp of the fathers neck. All I could say at the end was WOW.

Then the interwebz goes to sh*t over a zombie kid, the dev or pub (don't remember which one) goes into damage control and start scaling back anything that would make this game DA SHIZ.

Trailer = great
Game = most likely sub par (unless its Bioshock with zombones and a wicked story, then I'm in ;))

DEVs: STOP gimping creativity

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Dead Island 2 devs believe a Dead Island remake would be a “mistake”

We might be in the age of remasters, but it doesn't look like the Dead Island 2 devs believe remaking the original game is the right move for the series.

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Duke19557d ago

but remakes require far less effort for these companies and they can still charge $70 for them!

Feel like everyone makes fun of Skyrim re-releasing like 18 times yet applaud these remasters elsewhere. Would much prefer NEW games

CrimsonWing69556d ago

Making sequels really is the way to go. Otherwise we'll be stuck playing only the first entry, forever!!!

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Dead Island's 2011 reveal is still the best game trailer of all time

Josiah Motley of KnowTechie writes: "I love video game trailers. While I don’t believe they are an integral part of a game’s success (especially these days), there’s something about a well-produced trailer that really just reminds me why I like video games."

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Exvalos968d ago

Also the most misleading of all time

SDuck968d ago

How so? Because it focused on a family that you see dying? (innocent question, haven't gotten a chance to play any Dead Island game yet)

aconnellan968d ago

More the tone of it - the tone of the trailer suggested something personal and dramatic, but the game was very much reminiscent of Left 4 Dead in that you were just there to kill zombies and nothing more

Ashby_JC968d ago

You play as a singular character there is no family involved at all in the game. Still a stand out trailer that I remember clearly from years ago.

Fntastic968d ago (Edited 968d ago )

Did you not like the game?

I remember going in expecting a L4D style of game, but the excessive camera swaying honestly made me feel ill, and it's rare for a game to do that to me, still don't understand why the need for anything other than maybe a subtle slight camera movement when doing melee attacks etc. Other than that i didn't really find the game that good. In all honesty i had more enjoyment out of DNF, and i know many people crap on that game.

BioShockGX967d ago

I still remember this misleading controversy

RickRoland968d ago

It’s the music. It’s perfect. I agree with this for sure, it is well choreographed….unfortunately the game didn’t live up to the trailer.

brewin967d ago

Maybe not, but it was still a good game. I liked how they expanded things with Dying Light, but Dead Island was a great first attempt! I really liked all the Easter eggs and homages to other horror franchises sprinkled throughout. Sure it was a little cheesy and over there top, but it was a good happy medium between Far Cry and Fallout with zombies.

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EmperorDalek968d ago

I'm gonna heavily disagree with that.

CrimsonWing69968d ago

Have you ever seen any of the MGS 3 or MGS 4 trailers? Those blow this out of the water for me.

TricksterArrow968d ago

They require prior knowledge of the franchise, tho. You show this trailer to anyone, and I mean ANYONE, and they can understand what's going on and relate to the family dynamic almost immediately. No need to know who is Snake, or Fox Hound, or Raiden, or Metal Gear...

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Top 10 Xbox 360 Games That Need to be Backward Compatible

Kevin F. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Many of the best Xbox 360 games are playable on the Xbox One and Series X|S consoles. Some even with some enhanced visuals and performance. Unfortunately, not every game from the Xbox 360 library has received this glorious feat of being able to be played on more modern Microsoft consoles."

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Orchard1182d ago

Max Payne 3 needs to be on that list.

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autobotdan1182d ago

The Spider-man games will never happen. The xbox 360 Marvel Ultimate Alliance games have a better chance of happening than Spider-man titles but won't happen. The Xbox One Ultimate Alliance games delisted years ago

Vits1182d ago

Yeah... you can totally forget about those entries that got delisted because of licensing issues. Those are not happening.

MetalProxy1182d ago

Wait everything isn’t BC? You guys act like it is lol

porkChop1182d ago

Almost all of the games people want to play are BC, and that's a hell of a lot better than having none available.

ApocalypseShadow1181d ago (Edited 1181d ago )

Almost all the games people want to play? Not true. Majority picks screw over the minority who have games collecting dust. Metal is right. Fans make it seem that it's all. 39/997 games from OG Xbox is NOT all. 568/2154 from 360 is NOT all. But you guys play it up like it is.

And from my count, there are 4,000+ PS4 BC games on PS5 that I see. And almost every VR game. Series X has no Kinect games or Kinect 2. But you played that up too. No more dancing.

As for the article, some of the BC games make sense. The others with Spider-Man aren't happening.

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