Deep Silver announces Dead Island: Riptide – Zombie Bait Edition

<p>Deep silver has announced that the upcoming <em>Dead Island&colon; Riptide<&sol;em> will receive a limited edition in the UK in the form of the <em>Zombie Bait Edition<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A sequel to the open-world&comma; first-person action game <em>Dead Island<&sol;em>&comma; <em>Riptide<&sol;em> is a multiplatform release&comma; although the <em>Zombie Bait Edition<&sol;em> is exclusive to Xbox 360 and is available to pre-order now&period; According to the press release&comma; this limited edition includes &&num;8220&semi;the special Steelbook edition of <em>Dead Island&colon; Riptide<&sol;em>&comma; collectable artwork cards&comma; and an exclusive pack of weapon mods&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The centrepiece of the extra content&comma; however&comma; is &&num;8220&semi;a resin statue&comma; which is Dead Island’s grotesque take on an iconic Roman marble torso sculpture&period; Measuring 31cm high and 18&period;5cm wide&comma; each of the Zombie Bait sculptures are hand-painted and depict the grisly remains of one of Palanai island’s zombie infected&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Here&&num;8217&semi;s the statue in question in all its gory glory&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;deep-silver-announces-dead-island-riptide-zombie-bait-edition&sol;dead-island-riptide-zombie-bait-edition&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-35128"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-35128" alt&equals;"Dead Island Riptide - Zombie Bait Edition" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;01&sol;06062447&sol;Dead-Island-Riptide-Zombie-Bait-Edition-300x168&period;jpg" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"168" &sol;><&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine;Speaking of the inclusion of the statue&comma; Paul Nicholls&comma; Sales &amp&semi; Marketing Director at Deep Silver&comma; stated&comma; &&num;8220&semi;We wanted to provide a unique collector’s edition that was utterly &OpenCurlyQuote;Dead Island’ and would make a striking conversation piece on any discerning zombie gamer’s mantel&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Dead Island&colon; Riptide<&sol;em> is set for release on PS3&comma; Xbox 360 and PC on 23rd April in the USA and Canada&comma; and on 26th April in the rest of the world&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;