Square Enix To Distribute Dead Island In North and South America

Dead Island, the upcoming zombie MMO will be distributed by Square Enix in North and South America.

“Square Enix’s impressive distribution and marketing capabilities, combined with their  proven success with launching top-notch AAA titles, makes them the absolute best partner for Dead Island,” said Deep Silver Chief Operating Officer Geoff Mulligan. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with their dedicated and talented team and look forward to collaborating with them in order to bring Dead Island to gamers.”

Dead Island is a truly extraordinary title and we couldn’t be more excited about leveraging our unified Square Enix resources in bringing it to audiences in the Americas.” said Mike Fischer, president and chief executive officer, Square Enix.

Dead Island has shot to fame with a rather controversial trailer, which became a talking point on the internet. Dead Island will be released for Xbox 360, the PlayStation 2 and Windows PC later this year