Mercenaries 2 slips to '08 -- 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.











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).
Arturo @ Sep 4th 2007 3:27PM
I think my wallet just did a quick dance.
Jake @ Sep 4th 2007 3:37PM
Yeah, this holiday was just too packed for a lot of games. Push Mercs to next summer to help with the annual "drought".
Matt @ Sep 4th 2007 4:13PM
I'm actually happy to hear this because of the jam packed Fall we have coming for Xbox 360. With Halo 3, Mass Effect, Rock Band, and COD 4, it was difficult to imagine me fitting this in.
Aphid @ Sep 4th 2007 4:43PM
Hey! I've been waiting like three years for this one!
blooh @ Sep 4th 2007 11:35PM
what's another 6 months?