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Ashes Cricket 2013 has been delayed for a second time by its publisher 505 Games. The reason? In blunt terms the publisher admitted that the game simply wasn’t good enough in its current state”. The game has already missed its previously scheduled for release of June 21st. It will now …
Read More »Ouya to miss June 4th launch
Crowd-funded Android console Ouya will not launch at the beginning of June, as was originally planned. Instead, it will land on shelves a few weeks later on June 25th. Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman claimed the console was delayed in order to meet retail demand, according to Joystiq. "We’ve had incredibly …
Read More »Video games tax breaks delayed in the UK
Games tax relief will not be approved by April 1stas the UK awaits confirmation from Europe. UK games trade body UKIE has stated that tax relief will still definitely happen, and the government is 100 per cent committed” to legislation. Tiga has also explained that tax relief is still awaiting …
Read More »Disney Infinity delayed at the request of retail
Upcoming Skylanders rival Disney Infinity has been delayed by one month. The game had been due for release in June but will now arrive in Europe on August 23rd. Furthermore, the move comes not due to development concerns but instead after it was requested by retailers, who wanted to see …
Read More »Scribblenauts Unlimited suffers last minute delay on Wii U and 3DS
Nintendo has announced a surprise delay to Scribblenauts Unlimited just three days before its planned UK release. No specific reason was given and, perhaps more surprisingly, no new date has been announced. We are sorry to announce that Scribblenauts Unlimited, a game developed by Warner Bros Interactive and 5th Cell …
Read More »Oculus Rift delayed into the New Year
Successfully Kickstarted VR headset Oculus Rift will miss its proposed pre-Christmas launch. It is now expected that development kits will begin shipping in March 2013, with all orders complete by mid-April. Designing, sourcing, and manufacturing thousands of developer kits is no small feat,” an update on the device’s Kickstarter page …
Read More »Sony puts hold on PS3 DVR release
New PS3 DVR hardware Nasne has missed its proposed release in Japan today after Sony suddenly put a hold on the product”. Andriasang reports that Japanese retailer Famicom Plaza broke the news, speculating that the last-minute decision was perhaps due to a discovery of a bug in the device’s software. …
Read More »Ghost Recon Future Soldier DLC delayed
The Ghost Recon: Future Soldier first DLC pack Arctic Strike has been pushed back to later in July. The map pack, which was originally set for a July 3rd release, has been delayed for some additional polish. Ubisoft has yet to set a new release date but still plans to …
Read More »Yet another delay for Aliens: Colonial Marines
Sega’s Aliens: Colonial Marines has been delayed. Again. On the plus side, the Gearbox Developed shooter has actually got a firm release date for the first time, albeit for Q1 next year – February 12th 2013, to be precise. Sega now describes the game as being in its final stretch …
Read More »New Tomb Raider delayed until Q1 2013
Developer Crystal Dynamics has confirmed that the new Tomb Raider has been delayed. The game was scheduled for release some time this autumn, but will now not see light of day until the first quarter of 2013. When Crystal Dynamics first set out to reboot the Tomb Raider franchise, there …
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