Dishonored release date changed

Though Bethesda had previously marked Dishonored with a release date in September, they announced today that they have reconsidered, and have re-fit Dishonored with a release two weeks later on October 9.

Who knows, maybe Bethesda thinks they can pick up a few extra sales from people feeling sad that they can't have their BioShock Infinite in 2012. The move will also give them some extra space to stay away from the other big shooter-RPG of the season, Borderlands 2, arriving in mid-September.

Right now, rumors suggest Take-Two might be considering moving Grand Theft Auto 5 up into the October slot though, so let's hope Dishonored didn't dodge BioShock just to run headlong into an even bigger sales behemoth in GTA5.

“We are pleased that Dishonored has captured people’s attention,” said Vlatko Andonov, president of Bethesda Softworks. “We are looking forward to sharing lots more information about the game leading up to its launch in October, and having a hands-on build of Dishonored in our booth at E3!”

We'll look forward to taking an updated look at the game at E3.

Andrew Groen

Andrew is a freelance video game journalist, writing for sites like Wired and GamesRadar. Andrew has also written a book called EMPIRES OF EVE: A History of the Great Wars of EVE Online.