WYP
News Guru
Middle Earth: Shadow of War has been delayed by Monolith Entertainment.
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Middle Earth: Shadow of War has been delayed
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NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Was literally about to post this in the Quick news section as I just saw it on there FB page.
I'm extremely disappointed. Now it will release during school time for me which means I'll barely have time to play it until January.
The extra time better be worth it. 2 months is quite big delay so we better see some solid optimization and overall bug free game. They have already said about a month ago they are in a optimization state on the whole game. So they better hold up to that.
I'm extremely disappointed. Now it will release during school time for me which means I'll barely have time to play it until January.
The extra time better be worth it. 2 months is quite big delay so we better see some solid optimization and overall bug free game. They have already said about a month ago they are in a optimization state on the whole game. So they better hold up to that.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Well they did say a few weeks back that they need to get this one spot on or they are doomed.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
I'm pretty sure they meant that if it wasn't as big of a sell as they hoped it would mean no more Tolkien video games and no more RPG style game.
I don't think I would consider this a delay. I feel like the game was leaked way way earlier than they wanted and they felt like it forced there hand and the launch date. October I feel like was a date they probably felt more comfortable with from the get go. If you watched their streams they constantly say they have so much work to do. So to methis isn't surprising. Still sucks though.
EDIT: I just relaized something. They probably released it due to maybe a partnership with MS. My reason for that is the Scorpio is supposed to launch in the Fall, and seeing as this game is amongst the first to be released(well not sure anymore since many games launch in Oct) that would take advantage of the Scropios(and PS4 Pro) hardware, it could be a Xbox Bundle game for the launch of Scorpio. This also makes sense since Xbox doesn't have any exclusives like Halo to launch alongside it, so a game that takes full advantage of the Scorpio would definitely be in MS's interest. If this is not the case, then Monolith really hurt themselves here. With so many BIG BIG franchises launching this holiday and the first AC game launching in 2 years, they are going to have some serious competition.
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AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
I don't mind. This game will sell hugely if it delivers on what it is offering.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Well it'll be a harder sell now I think. Competing with many big name franchises directly whereas before they had about a month and a half of free space with no competition.
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
Yeah, maybe, but games, films, etc can still be incredibly successful with competition yapping at their heels. It may take a few more months to recoup the losses of an oversaturated release, but it'll happen if the product is right. Maybe that's a naive outlook since excellent products can go unnoticed if released at the wrong time, but recognition always comes in one form or another.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
I think it'll still be successful. I personally think this game is Game of the year worthy based off what I have seen
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
It looks easily like it could be. The formula works so well that with all the additions I can't imagine how it couldn't be eligible.
