Episode 97: Dead Island 2

Episode 97: Dead Island 2

From Press any Button: A Video Game Podcast by Press any Button

January 8, 2026 · 1h 2m · Season 7 · Episode 97

About this episode

Nicky and Eric discuss the development drama behind Dead Island 2, its gameplay, and the challenges associated with the game.

Nicky and Eric spill the tea (literally and figuratively) on the the drama behind the development of Dead Island 2. Dead Island 2 is a 2023 action role-playing game developed by Dambuster Studios and published by Deep Silver. It is a sequel to the 2011 video game Dead Island and the third major installment in the Dead Island series. Set about 15 years after the events of Dead Island and Dead Island: Riptide, Dead Island 2 takes place in a zombie-infested Los Angeles under quarantine. Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?) BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nicky, Eric

Topics covered

  • game development
  • video game history
  • game review
  • zombie games
  • action role-playing games

Keywords

  • Dead Island 2
  • Dambuster Studios
  • Deep Silver
  • zombie games
  • action RPG

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dambuster Studios, Deep Silver

Products: Dead Island 2, Dead Island, Dead Island: Riptide

Places: Los Angeles

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