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Techland Drop Details on ‘Dying Light 2’s Zombie Life Cycle
After the big reveal at last year’s E3, Techland have been busy working away at their follow-up to Dying Light with (obviously) Dying Light 2. In an exclusive interview over at Gamesradar, the devs have dropped more info on the game, focusing on the new zombie types you’ll be coming across as you make your way in the post-apocalyptic world.
In the interview, Lead Game Designer Tymon Smektała details the new “cycle of infected life”, beginning with the Viral, the unfortunate souls who get bitten and begin to turn. From there, they become Biters, which are your typical zombie. From there, things get interesting.
If a Biter chills out in the sun for too long or is under a UV light for a period of time, they turn into Degenerates. These zombies are “very weak with pieces of flesh falling off of them,” and are very weak. Still, it’s best to keep an eye on them, as due to Dying Light 2 being a systemic game, things can turn very quickly. Such is the case with the infected turning into Volatiles, which are the most dangerous, extreme night predators. As Smektała puts it, “There’s no fighting with those guys because they will just kill you.”
Evolving zombies is a pretty awesome concept, and I’m sure it piques more than just my interest. Dying Light 2 doesn’t have a release date yet, but is expected to be released for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for his role in 1993’s Jurassic Park, has passed away this week at 78 years old. In a statement shared on Neill’s Instagram page this morning, the actor’s family said that his passing was “sudden and unexpected.”
Neill had been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2022, but stated the following year that he was in remission. The family notes that he “remained cancer free” at the time of his passing.
The family statement reads, “It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.
“They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital for their incredible care. More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.”
In addition to his iconic role as Dr. Alan Grant in the original Jurassic Park and the sequels Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World: Dominion, Sam Neill left an indelible mark on the horror genre with memorable roles in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession, The Omen: The Final Conflict, John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness, and sci-fi horror favorite Event Horizon.
Sam Neill’s vast resume in film and television began in the early 1970s and also includes the films Sleeping Dogs, Enigma, The Good Wife, A Cry in the Dark, Dead Calm, The Hunt for Red October, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Hostage, The Jungle Book, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, The Horse Whisperer, Bicentennial Man, Daybreakers, Escape Plan, and Thor: Ragnarok.
Sam Neill is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.
Steven Spielberg said in a statement to Variety, “I owe a debt of gratitude to Roger Donaldson, Gilliam Armstrong, Graham Baker and Phillip Noyce for casting Sam Neill in the roles in which he was so brilliant that brought him to my attention and led to his playing Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park. Sam was exceptionally collaborative. It was a stretch for him to play a character who acted as though children were messy and smelly because this was the opposite of the loving father he was to his children. I adored making all the Jurassic movies with him.”
Spielberg adds, “Along with Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, we will always have our Jurassic family and Sam will never be forgotten by us or his many millions of fans around the world.”
Sam Neill in ‘Event Horizon’
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