After that juicy rumour last week regarding the still-not-dead Dead Island 2, it appears that Embracer Group (which owns publisher Deep Silver) has fed into the rumour during its recent Q3 FY2021/22 report. While not outright stating a release date, Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors hinted that Dead Island 2 would be out late this year or early next.

During the Q&A session that followed the report, Carnegie equity research analyst Oscar Erixon posed the question of if it was “reasonable” that people would expect Dead Island 2 to arrive during the next financial year. In doing so, Erixon attempted to goad Wingefors into giving up some info about the game. “People have sort of written off [Dead Island 2], not knowing if it’s still alive. But it very clearly is. I, at least, expect the release this financial year—sorry, next financial year, I should say. Is that reasonable? What can we expect from the title?”

Wingefors stuck to the script with regards to unannounced game. “I can’t talk about Dead Island 2 because it’s not announced, as such, from the publisher, but we have just talked about—we have one unannounced triple-A title that you think is Dead Island 2.” Wingefors also had a bit of a wink in his answer, adding “It’s hard for me to comment further on that. But I’m excited about unannounced titles.”

This coyness is pretty much in line with Deep Silver’s past reactions to fans inquiring about Dead Island 2. Deep Silver had a bit of fun with a fan’s disappointment last year after the new Saints Row game was announced, for example.

The question obviously remains as to when Dead Island 2 will be officially announced, and just when it’ll be released. Who knows? We might just get the answers this year at E3.

Thanks to Video Games Chronicle for the heads up.