{"id":15617,"date":"2011-09-15T18:54:15","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T08:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=15617"},"modified":"2011-09-15T18:54:15","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T08:54:15","slug":"dead-island%e2%84%a2-ships-more-than-1-million-units-in-north-america-in-one-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=15617","title":{"rendered":"Dead Island\u2122 Ships More Than 1 Million Units in North America in One Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Publisher Deep Silver Working Quickly to Fill Restocking Orders<\/strong><\/p>\n

LARKSPUR, Calif. \u2013 Sept. 13, 2011 – <\/strong>Deep Silver, the publisher of the summer\u2019s biggest action horror blockbuster, Dead Island\u2122<\/em> (www.deadisland.com<\/a>), announced today that it has shipped more than 1 million retail copies of Dead Island<\/em> in North America in the first few days of availability. In addition, Dead Island <\/em>has held the #1 chart position in many global markets including the UK and France as well as on Steam, and will have sold 2 million units globally to retailers by the end of this week.<\/p>\n

Dead Island<\/em> launched on September 6 in North America and has been lauded by U.S. critics: Game Informer Magazine said Dead Island<\/em> \u201cscratched an itch I didn\u2019t even know I had\u201d and awarded it an 8.5 out of 10, while IGN\u2019s TeamXbox.com hails the Dead Island<\/em> experience with a score of 9 out of 10 and an Editor\u2019s Choice Award, “They do so much that hasn’t been done, and do it so right.\u201d Additionally, PC Gamer Magazine said of Dead Island<\/em> that it\u2019s \u201ca wide-open tropical wonderland of loot-driven zombie slaughter\u201d and tallied its score at an 8.3 out of 10 while MTV\u2019s Gametrailers.com awarded Dead Island<\/em> with an 8.5 out of 10 score.<\/p>\n

Developed by Techland, Dead Island<\/em> combines first-person action with a heavy focus on melee combat, character development and customization of a vast array of weapons. The engaging survival-focused gameplay aspects are combined with a rich and immersive storyline in which a small group of people find themselves in a tropical paradise turned into total chaos and carnage after a mysterious zombie outbreak. Cut off from the rest of the world, the player\u2019s only chance to survive is to fight to the death and find a way to escape from the island.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled at the retail reception Dead Island has achieved in its first few days,\u201d said Geoff Mulligan, Chief Operating \u00a0Officer at Deep Silver, \u201cThe critical \u2018first week\u2019 of game sales has been an enormous sales success for Deep Silver. We\u2019re working quickly with our distribution partner in North America, Square Enix, to restock shelves as quickly as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

“With more than a million copies sold, I feel good knowing that the world is now more prepared than ever for what to do should a real zombie invasion ever threaten humanity.” said Mike Fischer, president and CEO of Square Enix, Inc.<\/p>\n

Featuring four customizable, unique character classes and engrossing role-playing elements combined with an intense four player co-op experience, Dead Island<\/em> stands out as one of the most comprehensive zombie experiences to date.<\/p>\n

Dead Island<\/em> is available now for the suggested retail price of $59.99 for consoles and $49.99 PC. \u00a0It is rated M for Mature by the ESRB.<\/p>\n

Official website: \u00a0http:\/\/www.deadisland.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook: \u00a0http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deadislandgame<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter: @deadislandgame<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Publisher Deep Silver Working Quickly to Fill Restocking Orders LARKSPUR, Calif. \u2013 Sept. 13, 2011 – Deep Silver, the publisher of the summer\u2019s biggest action horror blockbuster, Dead Island\u2122 (www.deadisland.com), announced today that it has shipped more than 1 million retail copies of Dead Island in North America in the first few days of availability.<\/p>\n

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