With Indiana Jones And The Great Circle and Avowed still not being given a release date, one of them at least may not be out this year.
It’s August now and while it’ll still be several weeks until the summer games drought is over, you would normally expect most big Christmas titles to have their release dates announced by now.
Unusually though that’s not the case for a number of titles, including Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Xbox console exclusives Indiana Jones And The Great Circle and Avowed.
Normally you’d take that to mean that the games might not be finished in time, and could slip into 2025, but while that’s rumoured to be the case for Avowed, the reason it’s not making this year is apparently because Microsoft wants to intentionally hold it back.
You’d assume (although that’s not always wise in the video game world) that both games were going to reveal their release dates at Gamescom later this month, especially as Xbox has made a big fuss about their attendance there.
However, a new rumour suggests that the delay of Xbox console exclusive S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart Of Chornobyl, to November 20, has caused Microsoft to decide to delay Avowed until ‘early 2025.’
The rumour comes from The Verge’s Tom Warren, who suggests that ‘things are getting stacked for Xbox games in the all-important holiday season.’
‘I understand Avowed is in good shape, this is more a matter of wanting to give the game breathing room outside of a very busy period for Xbox Game Pass,’ he claims.
The only other Xbox Games Studios title due in the second half of the year is Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (and perhaps indie title Towerborne, although that also doesn’t have a date) but Microsoft is likely thinking more of Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Bethesda’s Indiana Jones And The Great Circle.
When will Avowed be released?
Although the lack of a date also makes a delay possible for Indiana Jones, that becomes less likely if the rumour about Avowed is accurate.
And this is despite developer Obsidian itself having seemingly leaked Avowed’s release date as November 12, but then the rumour does claim that the game is not behind schedule.
Update: Microsoft has confirmed that Avowed has been delayed until February 18, in order ‘to give players’ backlogs some breathing room.’ Indiana Jones, Towerborne, and the Starfield DLC are all confirmed for 2024 but with no release dates for any of them.
It’s also likely that Dragon Age’s release date will be announced at Gamescom, as developer BioWare announced they would reveal it ‘next month’ – in a blog posted on July 31.
The most likely venue for these announcements is the Gamescom Opening Night Live event on the evening of August 20 – the day before Gamescom proper begins. The showcase is hosted by The Game Awards organiser Geoff Keighley and usually sees at least a few new game reveals and updates on major titles.
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