Yager's segmented Dead Island 2 team files for insolvency

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On 14th July it was announced that German developer Yager would no longer be working on Dead Island 2. On 22nd July Yager Productions - a sub-division created to make Dead Island 2 - filed for insolvency.
The news was announced in a press release today along with reassurance that, "All other branches of the Yager Group remain unaffected with their projects continuing as planned." Affected employees wages for the upcoming months are "secured".
Yager managing director Timo Ullmann said: "As single-purpose company, Yager Productions was assigned to the development of the Deep Silver title Dead Island 2. The insolvency filing is a direct result from the early termination of the project and helps protecting our staff. In the course of the proceedings, we gain time to sort out the best options for reorganising this entity.
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