Together they’ve totaled 11 million hours played and an understandable 28 million deaths. Putting it even more into perspective are some additional in-game stats from the collective one million owners, whether they were playing alone or with their friends. A recent press release from publisher Deep Silver and developer Dambuster Studios has revealed over one million copies of the game were sold over its first weekend.

Either way, Dead Island 2 has been a sequel nearly a decade in the making and quite a few people have jumped on to fight the undead in Hell-A. Perhaps it’s the influx of wonderful zombie-like games we’ve had recently or maybe the series still has more recognition than people expected. It wouldn’t be incorrect to say that for many the beloved hype had been filtered down into a hesitant uncertainty that any finished product would go the way of Duke Nukem Forever. The series has seen a memorable first game, an expansion, and many spin-offs, but the 2014-announced sequel continued to be quietly passed around through multiple development teams. Its current form was finally shown after years of waiting at Gamescom 2022, where it was re-revealed along with its original February 2023 release date.Dead Island 2 is a sequel that many liked to jokingly say would never exist. The game’s development later shifted to Sumo Digital, before shifting again to Dambuster in 2019. The game was originally revealed all the way back at E3 2014, with previous developer Yager at the helm. With Dead Island 2 moving up a week, the two games won’t launch on the same day anymore.ĭead Island 2’s development cycle has been turbulent. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was also recently announced to be delayed to April 28 from its original March 17 release date. Now, players will get their hands on the game a little earlier than expected. #DeadIsland #SeeYouInHELLA /8Gu28bIcUS- Dead Island February 13, 2023ĭead Island 2 was originally scheduled to be released on February 3, but was later delayed to April 28. Dead Island 2 went gold and it's coming out a week early. See you in HELL-A on April 21, 2023,” revealed the Dead Island official Twitter account.

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