Ubisoft beats sales targets, delays games

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 24th October 2007
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Ubisoft has delayed four unannounced games, which seems a little weird to us...

Ubisoft has delayed four unannounced games, which seems a little weird to us...

Ubisoft has done very well these past few years and has knocked out a fair few successful games, with even more on the way if you buy into all the hype surrounding Assassin's Creed.

In fact, the company has done so well that it's revenue has climbed by 52 percent according to Gamespot and, as some sort of twisted consequence, has delayed four games.

In a week which has already seen delays for games like Army of Two on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, as well as several other less impressive titles, this is actually little by way of surprises.

What is a surprise though is which games have been delayed - because nobody knows.

Ubisoft made the announcement late yesterday and said that four games will be delayed, but has not released information on which games or which platforms. When pressured the company admitted that the delayed games haven't actually been announced yet anyway.

Announcing delays for unannounced games? It's a new paradoxical low, but what do you think of Ubisoft? Tell us in the forums.
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Quote yakyb 24th October 2007, 14:05
bloody finance

makes sense tho gonna need time to get through the witcher and hellgate
Quote Nohawk 24th October 2007, 14:23
why did they have to delay assassins creed on pc, just not fair!
Quote Jokkocze 24th October 2007, 14:32
They better not delay the 360 version of assassins creed..
Quote will. 24th October 2007, 15:03
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Originally Posted by Nohawk
why did they have to delay assassins creed on pc, just not fair!

Awww... did they? Bum chunks!

I hope they are using the time to remove any traces of it being a console port.
Quote cjoyce1980 24th October 2007, 15:07
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Originally Posted by Jokkocze
They better not delay the 360 version of assassins creed..

agreed, especially as i've pre-ordered mine
Quote cjoyce1980 24th October 2007, 15:09
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Originally Posted by will.
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Originally Posted by Nohawk
why did they have to delay assassins creed on pc, just not fair!

Awww... did they? Bum chunks!

I hope they are using the time to remove any traces of it being a console port.

as XNA can compile games for PC and 360, the only ports the PC will be getting is from PS3 games.

remember.......write once and compile twice!!! LOL!
Quote Nohawk 24th October 2007, 15:17
nah other versions are fine 11th of november if i remember correctly, its just the pc one which is delayed until Q12008 :(
Quote Nature 24th October 2007, 17:14
good 4 bizniss. hell, why not delay crysis for a couple of weeks to freak out the hardcore nerds to intensify there consumeristic urges on release day?
Quote mattthegamer463 25th October 2007, 01:33
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Originally Posted by Nature
good 4 bizniss. hell, why not delay crysis for a couple of weeks to freak out the hardcore nerds to intensify there consumeristic urges on release day?

Or invoke riots...
Quote Henk 25th October 2007, 08:11
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Announcing delays for unannounced games?
Maybe they did it to spare us from the disappointment of a delay-announcement after they've announced the games?
Or the games will be announced and at the same time they will announce they've been delayed?
Man, that totally did not make any sense at all :D
Quote [USRF]Obiwan 25th October 2007, 09:33
its marketing strategy, since everybody is all over crysis in a few weeks. It makes sence to delay the release. I would say (i dont know) till eh.. around 25 of december?
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