InXile Entertainment, Deep Silver and Microsoft’s Wasteland 3 is getting hit with a delay due to the coronavirus. Originally the game was going to be due out in mid-May, but now it’s been pushed back to late August.
In a post by studio head, Brian Fargo, he posted a message on March 31st, 2020 indicating that Wasteland 3 will release August 28th, 2020.
We have an important update on Wasteland 3’s release date. pic.twitter.com/hiX1CygcUk
— Wasteland ☢️ (@Wasteland) March 31, 2020
Fargo doesn’t mention the coronavirus at all, but instead puts the issue on employees having to work remotely from home, which was a symptom of the quarantine enacted to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
So indirectly, Corona-chan put a halt to the release of Wasteland 3.
The relevant part of the message reads…
“[…] We’re in a great position with both Microsoft and Deep Silver supporting our desire to ensure the game launches in the best possible circumstances, and to add a few extra months to ensure this is a stellar product on day one. With that, Wasteland 3’s new release date is August 28, 2020.
“That’s time we’re putting into acting on Beta feedback and suggestions, optimization, polishing and refinements, and making sure we have an awesome co-op experience. We’re pouring our hearts into this game, and the last thing we want is to have anything but an amazing launch for a product we truly believe in. […]”
The beta for the game recently took place on PC, and some of our readers criticized the fact that the opening 50 minutes was filled with SJW propaganda.
Out of all the default character duos you could choose from, there were no tough, masculine, straight white male duos. In fact, there was only one straight white couple and the female looked like a Liberal from San Francisco with half the side of her head shaved. It was vomit inducing to say the least.
It also featured the typical white, Christian rednecks as the starting enemies, and a strong independent middle-aged woman leading the good guys.
I doubt inXile will remove or change any of that, but I do imagine that they will attempt to fix up the gameplay enough to lure in gamers who hate SJW propaganda but are still suckers for solid gameplay. This is typically how they use their propaganda to indoctrinate people because if you’re willing to indulge in their doctrine for the sake of gameplay, then you’re willingly exposing yourself for “fun”. Some people will reject it if it’s too hamfisted, but most others will resort to justifying their purchase through the sunk cost fallacy, thus further exposing them to the SJW’s agitprop, and inching them further into being fully converged.
At this point we can only sit back and wait to see what they do with the game, but after seeing how “diverse” and “inclusive” (read: anti-straight white male) the beta was, I’ll sit this one out.
(Thanks for the news tip Guardian EvaUnit02)