Dead Island: Riptide price announced

A price for Dead Island: Riptide has been announced.

The new game is set to carry a $49.99 USD price tag when launched in the US, a full $10 USD cheaper than other new retail console games.

Marketing and PR manager at Deep Silver, Aubrey Norris, said via Twitter: “That’s not a placeholder, that’s the real price! It’s the end of the console cycle, we think this price makes a lot more sense given that.”

Aubrey also shot down concerns about the pricing being due to the game being a remake by helpfully adding: “It is a new game, not a remake.”

Dead Island: Riptide doesn’t currently have a release date. Check back for more info when we have it.