Dead Island 2 Should Strike While The Iron is Hot
It’s no secret that Dead Island 2 is in development hell; in fact, it might very well be the definition of it. After Techland moved fromDead Island to Dying Light, Dead Island 2 would be put not development at a studio called Yager Development. It was officially announced in 2014, but come 2015, Yager Development would be replaced by Sumo Digital. Then, Dambuster Studios would become the main developer in 2019.
Back in 2014, Deep Silver showcased early Dead Island 2 gameplay, revealing it was set across many areas in California, weapon modifications, new zombies, four playable characters, and 8-player co-op. Years later, an early build of Dead Island 2 would leak online, but unfortunately, not much is known besides that. Indeed, it could very well be that most, if not all of it, was scrapped at some point during these tumultuous years.
Dead Island 2 Likely to be Epic Games Store Exclusive on PC
On the assumption that, hopefully at some point, Dead Island 2 managed to pick itself up and dust itself off, there’s a strong case for Dead Island 2 to show up soon. Deep Silver recently confirmed, yet again, that Dead Island 2 was in development, but it’s really past time for Dead Island 2 to make its mark.
The video game industry feeds off of competition; Dead Island 2 and Dying Light 2 are the open-world zombie games to Call of Duty and Battlefield’s first-person shooters. While CoD and Battlefield have traded blows quite often, the competition between Dead Island 2 and Dying Light 2 rests in history and speculation. Techland is really known for these kinds of games, followingDead Island andDying Light, and the question is can a new upstart studio rock the boat and do something Techland can’t?
In looking at this as competition,
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