Dead Island
Dead Island 2 ’s development bike has been something of an odyssey since it was announced atE3during aSonypress league more than five long time ago , but the highly anticipated sequel to Deep Silver ’s 2011 endurance repugnance / action RPG is still very much in development . Thankfully , the game ’s publisher is confident the final product will prove to be worth the wait for fan , too .
The original game was developed by Techland , the studio behindDying LightandCall of Juarez , and was a big bang upon loss , affect more than five million units . An expansion -Dead Island : Riptide- and definitive collections have since followed . to boot , a MOBA twisting - off ofDead Islandwas in the works at one point as well . Still , there has continued to be high need for a mainline sequel . Preliminary work on a right follow - up begin in 2012 , but Deep Silver has gone through a revolving door of developers as it worked to add asecond installment ofDead Islandto light . Techland , Yager and Sumo Digital all had a go withDead Island 2before THQ Nordic / Koch Media ( Deep Silver ’s parent fellowship ) brought the game in - house with Dambuster Studios .
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In mouth withGamesIndustry.biz , Koch Media CEO Dr. Klemens Kundratitz indicatedtheDead Islandfranchiseis an important belongings for the company and that get the second master entry in the series right is a top priority . For him , the final product will ultimately push away any angst or business concern sports fan have felt over the game ’s strange journeying it postulate in the background . Said Kundratitz :
" It ’s a swell story to tell everyone that it ’s on its third studio apartment , but we wish to be judge on the ending result and we ’re really confident that when it comes out it ’s going to be a kick - ass zombie secret plan . We ’ll certainly give it all our business leader . "
wait are seldom well - receive by gamers , but in the oddment the most important aspect of any game ’s ontogeny is that publishers and developers are given the time to get thing right . WithDead Island 2and other long - expect sequels like theupcomingTimeSplittersgameandShenmue III(which will drop on November 19 ) it would seem Deep Silver is shoot for to do just that . At the least , Kundratitz is saying the right matter in the printing press and lending credenza to the whimsy aDead Islandsequel is still forthcoming and definitely not stuck in developing .
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Source : GamesIndustry.biz
