Dead Island 2

You'll be able to say "Hey, Zombie!" with the help of Amazon Alex Game Control technology when Dead Island 2 launches.

Two caveats exist: [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/23/23318871/dead-island-2-amazon-alexa-voice-control-zombies) confirmed that players will have to be connected to the internet, and [Alexa Game Control’s website](https://www.amazon.com/b?node=24219543011) says that players will have to connect their Amazon account to the game they’re playing first. Dead Island 2 is the only game to support the technology, but Amazon has a [form for interested developers to fill out.](https://build.amazonalexadev.com/Alexa-Games-Control-Interest.html) I then recalled my playthrough of Ryse: Son of Rome a couple of years back, where the Kinect voice-driven sections stood out like a sore thumb and could be circumvented with a button press. Alexa Game Control will work for North American players who speak English when it launches alongside Dead Island 2. [Alexa Game Control](https://www.amazon.com/b?node=24219543011) won’t require players to own an Echo device or say “Hey, Alexa” beforehand. With Alexa Game Control, players can say specific phrases to trigger in-game interactions.

So, what have we been up to? In 2018 Deep Silver Dambuster Studios started development on Dead Island 2, focusing on a pulp horror zombie experience – in your ...

To compliment the gore we have an huge arsenal of upgradable melee and ranged weapons, an in depth and highly customizable skill card system, allowing players to truly customize their play style, and this all exists within a chaotic and bloody combat sandbox! Firstly, Dead Island is known for its fantastic Paradise Gone to Hell setting, and our zompocalypse takes place in none other than the City of Angels. We wanted our global announcement to go hand-in-hand with an awesome demo and we’re delighted that press around the world are getting their hands on the beta build of the game at Gamescom.

Dead Island 2 was re-revealed with a release date, trailer, gameplay, pre-order bonuses, Deluxe Edition, and Gold Edition.

Elsewhere, the [PS5 DualSense Edge controller](https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2022/08/23/ps5-dualsense-edge-playstation-pro-controller/) with customizable hardware and remappable controls has been announced. As well as a copy of the game, the Gold Edition includes: - Character Pack 2 - Character Pack 1 There will be three different digital editions of the game according to the PlayStation Store. [Dead Island 2](https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/tag/dead-island-2/) was re-revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live while confirming the rumored release date alongside a new trailer and gameplay.

Dead Island 2 is officially coming out earlier in 2023 after a long hiccup in the development. Check out the brand new trailer of the game.

Hopefully, it was the final step in this complex cycle as the game is finally ready to release. Of course, the trailer does feature the humor we expect from a Dead Island game. First, the game was supposed to be developed by Yager, but Deep Silver put the team aside after 3 years in 2015, giving the project to Sumo Digital.

Dambuster Studios, developer of the long-in-development sequel to the hit zombie game, wants to make a fun, gory, ridiculous antidote to more serious zombie ...

If nothing else, that seems like a noble goal for the developer of a zombie game to have in 2022. “We were looking at the sheer madness of the combat in the original Dead Island, but the tone of the story and the narrative sometimes didn’t quite match, it tended to be a bit more serious, a bit more focused. “We’re almost talking, like, a modern person watching a [George] Romero, a Day of the Dead. Dead Island 2, then, is not a game about warring factions of survivors, or the human cost of living in an inhumane world. studio Dambuster Studios told the assembled journalists that one of the game’s four pillars — alongside “paradise gone to hell,” “visceral combat,” and “pulp tone” — was “zombie core.” [Dead Island 2](https://www.polygon.com/game/dead-island-2/37462) is back — and its developer also wants to go back to the basics of zombie fiction.

Also: Homeworld 3, Return to Monkey Island, and a car that connects to Pokemon games.

Either way, today's demo showed off a few new, desolate biomes, a new villain, and a few new oversized bosses, along with clearer footage of the retro-minded side-scrolling zones that impressed in the demo we previously played. Renowned fantasy author Brandon Sanderson confirmed his collaboration with the creators of Subnautica to build the "elaborate sci-fi universe" of the new game Moonbreaker. It uproots the series from its island origins to a zombie-savaged version of Los Angeles (or, as the trailer calls it, "Hell-A").

The gameplay and cinematic trailers show a completely rebuilt game.

Jacob, who seems to be infected as well but not zombified, uses a hand-crafted rifle-bat-axe to kill zombies initially, and later on, uses a katana to slash the undead. The new trailers Dambuster Studios showed at Gamescom also revealed Jacob, one of the game’s six playable characters, as well as some of the game’s mechanics and how combat will be. Dead Island 2 was to be developed by the Polish gaming giant Techland, but one thing lead to another, and Yager Productions landed on the project, for a while.

It's set to release for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC on February 3. It will come in several editions, and they're all up for preorder now at all ...

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After a long, long wait, Dead Island 2 is finally releasing next February: The leak that appeared on Amazon last week has been made official by a new ...

Along with solo play, Dead Island 2 will also support co-op action for up to three players. "Dead Island 2's gameplay is all about experimenting with your preferred zombie-slaying methods, just kind of going nuts," lead narrative designer Khan explained on the ONL stage. The cinematic reveal trailer features Jacob, one of six characters who will be playable in Dead Island 2.

Play with any microphone or headset, no Alexa device required. And Alexa is still there to make sure you can stay in the game with smart home control, reminders ...

Although Alexa Game Control is being touted as something brand new, Dead Island 2 won't be the first zombie game out there to include voice controls that allow you to distract zombies. [According to an Amazon developer blog post](https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/blogs/alexa/alexa-skills-kit/2022/08/alexa-game-control-august-2022.html?ascsubtag=[]vg[p]23082912[t]w[r]google.com[d]D), Dead Island 2 will allow players to "use their voice to access in-game features like navigation (by saying “where is the nearest workbench,”) manipulate zombie hordes (by saying “hey zombie”) and much more". [Dead Island 2 was finally re-revealed during Gamescom Opening Night Live](https://www.thegamer.com/dead-island-2-trailer-shown-gamescom/) with a CG trailer and a gameplay trailer.

Dead Island 2's Gamescom 2022 appearance treated viewers to a new trailer and a release date for the game, but we also learned of an interesting feature ...

A couple of examples for how this'll be used were shared with Amazon saying that players can say things like "hey zombie" to "manipulate zombie hoards." "Gamers will enjoy a more immersive gaming experience by using their voice to goad zombies, ask for help, activate special abilities during combat, and more, without having to say 'Alexa,' use an Echo device, or purchase any special hardware." Aside from that function, the voice control capabilities can also be used by players to get help navigating towards objectives or resources.