Amazon just changed the expected ship date of Singularity to the first quarter of 2010, the first news that the game has been delayed. This seems atypical of Singularity’s developer, Raven Software, since it is a heavyweight developer with plenty of experience and titles, including Quake 4 and the recent X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
With no official word on the matter, IGN contacted Activision, Singularity’s publisher, and was told that since Singularity is a shooter, it’s being moved out of the way for its own sake and the sake of Modern Warfare 2, which would have likely swallowed Singularity whole.
“The level of excitement for Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 coming out of E3 well exceeded our expectations and therefore we have decided to move Raven’s upcoming sci-fi first person action title, Singularity, from 2009 to Q1 2010. We believe that the March quarter will provide a better opportunity to establish the new cutting-edge action IP as a ‘must-have’ title and clears the way for Modern Warfare 2 to dominate this holiday season,” Activision explained.