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Dead Island

Dead Island Game of the Year Edition Listed by BBFC
Written Friday, May 04, 2012 By Richard Walker
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Deep Silver appears to be planning to release Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition, according to a rating from the British Board of Film Classification.

This not being an official announcement, there's no details attached to the listing, so what'll be crammed into the GOTY package is uncertain, but you can bet it'll be the Bloodbath Arena and Ryder White DLC packs.

The BBFC listing tags the Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition for release on June 30th, 2012. Stay tuned for the official announcement soon, if the classification proves accurate.

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Comment #1 by FatalKrouzer
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 12:12:08 PM
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That's great, If the game wasn't so buggy I'd get this. For now I'd just stick with your copy and pick up a $20 PSN card and just buy the DLC from the PS Store. I can only imagine how glitchy the GOTY would be. Man this game caused me to reply it multiple times due to glitches. lol

 
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Comment #2 by JoBot 8000
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 12:15:39 PM
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I was holding off getting this until the inevitable GOTY release. I've been wanting to play it for ages but have been a little pessimistic due to these bugs and glitches I keep hearing about. I look forward to getting this!

 
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Comment #3 by dda1996a
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 12:46:49 PM
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If for any reason the normal edition was glitichy the goty shouldnt be...

 
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Comment #4 by DanJones
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 12:53:42 PM
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I played through the game starting on release day and had absolutely no bugs or glitches. All of my friends I played with had no bugs or glitches too. I would pick the game up to try it since for 8 people on my end it played perfectly with no issues.

 
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Comment #5 by aalvi
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 01:06:09 PM
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Why does this game have a GOTY Edition? Does GOTY even indicate a must-have title anymore?

 
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Comment #6 by aeu654
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 01:08:38 PM
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i loved it for awhile gets a little boring but still good and didnt see any game breaking glitches

 
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Comment #7 by UndergroundHipHopHead
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 01:14:57 PM
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After getting the platinum, and seeing the amount of sales this game got. I knew it was just a matter of time. I won't be preordering it this time around though. There are better devs out there.

 
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Comment #8 by Scorpkahn
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 01:38:14 PM
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How the fuck did this happen?

 
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Comment #9 by Psikorps
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 02:06:13 PM
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GOTY is no longer game of the year, overall (Most of the time).

Its when a publisher has several releases, and the ones with paid DLC can qualify.

Catherine would have beat out Dead Island, but Dead Island had paid DLC, so Deep Silver decided to throw it all together and release a GOTY version, even though by all accounts Dead Island was never even in the running for GOTY.

I would be willing to bet that THQ will be releasing a Saint's Row: The Third GOTY edition several months after their upcoming "expansion" is released, Full game + Expansion + All DLC...its good business from a marketing perspective.

Just like Rockstar with GTA4 Complete, full game + both expansions.

 
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Comment #10 by Asher1985
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 02:41:34 PM
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Did any publication give this game GOTY?

 
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Comment #11 by kid_Jump94
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 03:16:47 PM
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Yeah! Hold up! I though Skyrim won GOTY... and now Arkham City and Dead Island won it too? Isnt it called Game of the Year for a reason, not Games of the Year, I mean how are we supposed to know which was actually 'the' game of the year if all great games of that year release their own GOTY... yeno haha :,)

 
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Comment #12 by Asher1985
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 03:26:18 PM
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@11 which game of the year award do you seem to think is the only one that counts? Skyrim won GOTY? So did Portal 2. It depends on which awards matter most to you.

For me: BAFTAS

 
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Comment #13 by sanchezz4387
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 03:30:16 PM
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Right please someone explain to me. I thought games were supposed to brin out game of the year versions if they won the actual award?

Coz really all I'm seeing here are games that range from beig dog shit to really good (not winning any awards at all) releasing GOTY editions within 12 months of release. No coincidence either that they all have dlc.

What is the point? This just makes me look at any game with announced dlc ad think well what's the point in spending £40 then £20more for dlc when if I wait a year I can get a so called GOTY version with everything for £25?

 
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Comment #14 by Shim21
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 03:34:36 PM
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No shit i was actually talking about this to my brother a few days ago. most likely in nz they will do the same thing as they did for just cause 2 GOTY edition. they will cut the price in half for a week then start selling it for full price afterwards. probably might pick this up cause i didn't the first time around

 
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Comment #15 by B0SS Zombie
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 04:01:15 PM
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Who gave this the Game of the Year award??? And how secluded were they from the rest of the entertainment industry?

Not that this was a bad game, but it wasn't great either. There were AT LEAST 5 or 6 games that were WAY better than this last year.

 
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Comment #16 by Charlyposho
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 05:13:13 PM
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Game of the year acording to who?

 
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Comment #17 by Terminator
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 05:14:12 PM
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How the hell did this POS game get GOTY? I would rather stick it to the nose-cone of a missile and fire it into the sun then ever give it GOTY!!!

Catherine is easily GOTY, not this garbage!

 
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Comment #18 by kingofirony
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 10:35:17 PM
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of all the games that could've won GOTY,this is one i didn't expect.I hope they put a sticker on the cover that says who gave them the award.

 
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Comment #19 by A_Fairs
Friday, May 04, 2012 @ 11:59:23 PM
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This fits me perfectly- it intrigued me enough to consider buying it (but not quite), and had dlc trophies that I would normally not bother with. All in all, wait for this to price drop a bit, and I'll have a game that I would originally have not bothered with but instead will get brand new from publishers.

 
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Comment #20 by insaneloverboy23
Saturday, May 05, 2012 @ 01:08:06 AM
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err more like flop of the year edition :/

 
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Comment #21 by aeu654
Saturday, May 05, 2012 @ 01:30:02 AM
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at least call it ultimate/complete edition like fallout new vegas

 
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Comment #22 by Aboelsas
Saturday, May 05, 2012 @ 04:28:25 AM
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I Still haven't played it been there for a while but i have no doubt it's a great game !!

 
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Comment #23 by Jimbo76
Saturday, May 05, 2012 @ 04:51:00 AM
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I still not played it yet either. anyway its good news for me because the original will get even cheaper now.

 
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Comment #24 by Terminator
Saturday, May 05, 2012 @ 06:13:57 AM
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@22+23:

This is one of the worst games ever made so don't waste your money.

 
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Comment #25 by timewarp
Saturday, May 05, 2012 @ 08:03:05 AM
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@13

See what you've just said is why the games industry is losing money. They've released so many GOTY editions that now most of us have this attitude and it's not our fault. Nobody told these guys they had to do this.

Maybe if people like you and me voiced our opinions more then the games companies would realize what their doing that is driving fans away.

 
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Comment #26 by Big Vernon
Saturday, May 05, 2012 @ 08:11:44 AM
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Worst game ever

 
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Comment #27 by B0SS Zombie
Saturday, May 05, 2012 @ 09:22:13 AM
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@26

Superman 64 would like a word with you.

 
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Comment #28 by Lu81NL
Saturday, May 05, 2012 @ 12:22:37 PM
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This developer needs to fix his game before releasing it to earn a quick buck. That's the biggest problem in 2012. Developers bring out a game that is 80% done and sell it to us because they dindn't reach the deadline. And they bring out a few stupid patches afterwards.

 
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Comment #29 by VJAMportuge101
Saturday, May 05, 2012 @ 11:46:36 PM
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Eh who gave this GOTY

 
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Comment #30 by SoPoF
Sunday, May 06, 2012 @ 01:35:56 PM
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Is GOTY even really an award? It seems they're just calling later editions of games with all the dlc included "GOTY", not really depending on whether it was actually the game of the year. (Besides, GOTY doesn't mean anything, really, unless each website and magazine gave such an ward to the very same game in a year.)

 
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Comment #31 by NeverPurify
Sunday, May 06, 2012 @ 08:30:25 PM
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@27

Well said haha

 
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Comment #32 by Terminator
Thursday, May 10, 2012 @ 03:54:06 AM
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Trust me, this game is terrible, with bugs galore and an online mode that is beyond broken.

 
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Comment #33 by biller88
Saturday, May 12, 2012 @ 09:16:16 PM
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I guess I'm weird for really enjoying this game? Granted I picked it up a month ago and haven't had any bugs at all, but it's loads of fun forme at least...

 
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Comment #34 by Terminator
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 @ 05:25:33 AM
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@33:

You've been very lucky, give it a few more hours and you will be up to your neck in bugs.


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Game Info
Developer:
Techland

Publisher:
Deep Silver

Genre:
Action

Release:

US: September 06, 2011
Europe: September 09, 2011
Japan: October 20, 2011

Resolution: 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Players: 1
Online Players : 1-4
ESRB: Mature
Collection:1097
Wishlist:189
 
 
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