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‘Dead Island 2’ Now Available on Xbox Game Pass
Dambuster and Deep Silver are seemingly up for matching Techland’s Dead Island 2 in terms of updates. With the latter getting a new bundle, the former has made the jump to Xbox Game Pass, allowing those who aren’t quite sure if they’d like to plunk down their money for Dead Island 2 (though it’s definitely worth it) a chance to check out the game.
If for some reason you’ve never gotten around to playing Dead Island 2, the story goes that HELL-A is in quarantine thanks to a deadly virus. You are put into the shoes of one of six survivors immune to the virus. Known as Slayers, you (and if you choose, up to three players in co-op mode) must embark on an epic pulp journey across a plethora of well-known locations such as Beverly Hills, Venice Beach and Santa Monica to uncover the truth behind the outbreak and who or what they are turned into.
And armed with a wide range of weapons, mods and skills to craft and equip, players can personalise your Slayer in the style you see fit. And thanks to Dambuster’s F.L.E.S.H. (Fully Locational Evisceration System for Humanoids) system – which makes dismemberment gloriously gory – killing zombies has never been so spectacular.
Dead Island 2 is currently available on PC via the Epic Games Store, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The Steam version of Dead Island 2 arrives April 22.
Remember back in 2022 when developer Survios had announced that they were teaming up with 20th Century Games to develop a new Alien title? Well seeing as it’s Alien Day, Survios has announced their brand-new VR title, Alien: Rogue Incursion. Coming “Holiday 2024” to the PlayStation VR2, SteamVR, and Quest 3, Rogue Incursion will feature an original story that “fully surrounds players within the terrors of the Alien universe”.
Details on the game are light at the moment, but the official site describes the upcoming title as being “designed by Alien fans for Alien fans”, with Survios aiming to craft a “technically advanced, and frightfully immersive Alien virtual reality game.”
Seeing as Alien: Isolation never got official VR support when it was released, this is obviously a welcome announcement. In the meantime, if you’re keen to experience an Alien game in VR, you can always check out the fan-made mod for Alien: Isolation by Nibre_, which allows both the Steam and Epic Games Store version of Alien: Isolation to be played using the Oculus.
And speaking of Alien: Isolation, as you might expect, it’s got a hefty 80% discount going on at the moment on Steam until May 1. So if you still haven’t grabbed it after all these years, this is as good a time as any.
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