Dead Island 2 hit with reverse delay – launching a week early

metro.co.uk:

Jedi: Survivor.Although its return to the public spotlight made quite a splash at last year’s Gamescom, with, Dead Island 2 has never shaken off its reputation for being .It was even last year, just a few months after its Gamescom appearance. So, any subsequent announcement regarding its release date means it’s been hit with another delay, right? Wrong.

In fact, the exact opposite.Not only have developer Dambuster Studios and publisher Deep Silver confirmed that the game has gone gold, but it’s getting reverse delayed and will now release one week earlier than planned, on April 21.The announcement video on social media even pokes fun at its history of delays, showing a montage of (we assume real) fan comments claiming that it will be delayed again. Other comments include requests for further polish and for it to launch early.No exact explanation has been given for why its release date has moved up, but presumably development has progressed more smoothly than expected.

Or, if we take the official Twitter account at face value, it’s just because a fan asked for it to launch a week early.You asked for it, you got it. Dead Island 2 went gold and it’s coming out a week early.  See you in HELL-A on April 21, 2023.

We did it for you, Cody That said, its original launch date of April 28 is also when comes out, following .Considering its Star Wars, we wouldn’t be surprised if Deep Silver pulled Dead Island 2 forward so it wouldn’t have to compete against it and risk being overshadowed.It now shares a release date with, which is also famous for suffering long delays – so much so that some assumed it was cancelled. Although the circumstances for that are very different.Metroid Prime Remastered review – the perfect first person