In fact, we have already received a content update called Lord Hector's Demise and more is coming. Techland has also promised to expand Hellraid with new content. Your guess is as good as mine if Dead Island 2 will ever release.Ĭalling Hellraid an expansion is a bit much, but it is a new game mode with new mechanics and you will be able to use the weapons from Hellraid in the main game with an upcoming update. Since Techland, the development of DI2 has been handed over to Yager (who was bankrupted when DS dropped them due to creative differences), then it was Sumo Digital's turn (no idea why they were dropped), and most recently in 2019 the torch was passed to Dambuster Studios who earlier in 2020 were trying to hire staff to work on DI2. The official explanation was the usual PR fluff about "not meeting expectations".ĭead Island 2 faded into the shadows as Deep Silver was left to handle the IP on their own, and boy oh boy it's been a tragic mismanagement story like few others. Hellraid development was halted as Techland most likely wasn't interested in developing any more content for Deep Silver. The victims of this conflict were twofold. 'Creative differences' built up a conflict between the companies that eventually led to Techland creating a new IP in Dying Light, which turned out to be a massive success. DI was entirely Techlands baby in all aspects other than IP ownership.
Later aimed at a stand alone release as 'Project Hell' and eventually rebranded as Hellraid.īack in the early 2010's, Techland was developing the Dead Island games for Deep Silver and while not regarded as a success at the time, the games were successful enough to sell millions of copies and are regarded as classics today.
Hellraid is an extra game mode alluding to the eponymous game heritage, a title that never materialized as it was originally intended a mod for Dead Island.
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