Do not Nod Leisure, the studio behind Life is Unusual, revealed its <a href=”https://www.gameinformer.com/the-game-awards-2022/2022/12/08/dontnod-entertainment-reveals-actionrpg-banishers-ghosts-of-a-new” goal=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>motion RPG, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, throughout The Recreation Awards final 12 months</a>. Earlier this 12 months, in June, Do not Nod introduced Banishers might be launched in November however immediately, the studio delayed its launch to subsequent 12 months. Extra particularly, Banishers will now hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC on February 13, 2024.
As for why, Don’t Nod CEO Oskar Guilbert says the workforce is aiming for a “much less saturated interval” of online game releases, alluding to the swath of video games releasing within the coming weeks, together with subsequent month’s Murderer’s Creed Mirage, Tremendous Mario Bros. Surprise, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2, and extra (and that’s simply a few of what’s releasing in October, which then leads proper into November).
“We’ve got determined to postpone the discharge of this new franchise by three months, because the market is experiencing an intense launch cycle for AAA titles on PC and consoles on the finish of the 12 months,” Guilbert writes in a press launch. “We’re satisfied {that a} industrial launch of Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden throughout a much less saturated interval will give it the eye it deserves.”
Across the similar time, Don’t Nod launched a separate assertion on Twitter:
“With so many unforgettable video games in 2023, it’s vital that every of them shines brightly. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden isn’t any exception. Although completed and set for launch, we wish Purple and Antea’s story to get the highlight it deserves. In consequence, with our writer Focus Leisure, we took the choice to postpone its launch on PC & Consoles to February 13, 2024. An ideal date for an epic love story. Thanks on your endurance.”
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— DON’T NOD (@DONTNOD_Ent) September 26, 2023
Don’t Nod follows a rising development of smaller builders asserting delays in mild of main upcoming releases. Summefall Studios delayed Stray Gods: The Function-Enjoying Musical to get its launch away from Baldur’s Gate 3, and in August, Ubisoft pushed Murderer’s Creed Mirage’s launch date up per week. Whereas Ubisoft didn’t say why, a have a look at October’s launch date calendar makes the message clear (though admittedly, that’s hypothesis on our finish). Alone within the Darkish was pushed to January to keep away from Spider-Man 2’s blast radius. And final month, Treatment Leisure delayed Alan Wake 2 by 10 days to present gamers “area for everybody to take pleasure in their favourite video games.”
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC on February 13, 2024.
For extra in regards to the sport, watch the Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden reveal trailer.
[Editor’s Note: This story was updated to include a statement from the studio]
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