In a tweet by amazing PR lady Aubrey Norris of Deep Silver, it has been revealed that full-fledged sequel to Dead Island, Dead Island Riptide, will be available across North America on April 23rd, 2013 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC platforms.

As a direct successor to the original Dead Island, Dead Island Riptide will either continue your zombie bashing journey on a new island after escaping Banoi either by importing your original character(s) from the first title or starting brand new ones.

At a premium pre-order price of $49.99, there’s no reason not to reserve your copy right now.