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Bad news, troops. Earth Defense Force 2025 has been delayed from its planned 2013 launch to February 2014. But hey, D3Publisher had barely spoken about it in ages so you may had forgotten anyway, and E3 brings a new trailer for you to enjoy. With EDF creator Sandlot back at the helm, it's again looking the right sort of janky. Maybe.
You may have noticed that the standalone version of smash-hit Arma II mod DayZ missed itsplanned December launch, but there's a very good reason for that. Creator Dean Hall explains in a new blog post, "Put simply, DayZ Standalone isn't here because we had the chance to go from making a game that was just the mod improved slightly, packaged simply, and sold - to actually redeveloping the engine and making the game the way we all dreamed it could be."
As the end of what Bohemia Interactive describes as "what might be described as an eventful year" draws near, the Arma 3 developer has confirmed that its battlefield sim will miss the planned 2012 launch window. With two members of the team arrested on espionage charges and the lead developer replaced, Bohemia has pushed Arma 3 into 2013 to finish it up properly.
The PC edition of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has been delayed by another two weeks, making it arrive five weeks after the console launch. And, as always, Ubisoft has given no explanation for this delay.
As it's been hidden from us for so long, the fact that The Secret World has been delayed by a fortnight can't hurt too much. It'll now launch for PC on July 3, preceded by another two beta weekend events.
Namco Bandai unveils a new trailer for its upcoming PS3 exclusive RPG Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. Unfortunately, the release date has slipped.
Bad news: Bohemia Interactive's reimagining of the classic sandbox RTS has been delayed into September. Good news: You'll be able to play a beta version from later this week, should you pre-order. But might this delay affect Arma 3?
As you may have deduced from the fact that Ridge Racer Unbounded is not on store shelves today, Namco Bandai's car 'em up has been delayed.
Funcom's real-ish-world supernatural MMORPG The Secret World will creep into our own reality on June 19, pushed back from its planned April launch to apply a good spit-shine.
Arma 3 fans recently spotted that the official site was listing a Q4 2012 release, not the summer launch had initially been stated. However, Shacknews has been told this was its target "for some time," and that we'll see Carrier Command: Gaea Mission firs
