Dead Island 2's Steam page has been taken down, fuelling rumours that the zombie-slaying sequel has been killed off.

As spotted by a NeoGAF forum member, the Steam page, along with the game's tags, were took down yesterday during the UK bank holiday, while all the games journalists were sleeping ahead of E3.

Dead Island 2 has suffered a notoriously troubled development, with the first bit of trouble appearing when the game missed its spring 2015 release window and was delayed until 2016.

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Following that, it was announced that developer Yager was being dropped by publisher Deep Silver.

"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," the publisher said in a statement at the time.

Development duties were passed along to Little Big Planet 3 developer Sumo Digital.

The last time we heard about the game was back in March, where it was confirmed the zombie sequel was still in development. It's been quiet since, however.

The removal of the Steam page could well hint that the game was un-salvageable, but it could just have been taken down because there's going to be an imminent re-reveal, perhaps with a new direction.

If it is being rebooted, E3 would certainly be a good time to show it off.

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