Dead Island 2 Fans Find TimeSplitters And Homefront References
Dead Island 2 is finally out, and I mean it. No, seriously - check the storefronts. Nearly ten years in the making, and after swapping hands several times, it has arrived, and it's in surprisingly good shape given that tumultuous history. So, understandably, fans are ecstatic to get stuck in and find out all they can about its world, and one eagle-eyed player has already spotted nods to two other games - TimeSplitters and Homefront: The Revolution.
As shared by the TimeSplitters News & Archives Twitter account, there's an arcade within Dead Island 2 that has machines for H:TR and TS, though neither are playable - you are in the midst of a zombie outbreak, after all.
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It's a sweet nod, given how all three games share a history. TimeSplitters was developed by Free Radical Games, which was acquired by Crysis developer Crytek in 2009. Following this acquisition, the studio was rebranded to Crytek UK, though it eventually closed in 2014 with the majority of staff transferring to the newly formed Dambuster Studios.
If you want to find this easter egg for yourself, there's a YouTube video by Phoenixdeath666 in the Twitter thread which shows the room in more detail, revealing in the description that you can find both references at "the bottom floor of the goat pen".
The GOAT Pen is a mansion found in Bel Air that is chock full of locked doors. Naturally, there are side quests that task you with hunting down Master Keys to access these gated rooms. Eventually, reaching the basement, you'll be able to find both arcade machines in pristine, not-working order.
Homefront: The Revolution had a similarly turbulent development to Dead Island 2. The first was released by the
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