Dead Island
The long - awaited zombi activeness RPG , Dead Island 2 , has been re - revealed with a new preview at Gamescom ’s opening night nighttime live event . The title , which was originally announced in 2014 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One cabinet , now also has a newfangled dismission date after eight years , and will also be coming to current - gen devices .
Many fans believed that the sequel to Techland’sDead IslandandDead Island : Riptidewould never get released due to the deed ’s infamously turbulent maturation . Over the line ofDead Island 2 ’s development , the form of address has been do by by three unlike developer . Yager Development was in the beginning coiffe to developDead Island 2once Techland opted to focus on the parkour - heavy zombie titleDying Light , but was removed from the project in 2015 and supercede by Sumo Digital in 2016 . Sumo Digital would then also be removed from the labor , with Deep Silver ’s Dambuster Studios taking over the labor in 2019 . Despite this , rumors ofDead Island 2 ’s re - reveal have been pass around for a while now , withGoat Simulator 3 ’s reveal trailertaking full advantage of this by parodyingDead Island 2 ’s original 2014 trailer almost beat - for - beat , albeit with more fountain - face pack - bust goats and fewer flesh - eating living dead .
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During theGamescomopening night event , fans were finally throw a realDead Island 2trailer that showed Dambuster Studios ' take on the title , which has keep elements from Yager ’s original , such as the Californian scope . Alongside the trailer , a new February 2023 release date was pass on , as well as the confirmation that it will be publish across both last and current - gen consoles , as well as PC . Unfortunately for those watching Gamescom 2022 , the trailer had to be censored for the show . The uncensored version can be find on theDead IslandYouTube channel .
Dead Island 2’s Release Date Was Previously Leaked By Amazon
Amazon leakedDead Island 2 ’s impending releasethe other hebdomad by posting listings for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions ofDead Island 2 : Day 1 Edition . The new listing take issue fromDead Island 2 ’s previous 2014 pre - order page - which had long been assume down - and display new box art and screenshots of the zombie deed of conveyance that mirror the new visuals examine in the prescribed Gamescom trailer .
If all seems to go swimmingly with the rest of the title ’s development at Dambuster Studios , it will only be a few calendar month to go untilDead Islandfans finally get their men on the long - awaited sequel . Hopefully , after all that time , Dead Island 2will be worth the nearly - tenner - retentive wait .
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