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Nitrowolf24786d ago (Edited 4786d ago )

Guessing it has to do with Americas history with Slavery. And also wtf, this is the first time i even noticed there was a zombie hanging there, never paid much attention to it.

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Eternus4786d ago

I think it has more to do with the fact that's its a hanging body in itself lol, which would be considered taboo for a boxart, not slavery.

jjohan354786d ago

Jeez if this is happening in North America, I wonder if the game will even be available in Australia.

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gaden_malak4786d ago

Do you people not even know what lynching is? How old are you?

I'm not even American and I know the relevance and why it is banned.

Eternus4786d ago (Edited 4786d ago )

Not sure if you were referring to me, but I'll answer anyway. Of course I know what lynching is, but that doesn't mean that it was banned 100% for that reason. Stop acting like you know the reason for sure, get out of here.

I'm black, just so you know.

gaden_malak4786d ago

Of course it was banned for that. And no I wasn't replying to you.

thisguywithhair4786d ago

@eternus

The color of your skin has absolutely nothing to do with this argument and I am trying to figure out why you think it would. It doesn't make your statement any more valid and may in fact take away your credibility as it make it seem like you have such a bad argument that you have to bring your race into it just to keep face.

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UP4786d ago

I like how people bash america for this change when this game is getting fully band in other countries like many other games.

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UP4786d ago

misspelling a word or two does not reflect your intelligence.

cr33ping_death4786d ago (Edited 4786d ago )

who gives a shit what country is better. every country has its problems... lets leave it at that... im in the U.S and the more art the better. this is just one more reason why censorship sucks.

edit:judging by the disagrees apparently theres a fucking utopia out there somewhere.

VenomProject4786d ago

@plb

Wow, what a struggling attempt at an insult.

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nickjkl4786d ago

gore and violence to a point is allowed on tv

you cant broadcast some one being decapitated but you can imply thats what happened

a boob is okay but breast with nipples gets censored

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WetN00dle694786d ago

Ohhh, well if i were them id censor it as well......i mean not unless that represents a survivor that couldnt hack it no more and found the easy way out, Who the heck would hang a zombie??

-Alpha4786d ago

Maybe it's not a zombie. Maybe a man didn't want to fight and decided to hang himself.

-Alpha4786d ago (Edited 4786d ago )

This changes everything.

New one looks lame in comparison though. The original was very clever, took a whole to notice it too.

Don't see the point of censoring it, even if it has to do with American history.

I'll just draw a red line lol

BiggCMan4786d ago (Edited 4786d ago )

Yea, its just gonna be terrible now :/

Oh by the way, the new cover kind of negates the point of the tree being there. Thats funny though "draw a red line" haha.

zootang4786d ago

New one looks like a guy that is drunk in miami, lol.

Nitrowolf24786d ago

i'm thinking they could have kept it an simply change the I to look less like a body and erase the red line. I think it still would have looked better then the new one. Thats how i've been seeing it the whole time anyway

esemce4786d ago (Edited 4786d ago )

Of course its not a hanging zombie but a suicide. Plus the USA's KKK history of lynching. Seems to many people think all video games and animation are for kids.

Bathyj4786d ago

I'm thinking this game might have alot of dark humour.

Maybe they want to remove all of that too.

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Dead Island 2 devs believe a Dead Island remake would be a “mistake”

We might be in the age of remasters, but it doesn't look like the Dead Island 2 devs believe remaking the original game is the right move for the series.

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Duke19409d ago

but remakes require far less effort for these companies and they can still charge $70 for them!

Feel like everyone makes fun of Skyrim re-releasing like 18 times yet applaud these remasters elsewhere. Would much prefer NEW games

CrimsonWing69408d ago

Making sequels really is the way to go. Otherwise we'll be stuck playing only the first entry, forever!!!

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Dead Island's 2011 reveal is still the best game trailer of all time

Josiah Motley of KnowTechie writes: "I love video game trailers. While I don’t believe they are an integral part of a game’s success (especially these days), there’s something about a well-produced trailer that really just reminds me why I like video games."

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Exvalos820d ago

Also the most misleading of all time

SDuck820d ago

How so? Because it focused on a family that you see dying? (innocent question, haven't gotten a chance to play any Dead Island game yet)

aconnellan820d ago

More the tone of it - the tone of the trailer suggested something personal and dramatic, but the game was very much reminiscent of Left 4 Dead in that you were just there to kill zombies and nothing more

Ashby_JC820d ago

You play as a singular character there is no family involved at all in the game. Still a stand out trailer that I remember clearly from years ago.

Fntastic820d ago (Edited 820d ago )

Did you not like the game?

I remember going in expecting a L4D style of game, but the excessive camera swaying honestly made me feel ill, and it's rare for a game to do that to me, still don't understand why the need for anything other than maybe a subtle slight camera movement when doing melee attacks etc. Other than that i didn't really find the game that good. In all honesty i had more enjoyment out of DNF, and i know many people crap on that game.

BioShockGX819d ago

I still remember this misleading controversy

RickRoland820d ago

It’s the music. It’s perfect. I agree with this for sure, it is well choreographed….unfortunately the game didn’t live up to the trailer.

brewin819d ago

Maybe not, but it was still a good game. I liked how they expanded things with Dying Light, but Dead Island was a great first attempt! I really liked all the Easter eggs and homages to other horror franchises sprinkled throughout. Sure it was a little cheesy and over there top, but it was a good happy medium between Far Cry and Fallout with zombies.

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EmperorDalek820d ago

I'm gonna heavily disagree with that.

CrimsonWing69820d ago

Have you ever seen any of the MGS 3 or MGS 4 trailers? Those blow this out of the water for me.

TricksterArrow820d ago

They require prior knowledge of the franchise, tho. You show this trailer to anyone, and I mean ANYONE, and they can understand what's going on and relate to the family dynamic almost immediately. No need to know who is Snake, or Fox Hound, or Raiden, or Metal Gear...

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Top 10 Xbox 360 Games That Need to be Backward Compatible

Kevin F. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Many of the best Xbox 360 games are playable on the Xbox One and Series X|S consoles. Some even with some enhanced visuals and performance. Unfortunately, not every game from the Xbox 360 library has received this glorious feat of being able to be played on more modern Microsoft consoles."

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Orchard1034d ago

Max Payne 3 needs to be on that list.

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autobotdan1034d ago

The Spider-man games will never happen. The xbox 360 Marvel Ultimate Alliance games have a better chance of happening than Spider-man titles but won't happen. The Xbox One Ultimate Alliance games delisted years ago

Vits1034d ago

Yeah... you can totally forget about those entries that got delisted because of licensing issues. Those are not happening.

MetalProxy1033d ago

Wait everything isn’t BC? You guys act like it is lol

porkChop1033d ago

Almost all of the games people want to play are BC, and that's a hell of a lot better than having none available.

ApocalypseShadow1033d ago (Edited 1033d ago )

Almost all the games people want to play? Not true. Majority picks screw over the minority who have games collecting dust. Metal is right. Fans make it seem that it's all. 39/997 games from OG Xbox is NOT all. 568/2154 from 360 is NOT all. But you guys play it up like it is.

And from my count, there are 4,000+ PS4 BC games on PS5 that I see. And almost every VR game. Series X has no Kinect games or Kinect 2. But you played that up too. No more dancing.

As for the article, some of the BC games make sense. The others with Spider-Man aren't happening.

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