Dead Island 2 - Announced at E3

Well since we covered the last two games I guess it comes as no surprise that Deep Silver will be releasing another game in the series called simply Dead Island 2.

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California Dreamin': Deep Silver Reveals Dead Island® 2 at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo

Surf's Up! The outbreak has spread to the Golden State -

Larkspur, Calif. – June 9, 2014 - The zombie apocalypse has hit the iconic, sunny realms of California as Deep Silver announced Dead Island® 2 today. Building on the strengths of the multi-million best-selling hit Dead Island, Dead Island 2 delivers a shared survival, open-world zombie experience set in a clash of natural beauty and bloody horror and violence: paradise meets hell once again!

Developed by award-winning studio Yager, Dead Island 2 is scheduled for release in spring 2015 on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC.

Several months after the events on Banoi, the United States military has put the Golden State under full quarantine. Now a restricted zone, California has become a bloody paradise for those who refuse to leave their homes and an action-packed playground for renegades who seek adventure, glory and a fresh start. Combining the classic Dead Island elements of immersive close combat, action and role-playing, Dead Island 2 features crazy, never-before-seen handcrafted weapons and over-the-top characters in taking players from the iconic Golden Gate to the celebrated beachfront boardwalk of southern California’s Venice Beach.

Developed in Unreal Engine 4, Dead Island 2 brings back its acclaimed, seamless multiplayer for up to eight players who cooperate, compete or simply coexist in a truly social, new-gen multiplayer experience. Dedicated classes offer a variety of gameplay: From the action-oriented berserker to the stealthy hunter, every character offers a different style of play. An in-depth skill system allows the player to handcraft their own heroes and weapons

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The trailer is hilarious. Perhaps during a Steam sale…

Yup, it should become a meme

Having not played the original, I have a question. Just how much an RPG is
it? Is it as deep an RPG as Skyrim or Van Helsing, or is more like Bioshock
or Stalker, which were basically action games with some RPG elements?

Like Diablo. Simple character system. It's actually quite a pleasing game, just not very deep. Something you play for 10 hours and that's it.

The good news in this announcement is that Deep Silver is investing serious money. Yager is one of the few German AAA developers. They're certainly much more expensive than Techland.

Actually that commercial is brilliant.