Now we have new official info on Dead Island 3, which isn’t solely now confirmed to be in improvement, however has a goal launch window.
In a monetary report noticed by X / Twitter consumer @bogorad222, the Plaion-owned UK developer Dambuster Studios mentioned its major focus is now Dead Island 3. That is the primary time we’ve heard Dead Island 3 talked about in any official capability, though the studio had teased it earlier this 12 months.
Dambuster Studios’ monetary statements are out (as of March 2025)
The corporate employed 194 staff
Dead Island 3 is in improvement
The present predicted launch window for the undertaking is Q1/2 2028 pic.twitter.com/FOHOitH3nD— Timur222 (@bogorad222) (*3*)
The report mentions that every one Dambuster’s builders at the moment are on Dead Island 3, and as soon as the Luna and Mac variations of Dead Island 2 are full all of Dambuster’s QA crew may also transfer over to Dead Island 3. As of the top of March 2025, Dambuster had 194 staff.
“Elements of the sport at the moment are in early manufacturing with characteristic, character, world and story design transferring at tempo,” the report continues. And right here’s the place issues get actually fascinating: we actually have a “present predicted launch window” of Q1/2 2028. So, as issues stand, Dead Island 3 is due out by the top of June 2028.
The existence of Dead Island 3 shouldn’t come as a lot of a shock. In September, Dambuster posted the picture, under, alongside the caption: “and the following outbreak is already brewing.”
“It’s been 14 years since Dead Island first splattered onto the scene, stranding gamers within the blood-soaked paradise of Banoi,” the message continued.
“Since then, the zompocalypse has crawled from tropical shores to the sun-drenched chaos of HELL-A in Dead Island 2, the place over 20 million Slayers have left nothing however carnage behind.
“This isn’t the ultimate reduce although. Dambuster Studios are already carving out what comes subsequent. For now, the small print keep below wraps, the outbreak is way from over…”
Primarily based on the picture, we will safely say Dead Island 3 will probably be set someplace aside from LA, which stands to cause. However the place? Given the individual proven within the picture is hitching a experience, maybe Vegas is a pure stopping off level. However actually, it might be wherever. In any case, the primary Dead Island was set on a fictional island chain in Oceania.
If Dead Island 3 does come out the primary half of 2028, it’ll arrive 5 years after Dead Island 2, which itself suffered lengthy intervals of improvement hell earlier than finally having fun with vital success. Dead Island 2 was revealed at E3 2014 however quickly went quiet earlier than “mutual variations” separated Yager from Deep Silver. It was then moved to Sumo Digital earlier than being shifted once more in 2019 to its closing dwelling of Dambuster Studios. A brand new trailer and gameplay video was launched on December 6, 2022, throughout a Dead Island 2 showcase that introduced it was delayed as soon as once more, slipping 12 weeks to April 2023.
The query is, when will we get our first look at Dead Island 3? Maybe 2026 will deliver a teaser trailer.
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