The long-delayed game has recently been tipped for an upcoming re-reveal…
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During an Embracer earnings presentation on Thursday, the host of a Q&A session commented on recent conjecture about whether the game was still alive or not, before speculating that they believe it will be released during the company’s next fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2023.
“It very clearly is [still alive], and I at least expect the release this financial year, or sorry next financial year I should say,” said Oscar Erixon, equity research analyst at Carnegie. “So, is that reasonable and what can we expect from a title that has been in development for probably 10 years or so?”
Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors responded: “I can’t talk about Dead Island 2 because it’s not announced as such from the publisher. But we have just talked about [that] we have one unannounced AAA title… that you think is Dead Island 2, so it’s hard for me to comment further on that.
“But I am excited about unannounced titles,” he added with a laugh.
“Great, I’m excited you’re excited,” the host responded, leading to more laughter from Wingefors.
While not confirming anything directly, the exchange gave off the impression that Dead Island 2’s release may finally be on the horizon.