Developer Telltale Games has announced that The Wolf Among Us 2 has been delayed out of 2023.
The announcement was made on Twitter, with the reason provided being that the team is “committed to delivering the sequel fans deserve and doing what’s right for the game while protecting the health of our team.”
We’ve made the difficult decision to delay The Wolf Among Us 2 #TWAU2.
To give more context, we spoke with IGN: https://t.co/afoCUHZwIy pic.twitter.com/KhrAfIrwYB
— Telltale Games (@telltalegames) March 1, 2023
As the Tweet implies, the primary reason for the delay is to avoid crunch and provide the development team adequate time to work on the project. Speaking with IGN, Telltale Games CEO Jamie Ottilie elaborated, saying, “I’ve done [crunch], and I don’t want to do it again, and it’s not fair to ask it,” he says. “You can’t plan a business around it. So yeah, part of it is about maintaining a healthy work culture. We don’t want to burn out our good people.”
Ottilie states that more time is required to fully deliver on the game’s promise and that “If we put this game out and it’s not ready, we’re going to get torn to shreds.”
While delays can be disappointing, pushing back a release date to avoid poor working habits is admirable, so hopefully, the fanbase for The Wolf Among Us will be understanding.
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Shoutouts to IGN.
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