Take Two Interactive has announced that the highly anticipated "Manhunt" game, being developed by Rockstar North will be pushed back a quarter to Q4, 2003. While initially expected in October of this year, the game has gone down the same, much walked, path taken by Valve's H-L 2 and will be released Noveber 19th, 2003.
Developed by the same team, based in Scotland, responsible for hit games Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, which broke sales records in 2001 and 2002, Manhunt definitely has some large shoes to fill.
Analysts claim that the delay does not reflect a problem in development but rather a move away from Q3, 2003 by most developers since they all wish to capitalize on the, usually profitable, holiday season. The move is also understood by many as a message by Take Two, indicating that they are in a strong financial position and do not need the sales push in October.
