Eight years after its reveal, the long-awaited Dead Island 2 may finally release. The news came out of a Q&A segment of a recent earnings call by publisher Deep Silver and  parent company Embrace Group, with the company’s CEO hinting that Dead Island 2 will likely release during the company’s next fiscal year. For those of you who aren’t accountants, the fiscal year ends on March 21st 2023.The answer came as part of a slightly cryptic investor Q&A exchange, where a question was asked about the missing in action zombie sequel.“It very clearly is [still alive]," the Q&A host said, referring to Dead Island 2, before continuing “and I at least expect the release.next financial year..” “So, is that reasonable, and what can we expect from a title that has been in development for probably 10 years or so?” added the host. “I can 
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01/04/21
It’s been a surprisingly busy morning of news, and one that we’ve (to be brutally honest) not been able to keep up with. In the interests of time, we’ve collated some of the biggest headlines in this one-off news round-up for the morning of April 1st, 2021.
Microsoft completes acquisition of Embracer Group – now has 81 internal game studios
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Swedish game company Embracer has bought long-time macOS publisher and game porting firm Aspyr, and plans to expand its game catalog with new licenses.
As part of a trio of deals, Aspyr has been bought by Sweden s Embrace Group for $100 million upfront. A further $350 million will be paid out in the future as part of the acquisition as it meets certain unspecified targets.
Aspyr is a long-time porter of games to the Mac, and is best known for franchise games such as
Civilization,
Star Wars, and
Call of Duty. When Aspyr dropped its 32-bit Mac titles in 2019, the company said it was focusing on games for all platforms, and that it would be revealing new projects.
Swedish game company Embracer has bought long-time macOS publisher and game porting firm Aspyr, and plans to expand its game catalog with new licenses.
Aspyr is known for bringing Star Wars to the Mac
As part of a trio of deals, Aspyr has been bought by Sweden s Embrace Group for $100 million upfront. A further $350 million will be paid out in the future as part of the acquisition as it meets certain unspecified targets.
Aspyr is a long-time porter of games to the Mac, and is best known for franchise games such as
Civilization,
Star Wars, and
Call of Duty. When Aspyr dropped its 32-bit Mac titles in 2019, the company said it was focusing on games for all platforms, and that it would be revealing new projects.