It’s been a while since Deep Silver threw out the previous developers (Yager of Spec Ops: The Line fame) out – in fact, it happened in July, over half a year ago! However, no further information was mentioned about who will take over the development of the troubled Dead Island 2. Perhaps this is why there’s going to be a current-gen re-release of both the first game and Riptide in May.
The new devs behind the second numbered installment of Dead Island will be Sumo Digital. Last time we saw a big release from them was LittleBigPlanet 3, as Media Molecule decided to focus on their new IP, Dreams. Previously, Sumo also worked on a Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed as well. Their resume also lists Forza Horizon 2 presents Fast & Furious, Disney Infinity 3.0 while having a hand in the development of Crackdown 3, too.
Deep Silver‘s statement says choosing Sumo makes perfect sense. Hopefully, the team will be able to get the game back on track!
![However, an anonymous GOG employee paints an even darker tone of the internal situation: „We were told it’s a financial decision. GOG’s revenue couldn’t keep up with growth, the fact that we’re dangerously close to being in the red has come up in the past few months, and the market’s move towards higher [developer] revenue shares have, or will, affect the bottom line as well.](https://thegeek.games/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/the-gog-1-302x180.jpg)
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