While Deep Silver has delayed "Dead Island 2" release date, it's been reported that the post-apocalyptic game will finally hit the shelves next year.
First scheduled for a summer release, IB Times reported that the game is now all set for 2016.
"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," Deep Silver's official statement said on TwitLonger.
"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," the post read. "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."
And while fans of "Dead Island 2" are understandably disappointed with the situation, senior programmer Isaac Ashdown promised in an interview with Red Bull that the sequel will most definitely be better than the original.
"The trailer definitely matches the tone we're going for," Ashdown explained. "It's a kind of lighthearted take on what would happen if a zombie apocalypse came to California, and all the people who stayed behind saw it as an opportunity for a new way of life."
He also admitted that the original game failed to comply in terms of being more realistic, but as Ashdown promised the sequel is going to be different as it will now match the people's realistic reaction in the said situation.
"When you looked at the first game and the tone of the trailer, and then at how people were playing it, there was a kind of disconnect," he explained. "There was a disconnect between what the game was trying to get them to feel, and what they were actually doing. So we've gone the direction of creating a game with a tone that matches how people actually played."
And while fans are waiting for the exact release date, below is the official description to "Dead Island 2" game.
"Several months after the events on Banoi, the United States military has put the Golden State under full quarantine," it stated.
"Now a restricted zone, California has become a bloody paradise for those who refuse to leave their homes and an action-packed playground for renegades who seek adventure, glory and a fresh start. Combining the classic Dead Island elements of immersive close combat, action and role-playing, Dead Island 2 features crazy, never-before-seen handcrafted weapons and over-the-top characters in taking players from the iconic Golden Gate to the celebrated beachfront boardwalk of southern California's Venice Beach."
