

Rainbow Six: Extraction - September 16 to January 2022 Either way, it's only a minor delay compared to some of the others we've seen over the year. The publisher gave the reason for the delay as looking to provide its developers with a little extra time to get the game ready for launch, as the strain of working from home and the growing concerns of the pandemic once again are taking effect.

The delay is hoping to "deliver a smooth experience for all guitar and bass lovers", and we're also told that we can look forward to more information about the service "soon".īattlefield 2042 - October 22 to November 19ĭespite being around a month until launch, EA has decided to make a last-minute change to Battlefield 2042's launch plans, pushing the anticipated shooter out of October and back to November 19.

Just as we were inching closer to its arrival, the devs announced that the game would be delayed by four months, as they wanted to make it "the best game it can possibly be at launch."ĭespite launching a closed beta, giving interested fans a chance to get hands-on with the service, Ubisoft has determined that it needs more time with Rocksmith+, and has subsequently delayed the game from 2021 to an unspecified date in 2022. First revealed in 2019, and later given a June 2021 release date, Back 4 Blood looked to be the Left 4 Dead spiritual successor of our dreams. This one hurts, especially considering how promising the game looked when we sampled it during the latter part of 2020. The developer has stated that it will be using the extra time to "create a fun, stylish, and mind-bending player experience," so hopefully the game will be better than ever when the release date does roll around. The action title is now set to launch on September 14, which is four months after its original release date. It was only a few weeks after the Microsoft acquisition of ZeniMax when Arkane Lyon decided to hit us with the news of a Deathloop delay. Considering Amazon Game Studios recently released its third-person shooter Crucible that has already announced its decision to close down its servers, moving its development team to New World, the MMO should be in the best possible position to be in its finest state when it releases late this Summer. The title originally had a Spring 2021 release window, which has since been knocked back to August 31, in order to give the game the "polishing and fine tuning" it deserves before launch. The best way to describe what we've seen and heard from Amazon Game Studios up to this point is 'troubling,' but it's MMORPG New World hopes to rectify that. Update: New World will now launch on Septemfollowing a fourth delay. The game, developed by Ubisoft, was originally supposed to release on February 25, before being hit by a last minute delay that pushed it to "later this year." We still have no exact launch date to get excited about, although with there already being gameplay trailers out in the open, we hopefully shouldn't have to wait too long before we can look to explore the wild side of life in this one. The spiritual successor to 2016's extreme snow sports title Steep, Riders Republic is bringing back the gnarly adrenaline-fuelled gameplay and adding various types of bikes for you to test your mettle with. Update: Riders Republic will now launch on October 28, 2021. Riders Republic - February 25 to "later this year"

Without further ado, let's dive right in. But, with release dates shifting left, right, and centre we've compiled a list of the most notable delays, and by notable we mean the biggest games that saw the lengthiest delays. We're only a couple of months through 2021 and yet we've already seen a bunch of videogame delays - in this global climate there's no surprise there, and we'd prefer that developers take their time to complete their games before sending them out into the world.
