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Dead Island is on Sale at BestBuy for $29.99! HUGE Black Friday Video Game Sale!

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Fear us dear zombies! Dead Island's DLC release date announced

Fear us dear zombies! Dead Island's DLC release date announced
http://mmomfg.com/2011/11/14/dead-island-dlc-1114/

Bloody Hell! Dead Island's zombie blood bath continues as Deep Silver has announced the release date of their new DLC, titled under the charming name ‘Bloodbath Arena'.

Dead Island Bloodbath Arena DLC Dropping Next Week

Dead Island Bloodbath Arena DLC Dropping Next Week
http://www.insidegamingdaily.com/2011/11/14/dead-island-bloodbath-arena-dlc-dropping-next-week/ The content was initially going to release shortly after the launch of the game, but the content was delayed for undisclosed reasons. Zombie Apocalypse at Techland or something like that.

New Dead Island DLC "Blood Bath" Release Date Confirmed

New Dead Island DLC
http://www.justpushstart.com/2011/11/15/new-dead-island-dlc-blood-bath-release-date-confirmed/ In case you have forgotten, Bloodbath Arena Dead Island's rendition of a "Horde" mode, where waves after wave of zombies will come at you while you and (if you so choose) three of your friends have to hold your own in one of four different areas, and fend off the invading infected.

You could call it "Mob Mode" or something like "Enough Enemies to Warrant a Collective Noun Mode."

You could call it
Dead Island adds 'Bloodbath Arena' DLC on Nov. 22

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/14/dead-island-adds-bloodbath-arena-dlc-on-nov-22/

Dead Island adds 'Bloodbath Arena' DLC on Nov. 22

Dead Island adds 'Bloodbath Arena' DLC on Nov. 22
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/14/dead-island-adds-bloodbath-arena-dlc-on-nov-22/

The DLC was delayed for a short stint after developer Techland decided to spend more time polishing the main game -- a process which was still ongoing with the release of last week's major console patch.

Dead Island DLC Bloodbath Arena release date finally set, the blood-bathing begins November 22

Dead Island DLC Bloodbath Arena release date finally set, the blood-bathing begins November 22
http://gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=12613

There are four different maps to smash zombies in, but here's the best part: all experience, cash and loot harvested in the arena carries over into campaign.

It's a free download for anyone who pre-ordered the special edition version of the game from GameStop. Anyone else will have to cough up some money, to the tune of $9.99 (or 800 MS Points).

It's a free download for anyone who pre-ordered the special edition version of the game from GameStop. Anyone else will have to cough up some money, to the tune of $9.99 (or 800 MS Points).
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/dead-island-bloodbath-arena-dlc-is-set-for-release-next-week-on-november-22/ Dead Island ‘Bloodbath Arena' DLC is set for release next week, on November 22

Bloodbath Arena hits Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and PC digital delivery storefronts next Tuesday. 11/21 Dead Island ‘Bloodbath Arena' DLC is set for release next week, on November 22

Bloodbath Arena hits Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and PC digital delivery storefronts next Tuesday. 11/21 Dead Island ‘Bloodbath Arena' DLC is set for release next week, on November 22
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/dead-island-bloodbath-arena-dlc-is-set-for-release-next-week-on-november-22/

Dead Island ‘Bloodbath Arena' DLC is set for release next week, on November 22

Dead Island ‘Bloodbath Arena' DLC is set for release next week, on November 22

Dead Island ‘Bloodbath Arena' DLC is set for release next week, on November 22
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/dead-island-bloodbath-arena-dlc-is-set-for-release-next-week-on-november-22/ The open-world zombie-mashing RPG adventure plays a lot like you might imagine a bastard child of Borderlands and Dead Rising would: big world, great co-op, deep RPG character and weapon customization, first-person perspective. DLC was promised, but failed to materialize when the dev team shifted its post-launch priorities to squashing some of the game's lingering bugs.

Dead Island ‘Bloodbath Arena' DLC is set for release next week, on November 22

Dead Island ‘Bloodbath Arena' DLC is set for release next week, on November 22
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/dead-island-bloodbath-arena-dlc-is-set-for-release-next-week-on-november-22/ Now that DLC is finally, officially upon us

Dead Island ‘Bloodbath Arena' DLC is set for release next week, on November 22

Dead Island ‘Bloodbath Arena' DLC is set for release next week, on November 22
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/dead-island-bloodbath-arena-dlc-is-set-for-release-next-week-on-november-22/

The first DLC release for Dead Island is Bloodbath Arena, and it's coming on November 22. Yes, next week.

Dead Island ‘Bloodbath Arena' DLC is set for release next week, on November 22

Dead Island ‘Bloodbath Arena' DLC is set for release next week, on November 22
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/dead-island-bloodbath-arena-dlc-is-set-for-release-next-week-on-november-22/

Techland will bring a cooperative survival mode to Dead Island next week with the release of the Bloodbath Arena downloadable content pack on all platforms.

Bathe in blood with Dead Island's new DLC

Bathe in blood with Dead Island's new DLC
http://www.destructoid.com/bathe-in-blood-with-dead-island-s-new-dlc-215795.phtml

Anyone who pre-ordered the special edition from Game Stop will be able to get the DLC for free, everyone else will have to pay $9.99 or 800 MSP.

Dead Island Bloodbath Arena Gets Dated

Dead Island Bloodbath Arena Gets Dated
http://brutalgamer.com/2011/11/14/dead-island-bloodbath-arena-gets-dated/

Bloodbath Arena will see you fighting off waves of enemies, and will have four different arenas to choose from, which will be available in single player or co-op play.

The Dead rise again

The Dead rise again
http://www.avault.com/news/dead-rise/

Leaderboards are also promised, as is the ability to carry experience earned in survival over to the campaign.

8. Dawn of the Dead Island

8. Dawn of the Dead Island
Following the Romero mod, Dawn of the Dead Island adds realism and makes the game "feel more like Stalker in terms of gameplay." Gone is levelling, and the focus is on merely surviving the zombie onslaught. The zombies are more shuffley, too, but still pack a deadly punch, and that's on top of a whole bunch of character and game tweaks.

5. George Romero

5. George Romero
The 10 best Dead Island mods
Henry Winchester at 02:58pm November 2 2011
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Dead Island

Despite being slightly broken on release, Dead Island has scored legions of fans who enjoy nothing more than slaughtering zombies in its open-world island. We liked it. Thanks to a Halloween tie-in sale it's currently sitting at number five in the Steam charts, and it's already got an impressive number of mods for such a recent game.

This is partly due to it being fairly simple to mod, and partly due to bits of it not working on release. Open up its PAK files in WinRAR, then tweak certain settings with notepad to your undead heart's content.This simplicity has resulted in mods which do everything from make zombies' heads come off every time you hit them, to changing the game to make it more like Crysis.

To get started, it's a good idea to backup your Dead Island profile and save games – you'll find these in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\\91310\remote\out\profile s\default.pro and C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\\91310\remote\out\save\sa v_0.sav. Dead Island seems to have been built with modding in mind, so from here it's simply a question of extracting the necessary files to C:\Users\\Documents\DeadIsland\out. If you don't fancy getting your hands dirty you can use the Dead Island Helper to enable and disable mods.

There is one caveat – if you're playing a modded game on a VAC-enabled server, you could be banned. So make sure that you turn off VAC in the game's settings, and ensure anyone you play with has it turned off too.

With this in mind, open up your Dead Island folder and get modding.
1. Still Alive Parkour

Have Faith in the Mirror's Edge-inspired mod

That's Still Alive as in the song from Mirror's Edge, not the song from Portal. As you'd expect, this parkour-tastic mod adds running, jumping, regenerative health and knockdown enemy assaults. Like Mirror's Edge, Still Alive essentially turns Dead Island into a first-person driving game with legs instead of wheels, so you have to learn how to accelerate and brake without falling off cliff faces.
2. Benjamin318′s Dead Island Better Resolution and Texture

Good old Benjamin318 (Did his parents really call him that? Is he the 318th in a series of Benjamins?) has upped Dead Island's slightly muddy textures to higher definitions with his Better Resolution and Texture pack. Benjamin318 points out that they're not high definition but still a vast improvement on the original, while also wondering, "WHY DOES EVERYTHING LOOK SO DAMAGED AND OLD?"
3. Amputator-Tots and Decapitator-Tots

For long-dead humans, zombies' connective tissue always seems a bit too cohesive. Fortunately, this pair of mods ensure that the zombies' limbs fly off (Amputator) and heads explode whenever you shoot anywhere near them (Decapitator). Just like they would in real life.
4. Crysis

Everyone's favourite pretty-but-shallow military sci-fi shooter gets ported to the Dead Island island with this Crysis mod. It basically turns the player character into the slightly portly monochrome Spider-Man impersonator from Crysis, complete with the ability to throw people obscene distances and break people in half with your fists.
5. George Romero

George A Romero's 1968 film Night of the Living Dead pretty much set the tone and rules for the modern zombie – watching it is actually part of the curriculum if you're planning on becoming one of the undead. The George Romero mod aims to implicate the living dead's rules on the island of the dead, so you'll face off against slow, limping zombies who you'll have to shoot in the head.

The 10 best Dead Island mods

The 10 best Dead Island mods
Despite being slightly broken on release, Dead Island has scored legions of fans who enjoy nothing more than slaughtering zombies in its open-world island.