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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin delayed [update 1]

With all the buzz about the newest Castlevania for DS, it was a huge disappointment to hear that it was delayed until February of next year.

The good news is that Konami plans on fully utilizing these extra months to make the game better. They are adding a few online features to beef it up. Players will be able to trade spells online, sell their spells in an online shop and engage in battles against bosses in a two-player co-op Wi-Fi mode. We smell friend codes coming!

To hold your attention until February, check out the bad ass stuff you get for pre-ordering the game. Not even a moderate Castlevania fan could say no to that beautiful bundle of Belmont joy.

[Via News 4 Gamers]

[update: Reader Daroga pointed out that this delay is in Europe only. We called our local GameStop and they still have the US release date as December 13. Thanks Daroga!]

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1. Might want to indicate that this delay is in Europe only. :)

Posted at 5:09PM on Oct 25th 2006 by daroga 0 stars

2. so, all these new and improved goodies will only be available for the European version? :(

Posted at 5:32PM on Oct 25th 2006 by Lv99 Slacker 0 stars

3. No, they're available in the US from EB/GS or Gamecrazy, and should be released on 12/5 or 12/13 depending on whose dating you believe.

Posted at 5:38PM on Oct 25th 2006 by daroga 0 stars

4. wewt ^___^

Posted at 5:42PM on Oct 25th 2006 by Lv99 Slacker 0 stars

5. Damnit! I was so happy it was delayed! I have to get that preorder bundle but I just don't have the money with all my Wii stuff!

Posted at 10:28PM on Oct 25th 2006 by Nmaster 0 stars

6. Are you sure that this is Europe only? It seems more likely that Gamestop/EB will not have heard of a delay yet than Europe getting a more featured game than the US. Game developers giving Europe more features? Banish the thought! Seriously though, it doesn't make sense to me that they delay a game to add more features, but they delay it only in Europe.

Posted at 12:35AM on Oct 26th 2006 by kobewan 0 stars

7. So...what? What's the deal? They're either making the game better AND delaying it in Europe AND the US...

...or they're sending US the SHITTY version and giving Europe the GOOD version?

If that's not the case then WHY is it delayed in Europe? The only reason I can think of would be supply and demand issues.

But that's not what Konami is saying here, according to this article.

By the way... The article that was sited as having said that it was Europe only... It did NOT say that it was Europe only. It didn't so much as imply that it was 'Europe only'! It only said that a Konami spokemsperson from their Europe division gave the information on the delay.

Read the article AGAIN. This time don't make short-handed interpretations of it.

Just because their spokesman from their Europe division is from Europe does NOT mean that the delay is strictly contained in Europe.

WTF is really going on here? This shit doesn't sound right... I see a contradiction. If they're delaying it Europe, I don't see why they wouldn't delay it in the ENTIRE English-speaking community. I don't see why the US or any other English-speaking country would get any version that differs from the one that Europe receives.

And just when I was buzzing all about the 20th Anniversary goodies!!

(All of you kiddies out there keep your GRUBBY LITTLE PAWS OFF of'em until us OLD-SCHOOLERS get OURS' FIRST! LOL!)

Someone please clarify!

Posted at 2:28AM on Oct 26th 2006 by Cyryl 0 stars

8. Man... That last post was rather sloppy. (Leave me alone! I just woke up from a nap! LOL!)

But I think that Kobewan knows exactly what I'm driving at. I'm pretty sure that what he/she said is the case.

EB and Gamestop just don't have a clue yet about the delay. I'm sure they'll know rather soon, though.

For now I'm going to be intelligent about this - as well as rather disappointed, and assume that the delay INCLUDES the USA.

Which means I contradict myself from here-on whenever I use my catch phrase, "You want it done NOW or you want it done RIGHT?"

Bleh... What horrible news to wake up to.

Posted at 2:35AM on Oct 26th 2006 by Cyryl 0 stars

9. thanks for this information

Posted at 8:33AM on Oct 26th 2006 by Nik 0 stars

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