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Dead Island DLC Underway?

Andrew at SFX-360 says: "When it comes to killing off zombies I wouldn’t be the one to choose to help you survive. I’d most likely be the first or second to become infected as soon as the zombie infection would break. Today we stumbled on a nice little picture that featured DLC and items that will come with the pre-order copy of Dead Island that should be releasing later this year. Don’t hold me to it until the official release date is announced..."

BakedGoods4729d ago (Edited 4729d ago )

Don't get me wrong, I'm hyped for Dead Island, but DLC revealed before even a title release dated?

That translates into: "Stuff we *could* put in the full version, but would rather charge you extra for it."

Excalibur4729d ago

yep, getting really sick of that.

GT_Ken4729d ago

You guys are reading into it too deeply. It's pretty obviously PRE-ORDER content.

I'm assuming that "Bloodbath" is a "survival" mode, and will likely be a free download a few weeks after launch anyway. Everything else is just items for use in single player. Nothing major.

Jack-H4729d ago

I'm all for people having different opinions. But, anyone who disagrees with you is a tool.

blahblahblah24729d ago

Not true, they have all the main art assets done. So they can put the artists and other unused employees on DLC. Getting it started while all the tweaking in the Beta and final builds are finishing.

Would you rather wait 3-4 months after release to get new content or how about when you are ready to put the game back on the shelf or sell it, some new content comes out.

Games now-a-days to me, usually last a little over a week. Me personally if I love a game - say inFAMOUS - and they offered small micro-expansions every 2 weeks to a month at $.99 to about $4 I'd love it.

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MARKUS_MAX1MUS4729d ago

After Market Parts, cheap move devs.

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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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Duke19424d 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

CrimsonWing69423d 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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Exvalos835d ago

Also the most misleading of all time

SDuck835d 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)

aconnellan835d 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_JC835d 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.

Fntastic835d ago (Edited 835d 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.

BioShockGX834d ago

I still remember this misleading controversy

RickRoland835d 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.

brewin834d 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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EmperorDalek835d ago

I'm gonna heavily disagree with that.

CrimsonWing69835d ago

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

TricksterArrow835d 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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Orchard1049d ago

Max Payne 3 needs to be on that list.

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autobotdan1049d 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

Vits1049d ago

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

MetalProxy1049d ago

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

porkChop1049d 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.

ApocalypseShadow1049d ago (Edited 1049d 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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