Dead Island 2: Release date, trailer, and everything we know so far
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Dead Island 2 is an upcoming First-Person action role-playing game with hints of horror and adventure sprinkled in. The game was developed by Dambuster Studios and published by Deep Silver as the sequel to the 2011 game “ Dead Island” belonging to the Dead Island series.
Dead Island 2 is set to release on April 21, 2023, after being delayed from February 2023 almost a decade after its predecessor Dead Island 1 that was released in 2011. The game was first announced in 2014 but was delayed due to strenuous development period with the multiple changes of studios working on the game. The first trailer for the game was released in 2014 after it was first announced giving players a look at the zombie filled Los Angles. The game was later shown at Gamescon 2022 where the release date of February was announced. The date was later postponed to April 28th 2023 for better development of the game but was moved to 21st April. The second trailer for Dead Island 2 was released 8 years later and debuted at Gamescon 2022 where the game received a release date.
Techland Studio was originally supposed to be in charge of development of Dead Island 2 but were busy with developing another zombie apocalypse for Warner Bros . named Dying Light. The publisher Deep Silver then passed and switched the development between multiple studios like Yager Development, Sumo Digital before being finally developed by Dambuster Studios almost 8 years later. Although very late to give its fanbase a sequel to the 1st game, the zombie genre still has a mssive number of players still waiting for next big zombie game to drop.
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Dead Island 2 gameplay and setting

Deep Silver’s 3rd installment to the Dead Island series, Dead island 2 is a First-Person action role-playing game. The game is said to set in the state of California where majority of the story will take place in the city of Los Angeles. The trailer of the game showcases places like Hollywood, Venice Beach and Beverly Hills so players can expect a good run around the city of Los Angles
The game has retained the first-person combat style from its predecessor with immense gore included in the game. The outstanding satisfaction of using melee weapons on zombies has been made even better. The is a lot more stealth factors added to the game. Since crafting was big in Dead Island and the DLC Dead Island: Riptide it is also expected to be a huge part of Dead Island 2. The Rage mode system in Dead Island is also said to be included for players gaining zombie kills.
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