Prince of Persia followers should wait a bit longer for the subsequent spin-off to reach, as Evil Empire has introduced that The Rogue Prince of Persia has been barely delayed past its deliberate Could 14 launch date. That is partly because of the Lifeless Cells developer engaged on sprucing up lingering bugs forward of the sport’s early-access launch and the studio aiming to keep away from being overshadowed by Hades 2. The Hades sequel additionally launched in early entry this month, and to date, the game has had a strong debut. Evil Empire says it would announce a brand new launch date for The Rogue Prince of Persia on Could 13.
“Seeing as everybody and their mum is taking part in that game–including our whole group…and their mums–we have determined to let folks have their enjoyable with it earlier than we launch The Rogue Prince of Persia,” Evil Empire mentioned in an announcement. “Whereas we now have each confidence in The Rogue Prince of Persia, it is not day-after-day {that a} recreation in the identical style as you, which is likely one of the most anticipated upcoming video games of 2024, will launch into Early Entry every week earlier than you intend to do the identical. We aren’t prideful sufficient to disregard the implications of that, and we actually imagine that this brief delay is one of the best determination for us and our Early Entry journey. We additionally wish to give Hades 2 a head begin earlier than we begin working, it is solely truthful.”
Evil Empire even broke the information with a yellow background on its social media submit, a working development that Cyberpunk 2077 followers are painfully accustomed to. The studio says it’s going to use the additional time to fine-tune its day-one patch and “add extra stuff” earlier than launch. “We utterly perceive that that is annoying information to listen to for everybody who was desirous to play the sport, particularly so near the anticipated launch. We are able to solely maintain our palms up, apologize, and hope that you simply perceive,” Evil Empire added.
The Rogue Prince of Persia is the second spin-off releasing this yr within the franchise, following the launch of Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown in January. This new recreation is a 2D action-platformer in an analogous vein to Lifeless Cells, and options wall-running components that gamers will make the most of to navigate via procedurally generated ranges. There’ll even be a chunky arsenal of weapons to grasp, like axes, swords, and daggers, whereas secondary weapon choices embrace shields and grappling hooks.