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[derFeef]

So it gets a new developer and then it is cancelled or potentially rebooted? This is not fun.
Also everyone saying Dying Light makes Dead Island obsolete. Not for me, I did not enjoy the DL formula and still prefer DI to DL.

 

[RoKKeR]

4A Games are independent.

Oh! I was not aware. Good to hear.

 

[kurahador]

I feel bad for Deep Silver.

Who remembers the original trailer from E3 2014? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWFaj4IQ4ro

I'd laugh if some publisher snatch up Yager for DI2 stuff they made and it turns out good.

 

[Chille]

I didn't even realize we'd seen anything aside from that yet

Lol I even played a demo of it, was buggy as hell.

Hope if they are rebooting, doesn't become super serious, more comedy please

 

[eloxx]

Who remembers the original trailer from E3 2014? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWFaj4IQ4ro

Still one of my all time favourite reveal trailers. Hope it is not canceled.

 

[derFeef]

Dead Island tweet is still pinned
https://twitter.com/SumoDigitalLtd

 

[killroy87]

The series still sold a ton, to straight up cancel this would be a big surprise, and a general disappointment that they clearly weren't confident to step out of Dying Lights shadow.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Don't know if there's anywhere better to put this, but Deep Silver's continued ineptitude to handle one of their premier series proper confounds and amuses me:

https://twitter.com/LewieP/status/737575619689472009

Dead Island Definitive Edition "Frame-rates regularly sit between the mid to low 20s" "near-constant tearing"

Taken from the Digital Foundry write up: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-dead-island-the-definitive-collection-face-off

 

[jesu]

Don't know if there's anywhere better to put this, but Deep Silver's continued ineptitude to handle one of their premier series proper confounds and amuses me:

https://twitter.com/LewieP/status/737575619689472009



Taken from the Digital Foundry write up: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-dead-island-the-definitive-collection-face-off

Unpatched version, by Techland the original devs.
Wait till release and see how it runs.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Don't know if there's anywhere better to put this, but Deep Silver's continued ineptitude to handle one of their premier series proper confounds and amuses me:

https://twitter.com/LewieP/status/737575619689472009



Taken from the Digital Foundry write up: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-dead-island-the-definitive-collection-face-off

I know it's remastered with new graphics,but that's pretty sad. They should've aimed at a locked 30FPS.

Besides that I doubt DI2 is cancelled.But it's probably gone through so many changes that they are more or less rebranding it. So if expect a new box art, new trailer, etc.

 

[JaseC]

Unpatched version, by Techland the original devs.
Wait till release and see how it runs.

Well, today is release day. The games unlocked on Steam around two-and-a-half hours ago. For obvious reasons there was no loyalty discount in place for the console versions, though, so impressions may be hard to come by.

 

[LewieP]

Don't know if there's anywhere better to put this, but Deep Silver's continued ineptitude to handle one of their premier series proper confounds and amuses me:

https://twitter.com/LewieP/status/737575619689472009

That guy sounds intelligent and handsome and strong.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

That guy sounds intelligent and handsome and strong.

I heard he was dumb and ugly and weak, but either way you definitely should not believe everything you read online!

 

[jesu]

Well, today is release day. The games unlocked on Steam around two-and-a-half hours ago. For obvious reasons there was no loyalty discount in place for the console versions, though, so impressions may be hard to come by.

Eurogamer mention they tested the game a week before release and didn't have the day one patch for the xbox version that is running poorly.

It's worth stressing that we tested the game a week before release and before a launch day patch was available for both consoles. We have the PS4 version of Riptide running at update 1.1, while the original Dead Island on PS4 and both games on the Xbox One remain unpatched at the time of writing. The 1.1 update lists improved stability and bug fixes, so there's a possibility that performance could be improved on Xbox One with this patch installed.

 

[LewieP]

It's better than nothing if they have an early patch to improve performance, but it's baffling to me if they didn't take the time to ensure these five year old games weren't running properly before sending it to reviewers.

 

[strafer]

Wait, wasn't Deep Silver suppose to make that Dark Souls look a like game?

 

[Anung]

Are Deep Silver the remastered version of THQ for this gen?

 

[KyleCross]

Wait, didn't the DI: DE that just came out come with some retro mini-game starring Jack Black's character from DI2?

 

[Triggerhappytel]

It's better than nothing if they have an early patch to improve performance, but it's baffling to me if they didn't take the time to ensure these five year old games weren't running properly before sending it to reviewers.

Seriously. They should have dialled down on the visual upgrades and made the whole thing run at 60fps. The Metro games did it flawlessly. The Uncharted games were significantly reworked and still ran at a rock solid 60fps. Dead Island is supposed to be their premier series, and Deep Silver need to put more fucking effort in.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

I lost all interest in that game after they said that Yager was going to make a "straight" DI2 anyway. I was hoping for the Spec Ops The Line of Zombie games.

 

[jacobeid]

This is what the Dead Island franchise deserves, really. Yes, I'm still salty about that trailer.

Damn. Been holding that in for a bit ha.

 

[JaseC]

Eurogamer mention they tested the game a week before release and didn't have the day one patch for the xbox version that is running poorly.

Right, which is why I ended my post with "For obvious reasons there was no loyalty discount in place for the console versions, though, so impressions may be hard to come by."

 

[SomedayTheFire]

They're still a live though it's not clear if they had layoffs.

That's good. Could have sworn they went into receivership or something.

 

[DeathSparks]

I guess Dead Island 2 is still in development, Deep Silver just confirmed this.

http://www.pcgamer.com/dead-island-...tm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer-pcgamer