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Dead Island 2: New Trailer, Release Date & Gameplay (Update #2)

Welcome to the hell of California, full of dirt and blood. But you shouldn't let that take away from your quality of life.

By Felix Rauhut

Last updated: February 22, 2023

The cover of Dead Island 2 can be seen here. Jakob, one of the playable characters, is shown in the center of the image in a wide shot. He is a cool African-American with black crimped hair, a yellow vest, blue jeans, and black high boots. He wears black sunglasses and a red katana leans against his right shoulder. In a casual pose, he sits on a floating turquoise armchair in the middle of a pool. As viewers, we are at the level of the water about 3 meters in front of him and look at him. Jacob looks back at us. The pool is in a hotel complex, which we recognize in the background on the left and on the right in the picture in the cut. Further back, numerous tall palm trees tower into the blue sky. The very colorful surroundings are reflected in the water of the pool. In front of the left in the picture an inflated red flamingo swims in the water. Zombies rush and jump at the protagonist from the sides. But the protagonist doesn't let himself be disturbed and demonstratively holds a cocktail glass with orange contents in his left hand. The release date of the game is now confirmed. — The cover of Dead Island 2 (Source: Deep Silver)

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Bloody, bloodier, Dead Island 2: The survival zombie shooter developed by Deep Silver will arrive this spring and offers us splatter gameplay that truly gets under your skin. That’s exactly the tingling feeling the developers want to trigger in you.

Probably the most brutal zombie survival shooter of all time is approaching its release date. After more playable characters were presented last month, another recently released video introducing Ryan, the Slayer (YouTube).

Update, February 22nd

After Ryan, another member of the Slayers, was introduced yesterday. He goes by the name Bruno, doesn’t like corruption, and likes challenges. With his skills like Rapid Reprisal and Backstab, he is another character that will be very helpful in your fight against the zombie masses (YouTube).

Update, February 14th

We have good news from the Dead Island 2 front! The bloodlust in HELL-A now starts much earlier than expected.

Dead Island 2 reaches gold status and is ready for release

The game’s development is finished, and thus the gold status has been reached. The devs take this as a great occasion to move the game forward one week from the previously planned release date: April 21, 2023. HELL-yea!

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 #SeeYouInHELLA pic.twitter.com/8Gu28bIcUS
— Dead Island (@deadislandgame) February 13, 2023

After several unpleasant postponements of the release date, this news is a welcome announcement. Also, in the meantime, the developers have revealed more characters. Below you can watch the unveiling trailers for “Dani” and “Carla” to build up your anticipation.

Original Article January 11th

Dead Island gameplay is a cinematic spectacle

The once glorious City of Angels becomes a gruesome breeding ground of ravenous zombies. A deadly virus dominates the city of Los Angeles and has been declared a quarantine zone by the military. However, the soldiers have retreated. As an infected but immune returnee, it’s up to you and other randomly immune humans to clean up the city of LA… sorry… Hell-A. You have a wide range of wild but also effective options at your disposal. The official trailer of Dead Island 2 shown below speaks for itself:

How do you want to face your infected friends in the field today? With stabbing attacks, fists, or a flaming inferno? The streets are teeming with biters, of which there are many different types. Get ready for challenging fights due to the highly realistic behavior of your opponents. The new ability system helps you specialize in specific skills and access out of control builds. A total of six different characters are available for you to choose from. Find out which one is closest to your personality/play style.

We are the player in first-person perspective in a side alley in Los Angeles. With our left hand, we are strangling a male zombie with a blue T-shirt, black hair, and aviator goggles. With his mouth wide open, we catch sight of his virus-ridden teeth and decayed skin, and red eyes. Our character has numerous colorful tattoos on his left arm and purple nail polish on his right hand indicates that we are playing a female character. In our right hand, we hold a blue flashing self-crafted metal blade. To the left and right are high wooden fences that run along the alley into the background. There we see an abandoned ambulance and different colored house facades on the right. The sun is shining and gives the scene a summery mood. This zombie survival shooter offers you extremely intense and brutal gameplay. — Screenshot of Dead Island 2 (Source: Deep Silver)

With all the zombie carnage, you also need someone to talk to. The developers at Deepsilver understand this as well, which is why they allow you to enjoy the zombie madness as a Co-op adventure. Team up with two other friends and greet your zombie buddies together on the streets of Hell-A.

The release date of Dead Island 2 is not far away

There is some confusion regarding the release date: The official trailer presents the date as 2/3/2023. In the meantime, however, the developers have moved the release to 4/28/2023, also stated on the official website.

Dead Island 2 will be available for the next-gen consoles PS4/PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. For PC, you can pre-order via the Epic Games Store or Amazon (affiliate link). A Steam release will follow in the future.

The zombie-infested city of Los Angelos is shown here as a panoramic view from a distance. The city is called Hell-A in Dead Island 2, where a release date is now known, which is very well represented in this picture: From a hill, we look into the distance and see the city of L.A. in the lower half of the picture. As we do so, we catch sight of the many skyscrapers in the city center directly in the middle. Directly above is the setting sun, which turns the city, which extends into the foreground of the image on all sides, into a black, gloomy landscape. Smoke rises in several places and buildings are on fire. Above the city, the sky and clouds are colored red by the sun, emphasizing the prevailing post-apocalyptic. — Los Angelos in Dead Island 2 (Source: Deep Silver)

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