Techland was originally set to develop '' Dead Island 2 '' , but instead they decided to focus on developing '' Dying Light '' with Warner Bros . Interactive Entertainment . Deep Silver went looking for a developer until Yager Development pitched the game to Deep Silver in Q3 2012 and got the deal . As announced at Sony 's E3 2014 media briefing , '' Dead Island 2 '' will be more vibrant than its predecessors . The game was originally scheduled for a Q2 2015 release . At Gamescom 2014 , Deep Silver demonstrated gameplay footage from an early version of the game . According to the presented content , the game is set in California , including landmarks such as the Santa Monica Pier and Hollywood , as well as many locations in San Francisco . Similarly , only a fraction of the weapon modifications and the new zombies have been shown at the stage . Furthermore , Deep Silver stated that the game will feature four playable characters , though only two were shown at the Gamescom Demo . It will also feature eight-player cooperative multiplayer
E3 2014
E3 2014
Dead Island 2