{"id":684428,"date":"2026-04-06T19:42:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/dead-island-2-release-date"},"modified":"2026-04-06T19:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:42:55","slug":"dead-island-2-is-back-after-eight-years-of-silence-with-two-new-trailers-and-a-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dead-island-2-is-back-after-eight-years-of-silence-with-two-new-trailers-and-a-release-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Dead Island 2 is back after eight years of silence with two new trailers and a release date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dead-island-2-is-back-after-eight-years-of-silence-with-two-new-trailers-and-a-release-date.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Rising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/dead-island-2-might-finally-release-at-some-point-in-2023\">from the ashes of 2014<\/a> comes word of <strong>Dead Island 2<\/strong> coming to consoles, PC and Stadia in February 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Per publisher Deep Silver and developer Dambuster Studios, you can pick up the long-in-development title on February 3, so mark your calendars. <\/p>\n<p>Check out the CGI trailer below, starring Jacob, one of the playable characters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/dead-island-2-release-date\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/dead-island-2-release-date\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rising from the ashes of 2014 comes word of Dead Island 2 coming to consoles, PC and Stadia in February 2023. 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