According to the presented content, the game is set in California, including landmarks such as the Santa Monica Pier and Hollywood, as well as many locations in San Francisco. The game was originally scheduled for a Q2 2015 release.Īt Gamescom 2014, Deep Silver demonstrated gameplay footage from an early version of the game. As announced at Sony's E3 2014 media briefing, Dead Island 2 will be more vibrant than its predecessors. Deep Silver went looking for a developer until Yager Development pitched the game to Deep Silver in Q3 2012 and got the deal. Techland was originally set to develop Dead Island 2, but instead they decided to focus on developing Dying Light with Warner Bros.
Dead Island 2 also includes several features from its predecessors, such as the Rage and crafting systems.Ī couple of months after the events of Dead Island, the United States Armed Forces has put California under a full quarantine restricted zone due to a new zombie outbreak. The game's combat has different mechanics than its predecessors. The game takes place in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and an undisclosed third location in California, unlike the first game which was set on the island of Banoi off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Unlike its predecessors, which took place on islands as the titles state, Dead Island 2 takes place in various locations in California.ĭead Island 2 features an open world. The game's main storyline is set several months after the events of Dead Island and Escape Dead Island.
It is the sequel to 2011 video game Dead Island and the third major installment in the Dead Island series. The game was originally being developed by Yager Development, until Sumo Digital took over development in March 2016. You can also watch Fangoria’s new chat with Hodder below.Dead Island 2 is an upcoming survival horror action role-playing video game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Deep Silver for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Head over to Fangoria for exclusive insights from Kane Hodder himself! Mihailoff is credited as Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3, but from what we gather, Hodder did many of the stunts and action scenes. Kane Hodder was the third film’s stunt coordinator, which led to him actually playing the role of Leatherface for several scenes. This is insanely cool casting for multiple reasons, one of which is that Hodder actually did Leatherface stunt work back in the ’90s for New Line’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III! Who’s playing Leatherface, you ask?įangoria reveals today that Kane Hodder will be doing the motion capture work for the horror icon, much the same way Hodder played Jason Voorhees for Friday the 13th: The Game! In addition to being able to play as the original Leatherface, we’re told that Gun Interactive will give you the choice of several different killers to choose from, including The Cook, The Hitchhiker, and brand-new characters.
Regardless, the last thing that anyone’s heard of its development, is that Dead Island 2 is being developed for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.Īnnounced last night during The Game Awards, Gun Interactive ( Friday the 13th: The Game) is working with Sumo Nottingham on an asymmetrical multiplayer video game based on the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, soon headed to PC and current-gen consoles. Many of us probably feel like that user at this point, though Koch Media has stated that they still very much have plans for the game (despite the original game turning a decade old next year). We're not quite ready to talk about the latest Dead Island just yet, but when we do, you'll see it here! The publisher followed up with another Tweet saying that while they aren’t quite yet ready to announce anything regarding Dead Island 2, but when they do eventually say something, it’ll be through Twitter. The user, still not convinced, pressed Deep Silver. After being rebuffed by another user saying that the game was dead, and that they should move on to Dying Light, Deep Silver responded in kind: The latest volley comes from Twitter, where after sending out a tweet regarding Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell being part of Xbox Games With Gold this month, one fan chimed in to ask about Dead Island 2. After numerous developers, several quotes from Deep Silver’s parent company Koch Media saying that the game is still very much alive, and even a leaked 2015 build of the game, Deep Silver is still at it.