More zombies are a good thing, which is why I'm happy to report that Techland's Dead Island, an open-ended zombie thriller set on what should be an island paradise, is definitely still in development. Who is Techland? It's the studio behind the better-than-expected Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood.
I last saw Dead Island while reporting for 1UP.com way back in August 2007. There hasn't been much word on Dead Island, but Techland told me silence isn't a reason to be worried about the project.
"I can understand how impatient our fans must be to see more news and assets from Dead Island," said Techland international brand manager Blazej Krakowiak in an e-mail. "Unfortunately our agreement with the game’s worldwide publisher imposed a media silence on us. All we are allowed to say is that the game is in development and doing great and that all future updates regarding the game will come directly from the publisher."
Dead Island didn't have a publisher when Techland was showing the game off in Germany, so that's a good sign. The developer was more than happy to show off their layered skin system, though, which let you hack away at multiple dimentions of zombie flesh. Still, Dead Island was a shell of a game at the time, more of a promising zombie tech demo.
"I know it’s not much at the moment," said Krakowiak. "We’re really excited with what we’ll be able to share with fans but for the moment our hands are tied."
Whatever gets me more zombies!
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mathiasreese
yes please
ProjektX13
dude this game is gonna be awesome
360_Mafia_Godfather
You can never have too many zombies! I can't wait!
suboitai1
this is exactly the reason why i moved away from Hawaii...
poker909
...yet another zobmie game?!?!?
Great! For some reason I never get sick of zombies. Keep them coming!
progamer82264
This game is gonna be awesome!!!!
EazyWill
let me buy it now
Joshua360
Another Zombie game that PS3 owners won't play. Not because it's not coming to the ps3, but because when left for dead came out they were talking their trash about zombie games. Will you eat your words now?
I can't wait to play this game! Along with L4 Dead 2.
SooperHiro
It's nice to see a Polish developer getting some recognition. I think having developers from other countries making games will hopefully bring something new and exciting to gaming :)
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