Take-Two Delays Holiday Lineup - No Big Daddy Or Hobo-Daddy 'Till 2010
The holiday season's release schedule just got a lot less crowded. Yesterday Take-Two announced that several of its games, including highly anticipated sequel Bioshock 2 won't be gracing systems until the company's 2010 fiscal year. Ben Feder, Chief Executive Officer of Take-Two, commented on the delay.
"The decision to shift a release date is never an easy one, especially with a product as highly anticipated as BioShock 2. We felt that it was essential to invest the additional time to ensure that this title will deliver what its fans expect and deserve. As a result, we will now be launching sequels to several of our strongest franchises - including BioShock 2, Mafia II, Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Redemption - during the next fiscal year."
Both Bioshock 2 and the hobo-licious Max Payne 3? Say it isn't so! But technically Take-Two's 2010 fiscal year starts in November, so there's still some hope for a late 2009 release, right? Unfortunately not. In a conference call later in the day, Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick clarified that the games will be released during the first half of 2010, sometime between January and June. No new concrete release dates have been announced.
Well that takes care of the game I was most looking forward to this year. What else are you all looking forward to this holiday with Bioshock 2, Max Payne 3, Mafia 2, and Red Dead Redemption taken out of the picture?
NaviFairy
Posted to Hot Stuff, Video Games on 14 July 2009
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The only other games I was looking forward to besides Bioshock 2 and Max Payne 3 are already out, so unless something really surprising comes along, I'm already done for the year with my "must own" game purchases.
...more TF2 time!
gran turismo 5, tekken 6, blazblue, kof 12, dark void, ninja gaiden 2 sigma, assassin's creed 2.. there's still plenty to look forward to for me this year :)