Square Enix has announced that it has acquired the U.S. publishing rights to Dead Island. The Techland developed game quickly became one of the most anticipated of the year after its striking and controversial trailer.

Square Enix’s impressive distribution and marketing capabilities, combined with their proven success with launching top-notch AAA titles, makes them the absolute best partner for Dead Island, said Deep Silver COO Geoff Mulligan. We’re thrilled to be partnering with their dedicated and talented team and look forward to collaborating with them in order to bring Dead Island to gamers.

Dead Island is a truly extraordinary title and we couldn’t be more excited about leveraging our unified Square Enix resources in bringing it to audiences in the Americas, added Square Enix president and CEO Mike Fischer.