Video Games
Once Again, Deep Silver Teases ‘Dead Island 2’
I know what you’re thinking. Dead Island 2 is still kicking around. After numerous developers, several quotes from Deep Silver’s parent company Koch Media saying that the game is still very much alive, and even a leaked 2015 build of the game, Deep Silver is still at it.
The latest volley comes from Twitter, where after sending out a tweet regarding Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell being part of Xbox Games With Gold this month, one fan chimed in to ask about Dead Island 2. After being rebuffed by another user saying that the game was dead, and that they should move on to Dying Light, Deep Silver responded in kind:
We wouldn't be so sure about that! 😉
— Official Deep Silver (@deepsilver) December 3, 2020
The user, still not convinced, pressed Deep Silver. The publisher followed up with another Tweet saying that while they aren’t quite yet ready to announce anything regarding Dead Island 2, but when they do eventually say something, it’ll be through Twitter.
We're not quite ready to talk about the latest Dead Island just yet, but when we do, you'll see it here!
— Official Deep Silver (@deepsilver) December 3, 2020
Many of us probably feel like that user at this point, though Koch Media has stated that they still very much have plans for the game (despite the original game turning a decade old next year). Regardless, the last thing that anyone’s heard of its development, is that Dead Island 2 is being developed for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Bobby Prince, the composer who provided the soundtracks to legendary titles such as Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Doom II, has passed away.
Prince’s family confirmed the composer’s death on June 16 late last week at the age of 81. No cause of death was released.
id Software, the company that gave Prince his first job in the industry, paid tribute to the composer, referring to him as a “video game music pioneer.”
Indeed, in addition to providing the soundtracks to id Software’s hits in the FPS genre, Bobby Prince also provided the soundtracks to other id Software classics, such as portions of the scores for Commander Keen series and the forerunner to the modern FPS, Catacomb 3-D. Prince also worked with Apogee Software and 3D Realms, providing the soundtrack for Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold, and teaming with Lee Jackson for Rise of the Triad and Duke Nukem 3D.
Bobby Prince’s death comes just after the Library of Congress announced back in May that his soundtrack for Doom would be preserved in the National Recording Registry.
The soundtrack for Doom and its sequel took inspiration from designer John Romero‘s collection of CDs at the studio, which included the likes of Alice in Chains, Pantera, and Metallica. In spite of the limitations composers faced with the sound cards of the era, Prince was able to replicate riffs from songs like “Master of Puppets” and “Painkiller” for tracks like “At Doom’s Gate”, the iconic opening track for Doom‘s first level, E1M1.
For Doom II‘s soundtrack, Prince continued to employ the same tactic, lifting rifts from songs like “Sex Type Thing”, “After All (The Dead)”, “South of Heaven” and more.
In addition to composing, Bobby Prince was also a practicing lawyer, and had pursued a career as an attorney before making his way into the video games industry.
Bobby Prince is survived by his wife Connie, and his sons, Robert Caskin Prince IV and Andrew (Cristy) Prince.