Fans eager to playBlade Runner: Enhanced Editionwill have to wait a little longer, as the game has officially been delayed out of 2020 with no new release date in sight.
Developer Nightdive Studios announced the delay ofBlade Runner: Enhanced Editionin an interview with Eurogamer published today, citing difficulties including being unable to locate the original source code of the 1997 PC hit.
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Nightdive Studios announcedBlade Runner: Enhanced Editionearlier this year, but the original source code was lost shortly after the game’s developer, Westwood Studios, was purchased by EA afterBlade Runner’s release. Nightdive Studios is also having difficulty communicating with EA regarding further content related to the game, according to CEO Stephen Kick. Beyond that there may also some legal hurdles that would have to be jumped through to re-purpose the original content.
Without access to the source code, Nightdive Studios has to work backwards and reverse engineer the existing code, which has apparently proven quite difficult.Blade Runner: Enhanced Editionreceived a trailer in early September along with another project the developer is working on, aremaster of the N64 classic,Shadow Man. WhileBlade Runneris having difficulties, development ofShadow Man: Remasteredis still on track.
Meanwhile Nightdive Studios is days away from therelease ofStrife: Veteran Editionon the Nintendo Switch. Originally developed by Rogue Entertainment in 1996,Strifeis a first-person shooter reminiscent of the originalDoomwith some light RPG elements, in which players face off against a religious organization known as The Order.
Blade Runner: Enhanced Editionis in development for the Nintendo Switch, PC,PS4, and Xbox One.
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