Originally slated for a Spring 2012 release, Aliens: Colonial Marines suffers yet another delay. The long awaited FPS survival titles will now only ship sometime during Autumn. According to a statement issued by Sega, Gearbox Software will require some addition time to polish some edges.

“Aliens: Colonial Marines is a process of creativity and invention and those don’t necessarily follow the structure of an assembly line. While setting clear goals, deadlines and predictions is helpful, they are often subjective.”

“We don’t want to sacrifice the creative process just for the sake of following a blue print. We prefer to have the creative discovery shape that blue print because our goal is to make a great game, and we are prioritising this goal over the previously targeted date.”

The game was originally announced in 2008, with development tracing back to 2006 itself. After a long period of lurking in the shadows, many presumed that the game will never see the light of day. Then all our fears were put to rest when the game was demoed for the first time in front of a public audience at E3 2011. After the extremely long and agonizing period of waiting patiently, it would be heartbreaking to be served an unfinished mess. We would rather have the game delayed a couple months than to see it go the way of Duke Nukem.

The sixth major installment in the PC Turn based RPG franchise becomes a victim of yet another delay. Heroes VI has been pushed back from 8th September to 13th October.

The move was a result of the feedback from the beta. Developer Ubi_Irina posted on the Ubisoft forum:

“During the first phase of the Beta you were very active and provided us with very valuable feedback: your suggestions about general balance, factions balance and bug reports were very useful to us.”

“Thus, we took the decision to delay the release of Might & Magic Heroes VI in order to secure a bit more time for the dev team to take into account your comments and deliver the best quality game.”

Gamers who preordered the game will receive access to the beta which will reopen on 16th August.

The PC exclusive WWII shooter which was originally scheduled to release on August 30th has been delayed to September 13th.The extra time will be utilized to refine the game further.

“While we understand the fans are clamouring to get their hands on the game, we felt we needed the extra two weeks to get it right and add the extra polish the game deserve,” said developer Tripwire Interactive.

Unlike most new PC releases, Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad will be available on Steam and other digital distribution outlets for a cheap price of $39.99/£24.99 (10% off if you preorder on Steam). The developers currently have no intentions of bringing the game to consoles, which is a shame since the sequel sports vasts improvements over its predecessor, including a new first person cover system, improved collision detection and a new stat tracking system.

The vehicular combat game Twisted Metal has evaded its October release, and will now ship  sometime in early 2012.

David Jaffe stated in the PS Blog that the game is “just not ready yet,”.

“Eat, Sleep, Play needs extra time to “polish our demented baby until it shines.” he added

“It sucks bad when games miss their announced launch dates, We’re gamers too and we know how annoying it is. It’s disappointing and frustrating and it really takes the wind out of your sails if you’re a fan that has been looking forward to playing a title for a long time. Thing is, you gotta trust me when I tell you that – with this extra time for tuning and polish – the game is going to be so much better than it already is. And if you played Twisted Metal and liked it at E3 or Comic-Con, or if you get to play it (and you enjoy it) at one of the August shows, just imagine how much more fun the final game will be with some extra time, polish, and love.

“With Twisted Metal we plan to ship a multiplayer classic. We plan to ship the best Twisted Metal ever made. We plan to convert a lot of folks who think vehicle combat is a relic best left to 90′s nostalgia. And we plan to explode the belief that the only relevant kind of shooter is a first person one. Most importantly, we plan on treating you – the kind folks who play our game (and pay our bills) – like the VIPs that you are. You only deserve our best and we appreciate your understanding as we take a little more time to guarantee that our best is what we deliver.”

Jaffe also mentioned that they development team is trying their best to get a playable build ready for PAX Prime and this months GamesCom. From what we’ve seen, the game definitely captures the over the top vehicular destruction and absurdity which made the original so great. And why should we object when the extra time will only yield in a better game.

Looks like 360 owners will have to hold on to their wallets for a little bit longer to get their hands on the 360 iteration of the stellar RPG which graced the PC with its divine presence this May. Originally slated for a fall release, The Witcher 2 will now ship sometime during Q1 2012.

“The extra time will allow us to polish the title to perfection, so that the game offers an ideally balanced, fantastic experience to gamers. As the launch of the game approaches, we will be sharing more details how it will be released on Xbox 360. I trust that despite the release date shift, players will be satisfied with what we are planning for them,” said Adam Kicinski, lead of the team.

However, it’s highly likely that CD Projekt’s recent legal clash with the PC version’s publisher, Namco Bandai could be the real reason behind the delay. Namco Bandai had claimed that developer broke their agreement twice, first by removing the retail version’s DRM in a post-release patch, and then by granting publishing rights to the Xbox 360 version to THQ in Europe.

Regardless of the reasons behind it, the move is sure to disappoint 360 owners. But not to worry, we’re sure Skyrim will keep you occupied till then.

Thanks VG247.

The PC version of the Sandbox God game which was slated to release alongside its 360 counterpart on July 27th, will now arrive exactly three weeks later, on August 27th.

Reasons for the delay weren’t disclosed. In From Dust, you play as God and manipulate the environments to save a nomadic tribe. A release date for PSN has yet to be announced.

2K games has sent word that  The Darkness II will not be able to meet the projected release date of 7th October 2011, and is now slated to arrive in NA on February 7th, 2012 and on February 10th in other territories. The move was made to provide the developer Digital Extremes with more time to polish up the game.

The Darkness II is the sequel to the FPS adaptation of the comic book which released back in 2007, and features a whole new layer of depth to gameplay when stacked to other FPS’s, thanks to its Quad-Wielding mechanics. The game is present on the show-floor of Comic-Con, which is set to open its gates on the 21st of this month. So be sure to check back for more media on the game.

The PS3 version of the much awaited Child of Eden has been delayed to September, says IGN.

The Xbox 360 version however, is releasing on schedule, 14th June.

Ubisoft have confirmed that the PS3 version is going to contain full support for Playstation Move, which might be the reason for delay.

Child of Eden for Xbox 360 comes with Kinect support.

Suda51′s and Shinji Mikami’s latest action/horror project Shadows of the Damned, will no longer ship on the originally slated date of June 7th.  The game will instead arrive two weeks later on June 21st in the US. A release date for Europehas yet to be announced, but Amazon is currently listing the game for June 24th.

The reason behind the delay was not disclosed, but maybe the fact that E3 kicks off on the previously scheduled date of June 7th had something to do with it.

It looks like Santa won’t be getting you a copy of The Last Guardian this Christmas, as Sony has announced that The Last Guardian and the Team ICO HD collection will not be shipping on their originally projected release window of Holiday/Winter 2011  and Spring 2011. The reason for the delay is to provide more time to the Developer’s to polish the game up to their standards.The Last Guardian Director/Game Designer, Fumito Ueda, apologized for the delay.

“I announced at last year’s Tokyo Game Show that the release timing of The Last Guardian which is currently being developed would be holiday 2011.”

“However, to provide more challenging and better quality of content to users and to fulfill First Party Studio’s obligations, I decided to postpone its release timing.”

“All the members of my production team are working together at a fast pace to develop and release the game in First Party Studio quality.”

“I sincerely apologize to all the customers who have been waiting for “The Last Guardian” for so long, but I beg for your patience. I will also announce the new release timing at a later time.”

The Last Guardian still looks like it’s an eternity away, but you know the wait will be worth it. We’ll let you know when Sony issues a new release date.