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Monday13th May 2013
News UK Sales Charts: Dead Island: Riptide Washes Up Top for a Third Week
Shipwrecks a recurring theme
Rotten semi-sequel Dead Island: Riptide has secured a third week atop the UK sales charts, proving that it’s not easy to lay an undead corpse to rest. The title fought off continued competition from evergreen first-person shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Crystal Dynamics’ likeable Tomb Raider reboot. Superhero...
Tuesday7th May 2013
News UK Sales Charts: Dead Island: Riptide Top, Soul Sacrifice Scorches 26th
Not a dreadful start for Sony's niche demon slayer
Despite a slight slump in sales, Dead Island: Riptide maintained its position atop the UK sales charts this week, batting off NetherRealm Studios’ likeable brawler Injustice: Gods Among Us with a big stick. Steady seller Tomb Raider waited around in third, while FIFA 13 dribbled into fourth...
Monday29th Apr 2013
News UK Sales Charts: Dead Island: Riptide Shuffles to Software Summit
Rotten results for Deadly Premonition
Dire first-person semi-sequel Dead Island: Riptide has stumbled to the top of the UK sales charts, knocking Injustice: Gods Among Us off its perch. The superhero brawler slumped into second, a position ahead of budget re-release Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, which roared into third. Elsewhere, Namco Bandai’s...
Tuesday15th Jan 2013
News Deep Silver Issues Apology Over Dead Island: Riptide Bust
Company made a huge boob
In what’s looking more and more like a publicity stunt, publisher Deep Silver has issued an apology over its controversial Dead Island: Riptide collector’s edition. For those who haven’t been keeping abreast of the situation, the company announced the grotesque premium bundle earlier today, which includes a statue of a...
News Dead Island: Riptide's Busty Collector's Edition Is Hideous
Put it away
Of all the collector’s editions that we’ve had the misfortune of posting about, this is probably the worst. Deep Silver has announced the UK premium bundle for Dead Island: Riptide – and it includes a bleeding pair of knockers. The publisher claims that the grotesque, er, bust is the title’s own “take on an iconic Roman marble...
Tuesday6th Nov 2012
News Meet Dead Island: Riptide's Muscly New Playable Character
Built like a tank
Strange half-step sequel Dead Island: Riptide will add a fifth fisticuffs-style character to its roster named John Morgan, publisher Deep Silver has announced. The hand-to-hand combat specialist will be selectable from the start of the game, alongside the four protagonists from the original title's cast. Despite the additional...
Tuesday30th Oct 2012
News Dead Island: Riptide Sets Sail on 23rd April
Shipshape
Strange half-step sequel Dead Island: Riptide will tackle the undead once more when it docks North American store shelves on 23rd April. European players will have a few extra days to don their wet suits, when the title washes up on 26th April overseas. Anyone that pre-orders the soggy sequel from participating retailers will net an...
Tuesday18th Sep 2012
News Dead Island: Riptide's Debut Trailer Is Simple But Effective
Everlasting love
It was always going to be difficult for Techland to match the announcement trailer that essentially ensured the original Dead Island’s commercial success. As such, it’s not especially surprising that this debut Dead Island: Riptide short doesn’t quite elicit the same response. The video adopts a similar formula to its...
Saturday1st Sep 2012
News Dead Island: Riptide Continues the Holiday from Hell Next Year
Stay at home
The last thing you want when you escape from a tropical island inhabited by the undead is to get shipwrecked on the same infected archipelago during your daring escape – but that’s exactly what happens in Dead Island: Riptide. The spin-off – not sequel – will feature the same four survivors from the original game, as they’re...
Saturday25th Aug 2012
News Dead Island: Riptide Rises at PAX Prime
Shuffling into sight
The sequel to Techland’s violent vacation simulator Dead Island will make its public debut at PAX Prime next weekend, publisher Deep Silver has announced. Senior creative producer Sebastian Reichert will be on hand to debut exclusive footage of the mysterious follow-up, Dead Island: Riptide. Deep Silver will also be flaunting...
Tuesday5th Jun 2012
News Dead Island: Riptide Announced, Details Coming This Summer
Summer holiday
Not one to miss out on the E3 excitement, Techland has announced that Dead Island: Riptide is in development. The sequel to last year’s surprise smash hit is currently in full production for consoles and PC, with an “extensive reveal” set to take place this summer. Let's hope Techland has time to fix all the bugs this time...
