Throwing fuel on the next-gen fire, we should probably remember Dead Island 2 effectively started from scratch less than two years ago. They made so much progress in the beginning, but this whole constant development swapping has effectively killed the hype for this game.- 🏳️‍🌈👾DigiVirtual👾🏳️‍🌈(Vtuber Debut May 2021) March 2, 2021 Will Dead Island 2 be a next-gen exclusive?Įvery time I hear anything about DI2, my heart sinks. We assume things have been ticking along nicely since then. This relationship came to an end in 2019 when Dambuster finally took the reins. Following the departure of Yager Development, LittleBigPlanet 3 and Sackboy: A Big Adventure's Sumo Digital took over development in 2016.

At the time of writing, Dambuster doesn't have any other games in the works, so we're making a well-informed leap that Dead Island 2 is the project in question.ĭambuster is the third developer to be attached to Dead Island 2. This shouldn't be anything too major to note, however, the fact it specifically mentions next-gen for console and PC and an 'established AAA title' is enough to grab our attention.

Posting on Twitter, MauroNL spotted some Dead Island 2 scoop and noticed developer Dambuster Studios is hiring for a Senior Producer. Although publisher Deep Silver has promised it's still on the way, we've got a little tired of looking for updates - until now.

Since then, Dead Island 2 has been passed from pillar to post and changed hands through several different developers. Development started in the immediate aftermath of the first game, with the project first kicking off in 2012 ahead of being announced at E3 2014.

The road to Dead Island 2 has been a long one.

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