After being revealed on the opening night of this year's Gamescom, Dead Island 2 has been delayed... yes again.
The game was supposed to release on February 3, 2023, and will now release on April 28, 2023. In a new tweet, developer Dambuster said that they are not happy about Dead Island 2's delay because it is not the first time. “We are certainly as disappointed as you are.” However, the developer indicated that the game is nearing completion, but added: “We will take the time necessary to ensure that we can release a game that we are proud to release...”
The delay is only 12 weeks and development is in the final stretch now. The new release date for Dead Island 2 will be April 28, 2023.1TP5Dead Island #SeeYouInHELLA pic.twitter.com/Vf1NARTECo
– Dead Island (@deadislandgame) November 17, 2022
To players who have waited for years, he thanks the developer for their efforts in bringing the game to life. While we wait for the game to launch on the new date, we will receive a presentation of the game during December 6th on Twitch and YouTube, and a new announcement and gameplay will appear for the first time.
We recently learned that the game will feature a pioneering technology in the world of video games, which is support for the Alexa Game Control service for voice interaction with the player, so that the player can give orders, request weapons, guidance for tasks, etc., for more details about this technology. from here.
Dead Island 2 was announced in June 2014 and has suffered multiple delays since then and even changed developers from YAGER to Sumo Digital before the title finally went to developer Dambuster. The game is in development for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, and PC.