Publisher PLAION and developer Dambuster Studios have announced a new game mode for Dead Island 2 called “Neighborhood Watch”. It will launch as a free update on October 22 alongside the upcoming Dead Island 2: Ultimate Edition. A new trailer was also released. Neighborhood Watch is a new cooperative horde mode where players “work together against swarms of zombies, including a new way to strategize against the undead.” Dead Island 2 is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC via Epic Games Store. It will launch on April 22 for Steam.
Additional details:
Patch 6 will introduce all Dead Island 2 players to the Neighborhood Watch game mode, a new cooperative horde mode. Developed by Fishlabs in collaboration with Dambuster studios, players will have to work together against swarms of zombies, including a new way to strategize against the undead.
Dead Island 2: Ultimate Edition
The Ultimate Edition contains the complete Dead Island 2 base game, both blood-soaked story expansions—“Haus” and “SoLA”—and a plethora of stylish cosmetics and deadly weapons, including the brand-new Kingdom Come: Deliverance II weapon pack and:
- Memories of Banoi Pack
- Golden Weapons Pack
- Pulp Weapons Pack
- Red’s Demise Pack
- All six Slayer’s Premium Skin Pack
The game’s details via the publisher:
A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, California, turning its inhabitants into ravenous zombies. The city is in quarantine and the military have retreated. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, you learn to harness the zombie inside. Only you, and the handful of other swaggering fellows who happen to be resistant to the pathogen, holds the future of Los Angeles (and humanity), in the balance. As you uncover the truth behind the outbreak you’ll discover who—or what—you are. Survive, evolve, save the world—just another day in Los Angeles!
The much-loved zombie saga is back with a unique formula of horror, dark humor and over the top zombie-slaying, spanning an epic pulp adventure. Dead Island 2 is a thrilling first-person action RPG that takes players across a brand-new playground. Stylish, vibrant and flooded with zombie infection, explore iconic, gore-drenched Los Angeles. Meet larger-than-life characters. Slay countless foes in exquisitely bloody detail. And evolve to become the ultimate Zombie Slayer. See you in HELL-A!
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