Whats going on in the game world
If you backed Mighty No. 9 on Kickstarter, the last thing you want to hear at this point is about yet another delay. it might also be the first thing you expect, even if you skipped the headline and despite a previous promise to the contrary. Either way, its happening again.
Keiji Inafune from Mega Man fame announced today that Mega No. 9s release is being pushed back one more time to Spring 2016. Its the third delay, the last of which nudged the release date to February 9, and as always its to squash some unexpected bugs.
"The reason for the delay is rooted in bugs inside the network modes, and specifically problems with matchmaking. There are two large reasons for this problem, one of them being the large number of platforms supported (the solution for each platform is slightly different) and the other stems from the fact that the engine we are using is no longer being updated which means adjustments for matchmaking and online code are being made manually (actually reprogramming parts of the engine by the dev team themselves). Unfortunately, this is all a result of miscalculations on the part of us, the development staff," Inafune explains.
Granted, putting out a buggy game isnt what anyone wants. At the same time, backers are understandably frustrated with all the delays, not just to the game itself, but also for the demo. After the project was successfully funded—it raised over $3.8 million, far surpassing its goal of $900,00—delays and apologies started rolling out pretty consistently. Back in October of last year, Inafune told fans there wouldnt be any further delays. He was wrong.
"For this 3rd delay of the game, we have no excuses for disappointing our fans and especially our backers once more. We want to take this chance to express our sincerest apologies to everyone who has looked forward to the release," Inafune added.
Tom Clancys The Division
In other gaming news, Ubisoft has released minimum and recommended system requirements for Tom Clancys The Division.
Heres a look at the minimum requirements:
- Supported OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 | AMD FX-6100, or better
- RAM: 6GB
- Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 with 2 GB VRAM (current equivalent NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760) | AMD Radeon HD 7770 with 2 GB VRAM, or better
- Notebook support: Laptop models of these desktop cards may work as long as they are on-par in terms of performance with at least the minimum configuration
- DirectX: Version 11
- Hard Drive Space: 40 GB available space
- Optical Drive: DVD-ROM Dual Layer
- Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset, optional controller
- Multiplayer: Broadband connection with 256 kbps upstream, or faster
And heres a look at the recommended requirements:
- Supported OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 | AMD FX-8350, or better
- RAM: 8GB
- Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 | AMD Radeon R9 290, or better
- Notebook support: Laptop models of these desktop cards may work as long as they are on-par in terms of performance with at least the minimum configuration
- DirectX: Version 11
- Hard Drive Space: 40 GB available space
- Optical Drive: DVD-ROM Dual Layer
- Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset, optional controller
- Multiplayer: Broadband connection with 512 kbps upstream, or faster
The Division releases to PC, Xbox One, and PlayStaiton 4 on March 8, 2016.
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