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Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Delayed
Posted by Leigh Alexander at 8:20 AM on July 31, 2008
How quickly "Spring 2008" becomes "Q1 2009." Ubisoft is the next up to confess it's shunted a title out of its fall lineup into next year, after we reported a similar delay for Namco-Bandai's Afro Samurai.
This time, it's Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X, according to CVG, which sails right past Spring 2008 to land anywhere between January and March of next year. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway has been bumped forward a bit to September as well, presumably to fill in the gap.
Why does this happen? Sometimes, it has less to do with the pace of development on a title as it has to do with financials, financials, financials. The strategy of slating more titles for the year than the publisher expects it will actually launch is a common one; companies decide on product lineups, and then move titles to the most opportune launch dates to keep its balance books looking good.
While many publishers do follow this methodology, you might have noticed by now that Ubisoft is particularly aggressive about keeping its schedule flexible. Just recently, it moved Splinter Cell: Conviction back as well, ostensibly to put more work into it and position it as a key title.
It's possible we'll continue to see more titles slated for the nebulous "Fall 2008" period getting the bump into next year as publishers re-evaluate their plans.
Tom Clancy's HAWX slips into 2009 [CVG]
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Kamesen
Posted 8:42 AM 31/7/08
@EVILSTUART: @Kamesen: You know what? I take that back....
Yey!
Kamesen
Tom Clancy's Samuraidino
Posted 8:42 AM 31/7/08
@Kamesen: Im pretty sure its not...
Tom Clancy's Samuraidino
Communist_Gamer
Posted 8:39 AM 31/7/08
Am I the only person who is here who doesn't care for this game?
Communist_Gamer
Kamesen
Posted 8:39 AM 31/7/08
@EVILSTUART: Hey dude... I'm pretty sure HAWX is a 360 exclusive...
Kamesen
EVILSTUART
Posted 8:35 AM 31/7/08
aaahhh poop, the only flight sim for the ps3 that i was looking forward too, o well, october november is gonna kill the wallet, so i guess its okay
EVILSTUART
MiGo316
Posted 8:34 AM 31/7/08
I wonder who is next?
MiGo316
Wahrheit
Posted 8:33 AM 31/7/08
I'll wait and see how the console verson of IL-2 turns out before deciding on this game, but it looks promising. Hope they use those extra months well.
Wahrheit
Krondonian
Posted 8:26 AM 31/7/08
@bubassi: I suppose on the flip side, you might have the only good game released within a period of a few weeks.
Also, kids are often loaded after Christmas, creating some demand for new games for them to buy.
Krondonian
RageKage
Posted 8:24 AM 31/7/08
"Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway has been bumped forward a bit to September as well, presumably to fill in the gap."
Bumped forward? I'm about to break my keyboard in half. It was supposed to be out in a month.
RageKage
bubassi
Posted 8:23 AM 31/7/08
surely releasing a game at christmas >>> the new year when were all too skint to afford fu*k all till the summer.
bubassi
Wafflevs.Pancake
Posted 9:16 AM 31/7/08
I already canceled my pre order. And put it on Socom Confrontation
Wafflevs.Pancake
boy78
Posted 9:15 AM 31/7/08
Don't care much for this game :-P
boy78
otis123
Posted 9:13 AM 31/7/08
damn, i was really looking foward to this, we need more arial combat games, ace combat is good, just to corny.
otis123
Baka_Survivor
Posted 8:59 AM 31/7/08
*cough*acecombat*cough*
Baka_Survivor
Shiryu
Posted 8:59 AM 31/7/08
Sad, but expected. I hope it comes with extra "NICE!" when its done.
Shiryu
endlessoul
Posted 8:57 AM 31/7/08
That's funny. Is this delay recent news? I use GameFly and HAWX has shown to have a release date 3/31/2009 (Q1) since I put it there over a month ago.
Either way, it sucks. I'm looking forward to this game.
endlessoul
Ranger33
Posted 9:29 AM 31/7/08
If you need a WW2 FPS fix try the Darkest Hour mod for Red Orchestra (a mod for a mod lol) it just came out and is still a little buggy but I really like it. The sound effects and graphics make it really intense and gritty.
Ranger33
Thrizar
Posted 10:02 AM 31/7/08
i gave up with tom clancy anything after vegas
Thrizar
Jhongerkong
Posted 10:55 AM 31/7/08
This sure does S.U.X
Jhongerkong
RageKage
Posted 10:36 AM 31/7/08
Am I the only one who sees it as a waste of space when people comment just to say they're uninterested/don't care/weren't planning on buying?
RageKage
ShadowScale
Posted 1:14 PM 31/7/08
AND?
ShadowScale
HueyFreeman
Posted 1:51 PM 31/7/08
hawx looks bad to me anyways. i can't wait for that other game from ww2. IL2 or something of that sort.
HueyFreeman
MisterMcThursday
Posted 2:00 PM 31/7/08
The game looks like a slightly more visually and nub friendly Ace Combat so longer dev time for improvement is win in my book being a big flight game fan. I have hope for the game.
MisterMcThursday
jelloman581
Posted 5:52 PM 31/7/08
I hope they plan on suppporting the Ace Combat 6 Hori flight stick. I wish I had the link, but someone on the Ubi forums said it was supported in a beta build. ::fingers crossed::
jelloman581
ChiliC
Posted 6:25 PM 31/7/08
A UBISOFT GAME DELAYED!!!! THIS ISNT POSSIBLE!!!
because ubi is always on time with every game they make! like splitner cell convictions! it is going right on schedu......oh shit.....
ChiliC