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In its new financial report, UK-based Dambuster Studios has reported that it is aiming to release Dead Island 3 by Q1/Q2 2028 (April – October 2028).

In the financial report (thanks, Timur222), it says that the primary focus for Dambuster Studios is now Dead Island 3, and all developers, who currently consist of 194 employees, will be assigned to the project once the Luna and Mac versions of Dead Island 2 are complete.

"Parts of the game [Dead Island 3] are now in early production with feature, character, world, and story design moving at pace,"

says the report.

 

[John Bilbo]

*2038

 

[demigod]

Let's hope they're not stupid to make this shit Epic Game Store 1 year exclusive again.

 

[Mownoc]

Let's hope they're not stupid to make this shit Epic Game Store 1 year exclusive again.

Whether it's stupid by them or not, well that depends how much Epic paid them lol.

 

[poodaddy]

Why the Dead Island 2 promotional image with Dead Island 3 title? It's a small pet peeve, but this always annoys me. People can read, you don't need the idiotic image to lead with OP. If it was legitimate new art for the new game, that's one thing, but using art from the last game and just popping a 3 on it makes your whole OP seem like click bait.

Edit: Before anyone says, yes I know the article uses the image. The article is click bait. There was no need to use it here.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Still havent played the second one, never saw a reason too when Dying Light exists.

 

[Gonzito]

Hopefully the new one has a better story, and a bit more open environments.

 

[Cakeboxer]

Still havent played the second one, never saw a reason too when Dying Light exists.

I like them both.

 

[Ceadeus]

Still havent played the second one, never saw a reason too when Dying Light exists.

It's very different, and I would say more fun! The annoying parkour from DL is absent, so you don't have to climb up and down all the time, and there are no stealthy night sections. Not that these are bad features by any means, but they certainly make the game more tedious.


Dead Island is all about fun challenges, exploration, humorous moments, and violence.

 

[The Cockatrice]

I like them both.

Someday I will.

 

[The Cockatrice]

It's very different and I would say more fun! The annoying parkour of DL is absent so you don't have to climb up and down at all time and no stealthy night sections. Not that they are bad features by any mean but they certainly make the game more tedious.

DeadIsland is all about fun challenges, exploration, humorous moments and violence.

Parkour and nightime were the best parts in the first game. Truly felt like genuine horror at night. They ruined it in the second game tho. Havent played the Beast yet. Will give Dead Island 2 a chance someday with a friend.

 

[poodaddy]

Still havent played the second one, never saw a reason too when Dying Light exists.

They're pretty different games honestly, but I see your point. It was a fine game, but I got bored of it extremely quickly. Setting and characters were just awful, but then I despise California as a setting for pretty much anything, so that could just be me. The gameplay loop just isn't varied enough to keep it fresh either, so it gets pretty stale quick. Absolutely beautiful visuals though, and incredibly well done gore system, currently industry best in my opinion unless it's been outclassed at some point and I'm unaware.

 

[winjer]

I really liked Dead Island 2, so it's good that they are making a sequel.
Just hope they don't screw it up with another one year exclusivity deal with Epic.

 

[Ceadeus]

Parkour and nightime were the best parts in the first game. Truly felt like genuine horror at night. They ruined it in the second game tho. Havent played the Beast yet. Will give Dead Island 2 a chance someday with a friend.

Oh yes it's definitely better in 1. It's really tedious in the second game, at least that's what made me quit playing!

 

[MiguelItUp]

When I first played the 2nd game, I didn't care at all. Tried it again way later and it clicked. I look forward to the sequel, just hope it's improved across the board.

 

[Sintoid]

Will it be released for ChatGPT or Gemini?