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Dead Island 2developer Dambuster Studios has confirmed that a massive update will arrive in October, adding highly requested features such as a new game plus mode. The free game update forDead Island 2will be released on October 22 with more details on patch six to arrive in the coming months.
After releasing two DLC expansions in the span of six months, it was assumed that post-launch support forDead Island 2had come to an end. However, on the one-year anniversary of the title, Dambuster Studios announced that fans would still have plenty of reasons to continue exploring Hell-A as moreDead Island 2content was on the way. Fans instantly began speculating that any further content would likely include a new game plus or a horde mode, given the nature of the game. But speculation has now been put to rest, as details on a big new update have been confirmed by theDead Island 2team themselves.
AfterDead Island 2teased fans with a big announcementon August 8, it has now been confirmed that a free game update will be released on October 22. Patch six will be released for all supported platforms and bring some highly requested features to the game, such as new game plus and a horde mode known as Neighborhood Watch. Both modes appear to be filled with plenty of fresh content, including new weapons and locations, but Dambuster says even more details will be revealed in the coming months.
Dead Island 2has already found massive success on Steam, but its player count could be set to soar once again in October as fans gear up for a massive new content update. For players wanting to re-experience the story ofDead Island 2, patch six will introduce a highly requested new game plus mode with an additional skill slot and increased level cap. But that’s not all, as the mode will also add new skins, brutal weapons, an increased difficulty level, and even some formidable new foes to battle.
Also being introduced in the October 22 update is Neighborhood Watch, a new cooperative horde mode that will see players clear out a neighborhood and defend a frat house from wave after wave of zombies. As players take on missions and build up their defenses for the fifth and final day, they can expect to find new weapons, gameplay mechanics, skins, and a fresh location to discover.
AlthoughDead Island 2has received multiple updatesin the past, patch six will undoubtedly be its biggest one yet. With multiple DLC expansions and plenty of quests to complete,Dead Island 2was already filled with a plethora of content. But as patch six rolls around in October, it looks like there will be plenty of reasons to continue exploring Hell-A.
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The open-world zombie slaying action RPG makes its long-awaited return. Dead Island is back, and with it comes a host of enhancements to its winning combination of creative first-person zombie slaying, pitch-black humor and open-world exploration. Welcome to HELL-A. The City of Angels has been transformed into a hellish sprawl, its populace now mutated into disgusting zombies with an insatiable appetite for humans. In this extensive, visceral RPG experience you’ll journey to iconic LA locations, taking on quests, meeting eccentric survivors and enjoying a joyously pulpy narrative along the way. The game’s brutal melee combat gives you access to an expansive array of inventive zombie-slaying weaponry that lets you slice, smash and tear through the hordes before they get the chance to do the same to you. Can you survive HELL-A?
