Spillåret 2015 blir stadig slankere, og denne gangen er det utvikler Yager Entertainment som har satt seg for ambisiøse mål. De klarer ganske enkelt ikke å ferdigstille Dead Island 2 denne våre, faktisk klarer de ikke å bli ferdig i løpet av året engang.
I et innlegg på Twitter skriver de følgende:
We have always set ourselves a big goal for Dead Island 2: to create the sequel that takes Dead Island to the next level. A game that takes what our fans tell us they love about Dead Island - multiple different characters to play with, co-op, and turning a paradise setting into a zombie slaughter melee - and a game that adds a ton more content and combat options on top of that.
And we wanted to have all of that that done for release in Spring 2015.
We have been looking at the game long and hard, and we have decided we didn't reach that goal we set out to achieve quite yet. This is why we have decided to delay Dead Island 2 to 2016.
Right now we are focusing purely on development, and we will have more info to share at a later stage.
We know that our fans will be disappointed by this news, but by giving Dead Island 2 more time we are confident that everyone will get a better game to play as a result.
For en måned siden kunne vi fortelle om en mulig utsettelse til september, men tingenes tilstand er altså vesentlig verre enn forespeilet. Vi håper i det minste at utsettelsen resulterer i en bedre spillopplevelse.