Dead Island 2 release date brought forward a week now to April 21

The Dead Island 2 release date has been brought forward by a week. In a tweet, publisher Deep Silver confirmed that after spending years in development hell, the zombie-slasher sequel has finally gone gold, meaning development is officially over and the game is live. ready to be burned onto discs. Following this update, the team has now prepared the launch of the game from April 28 to April 21. Originally announced in 2014, Dead Island 2 finally getting a concrete release date is an exciting milestone for the franchise, with even fans betting on more delays to come. . Deep Silver has now ended those comments in a sassy announcement video, with the caption: “You asked for it, you got it.” It’s worth nothing, however, that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the highly anticipated sequel to 2019’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, is also slated for an April 28 release. Deep Silver’s decision to prefer their game could be a way to avoid a release date conflict.

After eight years of delays, Dead Island 2 finally showed its face at Gamescom last year, offering a glimpse of the gameplay’s pulpy setting and vibe. Contrary to its name, the title is set in a fictionalized version of Los Angeles, overrun with zombies as a deadly virus plagues the streets. In this sleek, sun-kissed playground, players visit iconic, real-life tourist locations and lay waste to all manner of infected using homemade gear or weapons stolen from the rich of Los Angeles – or as the game likes it. ‘call, “HELL -UN.” Armed with katanas, machetes, bear claws, guns and more, you embark on a bloody odyssey, hunting the undead across the quarantined city. superhuman abilities, bestowed on you by an unfortunate zombie bite.Don’t worry, because you are completely immune to the virus.

Dead Island 2 is described as a “proper RPG experience”, filled with quests and characters – in the vein of what we’ve seen in Techland’s Dying Light games. Only here the focus is on heavy dismemberment and visceral gameplay, instead of smooth parkour action. Developer Dambuster Studios has promised great replayability, with support for cooperative play for up to three players. Instead of a standard skill tree – as seen in the original 2011 game – Dead Island 2 will rely on a Skill Deck. They’re basically cards that represent different abilities and perks, which can be swapped on the fly. “The art is amazing, they’re fun to watch and all that, but they’re really fun to play,” lead narrative designer Khan told GameInformer earlier this month. “Change skills in the air. You can take off, change your skills and land with a different loadout, and it’s just amazing.

While Dead Island 2 is certainly a cross-platform release, it’s also among the first to use Amazon’s new Alexa Game Control. Players can use voice commands to control their in-game characters and perform various activities, such as interacting with NPCs and swapping weapons. In fact, Dead Island 2’s arrival was originally revealed in an Amazon listing leak with a February 3 release date. It was later delayed to April 28, before the aforementioned update.

April 28 also marks the launch of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – following a delay from its originally scheduled March window. Given the circumstances, it seems like a wise decision by Deep Silver to bring the release date forward by a week, so as not to clash with Respawn Entertainment’s next chapter in the Star Wars universe led by Cal Kestis. .

Dead Island 2 will now be released on April 21 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X.