In 2019, Deep Silver announced that development had been switched to an internal team: Dambuster Studios ( Homefront: The Revolution). studio Sumo Digital ( LittleBigPlanet 3, Crackdown 3) won the contract, and worked on Dead Island 2 in silence for two to three years. But, in 2015, Yager was dropped by Deep Silver, apparently over creative differences.

Germany’s Yager ( Spec Ops: The Line) stepped up in 2012, and the game was announced in 2014 for a 2015 release, with a build even being shown to the public. After Techland, maker of the original Dead Island and its stand-alone expansion Riptide, decided to follow its own path with the Dying Light series, Deep Silver started shopping for new studios to make a sequel. It has taken Deep Silver a decade, and three developers, to get to this point. 3, 2023, on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. Deep Silver re-revealed the zombie survival sequel during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live, and confirmed it will be released on Feb. And it’s not that far off from seeing the light of day, either. Its current form was finally shown after years of waiting at Gamescom 2022, where it was re-revealed along with its original February 2023 release date.The leak was accurate: Dead Island 2 is back in the spotlight after a famously lengthy and troubled development. The game’s development later shifted to Sumo Digital, before shifting again to Dambuster in 2019. The game was originally revealed all the way back at E3 2014, with previous developer Yager at the helm. With Dead Island 2 moving up a week, the two games won’t launch on the same day anymore.ĭead Island 2’s development cycle has been turbulent. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was also recently announced to be delayed to April 28 from its original March 17 release date. Now, players will get their hands on the game a little earlier than expected. #DeadIsland #SeeYouInHELLA /8Gu28bIcUS- Dead Island February 13, 2023ĭead Island 2 was originally scheduled to be released on February 3, but was later delayed to April 28. Dead Island 2 went gold and it's coming out a week early. See you in HELL-A on April 21, 2023,” revealed the Dead Island official Twitter account.

Dead island 2 first announced