Dead Island 2 will now release a week earlier on April 21

The long-delayed zombie shooter, Dead Island 2, finally has good news for fans. It will now release a week earlier than previously announced, on April 21, 2023.

Dead Island's official twitter account announced that after eight long years in development, the game has finally gone gold, which means that principal work on the game has been finished.

You asked for it, you got it. Dead Island 2 went gold and it's coming out a week early. See you in HELL-A on April 21, 2023.#DeadIsland#SeeYouInHELLApic.twitter.com/8Gu28bIcUS

— Dead Island (@deadislandgame) February 13, 2023

Dead Island 2 is a sequel to the original game that was released in 2011, and was initially announced in 2014. Since then, the zombie shooter was stuck in development hell.

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The original developers, Yager Development, were booted off the project in 2015, and it was moved to Sumo Digital in 2016. Then Sumo Digital also got the boot, replaced by Dambuster Studios in 2019.

Then came the delays, the first official release date for the game was supposed to be February 3, 2023, but it was delayed to April 28, 2023, to give the studio more development time. The game will now release a week earlier on April 21, 2023.

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The game takes place in a fictional recreation of Los Angeles and San Franciso, which have been overrun by zombies following an outbreak. The open-world shooter will include several features from the original like the crafting system, and the rage mechanic.