Dead Island Definitive Collection Announced

The folks at Deep Silver have announced a Dead Island Definitive Collection that will include remastered and graphically improved versions of Dead Island, Dead Island: Riptide and the quickly forgotten Dead Island Retro Revenge!. The collection is slated for release on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on May 31st for $39.99/£29.99, but the remastered editions of Dead Island and Dead Island: Riptide will also be available separately for $19.99/£14.99. 

You can take a look at the collection’s announcement trailer:

The Deep Silver announcement also features an exhaustive list of enhancements that will be implemented in the two zombie-filled FPS/RPGs. Most of them are purely cosmetic, but we can also look forward to an updated UI, apparently:

• Higher Quality Textures
  Game textures have been redone in a higher resolution and the level of quality has been improved across the board
• Photorealistic new lighting system
  The lighting system in the game has been vastly improved, providing a much more realistic look to the beautiful sunny tropical setting
• Physically based shading
  The introduction of new physically based shading techniques due to the latest iteration of the Chrome Engine means a higher quality look to the game models and objects as they react in a more realistic way to various lighting conditions
• Image quality enhancements via anti-aliasing
  The addition of more sophisticated anti-aliasing means that console players can now experience
  Dead Island without unsightly (jaggies( meaning a much cleaner look throughout
• Improved-quality game models and geometry assets
  All major geometry assets (for example: NPCs and character models) highlight a marked quality increase
  HBAO and motion blur effects
  The introduction of Horizon-based Ambient Occlusion adds a extra layer of depth and realism to the world
  Through a better implementation of object shadows, while the all-new motion blur effects will provide a much more cinematic feel to the game experience.
  Updated game UI
  Providing a more consistent look between both Dead Island and Dead Island Riptide. Increase to equal quality level for seamless game experience.
• The Current-gen Console Experience
  The Dead Island Redux Collection will also of course take advantage of the latest console features such as Online 4 Player Co-op, PS Vita Remote-Play (PS4), Share-Play (PS4), streaming and recording
  Power Fists Power-up
  And last but not least, The fan favourite unofficial PC mod will also now be added to both products. Punch your way through the mayhem with craziest power-up ever!

The announcement mentions no plans of making the titles available at a discount for the PC players who already own the original versions, unfortunately, but hopefully that’s just because Deep Silver is saving the announcement for later.

Thanks, Rock, Paper, Shotgun.