Dead Island 2 Showcase reveals zombie abilities and pre-order bonuses

After years of hibernation, Dambuster Studios has increasingly shown Dead Island 2 in the build-up to its release on April 28, 2023. The zombie-slaying RPG recently got its own showcase, which has revealed more gameplay as well as its pre-order bonus suite.

The gameplay trailer was the beefiest part and toured the streets, beaches, and quirky citizens of LA. He then quickly listed the melee weapons and guns players can find in the city before teasing the zombie abilities that turn the protagonist into a zombified Hulk.

The showcase also featured a quick trailer for its Amazon Game Control support, which allows users to control parts of the game with just their voice. For example, calling a zombie will get its attention, and naming a weapon type will change to one that matches the description. However, it will only be in the Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S and PC. Amazon Game Control support was announced for Dead Island 2 in August, alongside the feature as a whole.

And finally, Dambuster revealed what players will get by pre-ordering the RPG and how fans can get even more Dead Island 2 merchandise. Those who buy it early will get the Banoi War Club weapons and Banoi Baseball Bat in the game. There's even a resin figure of Amy, one of her playable characters, available separately from Deep Silver's website for $119.99. Dambuster also once again scoured the $99.99 Hell-A Edition which includes the Season Pass, an exclusive Steelbook, a map of Venice Beach, a patch, two pins, six tarot cards, the Golden Weapons Pack and the Pulp Weapons Pack, both of which contain a variety of weapons.