{"id":198767,"date":"2022-08-18T11:54:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T09:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=198767"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:31:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:31:05","slug":"evil-west-delayed-november-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/evil-west-delayed-november-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Evil West with its Wild West Doom flair is delayed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November is one of the busiest times of the year for game releases. With many 9-to-5 workers receiving their annual bonuses in that month, publishers push to make the most of it by launching games at the same time. Should it come as a surprise that Focus Entertainment is delaying <strong>Evil West<\/strong> until <strong>November 2022<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Focus Entertainment and Flying Wild Hog posted on their Twitter feeds to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Focus_entmt\/status\/1559570636921606144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"share news\">share news<\/a> about the Evil West delay. You\u2019ll notice the staple \u201cto ensure good quality\u201d line that most publishers copy and paste. However, I should just mention that it\u2019s also due to being <strong>published across five different platforms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OrgZq3Lk80\">pic.twitter.com\/OrgZq3Lk80<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Focus Entertainment (@Focus_entmt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Focus_entmt\/status\/1559570636921606144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this is your first time hearing about Evil West (probably due to me using Wild West and <a href=\"https:\/\/doom.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Doom\">Doom<\/a> in the title), there\u2019s reason to be excited. In all honesty, Focus Entertainment is probably trying to bank on the success of <a href=\"https:\/\/red-dead-redemption-2.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Red Dead Redemption 2<\/a>. Here\u2019s a <strong>gameplay video<\/strong> from the publisher showing you some of the features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Evil West - Extended Gameplay Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0mcuA3MOM7Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve read enough of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/editor\/shaun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my articles<\/a> by now, you\u2019ll know I love the <strong>horror and fantasy genres<\/strong>. Evil West is set to have a mixture of both with that Wild West flair. You can see in the video the many ways you can upgrade your weapons, but those creatures near the end are exciting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/evil-west-delayed-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"evil west delayed\" class=\"wp-image-198770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/evil-west-delayed-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/evil-west-delayed-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/evil-west-delayed-2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/evil-west-delayed-2-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/evil-west-delayed-2-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/evil-west-delayed-2-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/evil-west-delayed-2-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/evil-west-delayed-2-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/evil-west-delayed-2-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/evil-west-delayed-2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/evil-west-delayed-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/evil-west-delayed-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The concern is that Evil West won\u2019t make the new November 2022 launch date, and it moves to Q1 of 2023. Lord of the Rings: Gollum also received a delay, but we have no new release date for the game. In my opinion, that\u2019s probably the safer option than delivering more disappointment later down the line.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Lord of the Rings: Gollum delayed\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/f_auto,t_article_cover_xl\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-Gollum-returns-to-an-unannounced-launch-date-due-to-delays.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Lord of the Rings: Gollum delayed<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/lord-of-the-rings-gollum.en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-delay\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ MORE<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/lord-of-the-rings-gollum.en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-lord-of-the-rings-gollum-delay\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November is one of the busiest times of the year for game releases. With many 9-to-5 workers receiving their annual bonuses in that month, publishers push to make the most of it by launching games at the same time. Should it come as a surprise that Focus Entertainment is delaying Evil West until November 2022? &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/evil-west-delayed-november-2022\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Evil West with its Wild West Doom flair is delayed&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9205,"featured_media":198769,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[1617],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-198767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198767"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323352,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198767\/revisions\/323352"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198767"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=198767"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=198767"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=198767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}