Dead Island 2 Showcase introduces brand new gameplay & information through captivating live action short
HELL-A, CALIFORNIA, 6th December 2022 (Sydney, Australia, 7th December 2022) | The bold new Dead Island 2 Showcase premiers today, updating players on content in a fun and entertaining way via an incredible live action short cinematic, which also includes an extended look at exclusive footage.
Watch on Twitch.tv/DeepSilver from 7am AEDT / 9am NZDT on Wednesday, 7th December.
The Showcase is a live-action pulp-adventure, starring three fictional characters, set in a similar universe to Dead Island 2. With the military long gone, it follows these fearless survivors in their search for a safe haven from the virus outbreak and zombie hordes. As they roam the supposedly abandoned mansion of local video game and movie producer in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills, they’ll soon discover that nowhere is safe.
It also features the brand new Dead Island 2 Welcome To HELL-A Trailer – join in-game characters Jacob and Amy on a picture postcard tour. Witness our unique gore tech, upgradable weapons and combat system, and of course the gruesome zombies, as the slayers show you around their stylish, sun-baked zombie-smashing playground.
All the usual tourist attractions are featured, from Beverly Hills to the shores of Santa Monica – even the Hollywood sign is ablaze – a true showcase of where paradise meets hell in Dead Island 2.
The game’s brutal combat is revealed in all its glory with slicing, kicking, stomping and burning using katanas, machetes, swords, hammers, guns and more. Dead Island 2 features the Fully Locational Evisceration System for Humanoids (F.L.E.S.H.), cutting-edge technology designed to deliver the most gruesome zombie experience ever seen in a video game. Plus, see how weapons can be improved with upgrades and add-ons, and how players can exploit their zombie infection releasing devastating powers.
Another surprise inside the showcase is a sneak peek into Alexa Game Control, which allows players to perform in-game actions using their voice, launching on Dead Island 2 on Xbox and PC, in English in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Currently available to pre-order is the highly covetable Dead Island 2 Limited Edition – the HELL-A Edition is full of unique items from the game’s world to further the immersion of every Dead Island fan.
Players who pre-order any edition of Dead Island 2 will receive the Memories Of Banoi Pack, featuring two unique weapons that celebrates the original Dead Island game and a special skill card.
Furthermore, there’s a stunning hand-painted resin collector’s figurine of Amy, chilling in the iconic Burger 66 diner after a zombie slaying session. This standalone, premium figurine is available to purchase exclusively from Deep Silver at www.DeadIsland.com.
The HELL-A Edition includes:
- Exclusive SteelBook® with game disc
- Expansion Pass
- Venice Beach Travel Map
- 6 x Slayer Tarot Cards
- 2 x Pin Badges
- 1 x Patch
- Golden Weapons Pack
- Pulp Weapons Pack
- Character Packs 1 & 2
The Memories of Banoi Pack includes:
- Banoi War Club
- Memories of Banoi Baseball Bat
- Weapon Perk – Balanced
- Personal Space Skills Card
ABOUT DEAD ISLAND 2
Dead Island 2 is a First Person Action RPG set in a hellish, yet stylish and vibrant, gore-drenched vision of Los Angeles, nicknamed HELL-A. The series’ unique formula, dark humour and over the top zombie-slaying returns, with all the swagger and charisma you’d expect from Dead Island.
Dead Island 2 will release on 28th April, 2023 on Xbox Series X and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment systems from Microsoft, PlayStation®5 and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment systems and the Epic Games Store for PC.
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In 2014 the studio was acquired by Deep Silver and rebranded Deep Silver Dambuster Studios. It released Homefront: The Revolution for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in 2016. In the 12 months following the launch of Homefront it released additional Resistance Mode content and three individual story expansions; The Voice of Freedom, Aftermath and the final story bookend, Beyond the Walls.
The studio is now developing the next instalment in the highly successful Dead Island series of games.
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