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Sega has confirmed that Sonic the Hedgehog 4 has been delayed. The first instalment of the episodic platform game was due to be released some time this summer but will now hit in the latter half of 2010”. The additional time will allow the development team to focus on keeping …
Read More »GR: Future Soldier slips to 2011
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will not reach shelves before Christmas. That’s according to Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemot who revealed that the game has slipped to a Q1 2011 release during a recent financial call to investors, according to Kotaku. Guillemot attributed the delay to a very competitive environment” …
Read More »Wii 2 delay is hurting Nintendo
In the wake of today’s financial report that reveals falling Wii hardware and software sales, analyst Michael Pachter has told MCV that Nintendo is leaving it far too late to reveal its successor to its popular home console. In the last financial year Wii software unit sales fell to 192m, …
Read More »No UK delay for Metroid: Other M
Nintendo has stated that the delays suffered to both Metroid: Other M and Sin & Punishment 2 in the US will not affect the games’ planned release in Europe. Reports emerged late last week that Metroid: Other M had moved from a June 27th release to simply TBD and Treasure …
Read More »Arkham dealyed? Q1 is the new Q4
UK retail sources are suggesting that Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 is to see its release date pushed back from this Q4 to Q1 2011, paving the way for yet another massively competitive opening quarter to the gaming year. We’ve been told that Warner has acted early to avoid releasing the …
Read More »GAME issues volcano warning
Publishers are remaining defiant, but the channel has once again warned that the ongoing disruption caused by the Icelandic volcano could result in troubles at UK games retail. The likes of EA, Nintendo and Sony told MCV earlier that key releases such as 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Wario …
Read More »Volcano threatening key releases?
UK video games publishers are insisting that April’s upcoming triple-A releases will not miss their intended release dates despite the heightened pressure being placed on freight companies in light of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajkull volcano. A number of key titles are due to hit retail on April 30th, including EA’s 2010 FIFA …
Read More »AUS: Volcano halts games deliveries
Though we’re unlikely to see any delays to the UK’s continental-based video games deliveries unless the disruption continues for far longer, Iceland’s Eyjafjallajkull volcano is causing major disruptions to Australia’s video games supplies. Much of Europe is currently in the midst of a travel clampdown, with ash spewing from the …
Read More »iPad launch delayed until May
The international launch of the much-hyped Apple iPad has been pushed back by one month, meaning UK consumers will be unable to get hold of the device until the end of May. Furthermore, Apple has confirmed that it will begin taking online pre-orders on Monday May 10th. The delay, the …
Read More »Apple delays iPad’s international launch
Company's â??difficult decisionâ? delays the global rollout until late May
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