I don't know if i should buy raving rabbids2 or mario galaxy. Maybe i'll just buy both lol.
Ubisoft beats sales targets, delays four games
By
Brendan Sinclair, Senior Editor
Publisher's revenues up 52 percent, but full-year expectations remain same following delay of mystery quartet to beyond Q1 2008.
The work week is only two days old, but it has already seen more than a dozen game delays. Yesterday alone, Electronic Arts delayed Army of Two on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and THQ pushed back both versions of Destroy All Humans!: Path of the Furon, as well as the Wii and DS editions of de Blob, and the PS3 version of Frontlines: Fuel of War. That's in addition to Capcom's delays for Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law for the Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable.
The list of postponements has grown a bit longer today. In its financial earnings report for the half-year ended September 30, Ubisoft announced that it has delayed four games into its next fiscal year, which begins in April of 2008. However, the publisher did not specify which projects have been pushed back and said only that one of the games is from a franchise, and that three of them are new brands. An Ubisoft representative confirmed for GameSpot that none of the delayed games have been announced yet. Ubisoft also added that an unannounced game in an existing franchise would also make it out before April.
One announced game appears to have suffered a delay. Nitrobike for the Wii was left off the publisher's updated release schedule for the holiday quarter. The publisher has "announced" delays in the past using the same method.
As for the cause of the delays, Ubisoft said the postponements were made as a result of "positive trends" in the first half of the company's fiscal year and a positive outlook for the holiday quarter. Sales for the first six months of the fiscal year totaled €261 million ($371.9 million), up more than 52 percent over the same period last year (or 55 percent at constant exchange rates, which is notable given the current weakness of the US dollar). The strong first-half performance will apparently cancel out the effect of the delays, given that Ubisoft left its full-year financial projections unchanged.
For the company's second quarter alone, Ubisoft reported sales of €127 million ($172.9 million), up 25 percent from the same period last year, or nearly 28 percent at constant exchange rates. That surpassed the publisher's expectation of €105 million ($142.9 million) in revenues.
Broken down by system, PS3 games accounted for more of Ubisoft's first-half sales than any other platform, accounting for 21 percent of the publisher's revenues. The DS was a close second, contributing 20 percent of Ubisoft's sales for the six-month period, followed by the Xbox 360 (15 percent), PC (12 percent), and PSP and Wii (10 percent each).
By
Brendan Sinclair, Senior Editor
Brendan Sinclair has been a games journalist since 1999. His tastes are eclectic, though he has a definite affinity for games with arcade roots. He's Canadian, but has also been at home in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, and San Francisco.
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DAMN HAZE IS DELAYED. December 4? Frig. Well one less game to buy in November. (Call of Duty 4, Uncharted, Time Crisis 4 and Assassins Creed will be enough thank you)
See? The french always get things wrong. Im glad Haze or Assasins Creed arn't going to be delayed though.
No problem Ninja_RaVeN, it clearly says that none of the delayed games are titles they have announced yet, let alone set a release date for previously. So we're safe it seems...
These games are ready, finished and complete... why are they being delayed?! just cos they've made enough money already this year?!!?!?!? that's ridiculous i mean fair enough if extra development was needed but seriously... we're waiting for you to count your money and roll around in it for a while before we get our games!?!?... in honesty yeah OK business is about making money whatever business it is but if a game is ready just give it to us!! don't they know we wait excitedly from the announcement of a good game and start making mess in our underwear when it gets this close!!!
I say Delay SO i can get better product then to have million bugs. Rather wait until Ubisoft feel like it ready to be released not before.l
Mostly, I think it's obnoxious to announce you're delaying four games without specifying which. Obviously they already know, do they just want to watch people squirm?
People people relax! Assassin's Creed and Haze are NOT being delayed, Ubisoft delayed 4 games we haven't heard of before, Haze and AC are fine
Guys, come on. The gaming industry is a business. They're doing what's best for them and for us.
more delays in the game industry, everyone's doing it you'll take some if u wanna be cool............. .
Well they've already pushed back Splinter Cell till next year, which annoyed me. If they push AC or Haze I'm ganna be mighty furious.
This week has been a bad week in the old delay department, first Army of Two (looking forward to this game) and now this news from Ubisoft. What makes it worse is the fact that they've taken this childish attitude and not let us, the consumer who keeps them going, know which games they are delaying, instead they have left us hanging. I expect the words "nah, nah, nah, nah, nah!" were thrown in there somewhere at the time of the conference! If Ubi do Delay Haze & Assassins Creed then thats it for me, Ubisoft will be on my sh!tlist! Considering both these games are 4 or 5 weeks away from release and they drop this bomb on us the way they have, well, stuff 'em! As far as I'm aware (from the internet that is) both Haze & AC are pretty much complete. With all the demos/press and the upcoming AC event in London it has to be ready to release. The same goes for Haze, Free Rad. have stated pretty clearly that it was going to be released this year for sure. If either (or worst case, both) of these games are delayed until next year it won't be because the games aren't finished, it will be the usual suspect when it comes to corporations, money! Ubisoft have had a good year this year so to make sure they do well in their next financial year they will be inclined to release the big guns at the beginning of their fiscal year to bolster their profits. At the end of the day, most of these big publishers don't really care about the consumer, they just want the cash, it's sad but true. Come on Ubi, prove me wrong, release AC and Haze this year and I'll eat my new Halo 3 t-shirt!
Ubisoft is the best publisher out there right now in my opinion. Most of their titles are quality and not rushed.The first game I got for my 360 was Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. It seemed like the only true next-gen title releasod on that platform at the time. Go Ubisoft!!
i would seriously commit suicide if they delay assassins creed, i am counting the seconds til its release
I believe Brothers In Arms is one of the games thats gonna be delayed. :( ALtho Assassin's Creed and HAZE shud be set for this holiday season.
Read the last part of that second paragraph from that article. Assassin's Creed is still coming this fiscal year, so it won't be delayed. I don't think they will delay this again after last year.
Taken from http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/49589 "Ubisoft reported its second quarter financial results today, posting a 25.4% increase in revenue to 127 million Euros ($118 million) for the three months ending September 30. Based on the strong second quarter sales, and further gains predicted for the third and fourth fiscal quarters, the company has joined THQ, EA, and Capcom this week in delaying several games into the next fiscal year, which begins on April 1. The announcement did not specify which games would be delayed, only that three of the four delayed titles are from new brands. The announcement listed the following six franchises as being on track for the current fiscal year: Brothers in Arms, Far Cry, Rayman Raving Rabbids, The Settlers, and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. The new titles still coming this fiscal year are Ubisoft Montreal's Assassin's Creed, Free Radical's Haze, and Ubisoft Shanghai's Tom Clancy's End War."
has Haze come to mind for anyone? Personally I'm not that interested in it, but if any game is gonna be delayed it seems, its a ps3 game. I dont think Ubisoft will delay a multiplatform release like Assassin's Creed. Thats too much money they aren't cashing in on.
I will hate ubisoft forever if they delay assasin's creed one more time. And even more if it's delayed to april 2008!!!
wtf army of two is delayed. Assassins creed and haze better friggin be released this year.
thats intersting..who would ps3 games boosted it's sales...i mean thats really interesting..now why wont they patch Rb6v on the ps3....it is what is making them money....
hoping creed is not delayed . if they do delay it which by a 99% chance they wont , my trust on ubisoft will com to a very tragic halt.
who would've funk it. I never saw the PS3 titles to account for more of their first-half sales. It'd be funny, and sad if AC is one of the 4 titles to be delayed since they've been so adamant of making their Nov release date I wouldn't mind if Haze is delayed. In fact, release that game over summer? Summer always has such a gaming drought that I would like for once to have a game that has been somewhat hyped.
Go ahead and delay all you want. With all the great titles that are coming out and will come out, its probably better to push some into next year. I'd have to quit my job to finish all these games. DAMN YOU BILL GATES!!!!
No one it seems noticed this : "Ubisoft also added that an unannounced game in an existing franchise would also make it out before April." Unannounced would tell me it is definitely not splinter cell:conviction. So what game do you think it could be? No news at all truly for prince of persia 4 but that would be incredibly awesome!!! What are your thoughts???
Gah. More game delays. Looks like the 'Best Video Game Holiday Season Ever' is getting pushed off til spring...
I have seen a release date for Assassains Creed somewhere else, but I agree that it will probaly be delayed. Hopefully its not just another game to add to my 08' list.
Actually, hate to burst the bubble but where it says, "An Ubisoft representative confirmed for GameSpot that none of the delayed games have been announced yet." - I think what the editor is trying to relay is that none of the "delayed games" have been announced yet, meaning that Ubisoft has not specified to anybody what games have been delayed yet. I wouldn't interpret this as none of the four games they've delayed have been announced to the public yet. Think about it, if they haven't even announced the games then why would they delay something that's going to take another 2-3 years to finish? I think as Assassin's Creed doesn't even have an official release date, just "november 2007", I think we'd better prepare for a delay to be announced on it :( Hopefully I'm wrong.
OH may i will die if they delay Assassins Creed, i cant wait for this game. delay games is killing to me...
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