Dead Island is one of those franchises that seemed to come out of nowhere and became instantly popular.  The first came was excellent, but did you ever play the 4 player co-op MOBA, Dead Island: Epidemic?  If not, you have until October 15th to give the game a go.  If you did, get on there and spend up your in game currency! 

Dead Island: Epidemic is now available to play via its Open Beta testing! Various other items such as all new weapon modding and loot systems and PvE mode have also been added to the game, so there's no reason to not check out the game once.

Deep Silver's zombie series rages on through its upcoming action title, Dead Island: Epidemic. The game is now available to through the Steam Early Access program for those who can't wait for the open beta to launch.

When Dead Island: Epidemic was announced, many scoffed at the change in genre for the franchise. Deep Silver, looking to capitalize on the free to play market, have created a game that blends their series with MOBAs and to some degree, action RPGs. To our surprise there's also a dedicated co-op horde mode built into the game for four players. As these impressions are based on early beta versions of the game, a lot of this could change, but there's a good base here to get an idea what Deep Silver has planned.