Saints Row is the latest game to be delayed, now launching in August 2022
The upcoming Saints Row reboot is delayed, Volition chief creative officer Jim Boone confirms. Instead of launching into an increasingly-packed February 2022 like originally scheduled, Saints Row is now slated to arrive on August 23, 2022.
Boone notes that despite the team shifting into a work from home setup, the studio still managed to “underestimate” the effect of the pandemic on game development, meaning more time is needed in order to polish Saints Row into what the developers hope will be “the best Saints Row game yet.”
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Bobby Kotick must resign
Activision Blizzard’s CEO was the subject of a massive WSJ investigation today, alleging that he protected a studio head who had been recommended for firing for sexual harassment, while also throwing colleagues under the bus to protect his own reputation. At this point, it’s hard to see how the company can move forward with Kotick at the helm.