Dead Island DLC tells Ryder White's tale
If you enjoyed Dead Island but wish you could've heard more of the dodgy Australian accent of antagonist Ryder White, you're in luck. The naughty Colonel will be playable in a new downloadable content campaign with "several hours of story content."
READ MORE >Dead Island publisher boasts 3 million copies shipped
Publisher Deep Silver has announced that 3 million copies of Techland's open-world zombie kill-fest, Dead Island have shipped.
READ MORE >Risen 2: Dark Waters casting off in April
Avast, ye scurvy sea dogs (with magical powers)! Gothic creator Piranha Bytes' pirate-themed RPG sequel Risen 2: Dark Waters will set sail for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on April 24, 2012, publisher Deep Silver has announced.
READ MORE >"Gothic 2 was doing a lot of things in 2001 Skyrim's just now doing in 2011. So not really. ..."
see all 7 commentsDead 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."
READ MORE >"Played for a while in single player but after I got a taste for its co-op goodness I couldn't go ..."
see all 11 commentsDead Island console patch raises level cap, live this week
Techland has detailed a variety of bug fixes and gameplay adjustments being made with an upcoming patch to Dead Island.
READ MORE >"Maybe my game is broken but I have durability skilled maxed, using purple weapons and they just ..."
see all 14 commentsDead Island dev trademarks 'Dead World'
Dead Island developer Techland has trademarked the name "Dead World," which might mean that more open-world zombie killing is in the works.
READ MORE >"Exactly, everything you wrote. The tougher they become, the more it becomes about survival, and ..."
see all 14 commentsDead Island PC patch targets corrupt saves
Fixes for weapon duping, offline mode, corrupt saves, offline mode and more have arrived in a new patch for the PC edition of Dead Island via Steam.
READ MORE >"You're doing it wrong too. Do you guys just run around and swing your weapon at every single mob ..."
see all 14 commentsDead Island DLC delay due to 'polishing of the main game'
Dead Island's wave survival mode DLC 'Bloodbath Arena' has missed its planned September launch due to the time spent working on the base game post-launch, it's been explained.
READ MORE >"The sad thing is, is that you bought one buggy Bethesda game, and then thought "Man, let me try ..."
see all 39 commentsDead Island movie rights optioned
Lionsgate has optioned the movie rights for a Dead Island movie based upon not the game, but its famous cinematic trailer. As such, it'll be a non-linear flick with a focus on family ties.
READ MORE >"If they can capture the feel of the trailer, it'll make a better movie than a game."
see all 7 commentsWinter Stars coming to Kinect, Move, and Wii
Winter Stars, which features a host of different winter sports can be played with Kinect, PlayStation Move, and the Wii Balance Board.
READ MORE >Dead Island review
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After getting a late copy of the game, Shacknews tackles the infected island of Banoi to find out whether or not you should book your trip to Dead Island, from developer Techland.
READ MORE >"I'm in Act II and still to encounter single bug. When I read post from people whinging about ..."
see all 130 commentsDead Island 'Bloodbath Arena' DLC coming later this month
Dead Island will be getting its first piece of DLC in late September.
READ MORE >"Its wierd. My friends can connect to me.. all four of them but we have a 0.5MB line and that's ..."
see all 10 commentsDead Island dev build accidentally released on Steam
Techland's Dead Island hasn't got off to the most auspicious of starts. Steam received a wonky build when the open-world zombie shooter launched today, which was apparently intended for developers, not players, and suffers a few... quirks.
READ MORE >"Got this at midnight (uk). Looks great and seems interesting after an hour but does run a bit ..."
see all 52 commentsDead Island co-op trailer teases teamwork
A new Dead Island trailer shambles onto the scene to show off a bit of the game's co-op component.
READ MORE >"This is starting to look more and more just like a L4D clone... it was mentioned that it's ..."
see all 18 commentsRisen 2: Dark Waters sets sail for Steamworks
The piratical action-RPG sequel will use Steamworks for copy protection on PC, publisher Deep Silver has announced. It's made by the folks who created Gothic.
READ MORE >"I read this as The Pirates of Dark Water and made myself sad. :("
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"It's a great game, I've got about 41 hours into it and still going"
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