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EA Delays Mass Effect 2, Battlefield: BC 2, The Sims 3 & More

Uros "Vader" Pavlovic

11:05 am EDT @ February 04th, 2009

Filed under: EA, MASS EFFECT 2, THE SIMS 3, THE GODFATHER 2, LEFT 4 DEAD

Yesterday's financial results from EA indicated also brought the official word on a bunch of delays. The company revealed that the continuation of BioWare's sci-fi RPG Mass Effect will be released no later than April 2010. The Godfather II is going to hit stores on July 1st, 2009. The Sims 3 were planned to launch early this year, but have now been pushed back to June 2nd, 2009

In addition, the publisher uncovered its plans to release Battlefield: Bad Company 2 no later than April 2010.

In related news, Electronic Arts announced that despite a slow start, the fresh IP Mirror's Edge sold over one million units at retail. What's more the horror shooter Left 4 Dead (PC/X360) sold over 1.8 million.

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	Superastic	[mail] Feb 04 2009, 12:20 pm EST
	Reply Sob sob. Mass Effect. NOOOOOOOOOOO

	Ftmch	[mail] Feb 04 2009, 01:06 am EST
	Reply Excellent idea, I wonder who came up with it. "hey guys, I have an idea that will solve our money-problem! let's delay all the major games that will give us a shitload of money,!"

	SpaceMonkey	[mail] Feb 04 2009, 03:03 am EST
	Reply A company works best when the people in it actually cares about their products or uses their own product. I assumed that most people working in EA that makes all the important decisions doesn't even play games, the ones that make the games only cares about keeping their job. How can anything good come out of that? We need to support independent developers more.

	finaleve	[mail] Feb 04 2009, 04:58 am EST
	Reply L4D isn't exactly theirs. If anything, they can brag about the whole distribution of the 360 version but honestly, I didn't even see them mentioned in-game. Then again, I didn't really look in the credits.

	Spectator	[mail] Feb 04 2009, 05:43 am EST
	Reply Well i think its a good idea, maybe they did learn they lesson. And will now produce better games, and better games need a longer time to make them. Its a smart idea from EA to delay all the games, i hope it will help.

	Jedrus	[mail] Feb 04 2009, 06:55 am EST
	Reply Here is the new corporate formula: First, you lay 25-30% of your workforce off. Second, you claim that you lost 50% of your PROJECTED profit. Third, you delay your product release date. And finally, you ask the government for a BAILOUT. Go figure.

	Terminator	[mail] Feb 04 2009, 07:24 am EST
	Reply Mass Effect 2 might not come out until April 2010!? This means it will be at least April 2011 before Mass Effect 2 comes to the PC. sigh Talk about depressing news.

	Engelton182	[mail] Feb 04 2009, 09:28 am EST
	Reply ohh great but we still have F.E.A.R 2

	QuickBrownFox	[mail] Feb 04 2009, 10:34 am EST
	Reply People bitch and moan if games get delayed, but its incredibly short-sighted when they do because games have a long and recent history for being all the poorer thanks to fixed release timetables.

	thestewieman	[mail] Feb 04 2009, 12:35 pm EST
	Reply extra development time i hope?

	Gforced	[mail] Feb 04 2009, 01:15 am EST
	Reply I guess the idea is since Sim's 2 and Mass Effect are still selling delay the release of new projects untill they see those sales figures falling,then release some new stuff. I mean who's going to buy Sims 2 anymore if you can buy Sims 3.(Plus i hear they have a new addon The Sims 2 : Economic Crisis)