Dead Island 2 Is Going To Be A ‘Kick-Ass Zombie Game’

Dead Island 2 has had a pretty rocky developmental road, but it looks like it’s finally getting on the right track.

Originally announced way back in 2014, Dead Island 2 has been passed around for a while now, but rumour says we’ll soon be getting our hands on it.

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Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Koch Media, recently told Gamesindustry.biz that it’s not time to give up hope on the franchise just yet.

“Dead Island is a very important brand for us and we’ve got to get it right. It’s just a testimony of our dedication to get it right,” he told the publication.

“It’s a great story to tell everyone that it’s on its third studio, but we like to be judged on the end result and we’re really confident that when it comes out it’s going to be a kick-ass zombie game. We’ll certainly give it all our power.”

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Originally set to be developed by Dying Light’s Techland, the Dead Island sequel then went to Yager, to Sumo Digital and then to Dambuster Studios. What’s happened with the game behind the scenes is anyone’s guess, but here’s hoping we get a solid zombie-fuelled experience.

Recently, a rumour popped up suggesting that the game isn’t only coming in 2020, but that it’ll also be a launch title for both the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Scarlett.

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The rumour stems from a Reddit user named MrJaxerino [via ComicBook], who claims to have some insider info about Dead Island 2. As always, this is an unverified source, and the user doesn’t appear to have any proof for their claims. Take the “news” with a pinch of salt.

The user writes: “Dead Island 2 is still in development by THQ Nordic (which we already knew). The new information I learned from a developer on the game is that the team is looking to target a 2020 release to launch alongside the PS5 and Xbox Scarlett.

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“Also, the team is also apparently working on some new gore technology that utilizes ‘sub polygon displacement.’ I am in no way an expert on these things but that is what I was told. Finally, as a kind of obvious statement, the team at THQ Nordic does have PS5 dev kits and they do in fact look like the leaks.”

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