Watch the Launch Trailer and prepare yourself to experience brutal combat as the ultimate Slayer this Friday, April 21st. In 2019, Dambster Studios, a Deep Silver subsidiary took over the development and has continued since. Deep Silver stated that the game was in development in 2017 and reiterated the same in 2018. In 2016, Sumo Digital stated that they had taken over the development of the game. Due to differences, Deep Silver decided to drop Yager in 2015. In 2014, Deep Silver showed early-stage gameplay of the game at Gamescom. Yager Development, the creators of Spec Ops: The Line stepped in to help Deep Silver realize the game. Techland, however, moved on to work on Dying Light and the sequel was left without a development team. Dead Island 2 release dateĭead Island 2 was to be originally developed by Techland, the developers of the first title and Dying Light. That said, not everyone is sold on the game, with the story being cited as lacking.įor more, check out GameSpot's Dead Island 2 review.The Dying Light series may also have been inspired by the original Dead Island considering they share the same developer, however, Dying Light has a very serious tone to it. Hosting online is possible on Xbox One X and PS4 Pro, however, and developer Dambuster Studios is 'working on giving the option to host on all consoles in the future.'Īfter an extremely long development- full of delays and studio changes- Dead Island 2 reviews have been generally favorable. Now, when the action-RPG does go live in your region, keep in mind that Dead Island 2 players can't host co-op on base Xbox One and PS4 systems. But that's not the case with Dead Island 2.

Sometimes, titles will go live at midnight ET for the entire country, meaning the West Coast will get access at 9 PM PT. This rollout may be a bit different from other game launches for US players. Dead Island 2 releases at midnight in each time zone So when the calendar officially switches to April 21 in Cape Town, or London, or New York is when the zombie game becomes available to play on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Basically, it boils down to whenever the clock strikes midnight in your time zone. Publisher Deep Silver has thus provided a graphic showcasing exactly when you can start playing Dead Island 2. But most of the world still has hours to go until the action-RPG releases. In certain parts of the world, zombie-slaying across apocalyptic Los Angeles in Dead Island 2 is already at your fingertips.

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