Tag: Delays
News Bungie Confirms Destiny 2 DLC Delay After Company Layoffs
Now out on 4th June 2024
Bungie has today confirmed the widely reported delay to Destiny 2 DLC The Final Shape is indeed happening following significant layoffs at the developer. The PS5, PS4 expansion will now launch on 4th June 2024. In a post on the Bungie blog, the team says the delay allows them to "deliver an even bigger and bolder vision" as...
News Bulletstorm VR Drop-Kicked into January 2024 on PSVR2
The calm before the storm
Announced back in June, People Can Fly is bringing its fan favourite shooter to virtual reality in Bulletstorm VR. Unfortunately, it'll be a little bit longer of a wait than we were expecting — the PSVR2 game has been pushed back to 18th January, 2024. The news came recently via a short statement on social media:...
News Broken Roads Delayed Days from Launch, and While Being Reviewed
Fair dinkum
Post-apocalyptic CRPG Broken Roads has been hit with a surprisingly late delay, mere days away from launch and review code already in critics' hands. Due out on 13th November, Australian indie studio Drop Bear Bytes announced the news on Twitter so suddenly that, at the time of writing, the game's Steam page was still not updated...
News Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Delayed to December, Second Beta Detailed
Delay will "further improve the game's quality"
Arc System Works' upcoming fighting game, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, is being delayed to next month. Initially planned for release on 30th November, the game will now arrive on PS5 and PS4 two weeks later, on 14th December. Publisher Cygames says the delay has been made to "further improve the...
News The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Crafts a New Release Date on PS5
One does not simply release on time
If you're looking forward to The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, good news: you get to look forward to it for longer! Yes, the co-op survival game set in Tolkien's ever-popular fantasy world has been delayed, though only on PS5. Developer North Beach Games shared the following statement on social media today,...
News The Horror! Phasmophobia's Console Release Delayed Indefinitely
Dev promises "it will be worth the wait"
Smash hit ghost-hunting horror game, Phasmophobia, has been delayed once again on consoles. Developer Kinetic Games made the announcement via an update on Steam, where it says it needs more time to get the console versions running optimally. Initially planned to arrive in August, the game was pushed back...
News Ubisoft Shooter XDefiant Delayed Once Again to Address 'Inconsistencies'
Preseason pushed back after public playtests
XDefiant just can't catch a break, can it? Ubisoft's upcoming free-to-play arena shooter seems like a promising game, but after a new round of public playtests, developer Ubisoft San Francisco has decided to push back the game's preseason to iron out some issues. The team released the following statement...
News Hellboy Web of Wyrd Hit with Small Delay on PS5, PS4
Hell, boy
We're quite looking forward to Hellboy Web of Wyrd. This upcoming game based on the popular comic books puts a roguelike spin on the character and his supernatural world, matching the visual style and telling an original tale as well. However, publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment has announced it'll be a slightly longer wait than we were...
News Cities: Skylines 2 Delayed on Consoles to Optimise Quality and Performance
We built this city
Prospective city planners, we have a bit of bad news for you. Paradox Interactive has announced a delay to its upcoming city sim sequel, Cities: Skylines 2. The console versions, which of course includes PS5, have been pushed back to Spring 2024. The PC version is still on schedule for 24th October, 2023. Sharing the update on...
News Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Banished from 2023 to Avoid Tidal Wave of Releases
February's filling up, though
We all know it — the video game release schedule for the rest of 2023 is pretty ridiculous. So much so, that we've already seen one or two notable games shifting around in order to avoid clashing with others; take Alan Wake 2, for example. Well, another game is venturing even further out to get away from the hustle...
News Pixel Ripped 1995 Delays PSVR2 Release to Next Month
Forward in time
Sorry, PSVR2 fans — you won't be ripping pixels in Pixel Ripped 1995 until 3rd October, 2023. Initially planned for release on 12th September (today, if you're reading this today), developer ARVORE has made a last-minute delay to this upgraded version. In a press release, the studio says the new date is due to an "unexpected delay...
News Alone in the Dark Delayed to January to Avoid 'Chaotic' October Window
Game will also be improved
THQ Nordic has announced it's delaying promising PS5 horror title Alone in the Dark to 16th January 2024 to avoid the extremely busy release schedule of October. The game was originally slated to release in amongst Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Alan Wake 2, but will now represent one of the first major game launches of next...
News Suikoden I & II HD Remasters Delayed Out of 2023
Konami casts wait
Konami has confirmed the PS4 remasters of the first two Suikoden games will no longer release this year as the studio needs more time to "ensure the quality performance and gameplay experience our users deserve". A new date has not been announced, but it's now expected in 2024 alongside its spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle:...
News Horror Hit Phasmophobia Delayed on Consoles Due to Fire Incident
Now targeting... October
Phasmophobia, the multiplayer ghost hunting horror game that took PC by storm, is heading to PS5 soon, with full PSVR2 support to boot. However, it won't be coming quite as soon as expected. Originally planned for a release in August, developer Kinetic Games has delayed the launch to October. In a short statement on social...
News Pacific Drive Revs Narrative Engine in PS5 Story Trailer
Something special's going on beneath that hood
Pacific Drive is one of the fresher, more intriguing prospects on the horizon, and though it was recently delayed into 2024, a new story trailer shown off at Gamescom's Future Games show has us anticipating a post-apocalyptic road trip of our own. A vehicular, run-based roguelike, players drive a...
News Station Wagon Survival Game Pacific Drive Misses Exit, Delayed to Early 2024
Stop, revive, survive
Intriguing station wagon survival game Pacific Drive now has an ETA of sometime in Early 2024, as developer Ironwood Studios reveals a delay is necessary to "stay true to ourselves, and not compromise on the teams well being". The game previously had a release window of 2023. Pacific Drive caught our eye when it was announced...
News Alan Wake 2 Gets Small Delay, Now Releases a Week After Spider-Man 2
To provide "more space" for players
Epic Games and Remedy Entertainment have announced a delay to the release of the hotly anticipated survival horror sequel, Alan Wake 2. Initially planned to launch on 17th October, the game is now coming out 10 days later, on 27th October 2023. A statement on its social channels explains the move: In a...
News Lollipop Chainsaw's Remake Pops Off in 2024
Back to San Romero High School
Lollipop Chainsaw’s previously announced remake will pack up its disembodied head until 2024, as developer Dragami Games seeks to improve the overall quality of the release. While platforms have yet to be officially confirmed, it’s safe to assume the game – now named Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP – will sprinkle some...
News Promising Platformer The Plucky Squire Delayed to 2024
Pops up a little later than planned
Devolver Digital has a lot of games in the works, it turns out, and now, a few of them are being delayed into next year. While most of the titles affected aren't listed for release on PS5 or PS4, one of them is — The Plucky Squire. This inventive, 2D/3D action platformer is now scheduled for 2024. "It turns out...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Delayed One Week on PS5, Runs at 60fps
More dialogue than The Lord of the Rings
If you own both a PS5 and an Xbox Series X, you'll now have quite the decision to make on 6th September 2023: do you play Baldur's Gate 3 or Starfield first? Larian Studios has announced that while its huge RPG is moving its release date up a month on PC, the PS5 version is being pushed back one week — to...
News Promising FPS Immortals of Aveum Delayed to August
For more polish and optimization
Immortals of Aveum team Ascendant Studios has made the decision to delay its PS5 first-person shooter by a month. It was originally set to launch on 20th July 2023, but will now release on 22nd August 2023, a few days prior to Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. The developer says pushing the title back by four weeks...
News PS5 Title Pragmata Finally Reappears Only to Confirm an Indefinite Delay
Prag-nada
Back before the PS5 released, one of the games featured in its major pre-launch showcase was Capcom's Pragmata. Roughly three years later, we've still yet to see anything meaningful about the game. Well, during the publisher's showcase today, it looked like we were finally getting an update, and, erm, we sort of did. In a new video,...
News WrestleQuest Hit with a Stunner, Outrageous RPG Delayed Until Summer on PS5, PS4
Too hot to handle, too cold to hold!
WrestleQuest smashes together old-school, turn-based RPG mechanics and some of the biggest wrestling personalities of all time into a quivering, sweaty mass. It looks like pure comedy gold, and tragically, has been delayed until summer, with the outrageous outing previously due out some time in May. The reason...
News You'll Have to Wait a Little Longer for Amnesia: The Bunker's Underground WW1 Horrors
Only a small delay though
If you were hoping to be taking a trip to a creepy underground bunker from the First World War this month, you'll have to go find one in real life, because Frictional's upcoming game has been pushed back. Amnesia: The Bunker has been delayed from 23rd May to 6th June, so it's only a couple of weeks further down the road...
News Goodbye Volcano High Delayed Once Again, Now Out 29th August
School's out... one day
Goodbye Volcano High is now at a point where it's had more delays than trailers. Developer KO_OP has pushed the PS5, PS4 game back to 29th August 2023, having originally already delayed it a second time to next month. In a blog post on the team's official website, it's said the studio couldn't meet its June release date...
News Hollow Knight: Silksong Delayed Out of Specific 2023 Release Window
Could still launch this year, though
Team Cherry has delayed Hollow Knight: Silksong out of the release window it handed the anticipated 2D title nearly a year ago. Having appeared in Microsoft's June press conference, it was one of the games slated to release within the next 12 months. This will no longer happen, though, as the developer confirms...
News Suicide Squad PS5 Game Delay Now Official, Out in February 2024
To make it the best game possible
Following many reliable reports published over a month ago, Warner Bros has confirmed Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been delayed. Originally due out for PS5 at the end of next month, it's been pushed all the way back to 2nd February 2024. In a statement shared on Twitter, developer Rocksteady Studios...
News Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Delays Amnesia: The Bunker by One Week
Will be polished more as well
Gaming fans always speculate whether titles are delayed in order to get out of the way of heavy hitters, but never has a team been quite so upfront about that being the case as Frictional Games. Having already been delayed once, Amnesia: The Bunker will now arrive a week later than planned in order to get out of the way...
News Two Weeks Prior to PS5, PS4 Release, Tin Hearts Goes Timed Exclusive to Switch
Delayed to celebrate love from the Nintendo community, apparently
Promising puzzle adventure Tin Hearts was confirmed and scheduled to release on 20th April for both PS5 and PS4, but in a twist we don’t think we’ve ever seen this close to launch before, the title’s now been signed up by Nintendo as a timed Switch exclusive. That means players...
News Atlas Fallen Release Date Pushed Back to August to Deliver 'Best Possible Version'
More updates coming in early summer
Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Deck 13 have announced a delay for their upcoming action RPG, Atlas Fallen. This comes shortly after a successful public showing, with the first gameplay unveiled as well as new screenshots and previews. The game looks pretty promising, but the team wants to give it a...
News Disastrous PS5 Demo Leads to Suicide Squad Delay
According to Bloomberg, anyway
Warner Bros has decided to delay Rocksteady’s long in development co-op shooter Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, following a disastrous showing during a recent State of Play. Response to the demo was tepid at best, with the footage showing characters like Harley Quinn
News Hogwarts Legacy PS4 Version Delayed to May 2023
Last-gen editions pushed back
Hogwarts Legacy has been available on PS5 for just shy of a month now, and it's been hugely successful so far. However, the fantasy RPG is also due to arrive on last-gen consoles, including PS4. If you're hanging on for that version of the game, you'll be in for a longer wait than expected. Developer Avalanche Software...
News EA Sports PGA Tour Tees Off a Little Later Than Expected on PS5
Swinging it
EA Sports has marginally pushed back the release date of its upcoming PS5 golf simulation PGA Tour until 7th April, 2023 – aligning it with this year’s Masters, which is scheduled to tee off the day before. The title had been due out on 24th March, but the publisher says the small adjustment will enable it to “add a few final...
News The Wolf Among Us 2 Delayed, Won't Release in 2023
No longer among us
If you're looking forward to The Wolf Among Us 2, good news: you get to look forward to it for much longer than you expected. Telltale Games has just announced a delay to the anticipated sequel in a statement released on social media: In a further explanation over on IGN, the team goes over a few reasons it's pushing the...
News Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Remake Delayed Due to Russian Attacks on Ukraine
Frogwares forced to extend deadline
Ukrainian developer Frogwares has had to delay its planned release of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened on PS5, PS4, and other platforms. Initially targeting a launch in late February/early March, the studio is now aiming to get the game out by April. As outlined in the above video message, the ongoing conflict in...
News Amnesia: The Bunker Brings WW1-Era Psychological Spooks to PS4 in May
Delayed from March
Announced back in December, Amnesia: The Bunker is a brand new entry in the cult hit horror series. The game, initially announced for March 2023, will now be released on PS4 and other platforms on 16th May. To recap, this new first-person horror game looks to change things up a fair bit. Set during WW1, you play as French soldier...
News Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Delayed to 28th April
Pushed back by six weeks
Respawn Entertainment has delayed Star Wars Jedi: Survivor by six weeks to 28th April 2023. Announced in a post on Twitter, the studio says it needs a bit more time to "hit the Respawn quality bar" and achieve a high level of polish. The PS5 sequel is content complete, but a final round of bug fixes is required and this...
News Dark Pictures: Switchback VR Now Out in March, Misses PSVR2 Launch
Pushed back by a few weeks
Supermassive Games has made the decision to delay The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR out of its original release date of 22nd February 2023 alongside the PSVR2. Instead, it'll now arrive a few weeks later on 16th March 2023. The studio says the delay is so the virtual reality title can receive further polish in the lead-up...
News Second Season of Modern Warfare 2, Warzone 2 Delayed by Two Weeks
Déjà vu
Activision has delayed the beginning of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2's second season of content by two weeks to 15th February 2023. A reason wasn't cited in a post on Twitter, but it's explained the many developers that work on the series have "been making several changes based on what we have heard from our player...
News Skull and Bones Delayed Yet Again as Ubisoft Cancels Three Games
Due to current titles selling poorly
Ubisoft has today confirmed it's once again delaying Skull and Bones, and also cancelling the development of three unannounced games. The three titles in question weren't named, but in the case of the troubled pirating experience, the publisher says it'll now launch for PS5 "early" on in the 2023-2024 fiscal...
News Oddball PS4, PSVR Puzzler Humanity Delayed Once More to 2023
Remember this?
Save for announcing delays, we've heard nothing about Humanity, the upcoming game from Enhance Games and THA Ltd, for years. In case you forgot, and we wouldn't blame you, this was announced back in 2019 for PS4 and PSVR, and has you flinging around thousands of little digital people in abstract puzzles. The unusual game is being...
News Hogwarts Legacy Delayed to April on PS4 While PS5 Version Goes Gold
Ready or not
Update (14/12/22): Following the below announcement regarding the PS4 version of Hogwarts Legacy, developer Avalanche has provided an update on the PS5 release. The current-gen version of the game, which is on track to launch in February, has officially gone gold, meaning the game is essentially finished. We imagine the time between now...
News Disney Speedstorm Hits the Brakes, Delayed to 2023 on PS5, PS4
Drifter
If you're looking for some fast-paced, kart racing thrills on PS5 and PS4, Disney Speedstorm looks as though it could be a solid option. The free-to-play racer was announced back in February, and will feature various familiar Disney characters vying for first place. Unfortunately, it's a little further from the finish line than we thought...
News Dead Island 2 Is the First Early 2023 Game to Be Delayed
Pushed back by three months
Dead Island 2 has been delayed out of the busy early 2023 release schedule. It will now launch for the PS5, PS4 on 28th April 2023. In a statement on Twitter, Dambuster Studios acknowledged the "irony" of pushing the game back yet again but stressed it needs a bit more time to get things right and release a "game we're...
News Football Manager 2023 PS5 Delayed Just Days Before Launch
VAR is having a look
Bad news for all of you wannabe football coaches: the anticipated PS5 version of Football Manager 23 has been delayed at pretty much the last minute. The tactical title was meant to release on the 8th November — just under a week from the writing of this article — but it's now been pushed back to a currently unannounced...
News Acclaimed Indie Game Norco Delayed Indefinitely on PS5, PS4
Unforeseen issues
It looks like we'll have a slightly longer wait before we can play the indie hit, Norco. Publisher Raw Fury has just announced the point n' click adventure game's release on consoles has been delayed. The reason for this is "unforeseen issues", as stated in the below tweet: No new date has been given as yet, though hopefully it...
News WRC Generations Pumps the Brakes with Delay to November on PS5, PS4
Now day-and-date with PC release
WRC Generations is the latest officially licensed rally sim, coming to PS5 and PS4 soon — though not as soon as we'd hoped. Today, publisher Nacon has announced it's delaying the console release of the racer by a few weeks. Originally planned to launch on 13th October, the game will now cross the finish line on...
News Beleaguered Pirate Game Skull & Bones Has Been Delayed Yet Again
Open beta on the way
Oh no. Ubisoft's multiplayer pirate action game, Skull & Bones, has been delayed once more, with Ubisoft officially announcing the news on its website. The game, which was scheduled for launch on 8th November, will be pushed back yet again. It's now pencilled in for release on 9th March, 2023. The team made the "tough...
News Promising Shooter Evil West Delayed by Two Months
For further polish
Developer Flying Wild Hog has made the decision to delay its promising third-person shooter Evil West out of its original 20th September 2022 release date and into November. In order to give the studio more time for polishing, the game will now launch for PS5 and PS4 on 22nd November 2022. "We understand that game delays may be...
News Deliver Us Mars Delays PS5, PS4 Lift Off to February 2023
Another one bites the dust
Sci-fi adventure game Deliver Us Mars has joined Hogwarts Legacy in a delay that pushes it back to 2nd February 2023. Originally set for a release on PS5, PS4 next month, studio KeokeN Interactive says it wants to make sure the title is "the best it can be at launch" and so needs more time to "live up to that ambition". A...
