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A GOTY release for Deep Silver’s Dead Island is on the way, according to the British Board of Film Classification. Siliconera spotted and screen captured a listing for the BBFC rated Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition before it was promptly removed. The listing mentions a June 30th launch …
Read More »Services Spotlight: Axis Animation
Develop takes a look inside the Scottish animation studio
Read More »Anatomy of a Blockbuster: Dead Island
Develop's monthly dissection of a recent hit game
Read More »Dead Island 2 hinted at by trademark filing
It looks as if work is already underway on one of 2011’s surprise hits. Siliconera reports that Dead Island developer Techland has filed a trademark for Dead World. It’s not hard to see where that line of thinking could potentially take the already very open and free-roaming franchise. Dead Island …
Read More »Famous Dead Island trailer inspires film
Controversial promo to serve as 'primary creative inspiration', Lionsgate claims
Read More »There will be a Dead Island film
Global entertainment giant Lionsgate and acquired the rights to make a feature film based on recent Deep Silver hit Dead Island. The studio has said that the game’s hit trailer (which for a time was a very hot topic on MCVuk.com) is serving as its primary creative inspiration” for the …
Read More »AusCon kicks off tonight with Mana Bar launch party
This weekend, Brisbane will play host to the second year of AusCon, a convention for videogamers, wargamers and cosplayers. The event will play host to dozens of board game and table top gaming competitions, as well as a selection of videogames which will appeal to the predominantly anime and pop-culture …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Dead Island unmoved at No.1
Deep Silver’s console and PC title Dead Island has claimed its second week at No.1 in the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It does so despite a shortage of copies on the High Street – and some retailers hiking the price to take advantage of the demand. It …
Read More »GAME hikes Dead Island price
Hungry consumers have caused Dead Island to sell out – with GAME raising its price to 47.99 – but more stock is on the way. The first-person zombie action game supplied by Koch Media and published by its Deep Silver label is in strong demand. So much so that GAME …
Read More »Dead Island ships 1m in US
Publisher Deep Silver has announced that it has now shipped 1m units of console and PC hit Dead Island in the US. Furthermore, it expects to have shipped 2m units of the game worldwide by the end of the week. "We’re thrilled at the retail reception Dead Island has achieved …
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