Unreal Tournament III Delayed Till 2008?

Sad news today, as we report that Midway's Unreal Tournament III has been moved to a 2008 release, according to their press release:

"The changes are primarily to reflect Midway's decision to release Stranglehold for the PLAYSTATION® 3 computer entertainment system in the fourth quarter rather than the third quarter, the expected movement of Unreal Tournament 3 for the PLAYSTATION 3 system into the first quarter of fiscal 2008, and lower expected sales of BlackSite: Area 51 primarily due to the adverse impact of the split shipment between the Xbox 360 and the PLAYSTATION 3 system, with the European version of BlackSite: Area 51 for the PLAYSTATION 3 system shifting into the first quarter of 2008."

I have had visions of November, and those visions have just disappeared. Hopefully Mark Rein of the Epic Forums will shed some light on this.

[View: Midway Press Release]

Update - 5:03 PM

Mark Rein of Epic Forums states:

"As a public company, Midway felt an obligation to its shareholders to let them know about the possibility of a delay. But our goal is still to get the PS3 version of UT3 in stores before the end of 2007. However, we will only ship it once it’s ready and is the best game we can deliver. The PC version is still on track for a November release."

Hopefully the November release is still looking good. If not November, then December, if not that, early 2008.

[Via Epic Forums]