Tag: Delays

Surprise

XCOM: Enemy Unknown might be happily flaunting its release date like there’s no tomorrow, but times are a bit tougher for 2K Marin’s first-person XCOM reboot. Originally announced in 2010 – and delayed ever since – the controversial shooter is now due out between 1st April 2013 and 31st March 2014, according to publishing overlord...

Closed book

WayForward’s strange isometric Vita title Silent Hill: Book of Memories has been delayed again until 31st October, according to a placeholder listing on Amazon.com. The multiplayer game was originally due for release on 31st May after being pushed outside of the Vita’s launch window earlier in the year. In typical Konami tradition,...

Crypt keeper

The writing’s been on the wall for a while, but Square Enix has finally officially confirmed that its upcoming Tomb Raider reboot will release in 2013. The game had originally been planned for a 2012 release, but will now face a six month delay into the first quarter of next year. Crystal Dynamics’ Darrell Gallagher announced the...

Making the way for GTA?

Irrational Games has pushed back the release of BioShock Infinite until 26th February, 2013. The massively anticipated first-person adventure had originally been scheduled to release in October, but the game will unfortunately miss that date. In a frank exchange with fans, Irrational Games gaffer Ken Levine said: When we...

Lawrence!

Insomniac Games has just Tweeted that the European release of the Ratchet & Clank Trilogy has been delayed until June. The high-definition compilation was originally set to release later this month. Online retailer Amazon has already updated the title's product information, attaching an 8th June relea

Shiver me timbers

Publisher Deep Silver still has some last minute preparations to make before its fantasy RPG Risen 2: Dark Waters sets sail on PS3. As such, the publisher has announced that it has delayed the title’s maiden voyage from its original late May release window until 31st July in North America and 3rd August in Europe. To compensate...

The good with the bad

Despite a spate of rumours to the contrary, Bethesda has confirmed that it has not cancelled Prey 2. Instead the game has been delayed beyond its 2012 release date due to the title not yet meeting the publisher’s “quality standards”. We're resisting the temptation to make a snarky comment about Skyrim's state on PS3. The...

Die another day

THQ’s delayed the release of Darksiders II until August. The game was originally scheduled to release on PS3 in late June, but the publisher has decided to hold the sequel back in order to ensure it meets the “high quality bar the team is targeting”. Developer Vigil Games added in an FAQ that the delay has nothing to do with...

Turn the pages this summer

Konami’s curious attempt for a hat-trick of Silent Hill releases appears to have ended with a disappointing brace. The Japanese publisher had originally intended to release Silent Hill Downpour, the Silent Hill HD Collection and the isometric Vita exclusive Silent Hill: Book of Memories all in March – but US retailers...

No date in sight

Namco Bandai’s confirmed that it’s keeping Ridge Racer Unbounded, er, bounded for the foreseeable future. Following on from the game’s European delay, the publisher has announced that the racing reboot will not launch in North America until “later in 2012”. That doesn’t sound very promising, does it? A new release date...

Not quite raring to go

If you were looking forward to pulling some right-angle drifts through oncoming traffic in a couple of weeks, we’ve got some bad news. Namco Bandai has announced that it has delayed the scheduled 2nd March release date for BugBear’s uncharacteristically crashy take on the Ridge Racer series, Ridge Racer Unbounded, until...

Avoids Binary Domain, faces Mass Effect 3

Capcom's curiously delayed the UK release of Asura's Wrath. The melodramatic actioner was previously due out on 24th February here in the UK. It’ll now go up against Mass Effect 3 on the 9th March. No reason was given for the delay, but we can’t imagine it has anything to do with strategic alignment...

Disruptive delay

As we reported last week, Eat Sleep Play’s upcoming Twisted Metal reboot has been delayed in Europe in order to allow time for some minor localisation and content edits. Outspoken director, David Jaffe, has now confirmed that the game will speed onto European store shelves on 7th March. While the delay’s not huge, it is indicative of SCEE’s poor handling of the franchise..

Lights out for now

If you were looking forward to 4A Games and THQ’s survival shooter, Metro: Last Light, then you might want to clench your fists through the rest of this article. THQ’s third-quarter financial earnings report revealed that the publisher has pushed back the claustrophobic shooter until Q1 2013 (we know it’s confusing, but...

Rotten tooth

If you’re anything like us, then you’ll love the Twisted Metal demo that launched on the PlayStation Store this week. Eat Sleep Play’s series reboot is everything we’d hoped it would be and more, boasting a chaotic sense of style that’s grounded in some super deep mechanics. It’s a real throwback treat. But sadly for European fans like ourselves, it’s going to be a little..

According to the Polish arm of Forbes, City Interactive has pushed back Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 into the second quarter of 2012

The translation of the original story is sketchy, but the article seems to insinuate that the developer is looking to add an additional layer of polish to the game and firm up the title's marketing plans. Sounds like a good enough reason to delay the game to us.

Prepare the champagne

Reef Entertainment's announced what we make to be the third official release for Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle — 24th February 2012. The point-and-click adventure was due for release on 4th November, then was put back until 3rd February, but Reef is giving it a little extra polish and putting it out on 24th February...

Sony's pushed back the release of its PlayStation branded 3D display in Europe

The screen was originally set to release alongside its North American counter-part, but is currently without a date on Amazon.co.uk. As well as offering affordable 3D, the set includes a nifty local multiplayer feature that allows two gamers to view a full image on the same screen.

It be a shame for sure

We were looking forward to exploring the mysteries of Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle later this year, but publisher Reef Entertainment has decided to delay disembarking until February next year. Citing "critical and fan feedback", Reef's commercial director Craig Lewis says: This is a very important launch...