<a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/dead-island-2/">Dead Island 2</a>, the much-anticipated sequel to the Dead Island series, gets a new release date. But this time, the game will launch earlier than scheduled.

<a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/deep-silver/">Deep Silver</a> and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/dambuster-studios/">Dambuster Studios</a> confirmed that Dead Island 2 had gone gold. They will finally release the survival horror game this April 21. <q>As a celebration, the two companies have (redacted) decided to shorten the wait for fans and release the game one week earlier than they were expecting,</q> developers said.

Dead Island 2 had been under development for eight years. First introduced to the public in 2014, the game's creators targeted a 2015 release. But for various reasons, from financial to "misalignment," it has been postponed multiple times.

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In addition, the action RPG had been under two gaming studios before it finally landed with Dambuster Studio in 2019. The UK-based game developer is a subsidiary of Deep Silver.

Dead Island 2 serves as the third title in the Dead Island series. The main story will take place in a zombie-infested Los Angeles.

Players can choose up to six playable characters in looting mansions in Beverly Hills, and fighting the undead lurking in Hollywood. Like its predecessor, Dead Island 2 will feature an open-world setting. The developers also confirmed that they would keep some of the well-known mechanics of the first game. These included 'Rage' and crafting systems.

<a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/dead-island/">Dead Island</a> first came out in 2011. It was developed by the Polish game studio <a href="https://whatoplay.com/developers/techland/">Techland</a>.

Deep Silver initially wanted Techland to continue the series with a sequel. At that time, however, the Warsaw-based studio decided to work with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for Dying Light, a zombie survival game.

Dead Island 2 will be available on <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-series-x/dead-island-2/">Xbox Series X</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/xbox-one/dead-island-2/">Xbox One</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps5/dead-island-2/">PlayStation 5</a>, <a href="https://whatoplay.com/ps4/dead-island-2/" title="Dead Island 2 for PS4">PlayStation 4</a>, and <a href="https://whatoplay.com/pc/dead-island-2/">PC</a>. / ### 

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Good news: sequel launches a week earlier than expected

Deep Silver and Dambuster Studios confirmed that Dead Island 2 had gone gold. They will finally release the survival horror game this April 21.

Dead Island 2 Resurfaces with a New Release Date

Good news: sequel launches a week earlier than expected