{"id":17680,"date":"2016-03-11T11:58:43","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T11:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ps4pro.eu\/?p=17680"},"modified":"2016-03-12T15:01:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T15:01:37","slug":"the-new-developers-of-dead-island-2-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/2016\/03\/11\/the-new-developers-of-dead-island-2-are\/","title":{"rendered":"The new developers of Dead Island 2 are…"},"content":{"rendered":"
It’s been a while since Deep Silver<\/strong><\/em> 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<\/strong><\/em>. Perhaps this is why there’s going to be a current-gen re-release of both the first game and Riptide in May.<\/p>\n The new devs behind the second numbered installment of Dead Island<\/strong><\/em> will be Sumo Digital<\/strong><\/em>. 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.<\/p>\n Deep Silver<\/strong><\/em>‘s statement says choosing Sumo makes perfect sense. Hopefully, the team will be able to get the game back on track!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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…<\/p>\n