That «extra distance» refers to
the delayed release of the game.
Warner Brothers have
delayed the release of this game by 6 months since the initial release date in January 2015.
Not exact matches
While excitement is riding high for «Red Dead Redemption 2» — so high that an announced
delay in its
release take knocked Take - Two's stock — it's important to note that the
game isn't a juggernaut on the level
of «Grand Theft Auto.»
Big
games that are fairly likely to be
released this year include Destiny, Call
of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Battlefield: Hardline and Assassin's Creed: Unity (I'm willing to bet Far Cry 4, currently scheduled for a fall launch, gets
delayed).
Even though at the same time they announced its
delay, Rockstar also
released the very first screenshots
of the
game, that's no consolation.
Skulls
of the Shogun has suffered multiple
delays since I first played it, but the
game (thankfully) won't be making its third appearance at PAX East this year: it will finally
release next week on January 30, so no one will have to wait too much longer for my most - anticipated XBLA
game of the year.
According to the translation posted on Operation Rainfall: «Whilst originally it was said that the
delay of MH4 was due to wanting to make a better quality
game and graphics, the real reason appears to be that it may be
released on the PS Vita to increase sales.»
Originally known as Trenched in North America, Double Fine and Microsoft were forced to
delay the
game's
release in Europe because
of an unforseen copyright infringement.
Microsoft recently announced a remaster
of the
game that was to be
released at the end
of this week, but that has now been
delayed until early 2018, although no firm date has been set.
Star Fox Zero's
delay severely weakened 2015's line - up, but will make 2016 look much better on paper — a new
game was actually
released on Wii U in the first half
of the year!
But now Ubisoft has disappointed hundreds
of thousands
of their fans by
delaying an almost completed
game for a further seven months so Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions
of Rayman Legends lacking Wii U centric features can be
released at the same time as the Wii U version.
The news about a few months
of delay was not pleasing but with all these
game releases in mind that had buggy versions and had to be patched immediately in order to be playable I hoped for a smooth start.
The move is being made to appease Wii U owners unhappy about the recent Rayman Legends
delay - instead
of releasing as a platform exclusive this month as originally planned, the
game will now launch in September alongside Xbox 360 and PS3 editions.
Sadly, the
game has been recently
delayed from May 25 to a «summer»
release, but here's hoping it will be this side
of August 31st, or whatever the latest day
of summer might constitute.
Not to mention the guys responsible for the production
of NDs isn't responsible for the
release of the
game, and I'm sure Iwata's had his say, so whatever
delays are forced upon us, we're getting for a good reason.
After a series
of delays in the
release since the original announcement, we're hopeful that the wait has been worth it and made for a much better
game.
The very first footage
of the previous
game in the Red Dead franchise was shown off in 2005, just one year after the
release of Revolver, however the
game wouldn't launch until 2010, and even then it was hit with another one - month
delay.
A new gameplay trailer has been
released from the bowels
of E3, and it shows some nice looking battles, before it earns the ire
of PC and Mac
gamers with a
delaying backstab.
Because
of the
delay, the
game is
releasing when people are becoming sour on the IP.
Here are five famous vaporware
games that were eventually
released after years and years
of development issues and
delays.
Explaining the move, a spokesperson told Digital Spy: «The
release of Rayman Legends on PS Vita has been
delayed in order to apply the final level
of polish
gamers expect from a Rayman
game.
Unfortunately, not a whole lot about Red Dead Redemption 2 is known to players yet, beyond the
game being
released on the 26th
of October following two
delays.
Publisher Take - Two is confident that there will be no more
delays and the
game will be
released on the 26th
of October this year, meaning that its marketing machine will soon be kicked into overdrive.
Nonetheless, the
delay of a
game as massive as Red Dead Redemption 2 will grant EA's
releases some more breathing room, and Jorgensen isn't blind to this fact either.
A special offer to compensate the disappointed fans for the
delay; if any player purchased the
game on PC / Mac by the end
of June they will be able to transfer their character (s) to either console version when they are
released.
Some
of you may have been looking forward to some old - school gaming in 2017 with the
release of ToeJam and Earl: Back in the Groove, but you will have to hold your horses as the
game is now
delayed until 2018.
The team also considered
delaying the other versions
of the
game so to have them out together with the Switch
release, but they eventually decided to get the
game out as soon as possible.
Originally slated for
release on New (not standard, this is a very important tidbit) Nintendo 3DS systems on November 10th, quietly
delayed to December 1st, and now finally ported to Wii U today comes CUP CRITTERS: a
game about Studio Ghibli dust bunny knockoffs that I'm tired
of writing about.
The
delay sucks really bad, but we're going to have plenty
of games to feel that space until it is
released.
Despite the
delay, Slightly Mad Studios has been doing everything it can to continue to hype people for the
release of the
game.
It's early days,
of course, and good fighting
games continue to reveal their secrets months and even years after
release, but players who got stuck into the pre-
release betas are already having fun with
delayed super combos (cancelling one character's super move animation into a second character's super), which appear to ignore the standard assist lockout.
Due to the long
delay (
of both the
game and DLC), Trendy Entertainment and SCEE have agreed to
release the first part
of the expansion for free to all SCEE PSN players.
The official webpage
of Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines briefly listed the
game's
release date as «Autumn 2012» today, hinting at a
delay for the long - awaited title...
After upsetting the Wii U's Rayman Legends fans by announcing a
delay to make way for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions
of the once - exclusive title, Ubisoft will be
releasing the
game's challenge mode for free on the Wii U eShop.
The Wall Street Journal «s Takashi Mochizuki reports that Zelda will be next Nintendo series to debut on mobile devices following the
release of the previously announced, repeatedly
delayed Animal Crossing
game.
Slightly Mad Studios has
released an FAQ for their oft
delayed racing sim Project CARS, outlining some
of the technical specifications
of the
game...
After numerous
delays, the fear
of cancellation, and even a publisher swap, the
game finally
released last year on last - gen consoles and, surprisingly, the
game actually turned out to be fantastic.
Activision Blizzard should have simply
delayed release rather than offering up the bulk
of the
game as a (still broken) day one patch.
Today's Daily Briefs (Round 2): Indivisible
delayed to 2019, latest blog post for Runner3, videos for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, God Wars: The Complete Legend now available for pre-purchase on the Nintendo eShop in Japan, latest set
of screenshots for Closed Nightmare, Japanese
release date for Code
of Princess EX, two
games from Prototype headed to the Nintendo Switch, Competitive Season 7 rewards and Competitive Season 8 details for Rocket League, and screenshots for the first set
of DLC for Gear.Club Unlimited!
However, those who were looking forward to it now have a longer wait because the
game recently joined a large chorus
of games delayed from the holiday 2009
release window to early next year.
While the PC and iPad editions have been out for a while now, the acclaimed
game creators need more time to best accommodate smaller screens (but don't worry, this
delay doesn't include Android tablets — that version is still on track to be
released by the end
of 2014).
As much as it sucks to wait,
releasing a poorly executed version
of the
game would likely do more harm than
delaying it and doing things correctly; especially true when you consider there are already 20 million players, many
of which will turn to the smartphone version as well.
Well, they definitely decided to torture us on another front by
delaying the
release of the long awaited
game to February 2016, according to the latest Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.
While it's the opinion
of some traders that a
delay in the
release of the «Star Wars»
game will be detrimental to EA's stock price, it's the differing opinion
of other traders that EA's earnings might be better than expected, which could drive EA's stock price higher.
The newly
released Game Boy Pocket sold well enough so that Nintendo
delayed the
release of «Project Atlantis» to the end
of 1997.
The Passing takes place between Dead Center and Dark Carnival, and though it was originally scheduled for a March
release, the new weapons and
game modes that are part
of the DLC should make up for the
delay.
With the console version out this week, it's a cruel time to be a PC
gamer anticipating the
delayed release of Batman: Arkham City.
Five minutes
of coding can cook up things which take five months to fix, but it would be nice if publishers started waiting until they had a strong certainty that there
game will be finished on time, rather than stating
release dates months in advance and then having to announce numerous
delays.
If you're like me then you're willing to put the past behind you because Two Worlds II is looking amazing, but then you'll be dissapointed to find out that the UK
release of the
game has been
delayed yet again, with the new
release date set at the 18th
of February.
If you're like me then you're willing to put the past behind you because Two Worlds II is looking amazing, but then you'll be dissapointed to find out that the UK
release of the
game has been
delayed yet again, with the new
release date set at the -LSB-...]