After the announcement with the funny trailer of tonight, here we are now with some more detailed information on the new Dead Island 2 . First we find out that the title is not in development at Techland, now engaged with Dying Light of Warner Bros: the baton is passed to the Germans Yager Development, already authors of Spec-Ops: The Line.  This change of developer should ensure a good diversity of title from previous episodes. We find out later that the game is being developed on the Unreal Engine 4 and is set for release on next-gen consoles and PC in spring 2015.

As for the story, it seems that the zombie infection has reached American shores, particularly those of California: " a few months after the events of Banoi, the army of the United States has quarantined the Golden State. California became a territory, a haven for those who don't want to abandon their homes and a frenzied pitch for outlaws looking for adventures, glory and maybe a new life. By combining the elements of combat, action and role playing game typical of Dead Island, Dead Island 2 presents amazing improvised weapons never before seen and exceptional personalities and will accompany players from the famous Golden Gate to the famous beach of Venice Beach in Southern California ".

The game features a multiplayer segment " in which up to eight players can collaborate, compete or simply co-exist in next-generation experience really social. The specialized classes offer a number of different game styles: from the violent berserker at the stealthy Hunter, everyone will find the suitable character to your style of play. A detailed skill system allows you to customize up to heroes and weapons ". These are the main features of the game listed by Publisher Deep Silver:

• California! Extensive exploration and incredible survival scenario: Welcome to Golden State, the new playground zombies.
• Characters! Selected team of heroes, immune to the zombie virus and can not wait to launch headlong into Apocalypse.
• Combat! Take on hordes of zombies and human opponents: State of the art of bloody hand-to-hand combat.
• Creates! By motor grinder to machete electrified, you choose how to make the zombies into pieces.
• Cooperation! The fantastic zombies now supports multiplayer up to 8 players; you will be able to enter and exit from shared adventures.