Dead Island 2

The official sequel to 2011’s zombie-slaying action RPG, Dead Island, is set to release on April 21, 2023. Interestingly, those looking to explore the undead-infested world of Dead Island 2 might need to fork over a little bit cash more, depending on where and how they play.

There’s been some confusion over just how much the title will cost at launch as the game’s release date gets closer. It seems the pricing for the base version of the game varies depending on the console, as well as if users purchase a physical copy or prefer to own it digitally.

Modern video games are no stranger to increases in price, including when Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom briefly appeared for $89.99 on the Canadian Nintendo eShop.

Currently, Dead Island 2’s price ranges anywhere from $79.99 to $98.99, depending on the marketplace. Below is a list of prices from some of the popular retailers:

Epic Games Store — $79.99
Xbox Microsoft Store (digital) — $98.99
Sony PlayStation Store (digital) — $93.49
GameStop Pulp Edition (includes bonus pre-order content, physical) — $89.99

Dead Island 2 also offers two separate editions of the game at launch, a ‘Day One Edition’ and a ‘Hell-A Edition.’

Day One Edition includes the base game along with one pre-order exclusive, the ‘Memories of Banoi Pack.” The Hell-A Edition includes the base game along with a whole slew of in-game and physical perks, such as an exclusive SteelBook, an expansion pass, tarot cards, pins, badges and a golden weapons pack among more.

Both of these editions are unavailable in Canada for launch, but the physical copies retail for $94.25 and $134.65 respectively, when adjusted from USD.

Confusing? Maybe a little bit, but so is fighting off hoards of brain-eating, flesh-devouring zombies.

Dead Island 2 releases in Canada on April 21st, 2023.

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Source: Dead Island, GameStop, Walmart, Epic Games

Amazon has revealed a new tool called Alexa Game Control that will allow users to issue voice commands in video games.

The first title to support this feature will be Dead Island 2, an open-world zombie game that was just re-revealed after eight years at Gamescom 2022 in Germany. For now, this feature will only be supported on Xbox and PC, although Dead Island 2 is also coming to PlayStation consoles.

With Alexa Game Control, players will be able to carry out such tasks as switching weapons or interacting with non-player characters (NPCs). For example, you can say “where is the nearest workbench” for navigation or “hey zombie” to attract the attention of zombie hordes.

To use Alexa Game Control, you won’t even need an Alexa-enabled device, as Amazon says “any microphone or headset” will be sufficient. That said, Alexa will still be available in the background on any of your supported smart home devices, so you can use it without having to leave the game.

Dead Island 2 will release on February 3rd, 2022.

Image credit: Deep Silver

Source: Amazon