Dead Island 2 on the cover of the new issue of Game Informer

The long-running zombie Dead Island 2 from Deep Silver and Dambuster Studios has become the central theme of the 352 issue of the Game Informer magazine.

The editors of the publication visited the developers' studio in Nottingham and spent more than seven hours with the Dead Island sequel, during which the journalists managed to familiarize themselves with two large segments of the game.

They also managed to talk to the game director of the project about the development process and why the team started everything from scratch, and also find out from the lead screenwriter why the action of the game, in the name of which the word "Island" is used, takes place in Los Angeles.

These and other details, including the sound recording process and pop culture inspiration, will be revealed later this month.

So far, Game Informer has only shown the cover of the issue with art on Dead Island 2, in which zombies are trying to get close to Jacob, who is resting in the pool - one of the six protagonists of the game.

Dead Island 2 is scheduled for release on April 28, 2023 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC.