Games RPG Dead Island 2 'We could have, at that point, put out a s*** game': Former Deep Silver comms boss says Dead Island 2 released 8 years late because an earlier version 'would have killed ...

Now, former Deep Silver head of communications Martin Wein has shared more about the development of the original version of Dead Island 2 during a panel at Develop: Brighton (via GamesIndustry.biz).

It might have made some money, but it would have killed the franchise." "I think at that point Deep Silver did the right thing, and Dead Island 2 was a commercial success in the end," he concludes.

Dead Island 2 was revealed at E3 2014 but soon went quiet before "mutual differences" separated Yager from Deep Silver. It was then moved to Sumo Digital before being shifted again in 2019 to its ...