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Let’s Take A Gander At Dead Island’s Cheevos
Fancy yourself a cheevo (that’s hipster lingo for achievement) or two every now and then? Have you been known to go out of your way to nab a couple every once in a while? Do you have a victory dance that you break into every time you unlock all of a game’s cheevos? If you answered yes to one or all of these questions then the following news might make your nether regions come to life a little bit, because Dead Island’s cheevo list has just been… unlocked. Yeah, that just happened.
The game looks to have a nice selection of cheevos that you’ll get over time and some you’ll have to work for, like setting ten zombies on fire at once or killing five zombies with a single blow. I’m especially interested in the Steam Punk cheevo where you have to “create weapons to rival the gods of fire and thunder,” could the latter be referring to the electric machete we’ve seen before in screenshots? Head past the break for the full list! Rootin’ Tootin’ Lootin’ – Loot 5 Exceptional Weapons. 30G
Tis but a flesh wound! -Sever 100 limbs. 10G
There and back again – Explore the entire island. 30G
Catch! – Kill the infected with a grenade blast. 10G
Road Trip – Drive a total distance of 10 kilometers. 10G
Cardio – Travel a distance of 20 kilometers on foot. 10G
Swing them sticks – Kill 150 enemies using Analog Flighting controls. 25G
Gesundheit! – Heal yourself with a medkit 100 times. 10G
Light my fare – Set 10 zombies on fire simultaneously. 20G
10 heads are better than 1 – Kill 10 zombies in a row with headhsots. 15G
A taste of everything – Kill a zombie with 10 different melee weapons. 25G
One is all I need – Kill 5 infected in a row with a single blow. 20G
Can’t touch this – Use a gammer to kill a series of 15 zombies without taking damage. 20G
Humanitarian – Kill 50 human enemies. 15G
Tae Kwon Leap – Kill 25 zombies with your bare fists. 25G
I want one of those – Customize 25 weapons. 30G
Karma-geddon – Kill 50 zombies using a vehicle. 15G
To put it bluntly – Kill 250 zombies using blunt melee weapons. 25G
Hack & Slash – Kill 250 zombies using edged melee weapons. 25G
Guns don’t kill but they help – Kill 250 zombies using firearms. 25G
Need a hand? – Join another player’s game. 10G
Warranty Void if Used – Create a customized weapon. 10G
Gotta find’em all – Find 60 collectibles. 20G
Nearly there – Find 120 collectibles. 25G
Steam Punk – Create weapons to rival the gods of fire or thunder. 30G
Originality – Play in a co-op team of 4 different playable characters. 10G
Together in the light – Complete 5 quest in a single co-op game with the same partners. 10G
Going steady – Complete 25 quest while playing with at least one co-op partner. 25G
Rageman – Kill 100 enemies with fury attacks. 25G
People Person – Play with 10 different co-op partners for at least 15 minutes each. 10G
Ménage à trois – Complete 5 quest with 3 co-op partners. 25G
Right 4 Life – Complete act I with 4 different characters. 30G
A very special day – Kill 250 zombies with modified weapons. 30G
School of hard knocks – Reach level 50. 30G
Knock, Knock – Breach a locked door with the first blow. 15G
Busy, busy, busy – Finish 75 quest cumulatively. 60G
Learning the ropes – Reach level 10. 10G
Dedicated student – Reach level 25. 25G
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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August
We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.
A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.
Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.
Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”
“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.
“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”