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Is a new Dead Island on the way? According to a story on IGN Germany sources close to developer Yager say the company has been signed to work on a sequel to the tropical zombie action game.
Yager Development, which is currently finishing up on Spec Ops: The Line for 2K Games, has posted ads for a lead artist and art director to begin work after the completion of Spec Ops.
GN Germany’s story says, “We have learned from reliable sources close to Yager, the Berlin-based developer studio for Spec Ops: The Line, that the company is headed for more tropical climes, and that its next project could well be Dead Island 2.â€
The first game, published by Deep Silver in September 2011, gained mostly positive reviews (IGN: 8/10) following a sensational introduction via an award-winning, and much-admired game trailer. Speculation about a sequel has been rife.
In December, Deep Silver announced that the game had sold a very respectable 3 million copies. Late last year, the game’s Polish developer Techland registered the name Dead World. Earlier this month, a Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition was outed by a brief posting on the British Board of Film Classification website, stating a late June release.
