Rock Band has finally been dated for May 23rd in Europe, but for the Xbox 360 only. PS3 and Wii players will have to wait until summer to get their hands on the game. I’m really not sure what the deal is here, since the PS3 and Wii each have much larger install bases in Europe. This timed exclusive deal is already causing a lot of gamers to get really pissed off, and I can’t say I blame them.
Another reason for the anger is the price… £180 to get your rock on in the UK. There’s no bundle, like in North America. You have to buy the game (£49.99) separate from the instrument pack (£129.99). To put it in perspective, when you convert US dollars to pounds, we’re paying roughly £90 for the entire bundle in the US. Double the price the Europe? Ouch.
I have a feeling Rock Band won’t be selling as well across the pond as it did in the US because of the price and delays for the major consoles over there. Only time will tell, though. We’ll keep you posted.
This news came through yesterday, but I wanted to wait to post it so you didn’t think it was a joke. Unfortunately, the Variety Map Pack has been delayed a week.
Activision dropped a line our way to let us know the maps will be available for the Xbox 360 on April 10th now, instead of tomorrow.
So if you took the day off for the maps tomorrow, you better reschedule. Next Thursday will be your day.
February 27, 2008 – 10:00 am
PS3 exclusives have been lagging behind and Haze has been no different, just plagued since it has been mentioned to the public with delays. Finally the news has hit the streets giving Haze a street date in May of this year. So it will be a fine day in May where PS3 owners will get to play Haze and use drugs (nectar) to become super-human soldiers in a war against rebels. Let’s just hope that Ubisoft doesn’t make any last minute changes and throw a wrench in the whole thing again.
January 25, 2008 – 11:16 am
Those of you anxious to get your hands on Haze and the drug induced potentials of this FPS will have to wait, again. Everyone was expecting this title to hit during the holidays last year and it was delayed and now news that it will be delayed again until March. There are just too many games being delayed, I can only hope that with the delays come improvements to the game.
[Via ShackNews]
Thanks to Fragloser for the tip!
October 22, 2007 – 5:09 pm
EA announced today that Army of Two has been pushed back until the first quarter of 2008. The game was originally set to ship in November, but EA needs more time to polish the game.
In an interview with 1up, Alan Tascan, VP and General Manager of EA Montreal and Army of Two Executive Producer, discussed the delay. Specifically, 1up asked why the game was delayed so late in the development cycle. The game had already gone out to reviewers before the delay was announced. Here’s Tascan’s response:
This was based on a lot of feedback we had internally and externally. Where we failed is in questioning whether we could really make the game better. I agree with you that this decision came at the last second, but it still came and I think that’s better for everybody. I think the fundamentals are there, we just need to add in the extra polish that we now have the time to do.
Can’t really complain about the team wanting to polish the game further. Just disappointing we won’t have this game for the Holiday season. It was definitely towards the top of my list. The delay means I’ll have more time to spend with the game as there’s less out there around March.
September 21, 2007 – 10:03 pm
Yeah, Home has been delayed. But that doesn’t mean the open beta period is canceled. In an interview with Gamespot, Phil Harrison confirmed that the Home beta is still coming in 2007.
We will still be opening in late November/early December for general beta testing. So, the commercial start of Home will be pushed out later, but you will still get the experience this year.
If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on Sony’s new online community, you’ll just have to wait a couple more months. It’ll be here before the Holidays, which is a good thing for Sony.
August 10, 2007 – 8:10 pm
Sierra Entertainment dropped word to Pro-G that the next-gen Riddick title, Assault on Dark Athena, has been delayed until 2008. No reason was given for the delay as of yet.
The game is scheduled to be a port of the Xbox hit Escape from Butcher Bay, but will add some extra levels and multiplayer to complement the game’s enhanced graphics.
I’m not surprised this game has slipped to 2008. We haven’t seen anything new since the first trailer, which was more a proof of concept than anything else. Either way, this game is going to be terrific when it finally ships.
Take Two has just announced that GTA4 won’t be hitting it’s scheduled October release. The game is now delayed until the second quarter of 2008. The delay is due to extra development time needed for the title.
From the press release:
Take-Two is reducing its fiscal 2007 guidance primarily to reflect the movement of the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 to fiscal 2008, due to additional development time required to complete the title. The title is now planned for release in the Company’s second quarter of fiscal 2008.
Bad news for gamers wanting next-gen GTA this year.
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According to EB Games, Lair has been delayed until September 4th from it’s previously scheduled August 12th release date. Gamefly has also changed it’s release date, but they’re showing September 6th (most likely to account for getting enough copies in to rent to customers). Screenshots taken in case they change it back (EB Games above, Gamefly after the jump).
We’ve previously heard the game has gold gold directly from Sony. What could be causing the delay? Either they pulled the game to fix a last minute issue or they ran into some production problems. Either way, this doesn’t bode well for Sony.
The game looks now to be releasing on the same date as Heavenly Sword. If this rumor proves to be true, Lair will certainly get overshadowed.
[UPDATE] Sony just confirmed the new September 4th release date on PlayStation.Blog.
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It was previously reported as UFC 2007 in all trailers and materials, which hinted at a release this year.
Now, GameTrailers has re-posted the E3 trailer we saw last week, this time calling it “UFC 2009″. I can only pray we don’t have to wait over a year for this game. THQ should have had ample time to develop this game to this level for a release this year.
I needs my MMA gaming………..
