Mercenaries 2 slips to '08 -- happy delay

by Alexander Sliwinski { Sep 4th 2007 at 2:30PM }

We should really start marking every delay with a "happy delay" or "sad delay". Mercenaries 2: World in Flames being pushed to 2008 is a happy delay. We've already discovered that this holiday season is already so disgustingly jam-packed with games that we'll take any delays we can get -- unless it's something major we can no longer wait for. Merc 2, not so major, gives them time to polish -- happy delay.

EA hasn't given an official reason for the delay, that's fine. Add some more explosions, get the AI working properly -- whatever, take your time Pandemic, no rush. The game is expected for PC, Xbox 360, PS3 and PS2. As long as Mercenaries 2 brings the destruction of the first one back with more polish, it'll be a nice mindless title of joy in the vein of Crackdown to get us through early '08.

Gallery: Mercenaries 2

Tags: delay, merc2, mercenaries2, pandemic

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Vegnagun @ Sep 4th 2007 2:34PM

happy delays are like friends.

for the weak

mr nimblewick @ Sep 4th 2007 2:35PM

It's hitting PS2 but not Wii? What, they hate money?

Vegnagun @ Sep 4th 2007 2:38PM

money, like friends and happy delays, are for the weak.

Nincodedo @ Sep 4th 2007 3:57PM

Money sucks. :P

Leo @ Sep 13th 2007 7:55PM

No, they just hate Nintendo. And they probably don't want the game to forever be known as kiddy for being on Wii. Plus, the motion controls would be a little strange.

Emophia @ Sep 25th 2007 6:45AM

The Wii actually has a very low game attach rate, while the Wii is selling loads, the only real games that are selling with it are either Nintendo games or other casual games...

kerm660r @ Sep 4th 2007 2:43PM

Read: EA can't get it to run well on th PS3...

License to ill @ Sep 4th 2007 2:50PM

Good maybe they can get rid of that ugly pop-in...

Jonah Falcon @ Sep 4th 2007 2:52PM

Good. Too many games coming out in Oct/Nov/Dec.

waves @ Sep 4th 2007 2:56PM

I find long delays like this much more heartening than the 2 week or 1 month delays. At least they are giving themselves enough time to deal with whatever problems crop up. When a company delays for a month it's like a bandaid for a broken leg (see Lair).