Namco Bandai has announced that its upcoming PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 title Afro Samurai has been delayed until January 2009.
The title was previously scheduled for release in fall of this year; however, following the delay, the hack and slash anime adaptation will now hit shelves on January 27, 2009.
Co-produced by Samuel L. Jackson, who also provides the voice of the game’s protagonist, Afro Samurai is an action-based videogame with direct emphasis on strategic swordplay, and follows Afro’s attempts to track down the men responsible for murdering his father.
Stay tuned for more information on the game as it becomes available.