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Monday27th Mar 2023
News Dying Light 2 Major Update Improves Combat System, Adds Transmog on 20th April
Dressed to kill
Dying Light 2's visceral combat system is getting an upgrade in the game's next update, which adds that and more when it drops on PS5 and PS4 on 20th April. Combat will be enhanced to feel more impactful, with developer Techland stating these upgrades will be "significant" and will make combat even more "brutal". In addition, a...
Wednesday24th Aug 2022
News Shed Blood for Fame and Glory in Dying Light 2's Bloody Ties DLC
Those who are about to die salute you
Teased last week, Dying Light 2's Bloody Ties DLC was fully revealed during the Gamescom Opening Night Live stream. It will be available for PS5 and PS4 on 13th October, adding gladiatorial combat to the game. Bloody Ties will see players venturing to the repurposed Carnage Hall, once a famed opera concert, whi
Friday1st Jul 2022
News Paint the City Red During Dying Light 2's Bloody Summer Event, Live Now
Sever limbs, earn rewards!
Dying Light 2's Bloody Summer event is live right now, and you can paint The City red... literally. Developer Techland is looking to liven things up, from 30 June to 7 July, by drastically increasing the chance of limbs being severed, heads being decapitated, and bodies being bisected. If that wasn't reason enough to...
Wednesday8th Jun 2022
News Techland Wraps Up Seven Years of Dying Light Support with Definitive Edition
Free upgrade for Platinum Edition owners
Techland's post-launch support of 2015 game Dying Light has been nothing short of immense, but all good things must come to an end. After a whole seven years of expansions, patches, and content updates, the Polish studio is closing the book on the title with a final Definitive Edition available on the PS...
Thursday5th May 2022
News All Dying Light Owners Automatically Upgraded to Enhanced Edition
Get five DLC packs for free
Techland is doing owners of the original Dying Light game a real solid and automatically upgrading base versions of the game to the Enhanced Edition starting today. This applies to both physical and digital versions of the parkour focused zombie game, netting you The Following expansion as well as four smaller DLC packs...
Tuesday8th Mar 2022
News Original Dying Light Takes a Leap Forward with Updated PS5 Performance
That's the first game, not the second one
Techland’s support for Dying Light – the original, not the recently released Dying Light 2: Stay Human – will never cease. The Polish developer has released a brand new update for the first game today, which improves performance on the PlayStation 5 and PS4. We were expecting a native new-gen port...
Monday3rd Jan 2022
News Dying Light 2 Will Have Plenty of Gear on PS5, PS4
Loadout builder
Dying Light 2: Staying Alive feels like the forgotten February release, sandwiched between juggernauts like Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West – but the original co-op zombiethon was a huge hit for Polish developer Techland, and we certainly wouldn’t rule out its sequel from repeating that success. Delays have definitely...
Friday15th Oct 2021
News Dying Light Receiving a PS5 Patch in the Future
Just no word when
Techland is currently working on a PlayStation 5 patch for the original Dying Light game, it's been confirmed. The Polish studio today responded to fans on Twitter asking for the update to be a thing, requesting a 4K resolution and a smooth 60 frames-per-second when the title is played on a PS5 system. It said: "We're currently...
Monday24th May 2021
News Dying Light: Platinum Edition Leaks, But Don't Get Too Excited
Microsoft Store does it again
The Microsoft Store has struck once more by accidentally revealing an upcoming announcement. This time around it's Techland who falls victim, as plans for a Dying Light: Platinum Edition releasing this Thursday have been posted ahead of time. However, this re-release isn't actually all that exciting — it simply...
Thursday11th Feb 2021
News Dying Light Gets Weapon Bundle, In-Game Event Six Years After Launch
Meanwhile, Dying Light 2 still MIA
Techland really just doesn't stop with the DLC for PlayStation 4 game Dying Light. Starting today, those still playing will be able to take part in a new in-game event themed around the Chinese new year and purchase another weapon bundle based on the Viking era. This all arrives more than six years after Dying...
Monday29th Jun 2020
News Dying Light DLC Support Continues with Hellraid on 23rd July
Priced at $9.99
Techland has done a pretty incredible job of supporting Dying Light long, long past its January 2015 launch. Yes, five years later, the first-person parkour experience that just so happens to have a horde of the undead on your tail at all times is still being updated on PlayStation 4. The latest piece of DLC, titled Hellraid, comes...
Wednesday29th Apr 2020
News Techland Continues Exceptional Dying Light Support with Hellraid DLC
Coming this summer
It's been five years since Dying Light launched on PlayStation 4 and the first-person parkour experience is still receiving a steady stream of content and support. After releasing 10 pieces of DLC in 2017, which was already incredibly impressive support for a three-year-old game, Techland has announced a new piece of content...
Rumour PS Plus May 2020 PS4 Games Leaked, But Doubt Cast on Lineup
A great month if true, but it's probably not
Update: While the feedback to this hypothetical PS Plus May 2020 PS4 games leak has been largely positive, there's been doubt cast on its validity. Fans have noticed that Dark Souls: Remastered is currently discounted on the US PS Store, with the offer set to run through 8th May. It's extremely rare for...
Friday21st Feb 2020
News Dying Light Commemorates Fifth Anniversary with DLC and New Difficulty Mode
Story mode incoming
Techland's post-launch support of Dying Light has been nothing short of phenomenal. Dying Light: The Following was a huge expansion which added an entirely new area to explore, but free pieces of DLC supported that content drop in the lead up to it and long afterwards. And five years after the base game's release, the developer...
Wednesday29th Jan 2020
News Dying Light: Bad Blood on PC Is Free to All Owners of Dying Light on PS4
But is Dying Light: Bad Blood coming to PS4?
What is Dying Light: Bad Blood? Well, in a nutshell, it's Techland's take on battle royale. It's been in development for quite some time -- we first learned about it roughly two years ago. Bad Blood puts 12 players in one map, and pits them against the hordes of infested as well as each other in order to...
Thursday7th Dec 2017
News 'Cos Baby, Dying Light's Got Bad Blood
Five player Battle Royale mode on the way
Dying Light’s taking a page out of Taylor Swift’s song sheet and getting Bad Blood with a standalone Battle Royale-inspired spin-off in 2018. Inspired by PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite: Battle Royale, there’s one big catch: it’ll only feature five players as opposed to the hundred...
Monday24th Jul 2017
News First Taste of Dying Light's Year of Free DLC Drops Soon on PS4
Definitely not dead yet
During E3 2017, developer Techland announced that it would be bringing ten totally free downloadable content packs to Dying Light over the course of 12 months. The announcement came as a pleasant surprise, and now, the Polish studio is just about ready to get the ball rolling. In a new video, enthusiastic producer Tymon...
Thursday15th Jun 2017
E3 2017 Dying Light to Receive 10 New Pieces of DLC 2 Years After Its Release
Now that's what we call support
So this is a very pleasant surprise. Dying Light, a game that was released in January of 2015, is set to receive a further 10 pieces of downloadable content over the next 12 months. PCgamesn is reporting that the first pack will contain new enemy types and is set to release "very soon", with later DLC even packing in...
Friday16th Oct 2015
News Follow the Dying Light with Dirt Buggy DLC in 2016
Car-nage
Want to know what was a good game? Dying Light. Techland's zombie slayer launched so early in the year that it's likely to be overlooked when the end of 2015 awards roll around, but we reckon that it's up there with some of the best titles that we've played over the past 12 months. And subsequently we're quite looking forward to The...
Thursday13th Aug 2015
News Here's a Quick Look at Dying Light's Huge Upcoming Expansion
Vroom vroom
'The Following' is Dying Light's biggest slice of downloadable content yet, and judging by the add-on's new trailer, it's looking pretty good. Protagonist Kyle Crane is back in the driving seat - literally this time - as he speeds around a whole new location in a rickety dune buggy. Promising a new storyline, new weapons, and new...
Wednesday29th Jul 2015
News Dying Light's PS4 Expansion Sounds Absolutely Huge, and It's Free for Season Pass Holders
Can't stop the rot
Dying Light's first major expansion has been officially announced, and it sounds like on heck of meaty package. Dubbed 'The Following', the add-on features drivable dirt buggies to get you around the map at speed while also mowing down any zombies that dare to shuffle between you and your destination. "The new map alone is the...
Thursday23rd Jul 2015
News Dying Light to Be Resurrected with Major PS4 Expansion
Motor storm
Dying Light has been one of the surprise successes of the year, and its popularity has been prolonged by some outstanding post-release support by Polish developer Techland. But despite expanding the escapade with over six months of free and premium content, the studio is now teasing the biggest addition to the undead affair yet. And...
Thursday25th Jun 2015
Weirdness Drink a Glass of Water to Get Free Dying Light DLC
Shots fired
Well, this is brilliant. The other day, Destiny developer Bungie announced that players could gain exclusive DLC by buying specific cans of energy drink Red Bull. Understandably, it was seen as a pretty reprehensible ploy, so now Polish Studio Techland has responded with its own promotion for
Thursday14th May 2015
News There's Big Dying Light DLC Coming Out on PS4 This Month
Craaaaane!
Dying Light's getting a relatively hefty slice of downloadable content later this month, in the form of The Bozak Horde add-on. The DLC contains a new mode which sees you tackle a maniac called Bozak's sadistic game alone or with friends, as you try to top the online leaderboards with a good survival score. Judging from the trailer that...
Tuesday31st Mar 2015
News You Really Need to Play Dying Light Tomorrow
It's going to be super
In what has to be one of the best public events that we've seen in a game for a long time, Dying Light will be implementing some serious changes to its gameplay tomorrow, but only for 24 hours. Celebrating April Fools' Day, you'll be granted super strength. No, really - the developer's going to be giving all players super...
Thursday19th Mar 2015
News Dying Light Is Developer Techland's Most Popular Ever Release
The hordes shuffle on
It comes as no real surprise, but Dying Light is its developer's most popular ever creation, the studio has confirmed. At least 3.2 million people have played the zombie-'em-up since it launched in January. To celebrate, Techland's thrown together an interesting little inforgraphic, too. 378,672,587 walking corpses have been,...
Monday16th Mar 2015
News Dying Light's Latest PS4 Patch Raises the Dead With a Lot of New Content
Still breathing
PlayStation 4 zombie slaughter simulator Dying Light has received a rather impressive update, and you can go ahead and download it right now. Not only does it implement the title's anticipated hard mode, but it also adds extra outfits as rewards for completing the game, over 50 new weapons to find and use, and even a new weapon...
Wednesday25th Feb 2015
News GAME's Selling a £250,000 Dying Light Collector's Edition
Includes your very own zombie shelter
UK retailer GAME is well known for its steep prices, but this Dying Light collector's edition is something else. Clearly part of a marketing ploy to promote Techland's delayed undead-'em-up – which is finally due out physically in Europe this week – the £250,000 ($387,372) one-of-a-kind set includes a...
Thursday12th Feb 2015
News Dying Light Will Fight the Decay with Free Modes and Skins on PS4
Dead good
Proper post-release support always goes down well here at Push Square Towers, so kudos to Polish developer Techland for finding the easy route into our hearts. Writing on Twitter earlier this evening, the developer has announced that it will be adding a harder difficulty tier and some extra skins to its recently released undead-'em-up...
Wednesday11th Feb 2015
News Dying Light Developer Looking to Stomp Trophy Glitches with PS4 Patch
The whole story
No Techland title is complete without some big bugs, and while Dying Light is a lot more polished than some of the Polish studio's previous products, it's still got some major issues of note. Most of these apply to the Trophies, with a handful of these being glitched. A post on the developer's official forums notes that the trinket...
