Still kickin’!
It has been literally four full years since the reveal ofDead Island 2and we only know three definite things about it: It’s set in California, it has zombies, and it somehow hasn’t been canceled yet. Here’s yet another assurance about the latter point.
Responding to impatient fans about the underwhelming and quiet release of aDead Islandmobile gamethis week, the series’Twitteraccount said “What’s going on is that it’s in development and we won’t be showing more until we’re ready. Appreciate the wait is painful, butDead Island 2is still coming.” New day, but the same old story.
No surprise here, but developer Sumo Digital still hasDead Island 2listed onits siteas one of the titles it’s working on. The other prominent and current Sumo game is the oft-delayedCrackdown 3. Neither is necessarily Sumo’s fault, though; both were contracted after originally-planned development went sideways. In the case ofDead Island 2, Sumo was brought on afterYager was firedin the summer of 2015.
So, we’re seemingly still a long ways away from a proper re-reveal ofDead Island 2, which is something that it absolutely needs considering how long it has been. If that happens — and it kind of feels like a mighty big if — expect a flurry of pieces about all the waysDead Island 2has changed over the past four years. It has to have changed because a game that started development in 2014 will feel dated as hell.
But that’s all extremely cart in front of the horse. For now,Dead Island 2still exists and that qualifies as good news even if it’s not particularly interesting good news.
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