Ubisoft announced in a blog post yesterday that their upcoming title South Park: The Stick of Truth has been delayed again. The game is now scheduled to arrive for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on March 4, 2014. The announcement came shortly after a hilarious new gameplay trailer was revealed for the game starring Cartman, Butters, Princess Kenny and Sir Douchebag. Players will be equipped with a variety of special attacks with unique properties and effects to cast on their enemies in the JRPG inspired title, while some battles can be instantly won from the overworld and never actually entering into the fight screen. Players can learn more about the upcoming game by reading on for statements from the Ubisoft blog post and by checking out the new gameplay trailer for South Park: The Stick of Truth below.
Why the new delay? Well, when Ubisoft picked up the game, we thought: Easy. We’ll put some marketing muscle behind Stick of Truth, toss some additional development resources at it, then take it to the finish line with Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The game’s almost done, anyways – so what more could we do?
Apparently, quite a bit more. “Within three weeks after acquiring the game, we sadly realized we had to turn this thing upside down if we hoped to deliver the experience everybody wanted,” says Ubisoft North America’s president Laurent Detoc. “It’s been such a major overhaul to get to the point where we are that we couldn’t let it go, even if that meant missing December.”
South Park’s creators wholeheartedly agree. “We always wanted the game to feel like you’re actually in an episode of South Park,” say Matt Stone and Trey Parker. “Getting the game up to the crappy standards of the show has been a real challenge and we’re excited to say it’s taken way longer than we thought it would.”
South Park: The Stick of Truth is now available for preorder from most major retailers for the MSRP of $59.99 and is scheduled to release for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on March 4, 2014. South Park: The Stick of Truth is not yet rated. For more information on the game, check out the official South Park: The Stick of Truth website.
Why the new delay? Well, when Ubisoft picked up the game, we thought: Easy. We’ll put some marketing muscle behind Stick of Truth, toss some additional development resources at it, then take it to the finish line with Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The game’s almost done, anyways – so what more could we do?
Apparently, quite a bit more. “Within three weeks after acquiring the game, we sadly realized we had to turn this thing upside down if we hoped to deliver the experience everybody wanted,” says Ubisoft North America’s president Laurent Detoc. “It’s been such a major overhaul to get to the point where we are that we couldn’t let it go, even if that meant missing December.”
South Park’s creators wholeheartedly agree. “We always wanted the game to feel like you’re actually in an episode of South Park,” say Matt Stone and Trey Parker. “Getting the game up to the crappy standards of the show has been a real challenge and we’re excited to say it’s taken way longer than we thought it would.”
South Park: The Stick of Truth is now available for preorder from most major retailers for the MSRP of $59.99 and is scheduled to release for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on March 4, 2014. South Park: The Stick of Truth is not yet rated. For more information on the game, check out the official South Park: The Stick of Truth website.
