Dead Island 'Bloodbath Arena' DLC dated

After many months of waiting, Dead Island's 'Bloodbath Arena' downloadable content is due to finally launch on November 22. It was originally slated to launch in September, but ended up delayed due to "further polishing of the main game."

Alice O'Connor

November 14, 2011 7:45 AM

After many months of waiting, Dead Island's 'Bloodbath Arena' downloadable content will finally launch on November 22. The free pre-order incentive was originally slated to launch in September, but ended up delayed due to "further polishing of the main game." Bloodbath Arena adds a wave survival mode with four arenas, playable in co-op or on your lonesome. Any experience and items you earn will be carried over into the regular campaign, and your zombie-slaying prowess will be tracked on online leaderboards. Which is all good and well, but what we really want to see is its exclusive new "brain wave bomb" weapon in action. The combination of "brain" and "bomb" rarely disappoints. Bloodbath Arena is headed to PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on November 22. It'll be free if you pre-ordered Dead Island, but otherwise run you $10 (800 Microsoft Points).

A few new Bloodbath Arena screenshots

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After many months of waiting, Dead Island's 'Bloodbath Arena' downloadable content is due to finally launch on November 22. It was originally slated to launch in September, but ended up delayed due to "further polishing of the main game."
- nwillard
  
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  November 14, 2011 7:58 AM
  
  Unfortunately the time for Dead Island has passed. Now it will only ever be talked about in an "underrated gem" or "hey remember Dead Island?" fashion. Its brief period of prominence is over, and now, though try as it might to claw its way back up, it is in too deep already, doomed to slowly fade away and be forgotten more and more. Like tears... in rain.
  - aasyranth
    
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    November 14, 2011 8:07 AM
    
    Dude- it came out about two months ago!
  - deathofrats
    
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    November 14, 2011 8:10 AM
    
    i am currently playing it right now. Aside from the horrible sewers, the game is really fun so far..just made it to the jungles last night.
    - deathofrats
      
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      November 14, 2011 9:03 AM
      
      that said, this DLC doesn't sound appealing. Sounds like something that should have been included in the full game..
  - coyoterys
    
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    November 14, 2011 8:31 AM
    
    Very dramatic post. Dramatic and wrong. Seeing On November 3, 2011, Techland registered the name 'Dead World'. I think we'll be getting more from them to keep the franchise going.
  - cptstern
    
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    November 14, 2011 8:37 AM
    
    ya no one will buy it when it's on sale during the christmas sale for $9 (plz plz plz). imho this is what kept Borderlands afloat after the not so favourable reception it got at release
  - loppsided
    
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    November 14, 2011 8:43 AM
    
    I'm still waiting for my cheap-ass friend to buy it so I can actually start playing it for real in co-op.
    - Zatric
      
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      November 14, 2011 9:35 AM
      
      Played for a while in single player but after I got a taste for its co-op goodness I couldn't go back to playing by myself. Great great co-op experience.
  - rtrson
    
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    November 14, 2011 9:13 AM
    
    What an amazing and cool story, bro.
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    November 14, 2011 9:17 AM
    
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