Empire: Total War delayed by a month
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News, PC. Tagged with delay, Empire: Total War, The Creative Assembly, Total War.
Sega has confirmed that the upcoming PC strategy title, Empire: Total War will be delayed - but only by about a month. The original release date was February 3rd 2009, but has now been changed to early March 2009.
“The extra development time will allow us to finalise and polish Empire, making it the most accomplished and epic of the Total War series.”said Kieran Brigden, Studio Communications Manager at The Creative Assembly. “There is a great deal of anticipation around Empire Total War and we want to ensure that it is the benchmark for strategy games upon its release.”
But there is some very good news here, Sega has confirmed one addition that will be made available due to this short delay;
Sega confirms no delay for Western versions of Sonic Unleashed
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, News, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3. Tagged with delay, Sonic Unleashed.
You might recall a few days ago we reported that the Japanese 360 and PS3 versions of Sonic Unleashed were to be delayed until Spring 2009. Reports had suggested that the delay was due to technical concerns and they wanted to “improve the quality of the game.”
Questions were raised about whether the game would also be delayed in Europe and America too? And if the Western versions were not delayed, would that mean that Western gamers would not be able to experience the “improvements” made to the Japanese version?
Well Sega has responded to the concerns:
“To Sonic fans living outside Japan: Previously we informed you that the release date of Sonic World Adventure (Sonic Unleashed) in Japan on PS3 and 360 will be delayed.
Based on that announcement, some fans living overseas have become concerned that there will be a difference in quality between the version of the game released in Japan and the version released outside of Japan. This is not the case and we apologise for this misunderstanding.
Sonic Unleashed delayed in Japan
Posted by Hudson. Filed under Japan, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, News, Nintendo Wii, Sonic, Sony PlayStation 3. Tagged with delay, Sonic Unleashed.
According to the fantastically German gaming news site gamefront.de, Sega has announced that Sonic Unleashed has been delayed for the Xbox 360 and PS3 until Spring of 2009 in Japan. Whether this applies to release dates in other regions hasn’t been announced, but a trusty Google translation of the news blurb reads:
The more time the developers want to improve the quality of the game advantage.
The Wii version of the game, developed by Dimps, is still slated for release on December 18 in Japan. No word on the PS2 version, which will not see release in Japan. Expect announcements about the game’s scheduled drop date to materialize from Sega’s other branches soon, so stay tuned, Sega Nerds!
If this holds true for all regions, it may mark a significant departure from Sega’s habit of pushing games out the door early to capitalize on the holiday rush.
[source: gamefront.de, via GoNintendo]