Publisher Deep Silver and Yager have announced release of the zombie action-adventure title ‘Dead Island 2’ has been pushed from spring 2015 to 2016.
The follow up to Techland’s Dead Island and the prequel Dead Island: Riptide, dubbed Dead Island 2, was earlier set to launch this Spring for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The developer took to Twitter and Facebook to announce that they’ve delayed the game’s launch.
“We have always set ourselves a big goal for Dead Island 2: to create the sequel that takes Dead Island to the next level,” the game’s official Twitter reads.
“A game that takes what our fans tell us they love about Dead Island – multiple different characters to play with, co-op, and turning a paradise setting into a zombie slaughter melee – and a game that adds a ton more content and combat options on top of that.
“And we wanted to have all of that that done for release in Spring 2015.
“We have been looking at the game long and hard, and we have decided we didn’t reach that goal we set out to achieve quite yet. This is why we have decided to delay Dead Island 2 to 2016.”
Although the developer did not mention the game’s current development status or an exact 2016 release timeframe, it did promise to roll out a ‘better game’ to play.
“Right now we are focusing purely on development, and we will have more info to share at a later stage,” the statement added.
“We know that our fans will be disappointed by this news, but by giving Dead Island 2 more time we are confident that everyone will get a better game to play as a result.”
