Dark Void Is The Latest Title To Avoid The Holiday Competition
Dark VoidIt's a common theme thus far in 2009: if you're not one of the big boys, step out of the way and give yourself a chance to succeed at a later date.
According to ShackNews, Capcom has revealed that Dark Void has been delayed until 2010 "to avoid competition with releases of major titles of other companies." If you're not quite familiar with the game, it utilizes the unique concept of "vertical combat," in that you will fly upwards with a jet pack and deal with enemies on that vertical plane. It's a great idea and one we've been keeping a close eye on, but it seems that certain blockbusters like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 have scared off yet another promising title. The only problem is, we've seen a great many games disappear out of 2010 for this very same reason; one of them was Quantic Dream's hotly anticipated PS3 exclusive, Heavy Rain. It's certainly true that IPs have enough trouble succeeding without competing against established franchises, but perhaps this is the start of a troublesome trend...
On the other hand, it also means that the fourth quarter of 2009 isn't so loaded down with games, and titles really do have a better shot of success when they're not overshadowed. As of now, Dark Void is slated to arrive some time in Q1 2010 (between January 1 and March 31).
Related Game(s): Dark Void
7/30/2009 Ben Dutka
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migabyte
Thursday, July 30, 2009 @ 11:30:28 PM
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LegendaryWolfeh
Thursday, July 30, 2009 @ 11:42:55 PM
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Tim Speed24
Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 7:22:24 AM
Check out some in-game footage and you might be suprised at how good this game looks.
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ExhumeART
Thursday, July 30, 2009 @ 11:57:18 PM
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Deleted User
Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 12:25:25 AM
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___________
Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 7:04:31 AM
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to me dark void looks like a meh game a 8/10 at best.
now how many 10/10 games are due out between jan to march.
heavy rain.
god of war 3.
bioshock 2.
alien V predator (you get to rip peoples heads of how effin cool is that)
mafia 2.
mass effect 2.
splinter cell conviction.
singularity.
i think you get the point.
point being games that were delayed this week would of sold ALLOT better released when they were suppose to than where they are now.
splinter cell conviction is going to get hung out to dry by god of war, ubisoft is digging there own grave, building the coffin, and nailing it shut.
plus is there 1 good game due out in september?
the only one i can think of is dragon rising operation flashpoint, and need for speed shift.
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PS3addict
Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 10:38:09 AM
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fluffer nutter
Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 10:40:16 AM
to me dark void looks like a meh game a 8/10 at best."
Say what? Since when is an 8/10 meh? Not to pick on you but I'd like to understand the logic here. As for this game, it does look "pretty" but this is one of those I'd like to try before buy. We've had too many good looking games, this day in age, that looked great but played horribly. I'll reserve judgement on this one until I can get my hands on it.
"splinter cell conviction is going to get hung out to dry by god of war"
How so? SCC is an exclusive for the Xbox 360 so they will still have the millions of loyal MS fans. Two exclusives for two different consoles so I doubt they have anything to worry about. Especially, with the fan base.
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Tim Speed24
Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 7:25:37 AM
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Who knows....if they do a good job it might be a sleeper hit like Deadspace was. Just think about it.
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Snaaaake
Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 9:00:47 AM
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Hmm, it ain't original but interesting though doesn't look like I'm going for this one.
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BeezleDrop
Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 11:22:42 AM
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DragonSphere
Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 4:43:49 PM
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KilloWertz
Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 9:43:28 PM
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___________
Sunday, August 02, 2009 @ 7:45:55 AM
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meaning if its better than what im expecting, which 99% of the time is the opposite of what happens.
even KZ2 dissapointed me, i was expecting more variety, the SP lvls are the same just in a different area, all the enemies are the same.
even if people only had a xbox 360, they have allot more games coming out in jan-march than sep-dec.
besides RPGs theres barely any games left for this year.
splinter cell conviction would of sold a hell of allot better in october (the only game in oct that could be considered AAA is borderlands, or forza 3 thats it)
than it will in march.
same for dark void.
the only games i think would benefit from the delay are the games 2K delayed.
like bioshock 2 mafia 2 max payne 3 mafia 2.
those lot, every other game would of been better off this year.
1 because there not as big games as mafia 2 and co.
2 because theres not as many games in sep-dec.
3 most of those games have had so many delays people are starting to loose interest.
like me.
i couldent care less about dark void now.
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Xra897
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Thursday, July 30, 2009 @ 10:30:32 PM