Collector's edition revealed for Dead Island Riptide

Game publisher Deep Silver has announced that there will be a special North American Collector's Edition for the upcoming zombie action RPG, Dead Island Riptide.   Called, Dead Island Riptide Rigor Mortis Edition, its contents were voted in by the Dead Island fan community in a Fall 2012 survey.

The contents of the Rigor Mortis Edition are extremely limited and are available for preorder now at retailers across North and Latin America on a first come-first serve basis with a suggested retail price of $79.99.  In this collector's edition of the game, Dead Island fans receivea zombie hula girl bobble figurine, a bloody zombie arm bottle opener magnet, and a bungalow key with a branded wood keychain.  In addition, the Rigor Mortis Edition will include a copy of the Dead Island Riptide Special Edition for console, packed with extra DLC content and a helpful digital strategy map.  All of this is embalmed in the ultimate Dead Island replica suitcase - the most iconic item from the original Dead Island.

Featuring character-import options for fans who want to carry over their original saved games, Dead Island Riptide is the next chapter in the Dead Island universe.  Co-op has never been more important as Dead Island Riptide players band together to defend new, key territories in water-soaked tropical locales against hordes of never-before-seen types of zombies.  There will also be a new playable character class, fresh gameplay mechanics, and drivable boats to plunge players ever-more into the depths of what's really lurking behind the deadly zombie infestation. 

Dead Island Riptide will be released on April 23, 2013 in North America for consoles and for Windows PC.  The ESRB has not yet rated this game.

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