Skerret's posting is ok to trip balls to and read just to experience the ambience but don't expect any content. "I'm jealous of sucking major dick!"~ Kernowgaz
That delay is physical copies only which, in my cynical mind, smacks to me of trying to maximise over priced digital pre orders. £55 on the Marketplace.
If the review embargo is set for release day, then I've a feeling this will be gash.
I admire g.'s enthusiasm but I fear you might be right.. Dead Island was a fun turd though... for me it'll depend on how fun the campaign is. If it's another series of fetch quests and randoms in your game being idiots then I'll probably wait a while.
I think it looks mega for co-op lols, and you can lock randoms out of your game world.
Watch the videos in this thread peeps, it seems they've absolutely nailed the player movement.
Missions will be the same old stuff you get in every sandbox game, but this should be looked at as being the first next-gen platformer like Crackdown was on the 360.
The ability to climb virtually anywhere shouldn't be underestimated.
It may well still turn out to be a turkey, but I've seen more than enough goodness to whet my appetite.