Dead Island 2 free giveaway kicks off Epic Games Store Mega Sale

In brief: If you're looking to grab some discounted games and even a free one that usually costs $50, head over to the Epic Games Store now. Its Mega Sale continues until June 12, during which time you can grab up to 75% off titles, get weekly free games, enjoy giveaways, and receive a 20% boost to Epic Rewards. The first two titles being given away during the first week of Epic's Mega Sale are Dead Island 2 and Happy Game. The former is the one you're more likely to have heard of, being the sequel to the popular 2011 first-person zombie-killer, more famous for its amazing reverse-time trailer. Dead Island 2 had a notably turbulent development cycle. When it was first unveiled at Gamescom 2014, it was the work of Spec Ops: The Line creator Yager. But "mutual differences" saw Dead Island 2 move to Sumo Digital in 2015. That relationship ended after four years when the game changed developers once again, this time to British company Dambuster Studios, which is owned by Deep Silver. De ... Read full article.