Deep Silver Reveals Zombie Infested Plans for Comic Con

Written by Brandon Hofer on July 14, 2014

News: Deep Silver reveals that there will be a lot of Dead Island in San Diego during Comic Con along with some Metro Redux and Sacred 3.

Deep Silver has revealed their plans for this years Comic Con in San Diego and they are planning on quite a bit of fan interaction. The first item that was revealed is that Deep Silver will be holding a zombie-filled panel as developers from the teams behind the upcoming MOBA, survival/mystery and action horror titles Dead Island Epidemic, Escape Dead Island and Dead Island 2 explore the expanding Dead Island universe and their respective takes on the zombie-fueled entertainment on Friday, July 25 at 6 p.m., in Room 25ABC.

Fans will also be able to mingle with the development teams just blocks from the San Diego Convention Center, as Deep Silver takes over Whiskey Girl restaurant and bar, located at 702 5th Avenue in San Diego on Friday and Saturday during Comic Con from 11 a.m. until 2:00 a.m. Razer will also be on hand at Whiskey Girl during the games arcade giving away more than $10,000 in Razer gear.

Playable games that will be available include Metro Redux and Sacred 3, with the first 800 fans to play Metro Redux getting a custom Metro Redux Dualshock 4 controller skin by FlamingToast Stickers.

In the sequel to the original, Dead Island 2 exposes that the virus has spread to the sunny shores of California, where you’ll play as one of four characters looking to exploit, conquer and kick ass in the quarantined state. Set in an open world, Dead Island 2 gives fans never-ending zombie slaying action for the PS4, Xbox One and PC.

Dead Island Epidemic introduces fans to a fast-paced game of “capture the flag” using a stylized arcade art style that pits player against player in a tropical online battle against opponents and zombies. Currently in closed beta, Dead Island Epidemic is on the PC platform and free-to-play.

Launching in the fall of 2014 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, Escape Dead Island takes players back to the island chain of Banoi and puts their sleuthing skills and their psyche to the test, revealing the mysterious origin of the virus.

Panel participants and resident zombie experts include Bernd Diemer, game director at Yager Development and Sebastian Reichert, lead creative producer at Deep Silver; Robin Flodin, game director at developer Fatshark and Jon Smallwood, creative producer at Deep Silver for Escape Dead Island; and Jan Eric Lauble, senior creative producer at Deep Silver for the Dead Island franchise. Moderating the panel is Resident Internet Cat Gif Expert and Director of North and South American Marketing and PR for Deep Silver, Aubrey Norris.

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