"We're looking forward to exceeding fan expectation," the company said at the time. Sumo Digital, the UK studio behind Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed and LittleBigPlanet 3, took over production in March 2016. The game was seemingly shelved for many months, until Deep Silver announced a new developer was on board to make the game. In 2015, Yager and publisher Deep Silver parted ways due to a "difference of vision" for the game, and Yager later filed for insolvency after the game deal dissolved. Unlike the original Dead Island, which was developed by Techland (which went on to create Dying Light), it was being developed by Yager. Now Playing: E3 2014: Dead Island 2 Trailer at Sony Press Conferenceĭead Island 2 was supposed to release in 2016 (after facing delays that pushed the release window back a year). It was then moved to Sumo Digital before being shifted again in 2019 to its (presumably) final home of Dambuster Studios.By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's For those of you who've been waiting for years, thank you for hanging in there with us."Ī new trailer and gameplay video will be released on December 6 during a Dead Island 2 Showcase, which is set to be the first proper look at the game fans have had since it was re-revealed after years of troubled development in August 2022.ĭead Island 2 was revealed at E3 2014 but soon went quiet before "mutual differences" separated previous developer Yager from Deep Silver. "We're going to take the time we need to make sure we can launch a game we're proud to launch. "The delay is just 12 short weeks and development is on the final straight now. "The irony of delaying Dead Island 2 is not lost on us and we are as disappointed as you undoubtedly are," it said in a joint statement with publisher Deep Silver. #DeadIsland #SeeYouInHELLA /Vf1NARTECo- Dead Island November 17, 2022 The new release date for Dead Island 2 will be April 28th 2023. The delay is just 12 short weeks and development is on the final straight now. No specific reason for the delay was given so it appears developer Dambuster Studios simply needed more time, though it said it understands the irony in delaying Dead Island 2 again. Announced on the Dead Island Twitter (below), the delay from February 3 at least only marks a 12 week delay compared to the several years it's been since Dead Island 2's initial release window of spring 2015.
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