Deep Silver have today announced that a “Game of the Year Edition” for the award-winning game Dead Island will be released on June 26th, 2012 in the USA and on July 6th, 2012 in European countries for the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and Windows PC.

This new edition gives players who are yet to experience Dead Island a version packed with content: including the “Bloodbath Arena” mode, the “Ryder White” story line and the weapon blueprint for “The Ripper”. This complete Dead Island package includes all the extra content that was previously only available digitally.

Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition will bundle together last year's zombie kill-a-thon and all of its downloadable content for $30 next month, publisher Deep Silver announced today.

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Deep Silver today released a trailer showing the brand new story DLC 'Ryder White' for Dead Island.

This DLC offers a unique new perspective into the incidents in the main story of Dead Island: This time the player will get the chance to play as Ryder White, the antagonist of the main game; learn more about his motivations and why, from his point of view, he did what he had to do. This fresh take on the Dead Island story shows Ryder White both as a military man and a loving husband.

The DLC stars Ryder White as a newly playable character and offers a single player campaign with several hours of story content with twists and turns that will shed new light on the game’s happenings. Two blueprints and weapons will further expand the already impressive arsenal of Dead Island.

The DLC will be available on February 1st, 2012 for the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and Windows PC. It will be available for 800 Microsoft points on Xbox LIVE Marketplace or for £7.99 on PSN and Steam.

Deep Silver have today announced the upcoming release of a brand new story DLC for Dead Island.

This DLC offers a unique new perspective into the incidents in the main story of Dead Island: This time the player will get the chance to play as Ryder White, the antagonist of the main game; learn more about his motivations and why, from his point of view, he did what he had to do. This fresh take on the Dead Island story shows Ryder White both as a military man and a loving husband.

The DLC stars Ryder White as a newly playable character and offers a single player campaign with several hours of story content with twists and turns that will shed new light on the game’s happenings. Two blueprints and weapons will further expand the arsenal of Dead Island.

The DLC will be available on February 1st, 2012 for the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 and Windows PC. It will be available for 800 Microsoft points on Xbox LIVE Marketplace or for £7.99 on PSN and Steam.

Deep Silver today announced a special Christmas surprise for all fans of Dead Island. On December 1st, 2011, a special Dead Island themed Christmas calendar will open its doors. Each day a new surprise will await the visitor – through a series of contests participants can explore the world of Dead Island, putting their knowledge of both the game and international zombie lore in general to the test.

Any visitors who take part in a special contest each Sunday in December will not only be able to win exclusive prizes like one of a kind Dead Island themed airbrushed consoles, a hand-picked collection of the finest zombie movie classics on Blu-ray, a 46 inch 3D-HDTV from Sony or extraordinary books for lovers of zombie horror. They will also be able to earn helpful clues for the competition finale that will take place on December 25th, 2011. On this day the grand prize drawing will take place, where participants can win a one week trip to a tropical island for two people to the value of 6,000 US$.

The Dead Island Christmas Calendar 2011 will be available starting December 1st through December 25th, 2011 at http://christmas.deadisland.com

The first DLC for Dead Island, Bloodbath Arena, is now available to download for all platforms. The DLC package is free for all customers who bought the Pre-order Edition. For the others it will have a price of $9.99/9.99€/£7.99 or 800 Microsoft points.

In Bloodbath Arena, four different arenas offer new challenges that can be played alone or in co-op mode, characters can also loot experience points and items and bring them over to the campaign mode. The brain wave bomb, a new exclusive weapon, tops the DLC package off.

The Xbox 360 version can be downloaded via the marketplace, for the PlayStation 3 visit the PlayStation Store and PC users can find the DLC on Steam.

Deep Silver today announced the release date of the “Bloodbath Arena” DLC pack for Dead Island. The DLC will be available on November 22nd, 2011 for the PlayStation 3 the Xbox 360 and Windows PC.

In the Bloodbath Arena DLC four different arenas offer new challenges that can be played alone or in coop mode. It’s a desperate fight for survival where waves after waves of unrelenting zombies attack, one more gruesome than the next! In this DLC characters can loot experience points and items and bring them over to the campaign mode. Players can show off their skills in zombie fighting with the newly implemented leaderboards. The brain wave bomb, a new exclusive weapon, tops this DLC package off.

The DLC package is free for all customers who bought the Pre-order Edition.

Dead Island's harsh treatment of necrotic former vacationers isn't without limit -- which is why you'll be happy to learn that the game's level cap is being raised to 60 with a new patch rolling out to consoles today.

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After Deep Silver released a slick teaser trailer, Dead Island jumped into the media spotlight and became one of Techland’s best selling games. Games that sell well tend to get sequels, so we won’t be too surprised if Dead Island 2 is in the works.

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The first Dead Island DLC has been delayed so developer Techland can carry on working on the main game itself.

There's no new release date for the DLC, which was originally scheduled to launch this month.

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What are mods you ask? Well, they are blueprints that let you upgrade and create weapons using pieces of scrap you find lying around the game world. Simply approach one of Dead Island’s many workbench and you can make a host of hard-hitting, and truly insane weaponry.

We’ve taken the time to list every single mod in Dead Island in alphabetical order. We’ve also listed where they are, what you need to make them and how much money they cost. Happy hunting zombie killers!

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Lionsgate have today announced that it has optioned film rights from Deep Silver to develop a feature inspired by Dead Island. The announcement was made by Lionsgate’s co-COO and Motion Picture Group President Joe Drake.

The film Dead Island is currently in the early development stage. Sean Daniel (The Mummy, Tombstone, Dazed and Confused) will spearhead production and will be joined in producing by Stefan Sonnenfeld.

"The film Dead Island will be an innovation of the zombie genre because of its focus on human emotion, family ties and non-linear storytelling". Said Drake of the property’s acquisition, “Like the hundreds of journalists and millions of fans who were so passionate and vocal about the Dead Island trailer, we too were awestruck.” He continued, “This is exactly the type of property we’re looking to adapt at Lionsgate – it’s sophisticated, edgy, and a true elevation of a genre that we know and love. It also has built in brand recognition around the world, and franchise potential.”

Dead Island has secured Number 1 chart position in several important territories across the world and has shipped around 2 million units globally in its first week of availability.

Dead Island was an instant success with the game topping the North American retail charts, reaching the coveted number 1 position with reorders from retail already in process.

"We're thrilled at the retail reception Dead Island has achieved in its first few days," said Geoff Mulligan, Chief Operating Officer at Deep Silver, "The critical 'first week' of game sales has been an enormous sales success for Deep Silver. We're working quickly with our distribution partner in North America, Square Enix, to restock shelves as quickly as we can."

In the UK, Dead Island ranked number 1 in the all formats chart last week and is also leading the all formats charts in France and Spain, console and PC charts in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Austria and Xbox 360 charts in Italy. The game has enjoyed similar successes on high chart positions in other territories worldwide. In addition, the PC version of Dead Island has topped the chart for the ten globally bestselling games last week on Steam.

Dead Island has constantly gathered a considerable following across all media all over the world since its announcement with a spectacular video in February 2011, a trailer that surprised the masses everywhere and became an internet phenomenon.

Skull location and drop off guide for the 5 different colored skulls in Dead Island. Once fount they must be placed on a special altar to recieve a developer blueprint for the most powerful and unique weapons in the game.

Brown Skull
This skull is found in the bunker after you help the russian at the end of the first act. The turn in location is on top of a cliff/mountain that is on the other side of the beach on the resort level.


Purple Skull
This skull is located in the sewers after passing through city hall for the 2nd time. The drop off location is in Alicia's apartment.


Green Skull
This skull is located on the edge of a cliff/mountain that is located below the lifeguard tower near the bottom of the resort map. The drop off location is in the supermarket.


Orange Skull
This skull is found under the first staircase leading up to the supermarket. The drop off location is found after climbing up a ladder in the sewers and is inside a door to the immediate right.


Blue Skull
This skull is found in Alicia's Apartment, which is the same place you drop the purple skull off at. The drop off location is in a bunker on the original resort map.


Guide Created by: SadFaceGaming11

Deep Silver is set to release the first DLC for Dead Island later this month. Entitled 'Bloodbath Arena', the DLC will allow gamers to fight endless waves of zombies in four new Arenas. XP and looted items from the Arena mode can be carried on to the main campaign.

Also included will be a new gun, the Brain Wave Bomb.

Gamers who purchased the Special Edition of the game will receive the DLC for free when it becomes available for all. As of yet now pricing has been confirmed.

A long list of known glitches and problems was sent along with certain copies of the review code, which Destructoid has taken the time to list in full. Issue include everything from UI glitches (map sychronisation, menu problems) to gameplay (inability to complete certain missions) and animations.

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Deep Silver have released a six-page digital comic revealing events that lead to the highly anticipated Dead Island, which places players amidst the terrifying zombie outbreak in the tropical holiday island of Banoi.

The comic introduces journalist Roger Howard, who has travelled to Banoi to investigate the illegal exploitation of the island’s resources. During his investigations in the Royal Palms Resort hotel he discovers a terrible surprise that no one could ever expect…

The story was created by Marvel Custom Solutions by the creative team of writer William Dailey, along with artists Jorge Lucas, Juan Santacruz, Diego Olmos, Carlos Rodriguez and Sergio Arino. The comic also features an eye-catching cover by Christian Nauck.

The comic was previously only available as a printed limited edition at the recent San Diego ComiCon last July. The Dead Island comic can now also be read here
http://www.marvel.com/digitalcomics/view_white.htm?iid=22757.