Publisher Take-Two Interactive has announced that the forthcomingXCOMwill be delayed into “fiscal year 2013” along with first-person shooterSpec Ops: The Line. This follows a positive financial report for the second quarter of 2011, but Take-Two will stillannounce losses for fiscal 2012compared to 2011.
Take-Two has some big-name titles coming out in the next six months:BioShock Infinite,The Darkness II, andMax Payne 3. “Fiscal 2013” is between April 2012 and March 2013, so we could seeXCOMbefore the summer, but I’d worry that Take-Two would move it later to avoidBioShock Infiniteand maybeGrand Theft Auto V.Spec Ops: The Lineis penciled in for the “first half fiscal 2013.”
I’m still really keen to playXCOM: the game has had a quiet development but they had a novel presence at PAX and there’s finallybeen some behind-the-scenes development info. That being said, some extra months would probably be welcome by developer 2K.
Take-Two Beats Q2 Expectations, But Posts Losses[Gamasutra]
