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Deep Silver: Dead Island is nothing like Heavy Rain

Posted: 23.03.2011 by JonahFalcon

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Deep Silver, developers of Dead Island, have been dismayed to hear the game has been drawing comparisons to Heavy Rain solely from the controversial trailer depicting a family dealing with a zombie apocalypse.

Dead Island gets alternate US box art, no hanging figure for 'I'

Posted: 22.03.2011 by Technet2k

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Deep Silver has confirmed that Techland's zombie action title will release in the US with a different and 'toned down' box art cover. To appease ESRB?

Europe will still see a launch with the original Dead Island logo featuring a hanged figure for the letter 'I', whereas the US gets a shuffling zombie.

Valve call Dead Island trailer "pretty awesome," curiosity peaked

Posted: 17.03.2011 by Technet2k

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Techland's headline making trailer for Dead Island, an open-world zombie survivor, has definitely got itself on Valve's undead radar - they want more.

It was a "neat filmic thing" to have its trailer in reverse, although it gave a "weird feeling" to see violence against a (zombie) child, it's "unpleasant in a way".

3 million views for Dead Island trailer, film makers pitch interest

Posted: 24.02.2011 by Technet2k

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Publisher Deep Silver has revealed that movie directors and their ilk have been contacting them regarding Dead Island, their latest announced videogame.

The debut trailer for the zombie filled IP has exploded to over 3 million views. The studio are adamant there's "no deal whatsoever" with Hollywood, just interest.

'Shaun of the Dead Island' video

Posted: 23.02.2011 by JonahFalcon

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A fellow by the name of Dan Bull decided to do an homage to the recent Dead Island trailer with a Shaun of the Dead version - and it works.
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