Dead Island Riptide – Zombie Bait
Deep Silver announced the Dead Island: Riptide Zombie Bait Edition. A super collector’s edition that will only see a UK and Australia release on the 26th of April 2013, for about $160. This edition features a hand painted decapitated bikini-clad torso that is about 31cm x 18.5cm.
On top of that, the Zombie Bait edition comes with collectible artworks, steel-book case for the game as well as exclusive weapon mods. According to Deep Silver, the Zombie Bait edition will only be released for the Xbox 360.
However, after it’s announcement, the Zombie Bait edition drew much criticism and Deep Silver apologized for controversy.
[quote]We sincerely regret this choice. We are collecting feedback continuously from the Dead Island community, as well as the international gaming community at large, for ongoing internal meetings with Deep Silver’s entire international team today. For now, we want to reiterate to the community, fans and industry how deeply sorry we are, and that we are committed to making sure this will never happen again.[/quote]
It is unclear at this point in time if Deep Silver will still go ahead and release the Zombie Bait edition or if it will be modified to make it more ‘tasteful’.
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Taylor Parolini
January 15, 2013 @ 6:57 pm
Would it be more tasteful if it were a man’s torso? Either way it’s fucking stupid and in bad taste, just like the game itself.
Daniel Flatt
January 15, 2013 @ 11:15 pm
This is so fucking stupid. I’m sorry for the harsh language, but there are no other words that can adequately display my distaste for this.
Who would put this up in their living room? Who the fuck is this for? Serial killers who haven’t quite gone over the edge and would like to try displaying a plastic bloody torso first?
WTF?
Taylor Parolini
January 16, 2013 @ 11:06 am
Nah man, just imagine the sort of person who sees this special edition and is like, “OH MUH GAWD I GODDA PRE-ORDER NOW” and so they do. They wait months for the game to come out and then make sure they are first in line on release night. They get their “Zombie Bait” edition and get home with it. He opens the package, hands practically shaking with excitement as he pulls the small plastic form of a horribly mangled female torso out of its packaging and begins to rub it all over his face, making sure that he covers it in his scent. It goes proudly on display in his basement room where his mom wont see it and then, wiping cheeto dust from his fingers and downing a mountain dew, he logs into the game to play some co-op with you.
10/10
Charles Kheng
January 16, 2013 @ 4:15 pm
That’s a disturbing image..
Robert Strick
January 16, 2013 @ 5:25 pm
lolololol
Daniel Flatt
January 16, 2013 @ 7:26 pm
OMG I laughed for probably 20 minutes straight. People thought I might be having a seizure.