Square Enix acquires ‘Dead Island’ North and South American distribution rights

Deep Silver and Square Enix announced Tuesday that Square Enix will be the distributor of new zombie game Dead Island for both North and South America on all platforms — PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

This move very obviously pleased execs at both companies:

“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, Inc.

Dead Island will be released later this year.

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