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[Natiko]

This is sad news. Probably the game I was looking forward to the most this year.

 

[Rodney McKay]

YAY! One less game I have to play this holiday!

Borderlands 2 will consume all of my gaming time.

 

[Raitosaito]

Come gtav.

 

[kewlmyc]

Holy shit, that's like a six month delay.

 

[lantus]

This hurt me deep.

 

[comedy bomb]

Well shit.

The games I wanted this year were Bioshock, The Last of Us, The Last Guardian and Animal Crossing.

Guess I'll be hitting the backlog. lol

 

[Enco]

Come gtav.

I wish.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

Damn. There isn't any other games I'm looking forward to besides Infinite. Oh well. I encourage them to take their time to polish and create the game to it's fullest potential. I'm expecting Infinite to be this generations defining game, perhaps raising the bar for future generation games as well. My hype is through the roof.

 

[Duxxy3]

Well i was hoping to play the game before the world ended, but i guess not... soooo

 

[MuddyDonut]

The only game I was looking forward to this year. ;_;

 

[Atomski]

My soul is crushed

So strange.. now that this is delayed I think Borderlands 2 will be the only fps I buy this year.

 

[Saty]

Here's Webush's reasons why this might mean GTA V will come in October:
http://wedbush.na.bdvision.ipreo.co...c1vwm4aOdIRBB3xoDSTVY33/jLrzD0kEsoR7ErBq/9pf+

The firm closed by saying it expects an update on the release of GTA V as early as May 22 when Take-Two provides its Q4 FY12 results, or during E3.

“If there is no update on either date, we believe it is unlikely that GTA V will launch this calendar year,” it said.

 

[Papercuts]

Not surprised, to be honest. All their gameplay footage has been extremely staged.
The game was announced way too early.

Yeah, this is how I feel. Not surprised at all.

 

[Data West]

Yep, I'm gonna go ahead and say GTA V in October then. I hope.

 

[TheNatural]

This means GTA V in October, just wait. Fuck yeah.

 

[Pranay]

Its going to be Agent.

 

[meppi]

Good. Too many publishers would push out a game just to make the Christmas season.
If the game needs it, delay it. We'll be here when it's ready and we'll most likely get a much better experience as well.

 

[Sean]

Was looking forward to this game, but a delay is fine with me.

There's plenty of other stuff to play this Christmas season.

 

[TedNindo]

If they use that time to make the game better I don't care. Hell if it were up to me every game would get delayed an extra few months.

 

[UrbanRats]

Its going to be Agent.

Agent and GTAV in one bundle, with a million dollars included in, and a potion for eternal life.

 

[Data West]

Its going to be Agent.

Agent is the mini game within GTA V but it's an entire game

 

[Struct09]

Take all the time you need Irrational. I'll love the game in February as much as, if not more than, I would have loved it in October.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Will February be the new Holiday Season?

 

[Data West]

Will February be the new Holiday Season?

Not when AC 3 and COD come out in the Holiday season. Both of those games will be huge. The only brand name that I think could compete would be, yeah, GTA.

 

[Messofanego]

Now what's the frontrunner for GOTY 2012?

If GTA V either doesn't come out this year, will make for a very contentious GOTY debate. So far, it's been the smaller games that have impressed most e.g. Journey, Dear Esther, Fez.

 

[Wthermans]

Can't wait for Christmas 2013! February release means it should be a deal during the Steam Holiday Sale! Hoping I can pick it up for $5-$10 like Bioshock 1 & 2. Could probably get it for $20 during the Steam Summer Sale with a February release too.

 

[ASTROID2]

How could they do this. They must be doing something big with the game.

 

[Papercuts]

Now what's the frontrunner for GOTY 2012?

If GTA V either doesn't come out this year, will make for a very contentious GOTY debate. So far, it's been the smaller games that have impressed most e.g. Journey, Dear Esther, Fez.

I never get why people attach goty to games without playing them...all because it's another game in a recognizable series doesn't mean it's guaranteed quality.

 

[Poimandres]

Coming into this year, the 2012 games I was looking forward to the most were Prey 2, STALKER 2 and Bioshock Infinite...

Yeah... Sucks to be me.

This puts the Bioshock Infinite development cycle at 5.5 years. That's one of the longest this generation right? Unlike most games that are in the works for that long, I don't get the impression this game has had a tumultuous development.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Now what's the frontrunner for GOTY 2012?

If GTA V either doesn't come out this year, will make for a very contentious GOTY debate. So far, it's been the smaller games that have impressed most e.g. Journey, Dear Esther, Fez.

Well, it's always smaller games, but besides that, I suspect Assassin's Creed III or Mass Effect 3 will be the best received major multi-million selling game this year

 

[PixyJunket]

I'm actually pretty happy about this, it felt odd that the only two HD games I was excited about this holiday were coming out a week apart.

Plus, I'm sure the game will be better for it.

 

[Data West]

Well, it's always smaller games, but besides that, I suspect Assassin's Creed III or Mass Effect 3 will be the best received major multi-million selling game this year

I'd be very surprised if Mass Effect won many. It's rarely games that are released earlier in the year, and if it it, it's one that has little to no controversy like Red Dead.

 

[jbttwin]

Now what's the frontrunner for GOTY 2012?

If GTA V either doesn't come out this year, will make for a very contentious GOTY debate. So far, it's been the smaller games that have impressed most e.g. Journey, Dear Esther, Fez.

AssCreed/Mass Effect/Last of Us/Diablo/Tomb Raider. I'm sure there's others.

If GTA comes out this year....well. Yeah.

 

[Massa]

Well, it's always smaller games, but besides that, I suspect Assassin's Creed III or Mass Effect 3 will be the best received major multi-million selling game this year

I'd bet on Max Payne 3 as well.

 

[zerokoolpsx]

I'll have something to play when Feb. 2013 comes around.

 

[Data West]

I'd bet on Max Payne 3 as well.

I think Borderlands 2 will sell more than Bioshock Infinite would have. Don't know about winning any GOTYs though, but it's a plenty strong lineup for 2012 esp 'mainstream' games. Diablo 3, Max Payne 3, AC 3, Blops 2, Mass Effect 3(don't think it'll win goty from many major sites though), I could see Darksiders 2 as a dark horse like Saint's Row was. I'm not going to assume Last of Us is releasing this year.

I actually think Diablo 3 will be the front runner.

 

[Psychoward]

Cool, this gives me time to play Borderlands 2 and Halo 4.

 

[Magnus]

Good. Too much on the plate as is this year.

 

[Stumpokapow]

I'd be very surprised if Mass Effect won many. It's rarely games that are released earlier in the year, and if it it, it's one that has little to no controversy like Red Dead.

GAF Goty 2011: Portal 2 (April)
GAF Goty 2010: Mass Effect 2 (February)
GAF Goty 2009: Uncharted 2 (October)
GAF Goty 2008: MGS4 (June)
GAF Goty 2007: Super Mario Galaxy (November)
GAF Goty 2006: Twilight Princess (November)
GAF Goty 2005: RE4 (January)
GAF Goty 2004: MGS3 (November)

*shrugs* Seems pretty evenly distributed to me. Four in the first half of the year, four in the last half. (And while GAF isn't 100% representative of critical consensus, it's also not lightyears off)

 

[DanielJr82]

Assassin's Creed III
Far Cry 3
Borderlands 2
Medal of Honor: Warfighter (Passing on Black Ops 2).

I'm good. Take the extra time and make it more awesome, 2013 is going to be pretty barren anyways.

 

[Kaako]

O well. Guess I'll play it next year when it comes out.

 

[speculawyer]

Now what's the frontrunner for GOTY 2012?

If GTA V either doesn't come out this year, will make for a very contentious GOTY debate. So far, it's been the smaller games that have impressed most e.g. Journey, Dear Esther, Fez.

 

[Reuenthal]

Ken Levine, Creative Director of Irrational Games, stated, “When we announced the release date of BioShock Infinite in March, we felt pretty good about the timing. Since then, we’ve uncovered opportunities to make Infinite into something even more extraordinary. Therefore, to give our talented team the time they need to deliver the best Infinite possible, we’ve decided to move the game’s release to February.”

Great news.

Personally for me a delay of some months is never an issue if the game will be improved. Rather it is good news.

 

[Messofanego]

I think it'll be a good shooter, but I don't know about it being much more than that. Haven't seen anything from the story or characters hinting it might be GOTY material, especially compared to previous Max Payne games.

 

[Sephiroth503]

Your hopes are ours, your dreams are ours, you LIVES are ours, it all belongs to the Vox (read: Irrational Games)

 

[falconzss]

I wish they hadn't announced the game as early as they did. My hype is already slowly fading.

 

[Fjordson]

I wish they hadn't announced the game as early as they did. My hype is already slowly fading.

I'm still pretty damn excited, but yeah, these super early reveals can be a drag.

 

[Strike]

I'll buy it whenever it comes out. Hopefully Dishonored makes it this year.

 

[kittens]

Why are so many people taking this delay as a hint pointing to an October GTA5 release? Honest question.

 

[Sephiroth503]

Why are so many people taking this delay as a hint pointing to an October GTA5 release? Honest question.

I suspect it's got to do with 2k publishing, not wanting to compete, etc.