You couldn’t write it…

Writer Deep Silver has introduced that the lengthy, lengthy, loooooong late coming Useless Island 2 has been delayed and won’t see its meant February 3 launch date — The MIA zombie smasher will now arrive on PC and console platforms on April 28, 2023.

“The irony of delaying Useless Island 2 shouldn’t be misplaced on us, and we’re as upset as you undoubtedly are,” reads a brief assertion from Deep Silver. “The delay is simply 12 brief weeks and improvement is on the ultimate straight now; we’re going to take the time we want to verify we are able to launch a recreation we’re proud to launch. For these of you who’ve been ready for years, thanks for hanging in there with us.”

“Within the meantime, we shall be releasing an thrilling new trailer and gameplay at The Useless Island 2 Showcase, which is able to premiere on December 6 on our Twitch and YouTube channels, in addition to on the Useless Island web site.”

While you undoubtedly don’t want a refresher course, Useless Island 2 has had a protracted and arduous street to fruition, having first been teased means again at E3 2014. Over the next years, myriad experiences of cancellation and delays — with at least three studios engaged on the title, led many to imagine that the open-world sequel was turning into one thing of an city delusion. Nonetheless, a launch date was lastly introduced in August of this 12 months… A launch date which has now been pushed just a bit additional backward.

The perfect issues come to those that wait? We’ll quickly see if this seems to be an axiom supporter.

Useless Island 2 launches April 28, 2023, on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC (by way of Epic Video games Retailer).