New job listing points to future release
It’s beensix yearssince PlayStation took to the stage at E3 2014 and debuted an (excellent) teaser trailer for zombie-smasherDead Island 2. Since then, the sequel to Techland’s clunky 2011 open-world shooter has been mired in development hell and,while never quite dead and buried, has repeatedlystruggled to gain groundon its marathon journey to realisation.
Dambuster Studios, who picked up the project from previous developer Sumo Digital (who themselves took over frompreviousdeveloper Yager), recently posteda brand new job opening for the project.Openly referencingDead Island 2in the post, Dambuster are looking for an Art Director to help design a game for “current and future platforms,” suggesting thatDead Island 2will more than likely be arriving on next-gen consoles.
While at this point it almost feels likeDead Island 2is a bit of a running gag within the industry, I do think that it will eventually see the light of day, even if it takes a few more years. Given that the originalDead Islandwas kind of a hot mess, it would make for a radical redemption story if, after all this time, Dambuster knocked this long-suffering sequel out of the park, whenever it finally chooses to come lurching out of the grave.
