Dead Island 2, a game that never seemed like it was going to come out, has gone gold and even had its release date moved up by a week. Originally slated for April 28,Dead Island 2will now be released on April 21. That means it’ll launch one week beforeStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, which just had its release date pushed to April 28.
The developers of the LA-based zombie game revealed the news via a tweet with a video that highlights a bunch of comments asking if the game was polished and if it will actually ever be released before it confirms thatDead Island 2has gone gold and is coming out a bit earlier than we currently expected.
https://twitter.com/deadislandgame/status/1625147886643150852
Release dates moving upinstead of being delayedare a rarity, with one of the only recent examples beingXenoblade Chronicles 3.Still, the delay makes sense now thatStar Wars Jedi: Survivoris coming out on April 28. This announcement also feels cathartic afterDead Island 2’srough development. The zombie sequel has notoriously been delayed significantly more than most games. Originally announced in 2014 with a Q2 2015 release window,Dead Island 2 gotpushed back again and again,switching developers multiple timesand slowly seeming more and more likely to become vaporware.
Deep Silver Dambuster Studios’ new version of the game finally reemerged as the bigfinal reveal of Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022, but even after that, the game gotdelayed one more timeto April 28. Even if it’s moving its release date up by just a week, the fact thatDead Island 2has gone gold and even moved its release date up a bit feels like the satisfying end to an excruciatingly long journey.Whether it’s good or not, we finally don’t have to wait much longer to actually playDead Island 2.
Dead Island 2will be released for PC, PS4, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on April 21.
