Techland promised a Dying Light 2 dev update today. Given the forewarning of an impending update on the status of the game, people thought that the studio would have something of substance to say, particularly following the reports of chaotic development. The update released today in the form of a 2:46 video, and while there’s certainly still a lot you can say and do in under three minutes, Techland took the time to say nothing of substance at all. Have a look for yourself below:

The video spends the first 1:09 recreating the “celebrities read mean tweets” format, but the bit just doesn’t land. With multiple reports over the past couple of years of poor management, lack of direction, and general development chaos at Techland, it ends up coming across as a bit condescending to people who are genuinely curious about what’s going on over at the studio. After wasting a bunch of time bleeping out curse words, they finally get to the development update. “This is a huge and complex project, and we needed time to make sure it will live up to our vision,” the video says. However, reports about development say that the vision is constantly changing, which has caused a creep in scope and wasted a number of development hours at the assorted whims of studio management.
“We will be ready to start talking about Dying Light 2 very, very soon,” the video continues. Except that this is where people thought Techland would be ready to star...