After careful consideration, today we announce the decision to part ways with development partner Yager. "With Dead Island 2, Deep Silver has always been dedicated to delivering the sequel that Dead Island fans deserve. In a statement released to the press today, Deep Silver said the following:
ORIGINAL STORY: Deep Silver has dropped Yager as developer of Dead Island 2, more than a year after the sequel was first announced. "All I can reveal at this point is that Gamescom will be awesome, he said. Yager has another game in development, Dreadnought, with Grey Box attached as a publisher, but Ullman also confirmed the existence of one or more unannounced projects. However, Yager and Deep Silver's respective visions of the project fell out of alignment, which led to the decision that has been made." "The team worked with enthusiasm to take Dead Island 2 to a new level of quality. "Our team is made of the best creative minds and tech specialists, who all share a common identity," he said.
In a statement issued to, Ullmann reiterated the company's commitment to both AAA development and its own independence - an increasingly difficult double-act in the modern games industry. UPDATE: Timo Ullmann, managing director of Yager Development, has said that the company's departure from Dead Island 2 was down to a difference in vision.