Deep Silver announces Dead Island: Riptide wedding competition

<p>Trying to convince your wife- or husband-to-be of the romantic advantages of a zombie-themed wedding may usually be tricky&comma; but Deep Silver has got you covered&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The publisher of first-person open-world zombie game <em>Dead Island<&sol;em>&comma; Deep Silver has announced a wedding-themed competition to celebrate the upcoming release of sequel <em>Dead Island&colon; Riptide<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a press release&comma; the publisher announced the search for &&num;8220&semi;two engaged Dead Island superfans who will be zombified for a Dead Island twist on a traditional beach wedding ceremony takes in every cemetery&comma; grave and crypt the length and breadth of the UK&period; In return for becoming the official Dead Island Riptide zombie bride and groom&comma; Deep Silver will host a Dead Island Riptide-themed zombie wedding ceremony and send the winning undead couple on a luxury Caribbean honeymoon&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Applicants are required to record a short video message to YouTube explaining why they are the ideal candidates&comma; and to then share the link via the official <em>Dead Island&colon; Riptide<&sol;em> Zombie Wedding page on Facebook at the following address&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;DeadIslandRiptideZombieWeddingUK" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;DeadIslandRiptideZombieWeddingUK<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Deep Silver will then review all applications and contact a shortlist of candidates&period; The closing date for applications is Valentine&&num;8217&semi;s Day&comma; 14th February&comma; with the winning couple finally being announced &&num;8220&semi;at the beginning of March&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Amy Namihas&comma; Head of Marketing &amp&semi; Public Relations for Deep Silver UK&comma; stated&comma;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;For the launch celebrations of Dead Island Riptide we wanted to do something different&comma; and a zombie wedding with all the trappings certainly fits the bill and has not been done on this scale before&period; We’re excited to see the application videos from our prospective undead bride and groom and look forward to hosting the wedding of the fear&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><em>Dead Island&colon; Riptide<&sol;em> is scheduled for release on 26th April 2013 on PS3&comma; Xbox 360&comma; and PC&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zemanta-pixie" style&equals;"margin-top&colon; 10px&semi; height&colon; 15px&semi;"><img class&equals;"zemanta-pixie-img" style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;img&period;zemanta&period;com&sol;pixy&period;gif&quest;x-id&equals;841c378b-3a9a-48bb-865b-98e2d50749f1" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;