There is certainly no shortage of zombie themed games out there that allow players to gun down the undead with all sorts of different weaponry with the Left 4 Dead series being a perfect example. However, Deep Silver and Techland is looking to shake the genre up quite a bit with their forthcoming game titled Zombie Island which made headlines time and time again when a cinematic trailer was released earlier this year.
However, while Deep Silver will be the main publisher for the game the hype surrounding its release has caused them to call in back up – back up in the form of Square Enix. It was just announced today that Square Enix will be getting the rights to distribute the game around the company. Deep Silver explained this by stating that they are too small of a company to garner interest from major retailers. Seeing how Square Enix has released big games time and time again, they should have no problem with the task.
Dead Island is expected to make its debut for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on on August 1st of this year.
If you haven’t been living under a rock you’ll know that the recent debut trailer for Dead Island stirred up quite a bit of interest. If you’re not familiar with Dead Island it will task players with killing zombies (of course) with an emphasis on melee combat in a sandbox style level. The game’s developers have also told us that various RPG elements will be built-in along with the ability to craft weapons using various materials found around the island.
Well, if you’re interested in the game you’ll be happy to hear that some new screen shots have just been released for your viewing pleasure. To check them out, peep the gallery below and be sure to let us know what you think.
Deep Silver’s Dead Island is currently slated to hit store shelves sometime during Q3 of this year for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
On VG247 is a small bit from Techland, who has announced via a press event that three pieces of downloadable content are coming for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood.
There is no price point or date attached to them yet, though there are some details: the first two sets will contain multiplayer maps while the third is being designed for the single-player mode.
The content will be available on all versions of the game – PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
Bound in Blood was released recently to favorable reviews. It is the sequel to 2007′s Call of Juarez which also received mostly positive reviews.
Ubisoft today revealed that Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood will be hitting stores on July 3rd. Techland’s Western first person shooter is set as a prequel to the original Call of Jaurez game.
The game is coming out for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC systems. For a closer look at the game, check out the debut trailer released back in February.
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