While Dying Light: The Beast was largely made in response to leaks, the upcoming DLC turned standalone title has re-energized Techland in all the best ways. That energy has pushed the Polish video game developer and publisher to continue to want to nurture its zombie-based franchise.
The new chapter in the Dying Light series shows everything we love about it, but its new trick raises some questions.
As part of an interview with Play Magazine and as transcribed by GamesRadar, director Tymon Smektala shared that the team is "remotivated" since shifting gears to turn The Beast from a DLC to its own thing. The Beast, according to Smektala, "remotivated us to work on Dying Light."
For those who might not recall, Techland experienced a series of leaks in the leadup to the release of Dying Light 2 in 2022. Beyond detailing the first two hours of the still-to-be-released game, future plans and concepts were also unearthed unwillingly, including stuff for what is now The Beast.
The team at Techland didn't want to proceed with business as usual, particularly knowing that its most dedicated Dying Light fans had likely been exposed to the leaks, either by...