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Dead Island: Epidemic – Iconic Sam B leads the way into Early Access

Fan-favourite character returns to action as Deep Silver reveals Early Ac-cess packs and retail

Dead Island: Epidemic, the world’s first ZOMBA (Zombie Online Multiplayer Battle Arena), enters Early Access phase. Together with three different Early Access starter packs and an Early Access retail box, Deep Silver also introduces iconic Dead Island hero Sam B as a playable character. All the various Early Access packs will offer exclusive weapons, upgrades and in-game currency that can be used straightaway or during the upcoming Open Beta phase and at the launch of the final game.

The different packs are:

·Patient Zero Pack (£ 12.99) – total value of over £28
The entry pack offers 5 unique weapons, 3 additional characters, the “Golden Sprocket Hammer”, as well as boosters, character & gear points and in-game cash.

·Deadicated Pack (£ 26.99) – total value of over £160
The “Deadicated Pack” includes all of the “Patient Zero Pack” plus additional content: six Tier 2 weapons, the “Golden Precise Shotgun”, the “Keghammer”, a larger booster and bundle of character & gear points and in-game cash plus exclusive access to Sam B as playable character. Additionally, players will also receive even more items & characters once the game heads into Open Beta and then again at the launch phase.

·Contagion Pack (£ 29.99) – total value of over £160 x 4!
With the “Contagion Pack”, players can spread the Epidemic to their friends. It offers everything that is in the “Deadicated Pack” (with an alternate “Contagious” in-game title & icon)   four times: once for the player and three gift copies that they can share with their friends.  

·Badass Starter Pack – Retail Box (£ 19.99) – total value of over £ 95
This is the ultimate pack for all gamers who want to put a Dead Island: Epidemic box on their shelf. This first-ever retail box for an early access product offers 5 starter weapons, a pack of 3 survivor characters, the “Golden Sprocket Hammer”, exclusive in-game title & icon and a pack of boosters, character and gear points & in-game cash plus the additional weapons “Trident Cactus”, “Lady Blue” and “Golden Precise Shotgun”. Besides, Badass players need a badass character, so Sam B will be available in this pack, as well as more items & characters once the game heads into Open Beta and launch phase. Moreover, everything in this pack is granted twice, once for the player and once as an additional gift pack so they can infect a friend with the Epidemic.
The Badass Starter Pack retail box will be available from 27th June 2014.
A detailed overview of the different pack can be found at www.playdie.net.

Dead Island: Epidemic will pit 3 teams of players against each other in a desperate fight for survival. Dead Island: Epidemic is a Free-to-Play PC title that will feature all the trademark elements that are part of a Dead Island experience.

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Deep Silver
Deep Silver develops and distributes interactive games for all platforms. The Deep Silver label means to captivate all gamers who have a passion for thrilling gameplay in exciting game worlds. Deep Silver works with its partners to achieve a maximum of success while maintaining the highest possible quality, always focusing on what the customer desires.

Deep Silver has published more than 200 games since 2003, including own brands like the critically acclaimed zombie action franchise Dead Island, action role-playing games from the Sacred world, successful adventures such as the Secret Files series and the role-playing realms of Risen. Upcoming highlights from Deep Silver include the next title in the Saints Row franchise, Sacred 3, Dead Island Riptide and Metro Last Light. Deep Silver also owns the development studio Volition based in Champaign, IL, USA. For more information please visit www.deepsilver.com

Koch Media
Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (software, games and films). The company's own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe and the USA. The Koch Media group has more than 18 years of experience in the digital media distribution business, and has risen to become the number one distributor in Europe. It has also formed strategic alliances with numerous games and software publishers: Bethesda, Capcom, Kaspersky Labs, NC SOFT, Sega, Square Enix and Tecmo-Koei, etc. in various European countries. With Headquarters in Planegg near Munich/Germany, Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordic regions, Benelux and the USA. www.kochmedia.com
 
About Koch Media
Koch Media is a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products (software, games and films). The company's own publishing activities, marketing and distribution extend throughout Europe and the USA. The Koch Media group has more than 19 years of experience in the digital media business, and has risen to become the number one distributor in Europe. It has also formed strategic alliances with numerous games and software publishers: Bethesda, Capcom, Kaspersky Labs, NC SOFT, Sega, Square Enix and Tecmo-Koei, etc. in various European countries. With Headquarters in Planegg near Munich/Germany, Koch Media owns branches in Germany, England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, the Nordic regions, Benelux and the United States. www.kochmedia.com