![]() And of course, Destiny 2 takes on the Witch Queen.Įven February itself has to contend with stacked month-neighbors for games released. Fans of specific genres get some heavy hitters in The King of Fighters XV, Total War: Warhammer III, Sol Cresta, and Monark. After being delayed from 2021 into 2022, developer Sloclap then moved from the end of February up to Feb. In a personal favorite, Sifu actually moved its release date back up. Elden Ring was first set for January, before it got pushed back to Feb. Shifting release dates haven’t just been limited to big year-over-year moves, either. The impact has reached further with each month though, as studios are taking a little extra time to get things right. Industry heads like Xbox’s Phil Spencer had indicated back in 2020 that the effect of COVID-19 on game development would start to be felt in early 2021. Both Dying Light 2and Horizon Forbidden Westpushed out from 2021 launch dates into 2022. And that’s not even counting indies like Sifu or OlliOlli World. And it continues on through an end-of-February triple-header, right on into a stacked March, and tapering off into the spring months.īetween Dying Light 2 Stay Human, Elden Ring, and Horizon Forbidden West, there are some heavy hitters launching early this year. It really didn’t even start with February, but last week with the launch of a new Pokemon game. I’ve alluded to it a few times in past news posts, but well, this is a very busy month for games. And as it turns out, many of those games landed in the February to April window. Last year saw a good deal of games get moved, delayed, and pushed around. ![]() Delays and much-anticipated titles are all coalescing into a few months
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