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‘Dead Island 2’ May Be Released This Year, According to Rumour
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, Dead Island 2 is not dead. We’ve mentioned it numerous times before, in fact. And according to rumour, it appears that we might finally see it this year.
Per industry insider Tom Henderson in a YouTube video, speaking to people close to the game’s development, he claims that Dead Island 2 is still in development over at Dambuster Studios, and we could be hearing about it soon. “According to everyone that I’ve been speaking to… the game is in a decent state, and it could be announced pretty soon with some kind of gameplay trailer.”
As for when the game would be released, Henderson goes with the approximate timeframe of “somewhere in Q4 2022”, depending on how the current development cycle goes.
And to add a bit more to that, Henderson also drops some preliminary plot details. “You’re on a plane and there’s a zombie outbreak on a plane… eventually the plane crashes into Hollywood, you survive and it’s then your job to survive on the ground.”
Neither Deep Silver nor Dambuster have commented on or responded to any of this as of yet.
To recap the history of Dead Island 2, it was announced way back in 2014, with a 2015 release date. However, that was under developer Yager Development (who eventually went bankrupt). After a series of delays, the game was handed over to Sumo Digital. Publisher Deep Silver then switched developers again, to Dambuster Studios.
A 2015 build of the game was subsequently leaked to the internet a few years ago.
Currently, Dead Island 2 is being developed for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
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Come Face to Face With the Zombie Menace in the Story Trailer for ‘Zombie Army VR’ [Watch]
While there’s no definitive release date just yet, Rebellion is teasing fans with a new story trailer for the upcoming Zombie Army VR, which is expected to arrive later this year. The new trailer gives fans and prospective players a glimpse at the Zombie Army VR story campaign, which as you might have guessed, involves occult magic, waves of zombies, and plenty of headshots.
The game’s campaign takes place alongside the events of the Zombie Army series, and sees you take to the field as one of the Deadhunters, an elite squad that is hunting down zombie war criminals. You must fight your way through undead hordes near the bombed-out city of Nuremberg to help Captain Hermann Wolff, the Deadhunter’s legendary leader, find his scattered family and fight to free Europe from the zombie apocalypse.
As you navigate the full-length story campaign either alone or with an ally, you’ll have access to an arsenal of authentic World War II weaponry, including sniper rifles, submachine guns, pistols and more. As one would expect, VR brings a new level of immersion to the action of the Zombie Army series, which will require you to “get to grips” with using your hands to aim your rifle, dual-wield your side arm with a submachine gun, master reloading drills, and tossing grenades.
Zombie Army VR is currently in development for the PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 2, 3, Pro, Oculus Rift and PC headsets via Steam.
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