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Apr 15, 2008

Refusing ratings "a case of pure hypocrisy"

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The topic of some videogames being denied a rating, effectively banning them in some areas, has been slowly but surely gaining traction. Some recent examples include the Manhunt 2 debacle in the UK where the game was released with an 18+ rating only after Rockstar was forced to remove some content, and the Video Appeals Committee used its independent scrutiny to overturn the BBFC's decision. And Australia's ridiculous rating system where 15+ is the highest possible rating a game can receive is always fun to see in action.
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Sep 28, 2007

Dead Island website now live

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360 - Dead Island - Dead Island website now live

Polish developer Techland today announced that the official website for Dead Island has gone live.

Dead Island is a non-linear FPP (First Person Perspective) survival horror title which is scheduled for release on the Xbox 360 and PC. The ultra-realistic combat system will ensure that every confrontation is a thrilling experience. Use anything you find in your surroundings as a weapon. Make decisions that influence the entire world around you. Take advantage of opponent behavior and game physics. Dead Island is a mix of intense action and chilling horror environments in an engaging, strikingly realistic story.
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Aug 23, 2007

New Dead Island shots and trailer discovered

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Aug 22, 2007 Why do zombies have to ruin everything? Not content with setting up shop in Raccoon City, or walking around really slowly in a shopping mall, they've now got their mutated little hands on Dead Island's tropical paradise. Developed by Techland, the same team who created Call of Juarez, the game will allow you to use just about anything you can find on the island to beat back the zombie hordes. But dont worry, as you can see from the shots, there will also be a range of the more ... » Read More

Aug 17, 2007

Dead Island and Warhound on display at Games Convention next week

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360 - Dead Island - Dead Island and Warhound on display at Games Convention next week

Polish developer Techland today confirmed to Dutch website Xbox 360 Only that both Dead Island and Warhound will be on display at the Leipzig Games Convention next week. Both games will be shown to the press and new screenshots will be released during Games Convention 2007.

The Games Convention 2007 starts on August 22 with a press day, and starting August 23 visitors can play all the new games in Leipzig, until August 26.
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Aug 8, 2007

Dead Island announced for PC, 360

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What would happen if you took Dead Rising, Silent Hill and Soldier of Fortune and combined them into one game? Three discs glued together if you're like us, but if you know that fancy programming stuff, Dead Island. That's the game that's just been announced by Techland, the developers behind Call of Juarez. It's said to have a non-linear style of gameplay where you're forced to search all over a zombie-infested island for your missing wife. Making things interesting is the fact that you'll be ... » Read More

Aug 8, 2007

Dead Island comes to PC and Xbox 360...Concept art inside

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360 - Dead Island - Dead Island comes to PC and Xbox 360...Concept art inside

Dead Island, a new zombie game coming next year for the Xbox 360 and PC takes place on a mysterious island. After a plane crash, you have to hunt through the zombie-infested paradise looking for your wife. The game is said to have amazing damage modeling (think torn flesh, exposed muscles, broken bones), an "artificial life system" that will allow you to take advantage of the instinctive behavior of groups and individuals, an open, non-linear world and the ability to use the world around you as weapons. The game follows the gameplay details in Dead Rising, but this new setting and different publisher should make for a different twist on the story.
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