Techland, the studio that created the first title in the series, chose to work instead on Dying Light, another undead-powered game that focuses more on parkour mechanics. More details about Dead Island 2 will arrive soon Yager also talked about a deeper story that would explore the causes of the outbreak and the organizations that seek to manipulate it.
The original vision for the title had gamers going to Los Angeles, San Francisco and an undisclosed location in California in order to battle the zombie epidemic.ĭead Island 2 was also supposed to offer a new combat system, with deadlier combos and more violence. It's unclear what other studio the publisher can now recruit to finish the game or how much of a delay the change might introduce.Īt the moment, Dead Island 2 is set to be offered on the PC, the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 at some point in 2016. We will continue working towards bringing our vision of Dead Island 2 to life, and we will share further information at a later stage." After careful consideration, today we announce the decision to part ways with development partner Yager. The official Twitter of the company explains that "With Dead Island 2, Deep Silver has always been dedicated to delivering the sequel that Dead Island fans deserve. The team at publisher Deep Silver in charge of the creation of Dead Island 2 is announcing that it is no longer working with the development team at Yager, although there are no plans at the moment to abandon the entire video game.