{"id":38103,"date":"2012-05-20T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T06:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=38103"},"modified":"2012-05-22T16:35:22","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T14:35:22","slug":"rumour-crushing-dead-island-2-not-in-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/38103-rumour-crushing-dead-island-2-not-in-development","title":{"rendered":"Rumour crushing: Dead Island 2 not in development"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this week IGN said a little birdie had told them that a Dead Island sequel was to be developed by Yager Development<\/a>, the people behind Spec Op: The Line.<\/p>\n

However publisher Deep Silver has responded, saying that there\u2019s no truth to the rumour at all. Oops.<\/p>\n

“We are neither working with Yager on Dead Island 2 nor do we have any contractual agreement with Yager about any project at this point,” said Deep Silver development director Guido Eickmeyer.<\/p>\n

“Yager and Deep Silver do have a very close relationship, based on personal and professional connections between the parties. There is a legitimate chance that we will – at some point – work together on a title – and I would not even exclude the possibility that this could be something within the Dead Island franchise.\u201d Oh Guido, you\u2019re so coy.<\/p>\n

In case the point wasn\u2019t quite clear enough, Eickmeyer repeated, “We have neither something in place or in discussion between the parties that would explain such a news, nor do we have Dead Island 2 in concept or production with external partners.”<\/p>\n

This marks another disappointment for fans of the original, as this is the second time a rumoured sequel has been shot down.\u00a0 The first time was when the original developer, Techland, filed a trademark for \u201cDead World\u201d, causing widespread speculation that we\u2019d have a zombie sequel on a grander scale.<\/p>\n

Although there\u2019s no news of a sequel for now, Deep Silver is clearly open to the possibility; zombie fans may not have to wait much longer for a real announcement.<\/p>\n

Source: CVG<\/a><\/h5>\n

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