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Dead Island 2011 Release Announced With Fabulous Trailer

by Alice O'Connor, Feb 17, 2011 11:45am PST

Related Topics – Dead Island, xbox 360, Trailer, PlayStation 3, screenshots, Deep Silver, PC, Techland

Though it dropped off the radar for a while, Techland's open-world zombie nightmare Dead Island will finally be released later this year, publisher Deep Silver has announced.

While zombie nerds will doubtless find something to quibble about, Dead Island sounds glorious. Trapped on a tropical island resort overrun by zombies, players--plural, because the game supports co-op for up to four--will be hacking their way through the hordes to find a way off. Firearms are in short supply so combat will focus on melee with makeshift, customisable weapons. There are also player classes with progression, granting new skills along the way.

Dead Island will be released on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. This year will also see Techland release Call of Juarez: The Cartel, a modern-day take on its western series.

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I just hope the SinglePlayer is good.
I'm not too fond of Co-Op games.

Feb 18, 2011 5:44am PST

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I just hope the SinglePlayer is good. I'm not too fond of Co-Op games. : Elsaispo
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- Yeah me too. Great trailer though!! : apocreg

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Techland by itself is great, but remember who will be publishing this game..

Most, if not all, of Techland games usually are published by none other than our 'friend' Ubisoft.

That might mean the DRM for this game is going to turn off a lot of people, possibly including me.

Feb 17, 2011 1:20pm PST

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Techland by itself is great, but remember who will be publishing this game.. Most, if not all, of Tech... : p34nk
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  Deep Silver is publishing Dead Island, not Ubisoft. : vgspectrum
  - My mistake, then lets celebrate! I want this game :) : p34nk
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  Yeah, go ahead. Pass on what looks like a great game simply because you have to spent 15 seconds validati... : UMG
  - made my day^^ : ichfan

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Best trailer in the history of trailers ever of all time in the world!

Feb 18, 2011 12:01am PST

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Best trailer in the history of trailers ever of all time in the world! : scary_monster
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- I suppose you have not seen the 2001 DNF trailer... : Anir

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Trailer looked sharp even though it was a cinematic and not gameplay footage.

Wonder if the PC version will be good at all? (Probably not but time will tell, I imagine.)

Feb 17, 2011 12:17pm PST

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Trailer looked sharp even though it was a cinematic and not gameplay footage. Wonder if the PC version... : wytefang
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  I have faith, the Call of Juarez games were great on PC. : at0micgarden
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    The only thing is the publisher. Most (if not all) Techland games usually have Ubisoft as the publisher..... : p34nk
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      Awesome. Then yay! :) : p34nk

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wow what a trailer.Trailers like this make me glad I am studying computer animation And people say computer animation and video games isn't art or emotional

Feb 18, 2011 11:25am PST

wow what a trailer.Trailers like this make me glad I am studying computer animation And people say comput... : electricsun

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By: araczynski x Show Full Post

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damn, i have tears. guess it tugs at you harder when you have a daughter close to that age. brilliant use of the reverse time... will keep my eye out for this.

Feb 18, 2011 8:44am PST

damn, i have tears. guess it tugs at you harder when you have a daughter close to that age. brilliant u... : araczynski

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Boy, that is the first video game trailer that has ever triggered an emotional response in myself. I doubt the game will be as powerful though. Would be nice to see a video game try and equal a good movie in that respect.

Feb 17, 2011 3:21pm PST

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  While I wouldn't say I felt emotionally connected to it, Uncharted 2 did a pretty solid job of making the... : lectR
  - i was moved by that too, out of my seat (we don't need another crysis) : whatsinthebox11

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Nice, I'm eager to see how it turns out. The trailer was great, even though it had no gameplay.

Feb 17, 2011 12:00pm PST

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Nice, I'm eager to see how it turns out. The trailer was great, even though it had no gameplay. : Johnnsen
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  The tragedy is the gameplay details and screens look nothing like how this trailer feels. : passingstranger
  - not a new concept.. : whatsinthebox11

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Rockstar, see how everybody is excited by the Open World feature? Now take the Undead Nightmare pack for Red Dead Redemption and release a patch where we can play Free Roam Zombie mode. I want it badly....

Feb 17, 2011 4:25pm PST

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Rockstar, see how everybody is excited by the Open World feature? Now take the Undead Nightmare pack for ... : excessus
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- I'm with you 100% buddy. I've been saying the same thing since Undead Nightmare was announced. : Mr Gore

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Awesome trailer!

Feb 18, 2011 12:08am PST

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Awesome trailer! : Acid Gumball
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- Agreed. Very smart and a lot of people are going to get interested! : shacknewsrep

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So... open-world Left 4 Dead... with better graphics and character progression? (And a hot asian girl protagonist in tight business attire)... sounds great to me! Sign me up.

Feb 17, 2011 11:51am PST

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So... open-world Left 4 Dead... with better graphics and character progression? (And a hot asian girl pr... : Gwyndion
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Huh. Some vacation. Everybody dies.

Feb 17, 2011 1:07pm PST

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Huh. Some vacation. Everybody dies. : Xulu
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- This I want a lot. : Xulu
- Sounds like a Carnival Cruise to me : MondayJBlack
- Sign me up! : StriderNL
- At least they die together. : shurcool

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Any word on who directed this?

Feb 17, 2011 12:58pm PST

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Any word on who directed this? : Super Sparker
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With the exception of classes, that sounds a lot like Dead Rising 2. What differentiates this?

Feb 17, 2011 3:50pm PST

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With the exception of classes, that sounds a lot like Dead Rising 2. What differentiates this? : radioactivez0r
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  dead rising was a "beat the timer" game. hopefully this won't be the same. AND WOULD SOMEBODY ELSE GET... : vertdang
  - ditto. not sure what the point of an open world is if you cant ever actually go anywhere because of the t... : radio_babylon

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This was better than the last 4 episodes of Walking Dead combined.

Feb 17, 2011 3:44pm PST

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- If being correct was an Olympic sport, you, my friend, would be rockin' the gold. : Feisty Cadaver

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For anyone who liked the music it was composed by Olarfur Arnalds.

http://www.myspace.com/olafurarnalds

Some really good stuff here.

Feb 17, 2011 12:11pm PST

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  if they play that god awful music at my funeral i WILL become a zombie and kill every one : gyokuro
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  thanks for the link. im liking. : comben
  - a lot, actually. : comben

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This trailer is ruining other trailers for me; I watched a Bulletstorm trailer after this and could not believe how poorly done it was in comparison. Everyone shoulld take note, this is how you get people excited for your game.

Feb 17, 2011 1:25pm PST

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- agreed. :) : comben
- I watched the Rage trailer right after this one and am now uncertain if Rage will manage to sell even 10 ... : House

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trailer iz sad :'(

Feb 17, 2011 1:27pm PST

trailer iz sad :'( : Damann66

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HELL YES!

Feb 17, 2011 1:08pm PST

HELL YES! : Unkei

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Grand Theft 4 Dead Rising: the RPG Game game.

Feb 17, 2011 12:43pm PST

Grand Theft 4 Dead Rising: the RPG Game game. : Memphis-Ahn

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Damn, Techland gets better by an order of magnitude with every game.

Feb 17, 2011 12:37pm PST

Damn, Techland gets better by an order of magnitude with every game. : cell9song

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Best. Cinematic trailer. Ever.

Feb 17, 2011 12:32pm PST

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- I liked Hellgate: London's 2 main trailers a bit better, actually, but this one was good. : wytefang

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Wow greatest trailer ive seen since the beginning of the year. Ive been waiting for this game for a good 4 years already!

Feb 17, 2011 12:28pm PST

Wow greatest trailer ive seen since the beginning of the year. Ive been waiting for this game for a good ... : Damarius101

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By: jtthe2nd x Show Full Post

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Yet another game to hone my zombie-killing skills prior to the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Can't wait!

Feb 17, 2011 12:27pm PST

Yet another game to hone my zombie-killing skills prior to the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Can't wait! : jtthe2nd

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the Open World feature really got my attention.

Feb 17, 2011 12:11pm PST

the Open World feature really got my attention. : gyokuro

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FINALLY, I have been waiting for this game since the first day it was announced and have bookmarked every page since then with any hints of news about it. YAY. Damn this year is JAM packed with some PC gaming goodness. Can't wait for this one.

Feb 17, 2011 11:50am PST

FINALLY, I have been waiting for this game since the first day it was announced and have bookmarked every... : ShXIII

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