Escape Dead Island Set To Be Released This Fall For Xbox 360, PS3 and PC

Written by Brandon Hofer on July 02, 2014

News: Deep Silver reveals another game is coming to the Dead Island franchise with this one being a survival mystery game.

Last month at E3 Deep Silver revealed that Dead Island 2 was in development and now we have another entry in the franchise with Escape Dead Island. This is a brand new survival mystery game taking place in the Dead Island universe, coming this fall to the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC for $39.99. In this single-player experience, fans will take on the role of ambitious Cliff Calo, son of a wealthy media empire mogul with a chip on his shoulder and something to prove, as he traverses across the globe to Banoi after hearing about the gruesome events that took place in the original global best-seller, Dead Island. Can Cliff uncover the clandestine origins of the virus and get out before it’s too late?

With a comic-vignette art style, Escape Dead Island emphasizes a story driven plot which pits players against their own psyche as they try to escape the island and the cryptic, looping horrors that lurk there. Penned by Emmy award-winning author Anne Toole, Escape Dead Island catapults Dead Island fans onto a lush tropical island infested with brutal zombies where only cunning stealth can help players retain their sanity.

Fans who purchase Escape Dead Island at GameStop will have exclusive, guaranteed access to the Dead Island 2 beta event next year. GameStop Rewards members will be automatically entered into the July Epic Reward promotion. One winner will be selected and flown to Berlin, Germany, to get digitally scanned and placed as an in-game zombie character in the upcoming Dead Island 2 developed by Yager. Dead Island 2 is currently under development and scheduled for release in 2015.

“Building on the success of the Dead Island franchise, gaming and zombie fans are in for a treat with the launch of the new Escape Dead Island title,” said Darron Nielsen, senior merchant for GameStop. “To celebrate the launch of the game, we have partnered with Deep Silver to offer a GameStop pre-order beta exclusive that will allow customers to get a glimpse of what Dead Island 2 will bring to next generation gaming platforms.”

What do you think about Escape Dead Island? Will you pick it up when it is released later this year? Tell us what you think below.