After Dead Island 2 made a surprise appearance at Gamescom 2022 with a release date and in-depth trailer, developer Dambuster Studio announced that the survival horror game is delayed once more. The new Dead Island 2 release date is April 28, 2023, three months after its original planned date.
Game delays are hardly uncommon, especially since the pandemic started, but it’s a bit different with Dead Island 2. The zombie game was first announced nearly a decade ago, in 2014, before being delayed, scrapped, and changing developers more than once and seeing just as many changes in creative vision.
“The irony of delaying Dead Island is not lost on us, and we are as disappointed as you undoubtedly are,” the development team said in the statement. “The delay is just 12 short weeks and development is on the final straight now: we’re going to take the time we need to make sure we can launch a game we’re proud to launch. For those of you who’ve been waiting for years, thank you for hanging in there with us.”
It’s not all bad news, though. Dambuster will release a new Dead Island 2 trailer and gameplay segment on Dec. 6, 2022, on the studio’s official YouTube and Twitch channels, just days before The Game Awards 2022 airs.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
