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Dead Island 2, the co-op zombie shooter that's better than it has any right to be, is free to own right nowMay 20, 2025 - VG247Though it may no longer get the coverage it used to, the Epic Games Store’s weekly freebies on PC continue. Every week, the store is refreshed with one or two games, available for anyone to claim and own forever. Read more Slay for less: Dead Island 2 is 50% off!Mar 7, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsSun, sand, and a whole lot of slaying—Dead Island 2 is 50% off in the PLAION Publisher Sale! Whether you're bashing through LA solo or with friends, now’s the perfect time to dive in and take down the undead in style. Buy Dead Island 2 now! Offer ends 13 March. Don't miss out - get it NOW. https://store.steampowered.com/app/934700/Dead_Island_2/ Follow us on social media: 🔴 Twitter 🔴 Instagram 🔴 Facebook See You in HELL-A.Prepare for Battle with the Knight’s War Hammer – Free on PROS!Jan 28, 2025 - Community AnnouncementsAttention, Slayers! Dead Island 2 has teamed up with the legendary Kingdom Come: Deliverance II to bring you a medieval treat. Introducing the Knight's War Hammer, a free reward on PROS that’s ready to smash its way through the undead—just in time for KCD II's highly anticipated release! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/7fc3b54e48248cc22b8b79bb2054a91dcf6edea4.png This medieval masterpiece isn’t just a weapon; it’s a statement. Inspired by the classic hammer once wielded by Henry of Skalitz, it’s a true symbol of medieval chivalry and battlefield brutality. With every crushing blow, the Knight’s War Hammer brings a piece of history and grandeur of medieval warfare. A Medieval Alliance Love the KCD II vibes? Dive deeper into medieval action by pre-ordering Kingdom Come: Deliverance II now! One week before its launch, you'll already be wielding a piece of its legacy in Dead Island 2. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771300/Kingdom_Come_Deliverance_II/ So, Slayers, what are you waiting for? Grab the Knight's War Hammer, storm the beaches, and prepare for a medieval takeover! Follow us for more updates: 🔹 Twitter 🔹 Instagram 🔹 FacebookDead Island 2 Winter Sale: Unwrap the Chaos! 🎄🧟♂️🔥Dec 14, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsDead Island 2 is ON SALE now, including the Ultimate Edition that is 45% OFF for the first time EVER! Loaded with everything you need to crush the undead in style: 👉 Two story-driven DLCs – Haus and SoLA 👉 A full arsenal of weapon packs and skins Dominate HELL-A like never before. Ready to suit up and show those zombies who’s boss? 🎁 Grab it here: https://store.steampowered.com/sub/1004560/ 🆓 FREE CONTENT ALERT: Patch 6 is Here! Dive into the mayhem with our latest update, packed with features you've been craving: 🔹 Neighborhood Watch Mode – Squad up and tackle fresh horde co-op madness. Friends = More Fun. 🔹 New Game+ – Take on HELL-A with maxed-out gear and bring the carnage to the next level. Patch 6 turns up the heat with new ways to slay, replay, and master the art of undead destruction. Team up or fly solo—the chaos doesn’t stop. Don’t miss this killer deal! 💀 The Winter Sale won’t last forever, so get your slice of HELL-A now. Follow us for more updates: 🔹 Twitter 🔹 Instagram 🔹 Facebook See You in HELL-A!Patch Notes #7 - Changes and FixesDec 10, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsSlayers and Bobcats, We hope you’ve been enjoying the new content in Patch 6, including Neighborhood Watch and New Game+! We know some bugs can pop up now and then, like achievements not unlocking, and we’re always working hard to squash them. That’s why we’re bringing you the seventh quality-of-life update for Dead Island 2—geared towards making your HELL-A adventures even more seamless. Meanwhile, let’s take a moment to highlight the seventh quality-of-life patch. It tackled pesky bugs and fine-tuned combat and skills for a better slaying experience. Dive into the full patch details below: General Fixed an issue where achievements do not unlock Implemented a variety of fixes for crashes and to further improve stability Fixed keycard door interactions for the side quest: "Dez and The Mother Of Satan" Fixed an issue where the "Battering Ram" skillcard does not increase the Ram's skill damage Fixed broken interactions with portable toilet doors Fixed invisible zombies during portable toilet ambush events Fixed an issue where the player can get soft locked when using the fury pounce ability from the elevated surface Fixed an issue where journals not picked up during the "Drunk and Disorderly" prevented 100% completion of journals Fixed various tutorial pop up issues Fixed an issue where players can be locked out of playing the Haus expansion together after fast travelling out of the expansion due to DLC quest mismatch on invitation Neighborhood Watch Fixed an issue where the Host remains in an infinite loading screen after the Client loses connection to the session in the mission select screen Fixed an issue when at least one Client leaves a session without proceeding through the full Results flow, remaining players "Waiting for squadmates" will not advance to the Lobby Fixed an issue where clients can find that their inventory slots have changed to a broken format after completing a full Neighborhood Watch run Fixed an issue where no confirmation message appears when leaving the session in the post-shelter defense score screen Various audio fixes for music, sfx and voice lines during gameplay Fixed and issue where the "Chonky Cats" perk does not give the player knockdown immunity as it should Fixed the Neighborhood Watch difficulty imbalance issue while the players' active main game save is NG+ Fixed an issue where some ability buffs won’t apply to players that just have been revived Fixed various issues where they player can get stuck after vaulting through windows Fixed an issue where ranged weapon magazine size can be reset to default temporarily after performing certain actions Fixed issues with the player falling out of bounds Fixed an issue during the "Pizza Party" mission where, in the objective "Kill the previous customers," a target enemy could fall through the map, blocking progression Fixed various rendering issues Fixed an issue with "Crowd Control Control" mission where objectives will persist after failing the mission Fixed an issue ...Steam Autumn Sale Alert, Slayers!Nov 27, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsDead Island 2 is ON SALE now, including the recently released Ultimate Edition, which comes packed with everything you need to dominate HELL-A: two story-driven DLCs - Haus and SoLA, plus a full arsenal of weapon packs and skins to slay the undead with maximum style! 🧟♂️🔥 https://store.steampowered.com/sub/1004560/ Dive into the full zombie-slaying madness with our recently released free Patch 6 content you've been craving: ⚔️ Neighborhood Watch Mode – Rally your squad for this fresh horde co-op challenge. Friends make slaying more fun (and way easier)! 🔁 New Game+ – Ready to run it back with your beefed-up gear? Gear up, max out, and run it back harder, better, faster, and bloodier. Patch 6 doesn’t just bring the heat—it cranks up the chaos with fresh ways to play and perfect your Slayer skills. Whether you're teaming up with friends or flying solo, the fun never stops in HELL-A. https://store.steampowered.com/app/934700/Dead_Island_2/ Don't sleep on this killer deal! Get your slice of HELL-A now and show the undead who’s boss. If you aren’t already, be sure to follow us for updates and news about Dead Island 2 on: 🔹 Twitter 🔹 Instagram 🔹 Facebook See You in HELL-A!Neighborhood Watch: Five Tips to Survive the WeekNov 20, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsBetween four days of deadly missions and a final battle for survival, Dead Island 2’s new Neighborhood Watch mode has enough to challenge the most hardened zombie apocalypse veteran. We spoke to FIshlabs Director of QA, Thomas Bark, and ace QA tester Ro Griffiths, to get their top five tips for getting through it in one piece. Keep your eyes on the prize A lot of players get lost on the streets of Hell-A, trying to fight and kill every shambler going. ‘Keep in mind that, for every zombie you kill, there will be another one coming’ says Thomas, ‘and slowly but surely, they’ll converge on you’. Instead, keep your focus on your mission, and skirt around groups if you don’t need to fight them. Get where you need to get to, complete your objective and grab your rewards. Look after your weapons, they’ll look after you If you chance upon a weapon that works for you, treat it nicely. Upgrade it, buff it and repair it when you get the chance, and don’t focus too much on finding specific weapons or perks. ‘I always invest in a small suite of weapons that I can keep with me going forward through the session’ says Ro. ‘Some will break, but if you’re upgrading and repairing them at the end of the mission, you can end up with some really powerful weapons that will get you through your daily missions and eventually the shelter defence.’ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/25ac574cee102df2922991ea9dd8b80332310c38.png There’s no ‘I’ in team Play as a team and use your skills and talents to help each other. There’s nothing wrong with wandering off quickly to search for loot or investigate a building, but the further and longer you’re away from your fellow Bobcats, the faster your Stalker meter builds up. Let it fill up, and you’ll spawn a Butcher zombie – and that means you’re in big trouble. As Thomas puts it, ‘he’s going to be very tough to deal with on your own, but if you can get to your friends they can help you take him down’. Sure, you can only spawn one Butcher per mission, but isn’t it smarter not to spawn one at all? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/c67287caa26a260b66b2dd0e66a9902056031cba.png Get ready and go with the flow The shelter defence will be your biggest challenge, so go into it with your best weapons, all the shelter perks that you can muster and enough materials to build a bunch of traps. Pick your missions and rewards with the final day in mind, but go with the flow. If you’re getting lots of traps or shelter rewards, think about how you can adjust your defence to make the most of these. And don’t save all your traps and materials for the final battle. ‘Just strategizing with them and using them in a pinch is a good way to get through the missions’ says Ro. Coordinate and communicate When you’re on the final shelter defence, coordinate your efforts. Make sure you’ve got the three doors covered, and that you haven’t got two players heading out to revive a downed Bobcat, leaving your defences open wide. Voice chat can be really helpful here, but quick emot...10 Million Slayers in HELL-A! 🔥Oct 25, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsThis week, we’re celebrating BIG! Not only we dropped the Ultimate Edition, Neighborhood Watch, and Patch 6, but we’ve officially hit 10 MILLION SLAYERS since launch! 💥 From the sunny streets of Hell-A to the gnarliest zombie-smashing action, y’all came, y’all slayed, and now we’re celebrating every bloody moment. Whether you’re chopping heads, firing up traps, or blowing things up with electric grenade launchers, YOU made this happen. We can’t wait to see how you keep turning up the heat and leveling up the chaos! Big thanks to all our Slayers across the globe! 💀 If you aren’t already, be sure to follow us for updates and news about Dead Island 2 on: 🔹 Twitter 🔹 Instagram 🔹 Facebook Stay Tuned and See You In HELL-ADead Island is getting a new co-op horde mode: 'It's pure survival, and it's not for the faint of heart'Oct 24, 2024 - PC Gamerlongside the Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition announced a couple of days ago, which comes with both story expansions and some new stuff, Dambuster Studios has announced that a "massive, beastly" free patch will also introduce a new horde mode for everybody... Read more.Patch 6 - Changes and FixesOct 22, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsSlayers, get ready for the game-changing Dead Island 2 Patch 6 and it's about to shake things up in HELL-A! We’re bringing the heat with long-awaited content and fan-requested features. New Game Plus (NG+) You asked for New Game Plus, and we delivered – it’s time to crank up the difficulty, boost that level cap, and dive into Hell-A with new weapons and a wicked new breed of zombies. How to start a New Game Plus? NG+ Mode is now available to Slayers who have completed the main campaign. After completing the story, a pop-up will let you know NG+ is unlocked. Head to the Main Menu -> Slayers, and export your character to NG+, which now has its own tab in the menu. Pro tip: We recommend being at least level 30 before taking the plunge. Neighborhood Watch Mode This mode is live and ready for you available from the Main Menu! Expect fresh mechanics, new weapons, and more to keep those zombies at bay. SoLA The final club encounter with the Dirge has been tweaked to reduce difficulty General Various stability improvements Performance improvements Various bug fixes If you aren’t already, be sure to follow us for updates and news about Dead Island 2 on: 🔹 Twitter 🔹 Instagram 🔹 Facebook Stay Tuned and See You In HELL-AUltimate Edition is OUT NOW!Oct 22, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsSlayers, the wait is over – the Ultimate Edition has landed, and it’s time to paint the town red… with zombie guts. The full-throttle Dead Island 2 experience is here, and it’s packing more mayhem than ever. A gnarly virus is shredding through Los Angeles (or as we like to call it, HELL-A), turning the city into a hellscape of walking corpses. You’re bitten, infected, but guess what? You’re not going down easy. You’ve got a bigger part to play. Uncover the filthy truth behind the outbreak and discover what kind of monster you really are. From the posh mansions of Beverly Hills to the twisted fun of Venice Beach, you’re in for the bloodiest, goriest road trip of your life. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/f0fcc7f27b4d47bb14fc6e2db78ac6d1c29c94d3.jpg The Ultimate Edition is your all-access pass to the Zompocalypse. We’ve crammed it with everything you need – two story-driven DLCs - Haus and SoLA, plus a full arsenal of weapon packs and skins to help you tear through the undead with style. And for all you Gold Edition owners, no worries – we’ve got you covered. Your bundle will auto-upgrade to the Ultimate Edition at no extra cost. You’ll get all the new content for the low price of FREE. Yeah, you heard that right. But that’s not all. We’re dropping alongside the Ultimate Edition is the massive, beastly free Patch 6 update! You’ll get Neighborhood Watch, a brutal new horde mode where you’ll fight to defend your frat house in the Venice canals. Solo (if you’re feeling extra savage) or co-op, it’s pure survival – and it’s not for the faint of heart. Oh, and the long-awaited New Game Plus? Yeah, that’s finally here too. New zombie breeds, a boosted level cap, extra skill slots – it’s gonna be tougher, meaner, and a straight-up massacre. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/33e028dcb69565bba768ceadfe0c149adcea82e9.png And don’t forget – the Ultimate Edition is on sale right now. Get your ticket to HELL-A at a killer price, and let the chaos begin. Last but not least; if you want to sharpen your slaying skills and have a taste of HELL-A you'll find brand new Dead Island 2 Free trials on PlayStation and Xbox right now! If you aren’t already, be sure to follow us for updates and news about Dead Island 2 on: 🔹 Twitter 🔹 Instagram 🔹 Facebook Stay Tuned and See You In HELL-ADead Island 2: Midweek Slay Fest!Oct 21, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsListen up, Slayers! The countdown is on! Tomorrow, we unleash both Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition, packed with rich DLC content, and Patch 6, a free update bringing to the fray two new game modes: Neighborhood Watch and New Game+. Are you ready to dominate the undead like never before? To kick off this blood-soaked celebration, we’re slashing prices on the Dead Island 2 main game and Gold Edition! 🎉 Here’s the badass twist: all you hardcore Gold Edition owners will score an automatic upgrade to the Ultimate Edition for FREE! That means all the new content is yours, no strings attached! More weapons, more chaos, and more ways to wreak havoc are just around the corner! https://store.steampowered.com/app/934700/Dead_Island_2/ If you’ve been sleeping on Dead Island 2 or missed your shot at unleashing carnage in HELL-A, now’s your chance! This is your moment to dive into the action, relive the thrilling mayhem of the main game, and face off against relentless hordes of the undead. Explore the gritty narratives of both DLCs—Haus and SoLA—and prepare to confront challenges that will push your survival instincts to the brink. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/f0fcc7f27b4d47bb14fc6e2db78ac6d1c29c94d3.jpg Load up on some seriously killer weapons from the extra packs that’ll have you slicing and blasting your way through the apocalypse like a true legend. Whether you’re smashing skulls with brutal melee weapons or raining down fiery doom with explosive firepower, you’ll have everything you need to turn the undead into pulp! And remember—tomorrow, the new mode is dropping hotter than a fresh batch of zombies, bringing intense, heart-pounding gameplay that’ll push you to your limits! This isn’t just another day in HELL-A — it’s a battle for survival, and you’re at the forefront! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/7da75a049627652e2ed65dc8a2f7e406413734ee.jpg 🔥 Catch the deal and slay with style! 🔥 If you aren’t already, be sure to follow us for updates and news about Dead Island 2 on: 🔹 Twitter 🔹 Instagram 🔹 Facebook Stay Tuned and See You In HELL-AMeet the Ultimate NG+ ChallengeOct 14, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsWhen the team at Dambuster Studio started work on Dead Island 2’s New Game Plus, they knew they didn’t want to make it just the same campaign with a higher level cap. ‘We want players to have a reason to replay the game with the characters they love’ says Tim Donks, Senior Designer. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/677a3e3fbaddb66d50dbcc95097ef86d6cd31faf.jpg In fact, Patch 6’s New Game Plus mode gives fans a whole bunch of reasons to head back onto the gore-soaked streets of Hell-A. As with most NG+ modes, you can start the game again with your favourite slayer, equipped with all the skills, abilities and weapons you built up during your first run. But New Game Plus isn’t taking any prisoners. It’s ready to mix up enemy encounters and make damn sure that even skilled DI2 vets face a serious challenge. Once players arrive in Bel Air – New Game Plus skips the campaign’s prologue – they’re going to find the action very different. They’ll encounter familiar zombies in new locations, and some tougher zombies where they wouldn’t previously expect them. Even the basic walkers have had their health upgraded along with their damage, while Apex Zombie variants aren’t going to wait for their turn in the spotlight. ‘Before you had to wait until the end of the game to start seeing mutators or anything like that’ says Associate Lead Level Designer, James Gamlin. ‘In New Game Plus, they’ll be appearing very early on.’ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/1ba92bbe53544de984e9036564002205b9b71c86.jpg And then there are the new Revenants. These killer new takes on your favourite Apex Zombies don’t just have a dark new look, but new behaviours and tweaked capabilities that make them deliberately hard to slay. ‘This combined with the changes from New Game Plus are going to push the challenge all the way up to 11’ says Donks. You don’t need to kill them all, adds Gamlin, though you’ll miss out on some great rewards. ‘We don’t want them to be roadblocks and we didn’t want to add huge difficulty spikes. But if players want that challenge, thay’ll find it.’ Don’t even think about power-levelling and cheesing through the action, either. New Game Plus is designed to more closely scale the zombie threat against your slayer’s current level, and every big boss zombie is guaranteed to be a higher level. Luckily, players come in with a few advantages. Not only can they bring in their existing skill cards and capabilities, but they’ll have more slots to fill in every category. This allows for builds players couldn’t create before, where they can explore new tactics and killer skill and weapon combos. Meanwhile, every weapon that drops in New Game Plus will be more powerful than those in the main game, with more fixed-rarity weapons to collect and wield. The team hopes this will encourage players to make the most of weapons that they might previously have left behind. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/cd2b3db1b2abba1cc79a7bba7407250a8ebcd9e6.jpg New Game Plus is going to be a test of guts and skil...Meet Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Weapon PackOct 9, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsWe know some of you sharp-eyed survivors have spotted something extra fierce in the Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition: the Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Pack. If you’ve been wondering what kind of destruction it brings, it’s time to spill some guts—zombie guts, that is. These aren’t just some old-school relics; they’re full-blown zombie wrecking machines, ready to unleash hell in HELL-A. Trust us, it’s about to get real messy. Sir Radzig's Sword Grab Sir Radzig’s Sword, and you’re not just holding some rusty medieval blade—you’re wielding a freakin’ legend. This thing’s seen wars, betrayal, and more blood than you can imagine. Now it's your turn to bring that same fire to HELL-A. This beast slices through shamblers like they’re made of wet paper. One swing, and you'll be standing over a heap of rotting limbs. Get ready to send the undead back to the dirt where they belong, ‘cause with this thing in hand, you’re straight-up untouchable. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/0178860ad6ec46d6c77be4f3d6cf127f8d1ae351.jpg Zizka's Mace Need something that hits like a tank? Zizka’s Mace is here to make zombie heads pop like watermelons and to break faces—literally. Forget about finesse; this bad boy is pure smash and bash. A skull-crushing tool of brutes, hammering the dead with raging force. A weapon of choice of the famous Czech warrior Jan Zizka, whose one-eyed face and war reputation made him a living symbol of this powerful weapon. This thing’s designed to turn zombie heads into soup. You wanna make the undead regret crawling out of their graves? One swing of this heavy hitter, and you’ll be painting the streets red with zombie bits. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/1b159911fb4d60935d1d4f18fce9910bc4bb3a81.jpg These weapons ain't just legends in Bohemia—they’re about to be every Slayer’s best friend in Hell-A. Trust us, the zombies won’t know what hit ‘em. You’re not just bringing the pain, you’re bringing medieval chaos. With Sir Radzig’s Sword and Zizka’s Mace in hand, you’ll leave nothing but a trail of limbs and shattered skulls behind. Time to show these undead nightmares what going full medieval really means If you aren’t already, be sure to follow us for updates and news about Dead Island 2 on: 🔹 Twitter 🔹 Instagram 🔹 Facebook Stay Tuned and See You In HELL-ASurviving as a college graduateOct 4, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsThe VCLA Bobcat heroes of Dead Island 2’s new Neighborhood Watch mode face a fierce fight for survival. Luckily, they don’t just have their guns and crazy, supped up melee weapons to rely on, but also their own awesome Talents These don’t work quite like the skills in the main campaign. Your Bobcats are just regular survivors, while Neighborhood Watch works at a different kind of pace. “We wanted people to be able to jump into the game really quickly, and not spend a bunch of time reading text and trying to finalise their loadouts” says Fishlabs’ Design Director, PChan. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/a798446beaedadd2203192ab6002795d93a6bb64.png Each Bobcat starts with a set of Ability Talents, Utility Talents and Signature Attacks, and each type has its own Talent sets players can progress through as they battle through each week. The Ability Talents work like the curveballs in the main game, giving you a grenade-like attack you can hurl into a mob of zombies, or a buff you can lob to help teammates in a jam. They’re also specific to each class, giving Dez the chemist explosive chemical weapons, or Rav the pre-med student medkits. Ability Talents run on a cooldown timer; you can’t spam them endlessly, but they won’t run out. Each class also has passive Utility Talents, giving you perks and bonuses that stay active through the session. For instance, Rav has a passive that increases shove velocity and damage, giving him more power to push zombies back or bowl them over. Other passives reduce your cooldowns or accelerate how quickly you can generate ‘Bond ’: the new power meter the Bobcats charge by working and fighting as a team. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/7ab203072f49d33376b880931192234e1dc7abf4.png You’ll want all the bond you can get, because it powers your Signature Attacks . As PChan tells it, “there are five or six signature attacks per class. They’re activated by Bond and they always do something spectacular.” For example, Bozzy, the hunter class, has a Mantis crossbow signature weapon that’s a machine for one-shot kills. Trigger his signature attack and you’ll have a five-second window to shoot as many bolts as you can, with each kill adding another half a second of slaying time. Keep ranking up, and Bozzy also gets a spread-shot, firing off five bolts at once. There are similar upgrades in store for Dez’s Zombie-freezing grenades . Rank up to unlock Signature Attacks , and you’ll be able to lob several of these babies simultaneously – enough to stop a mob of mindless flesh-munchers in their tracks. Rav, meanwhile, gets a brutal charge attack, perfect for knocking Shamblers off their feet or smashing through the horde . Rank up , and you’ve got yourself a juggernaut. Plays can progress through the three Talent sets by completing their daily missions, and when you finish each five-day session, any XP you’ve accrued feeds into a class-specific Rank meter , unlocking further Talents or cool Session Modifiers you can apply to future sessions. If ...Go Bobcats! A New Breed of Survivors in Dead Island 2’s Neighborhood WatchSep 24, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsDead Island 2’s Neighborhood Watch shifts the focus from Hell-A’s mighty slayers to a group of college students from VCLA (a fictional blend of UCLA and USC) scrapping to survive. Unlike the superhuman Slayers from the main game, these young heroes rely on each other to survive in a world overrun by the undead. Who Are the Bobcats? You’ll play as Rav, Dez and Bozzy of the VCLA squad, fighting to hold down their frat-house fortress against the ever-hungry undead. You might remember them from some of Dead Island 2’s most compelling side quests, as you helped Rav out with his Caustic-X-periments or tracked down Bozzy in Monarch Studios. However, the Bobcats were originally created specifically for Neighborhood Watch. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/ee518d85e02fcf7dadafa9e46843aa95ba086be3.jpg Fishlabs and Dambuster Studios, collaborating on Neighborhood Watch, initially struggled to agree on a Horde mode concept. That’s when a furious brainstorming session between designer PChan and the then art lead, Mickael Balloul, spawned a fusion of LA’s vibrant college sports scene and the classic apocalypse, where you and your crew are scavenging for food and guns, then hunkering down to survive. “We had this very strong visual and gameplay narrative”’ says PChan, “where you have these college students, stuck in this shitty situation. They’ve survived, but what do they do now? These characters are younger than the slayers. They’re not immune and they’re not superhuman. They have to depend on each other.” Brains vs. Brawn Each Bobcat brings unique skills to the table. Dez, a chemistry major, creates bombs and acid sprays; Bozzy, a mechanical engineering student, excels at setting traps; Rav, a medical student, provides healing and sets up medical stations. These characters are led by Hana, their NPC leader, as they navigate the streets of Hell-A. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/7af6461d4d7e7b45685720bd5090d3ff32217fdf.jpg Beyond their in-game roles, these characters were thoughtfully crafted to reflect the diversity of Los Angeles. Dez - inspired by the real-life friend of designer PChan - natural hair and pride in her heritage, were important aspects of her character. Dez is a top student, athlete and the group’s moral compass, wearing chemical protection gear in homage to Breaking Bad's Walter White. Bozzy represents the survivalist archetype. A mechanical engineering student, he has always been a bit of a doomsday prepper, relishing the opportunity to live out his zombie hunter fantasies. His look—complete with a mask reminiscent of The Purge and a crossbow similar to The Walking Dead's Darryl Dixon— reflects his love for horror films. Though not a stellar student, his trap-making expertise is crucial for the team's success. Rav, representing California’s South Asian subculture, is a medical student, balancing societal expectations with rebellion. His expensive gear contrasts with his love for street rebellion and hockey. His peaceful nature complements Bozzy's rou...A five-day fight for survival: How Neighborhood Watch plays outSep 18, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsDead Island 2’s new Neighborhood Watch mode spawned from one simple concept. ‘”We just thought... what would it be like to be stuck in this, just you and one or two of your best buddies. What the hell are you going to do?” says Fishlabs Design Director, PChan. “You’re not going to go galivanting off on some Camelot quest to find out how the army is involved. What you care about is, how am I going to keep my house from getting overrun? Where am I going to get my guns, or my medical supplies and food”, he added. This daily battle for survival lies at the heart of Neighborhood Watch. Across the first four days, your Bobcats heads out on missions selected from a semi-random list, dished out by the Bobcat’s leader Hana, or by your NPC neighbours, Sarah and Silent Nick. In some missions, you’re charged with picking up vital supplies, medicine, or sent to slay a dangerous zombie. In others you’ll help Nick with anti-zombie prepping, or aiding Sarah’s sick child as they get ready to leave Hell-A. Each day you’ll have a mission out of three or four to choose fromthree, each with their own rewards in terms of weapons and XP. The opposition Neighborhood Watch uses the main game’s dynamic zombie spawning systems to churn out ever-changing mobs of flesh-eating creatures, and they’ll keep coming until you’re back in Bobcats HQ. These include some brand-new zombie variants, including the Storm Belcher, an electrified slobber puking shocking bursts of electrified bile and the Pyrocaustic Burster, prone to blowing up in a ball of fire. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/84c12db3c0996bfcdf3b96c8041bfee054e4c181.jpg “They’re very explosive and dangerous in packs” says PChan, “but also a lot of fun to kill, because when they explode they can cause a chain reaction.” You’re going to need some mighty weapons, and you’ll find these spawning in crates at specific map points. What’s more, a bunch of mods unlocks at the start of every session, giving options to maximise the damage, which you can use at the end of each day. You’ll also unlock the mode’s new traps, which harness Dead Island 2’s environmental damage to keep the rotting hordes under control. Things won’t always go your way, and while you can call on your Bobcat buddies for a quick revive, there’s always a chance that Team-Z will overwhelm you. Don’t worry. If Silent Nick doesn’t come and drag you to safety, some other survivor will. Even a total team wipe won’t end the session. All you’ll lose is your day’s rewards. Defend the Shelter Pick missions carefully. Each day you’ll face waves of zombies, each day tougher than the one before. Finally, on day 5, you’ll face the biggest battle yet, as the Bobcats defend the HQ against five waves of zombies. Each comes down a series of lanes, enabling you to slow them with traps, or just blast into oblivion, before you get up close and personal. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/ae491c47c92a45ba9592096daa30831b976a2732.jpg “You’ll face a different pool of zombies every time, and the...Slayers, Prepare for the Ultimate Mayhem!Sep 10, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsThe zompocalypse returns, bloodier, bolder, and more brutal than ever. Get ready to dive headfirst into the chaotic streets of HELL-A, where horror, dark humor, and relentless zombie-slaying collide in one hell of a ride. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/e269b0e52f6c2db022b9bbd20b6dc2f119429e2d.png The Ultimate Edition isn’t just a game—it’s the fully unleashed experience. You’ll get the complete Dead Island 2 base game, hurling you straight into the heart of HELL-A. But that’s just the beginning. We’re packing in both epic story expansions: Haus and SoLA. 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Brace yourself for Neighborhood Watch - a brand-new cooperative horde mode where the undead come in waves, and New Game Plus - the ultimate challenge for seasoned slayers. HELL-A is now the ultimate playground for you and your crew to test your zombie-slaying skills. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/d30fc1f5163247dacee8ac30b63faf7433eca905.jpg Curious to see what the Neighborhood Watch has in store for you? We’ve got something special to fire up your adrenaline—a hot new trailer showcasing the chaos that awaits in the Venice Canals! Get ready to be the Ultimate Zombie Slayer – because in HELL-A, survival is just the beginning. If you aren’t already, be sure to follow us for updates and news about Dead Island 2 on: 🔹 Twitter 🔹 Instagram 🔹 Facebook See You in HELL-A! Patch 6 is Coming: New Game Plus, Neighborhood Watch & More!Aug 14, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsSlayers, we're beyond stoked to drop some killer news: Dead Island 2 is unleashing a massive FREE update on 22 October with Patch 6. This isn't just any update. It's packed with new features and content that will take your experience to the next level. Whether you're a lone slayer - or love teaming up with friends - this update has something epic for everyone. New Game Plus You’ve been asking for it (a lot) and we heard you. Dead Island 2 will get its New Game Plus. In a few months players will be able to dive back into the epic main story with their favorite characters and weapons, cranking up the action with an additional skill slot and increased level cap. But It doesn't end here: the game mode adds fresh skins and brutal weapons, plus an increased difficulty and brand new foes. Get ready to re-visit HELL-A slayers! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/9a3c5eb70bd67a6329a0c1ba36cddc03907f7d2c.jpg Neighborhood Watch Think that's all? Hell no! Patch 6 introduces Neighborhood Watch, a brand-new, heart-pounding cooperative horde mode. Step into the shoes of the Bobcats, clear out their neighborhood, and defend their frat house from relentless zombie swarms. Team up with your crew to tackle missions, set traps and stockpile a lethal arsenal. And then…brace yourselves for the fifth and final day, when the zombie onslaught hits hard. If your defenses and teamwork are up to scratch, you might just survive to tell the tale. Plus, you'll constantly unlock new abilities to make every run more savage and electrifying than the last. And there’s still more. Neighborhood Watch will also pack in new weapons, slick skins, a fresh location and brand new game mechanics. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44878915/3ef79396b22b3416751397bfe21193b4947f8ab4.jpg Gear up, strategize and defend the neighborhood. Go Bobcats! We'll be dropping more updates soon, revealing even more about the upcoming free patch. Stay tuned so you don't miss any of the hot news! If you aren’t already, be sure to follow us for updates and news about Dead Island 2 on: 🔹 Twitter 🔹 Instagram 🔹 Facebook See You in HELL-A! Dead Island 2 - Half Price Hell-A-Fest!Jun 13, 2024 - Community AnnouncementsListen up, we've got some killer news for you. Dead Island 2 is now slashing prices with a brutal 50% off on all editions and the expansion pass! 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