Dead Island 2 re-reveal brings new trailer and February 2023 release date

Last week, an Amazon leak confirmed that Dead Island 2 is finally releasing in early 2023, indicating that a re-reveal would not be far off. Now this week at Gamescom, Dead Island 2 has been re-announced, complete with a new trailer, gameplay, and a release date.

Dead Island 2 was first announced for Xbox One, PS4 and PC in 2014. However, trouble soon ensued, with the project being rebooted multiple times, while also moving to entirely different studios and teams. This year, rumours have pointed to a 2022 re-reveal for the game, and an early 2023 release. Those rumours were entirely correct – you can see the new trailer for Dead Island 2 below:

In Dead Island 2, players will find themselves in quarantine and stuck in Los Angeles without military assistance. You and a few other survivors who are resistant to the zombie infection will join together to clean up the streets and save the city.

The game once again goes for a bright, colourful aesthetic, rather than the dark and gritty approach we typically see in zombie games. In total, the game has six playable characters, and just like the first game, it is playable solo, but co-op is where it will shine.

Dead Island 2 is now releasing on the 3rd of February 2023 for Xbox, PlayStation, PC and Google Stadia.

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KitGuru Says: It has been almost ten years, but Dead Island 2 is finally coming out. Are many of you planning on jumping into this one, or will you be giving it a skip?

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