Dead Island 2

A swanky new gaming feature announced by Amazon at Gamescom will let you interact with Dead Island 2 using your voice. …

Become a supporter of Eurogamer and you can view the site completely ad-free, as well as gaining exclusive access to articles, podcasts and conversations that will bring you closer to the team, the stories, and the games we all love. Could you manipulate your advancing zombies with a 'carrot on a stick' and offer it up something else to chow down on while you make your break for freedom? With Alexa Game Control in use, players will be able to control aspects of their game via Amazon's voice activated software. If you were to try and do that trick used for bears where you make yourself as large as possible while making a racket, would that scare them off? However, for now at least and per Amazon's This feature is known as Alexa Game Control, and it pretty much does what it says on the tin.

Dead Island 2 will also have a “pulp story” alongside a “crazy cast of characters” and a number of quests to complete. “Combat delivers the ...

The announcement marks eight years since the [initial Dead Island 2 trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWFaj4IQ4ro). The montage shows him slaughtering his way through [Los Angeles](/topic/los-angeles), using both a gun and a katana. There will be six different characters to choose from.

When Dead Island 2 launches, you'll be able to reel off voice commands to distract zombie hordes with the power of Alexa Game Control.

[Amazon Echo](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/amazon-echo-2020) device. I definitely felt like an idiot barking orders to my intrepid squad of alien friends (and love interests). Depending on how developers integrate it, it might have a shot at being more than a gimmick. And there were so many to remember that it was easier to ignore them entirely after the novelty wore off. It'll let PC and console gamers use voice commands to trigger in-game actions. [announced](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=92X363&xcust=trd_us_7169003422733793000&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.amazon.com%2Fen-US%2Fblogs%2Falexa%2Falexa-skills-kit%2F2022%2F08%2Falexa-game-control-august-2022.html%3Ftag%3Dundefined&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techradar.com%2Fnews%2Fdead-island-2-will-let-you-speak-to-its-zombies-using-amazon-alexa) (opens in new tab) its upcoming Game Control feature during [Gamescom 2022](https://www.techradar.com/news/gamescom-2022)'s opening night.

After years of being stuck in limbo and shrouded in uncertainty, we finally have a Dead Island 2 release date. Developed by Dambuster Studios and.

They took the reins from Yager ( [Spec Ops: The Line](http://thesixthaxis.com/tag/spec-ops-the-line)) who were originally leading development on Dead Island 2 when it was first revealed during E3 2014. · A Cinematic Co-op Adventure – As a proper RPG experience, Dead Island 2 offers plenty of exciting quests, a crazy cast of characters, and a thrilling pulp story, to truly immerse you in its twisted universe. These mutated wretches are the reanimated, rotten heart of Dead Island 2 with dozens of distinct zombie types, each with their own mutations, attacks and hundreds of visual LA-themed variants. · Be the Ultimate Zombie Slayer – There are six characters to choose from, each with their own unique personality and dialogues. [Dead Island 2](http://thesixthaxis.com/tag/dead-island-2) release date. You are one of the few survivors left in LA, which is now swarming with zombies.

However, you don't actually need an Amazon Alexa device to use the new tech, nor do you need an active Amazon Prime membership. Alexa Game Control is built into ...

Although Dead Island 2 is only the first confirmed game to be compatible with Alexa Game Control, here's hoping we see more new games take advantage of this new accessibility feature at some point in the near future. Alexa Game Control is built into the very games you're playing, so that when you're playing Dead Island 2 on PC or Xbox devices, you can activate the voice commands simply by activating either the Push to Talk or Voice Commands mode. It turns out the first full game to be compatible with this new technology is in fact Dead Island 2.

Amazon wants people to use its Alexa app to play games using their voice, starting with Dead Island 2.

[check our Gaming page](https://metro.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/). [Submit Stuff page here](https://metro.co.uk/submit-stuff/). Dead Island 2 is the first game to be compatible with it. It also stresses that you don’t need an Echo device or any Amazon hardware to use Alex Game Control. MORE : [Dead Island 2 interview – ‘nobody wants to work on a s*** game, right?’](https://metro.co.uk/2014/08/15/dead-island-2-interview-nobody-wants-to-work-on-a-s-game-right-4833455/?ico=more_text_links) [Dead Island: Definitive Edition review – back from the dead](https://metro.co.uk/2016/06/01/dead-island-definitive-edition-review-back-from-the-dead-5916708/?ico=more_text_links) [Steve Bernstein](https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/blogs/alexa/alexa-skills-kit/2022/08/alexa-game-control-august-2022.html), director of Alexa Games. [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]), leave a comment below, and [follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/GameCentral). [Amazon’s website](https://www.amazon.com/b?node=24219543011). [spoiled beforehand](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/18/dead-island-2-leak-reveals-new-screenshots-and-february-2023-release-17205834/), the re-emergence of [Dead Island 2](https://metro.co.uk/2022/08/23/dead-island-2-gameplay-trailer-and-release-date-are-both-looking-good-17233771/) was a welcome announcement at Gamescom, as it revealed a new release date and some impressive looking gameplay. [Amazon](https://metro.co.uk/tag/amazon/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P1_LNK1) wants people to use its Alexa app to play games using their voice, starting with Dead Island 2.