Dead Island 2 delayed yet again

Dead Island 2 needs a little more time — Deep Silver has announced another delay for the zombie game, which has been pushed back 12 weeks into April.

It seems Dead Island 2 — which was initially announced back in 2014 — needs a little more time in development, as it's been delayed again; set back 12 weeks until April 28th, 2023.

Dead Island 2's development is on the "final straight now," Deep Silver says. "The irony of delaying Dead Island 2 is not lost on us, and we are as disappointed as you undoubtedly are. The delay is just 12 short weeks and development is on the final straight now; we're going to take the time we need to make sure we can launch a game we're proud to launch. For those of you who've been waiting for years, thank you for hanging in there with us."

Back in August, Dead Island 2 was given a February 2023 release date and a new gameplay trailer. Deep Silver has more gameplay to show us with a new trailer at its Dead Island 2 showcase on December 6th, which can be watched on its YouTube channel and its Twitch channel.

Dead Island 2 will now launch on April 28th, 2023. What do you make of the delay? Will you be picking up the game on day one? Let us know in the comments and in the meantime, if you're looking for something spooky, check out our list of some of the best Xbox horror games — if it's something with more of an RPG focus, we've also got a list of some of the best Xbox RPGs too!

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Written by Heidi Nicholas

Heidi tends to lean towards indie games, RPGs, and open-world games on Xbox, and when not playing Disney Dreamlight Valley, happily installs every new wholesome game that appears on Xbox Game Pass, before diving back into favorites like The Witcher 3. She's looking forward to Age of Mythology Retold, Everwild, Fable, and Avowed on the Xbox horizon. Heidi graduated with an MA in English Literature before joining the TrueAchievements team.