Spec Ops: The Line developer Yager has officially been removed from the creation of Dead Island 2

Although no formal reason for their removal has been given, publisher Deep Silver told IGN the following statement:"With Dead Island 2, Deep Silver has always been dedicated to delivering the sequel that Dead Island fans deserve. After careful consideration, today we announce the decision to part ways with development partner Yager. We will continue working towards bringing our vision of Dead Island 2 to life, and we will share further information at a later stage."Dead Island 2 was initially announced during Sony's E3 2014 press conference, promising to deliver "over-the-top characters" and "crazy, never-before-seen handcrafted weapons" in a California setting.Currently, little else is known about the state of Dead Island 2. The original Dead Island developer Techland released open-world zombie survival game Dying Light earlier this year, but no confirmation as to whether they or any other development studio will step in to helm Dead Island 2 has been made.Read IGN's Dead Island review to learn more about zombies and tropical vacations gone very, very wrong.

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