Until, that is, they were pulled right back into focus in February of 2021.

Ready or not, Atomic's collapse saw the project fall into a state of dormancy that would last for almost a decade.Īs the years passed, all memories of the failed project faded into obscurity. It's unclear how much of the game had been developed at this time, although some reports suggest that it was complete and ready for release. Just a few years after losing its publisher, the game also found itself without a developer when Atomic Games filed for bankruptcy. Naturally, this premise attracted a lot of criticism from both former and active military personnel and this in turn led to the game's original publisher, Konami, stepping away from the project in April 2009. More specifically, it focuses on the Second Battle of Fallujah, one of the deadliest urban conflicts to have taken place in the modern era. Six Days in Fallujah is a tactical shooter centered around the events of the Iraq War. 2 years have now passed since the change, but there's still no word on when Dead Island 2 will finally arrive. Fast forward a little to August 2019, however, and development on the project once again changed hands this time to one of Deep Silver's internal studios, Dambuster. Sumo Digital took over development the following year, with Deep Silver reassuring fans that the game was still happening on numerous occasions around this time.

A copy of the studio's build was leaked some five years later though, and, to this day, this is the closest that fans have ever come to playing Dead Island 2. The sequel to Techland's hugely successful survival horror game was first announced at E3 back in 2014, although its troubled development dates back further still. Problems first began when Techland opted to step away from the project to focus on its upcoming Dying Light franchise, leaving publisher Deep Silver without a developer for the game.Ī deal was eventually made with Yager Development in 2012 and the studio began work with a view to the game releasing at some point during 2015. After two years of work, the game seemed to be in pretty good shape, but in mid 2015 it was suddenly announced that Yager would no longer be working on the project.

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