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Spotlight
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Review | Dead Island 2 review - it's still 2011 in Los Angeles
Flesh mince of Bel-Air.
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Dead Island 2 surprise launches on Xbox Game Pass
Re-animated interest.
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Feature | What we've been playing
A few of the things that have us hooked this week.
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Dead Island 2 launches on Steam in April
Deep Silver giving away Riptide to celebrate.
Dead Island 2 Feed
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News
Embracer shares plummet after proposed $2bn partnership collapses
While Dead Island 2 sales soar.
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Deals
Jelly Deals | Save 20% on games and accessories from The Game Collection on eBay
Get Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Resident Evil 4, Metroid Prime Remastered and more for 20% less.
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Digital Foundry | Dead Island 2 PC tech review: a capable UE4 port that's smooth and stutter-free
Optimised settings, performance testing and more from DF's newest contributor.
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News
Dead Island 2 launches a new insurance policy that instructs your loved ones to "zombie-proof" your death
Celebrate with a "wake to end all wakes" and Zombie cocktails.
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Face-off
Digital Foundry | Dead Island 2 delivers solid performance and image quality on all consoles
All last-gen and modern PlayStations and Xboxes tested.
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Dead Island 2, Dark Pictures Anthology and more available on GeForce Now
Plus discounted membership.
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Dead Island 2 base Xbox One, PS4 players won't be able to host co-op sessions at launch
Will have to join elsewhere.
![30 minutes of Dead Island 2 footage posted online, ahead of release later this week](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/dead-island-2-header-image.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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30 minutes of Dead Island 2 footage posted online, ahead of release later this week
Nineteen Eighty-Gore.
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Here's another 14 minutes of Dead Island 2's zombies getting smashed to bits
Ahead of April's launch.
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Deals
Jelly Deals | Upgrade your PC with a Radeon RX 6700 XT GPU for £415 in CCL's January sale
Plus get Dead Island 2 and The Callisto Protocol for free.
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Dead Island 2 getting an airing in gameplay showcase early next month
Promising "first look" at new features.
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Deals
Jelly Deals | Here's where to pre-order Dead Island 2
The best deals on each edition of and where to pre-order Dead Island 2
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