Little Big Planet Delayed

This is from PLayStation.Blog.

 

"During the review process prior to the release of LittleBigPlanet, it has been brought to our attention that one of the background music tracks licensed from a record label for use in the game contains two expressions that can be found in the Qur’an. We have taken immediate action to rectify this and we sincerely apologize for any offense that this may have caused.

We will begin shipping LittleBigPlanet to retail in North America the week of October 27th. Sorry for the delay, and rest assured, we are doing everything we can to get LittleBigPlanet to you as soon as possible."


Well, I'm glad that they caught it in time. Hate to have another replay of Kakuto Chojin.  (BTW, I actually own this game.)

Alone in the Dark for PS3 not defeated, needs frame rate tweaking

It's been a little too quiet for the liking of PS3 gamers who just so happen to be fans of the upcoming horror survival. Eden Games have finally thrown a lifeline.

The game "is not performing as well on PS3" but it's still "not that far off" said Eden's senior producer Nour Polloni at the London press event.

"There's no firm date yet but what we can say is that it's coming out this year. In terms of why it's coming out later, we have the full game running on PS3 and all the features, no problem," said Polloni, speaking to VideoGamer.com.

"The thing is it's not performing as well on PS3 as we hope it is in terms of frame rate and all that. We didn't want it to come out and have less of an experience for the PS3 gamer. We wanted to tweak that up and make sure they get the best experience on PS3 as much as possible."

There you have it, though the PS3 version of the game is going to be delayed some there won't be any preferential treatment given regarding features or content, the Xbox360 version is the same game so please lay down the pitchfork and torches.

Alone in the Dark is being released on PC, Xbox360, PS2 and Wii this June, with PS3 sometime in the near future.

[Video Gamer.com via Stragegy Informer]

I don't know about you guys, but it still sounds like everyone is having trouble with making games for the PS3.

Galactica Final Season Delayed Until April

I'm going to certainly file this one under "This is BS" file!!!

If you've been waiting for the fourth and final season of "Battlestar Galactica", you're going to wait a little longer than expected. In what has turned into a full Sorpranos move, the "Battlestar Galactica" last season has been moved back from January until April 2008. Considering that season 3 ended in March of 2007, that is a long wait to find out what happens next.

And there's still no word on if the Sci-Fi network will air the fourth season in its entirety, choosing to spread the series out over 2008-2009.

That is a long time to spread out 20 episodes.

[latimes.com]

Comcast TiVo Rollout Is Delayed

The engagement between Comcast and TiVo has been a slow developing relationship that hasn't shown much fruit. And now word comes from TiVo's CEO Tom Rogers that the rollout for TiVo UI on Comcast's crappy ass Motorola DVR is behind schedule.

Really?!

We could not have guessed that one since it's been almost 2 years when they announced that they would be rolling out the UI on top of their current DVR. Which essentially gives you a TiVo without having to buy a TiVo. The UI was scheduled to be out in September, but right now it is being tested by Comcast employees. Rogers says "We're waiting for word any time now that the first non-Comcast employee will begin to get the service,".

Well lets hope so!!!

[Reuters]

Stranglehold Delayed For The 360

John Woo's Stranglehold has been pushed back from August 27th to September 5th for the Xbox 360. The PS3's release date has not changed and still is scheduled for September 17th. You can download the demo on Xbox Live to get a quick peek at it, or check out the demo walk thru below:

[G4TV]

GTA 4: Delayed Til Spring 2008

Oh look, we have another highly anticipated game delayed.

This time it's Grand Theft Auto IV being pushed back, this according to 'Take-Two' who created the game. GTA 4 was scheduled for release this October, but now has been moved back to second quarter of 2008.

Yeah that's right, spring of 2008

Chairman Strauss Zelnick of Take-Two said "certain elements of development proved to be more time-intensive than expected."

That sucks. Read the rest of the article here [Reuters via G4TV]

Crysis Delayed Until November

Well this kinda sucks big time!!!

For those of you waiting for the new Crysis PC game to hit the shelves, will have to wait a bit longer. EA announced on a conference call that the highly anticipated game will be pushed back until third quarter (October - December), an expects the game to be released in November, just in time for Christmas.

They also announced that FIFA 08 will be pushed back to third quarter, but since soccer sucks, no one gave a crap.

[via G4TV]

No Manhunt 2

If you ever played the first Manhunt, you know how cool the game is, and also how violent. Recently Sony and Nintendo stated that they would not allow Manhunt 2 to be released on the PS3 or Wii game consoles, due to the AO (Adults Only) rating the game received.

This caused the makers of the game 'Take-Two' to delay the release until they figure out what to do. I know that they most likely will edit the game to get the more favorable 'M' (Mature) rating, but my hopes is that they consider releasing the AO version for the computer or Xbox 360. This brings up the issue of freedom of creative expression and how it's being threatened by Sony and Nintendo.

Hopefully 'Take-Two' will not take the easy route and at least release two versions of the game.

Read the rest after the jump. [opposablethumbs via Slashgear]

Blizzard: No 'StarCraft II' In 2007

For all of the Star Craft 2 fans that can't wait to play this cool looking, ass kicking game...... You're gonna have to wait a while.

StarCraft 2 won't be hitting the stores anytime soon, despite the fact that there has been a bunch of screenshots and some gameplay footage on the 'nets of late. According to Rob Pardo, VP of Game Design for Blizzard, there's no way that the sequel to the immensely popular 'StarCraft' will be ready before the end of 2007.

Of course, it's no secret that Bilzzard always takes an exceptionally long time in making sure their games are right before getting them out to market, but it seems a little unfair to tease us with gameplay footage for a long-awaited game that has no intention of coming out anytime in the near future. What we do know about 'StarCraft II' is that it will be in 3-D, and that a lot of attention has been paid to making the game look and react a lot better. Also, there will be a matchmaking system to allow people to play with gamers at a similar level to themselves.

What we don't know is when this thing will be out.

Vista 'Halo 2' Delayed Due To Nudity?

The Vista version of Halo 2 has been delayed... due to nudity.

That's right, you read it correctly.... Nudity!!!

Bungie is quoted as saying "an unfortunate, obscure content error" which "was included in our initial production of Halo 2 for Windows Vista...we have updated the initial game packaging at retailers with a label, so customers are aware before purchasing the game".

The nudity occurs when you get a ".ass" error in the map editor for Halo 2. In a delightful burst of literalism, an ass error results in the below picture of...um...a Bungie employee's ass.












Although the game is rated "Mature" already, Cow Bell Tech is grateful Bungie protects us from a naked, digital ass while we blast our enemies with high powered weapons and paint the walls red with the blood of our fallen rivals.