Dead Island adds 'Bloodbath Arena' DLC on Nov. 22

While "Bloodbath Arena" remains an effective caption for the gruesome state of Dead Island, it's also a specific add-on coming to PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 22. The DLC was delayed for a short stint after developer Techland decided to spend more time polishing the main game -- a process which was still ongoing with the release of last week's major console patch.

Bloodbath Arena is free to customers who pre-ordered the Special Edition game, and costs $10 or 800 MS Points for everyone else. It offers four new arenas for single-player or co-op play, and challenges participants to execute and outlive multiple waves of zombies. So, it's a survival mode in which you face off against a constantly replenished force of snarling enemies. You could call it "Mob Mode" or something like "Enough Enemies to Warrant a Collective Noun Mode."

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"BLOODBATH ARENA" DLC FOR DEAD ISLAND™ DATED

DLC will be released on November 22, 2011

14th November 2011 / Hampshire, UK... Deep Silver today announced the release date of the "Bloodbath Arena" DLC pack for the award winning game Dead Island. The DLC will be available on November 22, 2011 for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC.

In the "Bloodbath Arena" DLC four different arenas offer new challenges that can be played alone or in coop mode. It's a desperate fight for survival where waves after waves of unrelenting zombies attack, one more gruesome than the next! In this DLC characters can loot experience points and items and bring them over to the campaign mode. Players can show off their skills in zombie fighting with the newly implemented leaderboards. The brain wave bomb, a new exclusive weapon, tops this DLC package off.

The DLC package is free for all customers who bought the Pre-order Edition. For the others it will have a price of EUR 9,99 or 800 Microsoft points.
Dead Island was released worldwide for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC.

Reader Comments (20)

I rented this yesterday and have fallen in love with it. Perfect, hell no; awesome, hell yes. I gotta put it on my Holiday Mooch List.

want a real zombie survival horror game, not an fps disguised as one.

@touchmage

Then go make a game that has exactly everything you want in it, since to most people, this IS how a Zombie Survival game should be.

@Copybass Ah jeez zombies

I would actually like a sandbox-ish zombie survival game. I'm hoping that undead labs class3/4 ends up being what I'm looking for. Unfortunately not a whole lot has been released about that game.

But as a theme-park zombie game, Yes. It's everything I wanted.

@(Unverified)

A sandbox-ish zombie survival game? Isn't that Dead Rising 1 & 2?

I hope it's a sexy bloodbath with hot-ass, bikini-clad zombies.

Question: Is it still necrophilia if the dead are re-animated?

@Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En

Answer: It really shouldn't matter. Dead or not. The blood, scarring, and decapitation should be the deciding factor.

So go for it! :D

@Zoot Suit Jedi Grammar Hammer En

Its not necrophilia if she's hot!

So is this game good?

I keep hearing mixed reactions towards it.

@xiLeShadow

Give it a rent first. It's definitely not for everyone. It can often be broken, unpolished, frustrating, and damn cheap. But it's tons of fun. Try before you buy.

@xiLeShadow
It's fantastic...if you're into it. That sounds rediculous I know, but it's the truth. I had it day one, loved it, and never had any bugs. I love zombie games and open world games and this seemed like a very smart, thought out execution of the genres intersecting.
The story is well enough, but the place where I think it really thrives is the atmosphere. If you like games with heavy atmosphere and exploration, think bioshock and fallout 3, this game will be really really fun for you.

@King Johngie the Fourth

I can get it for $20 for PC and I can't rent PC games, well as of now.

@Ozymandais

Interesting. Is the COOP any good?

That is the main thing that is pulling me in, at interest.

@xiLeShadow

Co-Op's mainly the big reason TO play Dead Island. Solo it's boring, and the zombies overwhelm you too easily.

You know, for all the griping about the bugs in this game, I'd just like to say that:

1) I played the game from beginning to end, twice.
2) I played a ton of multiplayer with friends.
3) I got 1000/1000 achievements.
4) I racked up about 80 hours of gameplay.

I found a few minor bugs: zombie arms clipping through walls, a zombie fell through a bridge (once or twice), cinematics skipping (twice), and I got stuck behind a fence (once). That's it. I never got a corrupt save, I never found any game-breaking glitches, and I had a ton of fun playing it. I can only speak for the Xbox version, but if you're on the fence because of the repeated claims of "it's an unplayable glitch-fest!!!!11!", try it for yourself.

@MMMDI

It had a fair amount of bugs, which have since been patched out, plus the patch added some nice improvements. But this game is a blast! And breaking limbs or slicing them off is so uniquely satisfying. If you play by yourself, the game is a lot freakier and more tense, but I always find co-op to be much more fun for any game. I was on the fence about it until I tried it out and found the melee combat to be completely addicting.

I had 2 saves corrupted BUT this game is great and a lot of fun. The problems have probably been patched by now but I still back up to a flash drive every few days just in case. I just barely missed out on the limited edition -- thanks, GameStop, you jerks! -- but I'll gladly buy the DLC for $10 especially if that makes Dead Island 2 more probable.

They ship a horrible broken product and try to sell me some DLC?

Um, NOPE!

this game just gets more and more interesting. mayb i shud wait till they release a Dead Island Collection. I wish u could game share. Buying 2 copies of it (myself and my bro) is a pain. At least let us share on 2 PCs.

im huge DR fan but dead island was a very fun game

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Dead Island adds 'Bloodbath Arena' DLC on Nov. 22

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