Take-Two announced last night during its quarterly financial results briefing that the launch of Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption has been delayed from April 22 to May 18, pushing the game from the company’s second fiscal quarter to its third.
The publisher also expects one title from its robust fourth quarter (August–October) line up - which features L.A. Noire, Mafia II, Max Payne 3 and Sid Meier's Civilization V - to be pushed to its next fiscal year, which begins in November.
Rockstar said via its blog:
"We at Rockstar have always prided ourselves on the uncompromising quality of our games - and will always opt to take a bit longer to polish and fine-tune a game to be as perfect as possible when we think it necessary. With Red Dead Redemption, we felt that these extra few weeks will make a big difference in helping us deliver you an experience beyond your expectations. Thanks for your patience. We believe it will be worth the wait."