Code Vein, the third-person ARPG (or is it JARPG?) from Bandai Namco is going to be delayed to 2019. Originally set for a September 28, 2018 release, this highly anticipated title has been pushed back.
The official word from Bandai Namco is that since Code Vein has been getting a lot of attention from media and gamers all over the world, they decided to put a little bit more time into development, trying to get it a level of polish that would meet the expectations of the fans. Here's the official statement:
“We are thankful to CODE VEIN fans for giving us a huge positive feedback on the development versions of the game for the past months, as a result of the overwhelming support from the fans, we decided to postpone the release of CODE VEIN to further refine the game and hope to exceed fans’ expectation.” said Rainel Tan, General Manager at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Asia. “It is a difficult decision, but we hope that once the fans gets to play the final version, they will agree with us that this decision is a right one!”
I think whether or not it really does need extra development time, it's a good idea to avoid September 2018. A loooot of good games are dropping then. Here's just a few of the big ticket titles and expansions coming out September 2018 - Destiny 2: Forsaken, Dragon Quest XI, NBA 2K19 (though yeah, it's a different market), Spider-Man (!!!), and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (which is distributed in some regions by Bandai Namco).
So, yeah, good call by Bandai Namco. You don't want to Titanfall 2 your game.