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Anonymous sources are claiming that a contract dispute is behind the delay of Prey 2. Bethesda yesterday dispelled rumours that the game had been canned, though did concede that it had been delayed to some point in 2013. Now ShackNews claims to have word from a secretive insider that the …
Read More »Darksiders II delay confirmed by THQ
THQ has officially announced a delay for Darksiders II, pushing the title’s release target back a couple months. The publisher stated back in February the game would arrive on June 26th. Now, that date has been adjusted to ‘sometime in August’ (via the Darksiders website). THQ previously alluded to the …
Read More »Asura’s Wrath pushed back two weeks
Capcom has delayed its Xbox 360 and PS3 action game Asura’s Wrath to March 9th. The title was previously due to hit UK shelves on February 24th. It’s a third-person hack ‘n’ slash action title with shooter and quick time event sections. Pre-order bonuses for Asura’s Wrath include the Devastator …
Read More »Aliens: Colonial Marines delayed. Again.
Sega’s Aliens FPS has been pushed back to an autumn 2012 release. Gearbox confirmed to CVG that the game would not be released in time for its most recent date of spring. "Aliens: Colonial Marines is process of creativity and invention and those don’t necessarily follow the structure of an …
Read More »Silent Hill HD Collection slips to March
Konami has confirmed that the Silent Hill HD Collection will now be released some time in March. The game had originally been planned to arrive on January 24th. The SKU contains remastered HD versions of classic titles Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3. Originally the game was to be …
Read More »Vita 3G delayed in Canada, retail claims
Retailer EB Games has contacted many of its Canadian customers saying that the 3G-ready version of the PlayStation Vita has been delayed in the country. It had been due to arrive in February alongside the US and European releases, but will now not arrive until April. Further speculation blames the …
Read More »PC download store delay for Amazon?
Amazon has postponed the launch of its PC download platform to 2012. MCV believes the service, live in the US since early 2009, was up-and-running in October.But publishing sources say it will now go live in the UK early next year and miss the originally planned autumn roll-out. US sister …
Read More »Rockstar: Bully 2 could still be on the cards
Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar has suggested that a sequel to 2006 hit Bully (or Canis Canem Edit as it was rebranded in the UK) could still come to fruition. In fact, that studio considered beginning work on the project before eventually deciding to get the ball rolling on Max …
Read More »PEGI delayed. Again.
UKIE had reported that further delays are holding back the introduction of PEGI as the standard age rating system in the UK. Only last week, the games industry trade body said it expected the system to be implemented early next year. Now it appears this isn’t the case, although a …
Read More »XCOM reboot delayed
Take-Two has confirmed its sci-fi shooter XCOM will not be released in March 2012. Instead, the reboot of the classic 2K series will land during the publisher’s next financial year: between April 1st 2012 and March 2013. The delays was announced during Take-Two’s quarterly financial report, according to Eurogamer. The …
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