Gray Matter delayed yet again

By Fred Dutton Published 11 October, 2010

Jane Jensen comeback needs more time.

Long in gestation point and click adventure Gray Matter has been pushed back to February 2011, publisher Lace Mamba Global has announced.

Designed by Jane Jensen of Gabriel Knight fame, Gray Matter was first announced way back in 2003. It's hopped between various publishers and developers ever since, before dtp Entertainment picked it up and promised a 2010 release with Lace Mamba Global.

Turns out it was being overly optimistic.

"I understand that this is very frustrating for consumers," explained Jason Codd, Lace Mamba Global's commercial director, "but due to the tight time frames, and the need for more polishing of the game we had no alternative but to make a quick decision and delay the product until February.

"This will give the development team more time in ensuring that the game measures up to the standards that have been set, and we now know for certain that the date we have is the date Gray Matter will be available."

Eurogamer's Kristan Reed sat down for a chat with Jensen back in May and went hands-on with the spooky puzzle adventure.

Gray Matter will finally arrive on PC and Xbox 360 on 25th February 2011.

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Comments (11) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • PoundHound #1 2 years ago

    I have no idea why, but I want this game. 2011 is good. At least one game to play during the usual quiet spell.

  • makeamazing #2 2 years ago

    Yeah i must have been under the same collection of Rocks, cause ive not heard of it either.

  • Kelesis #3 2 years ago

    Been waiting for years. Expecting nothing but the best.

  • Oh-Bollox #4 2 years ago

    Rather wait for a good game than see a buggy piece of shit pushed out.

    Eh, developers? Eh? Eh?

  • Headless_Monkey_Boy #5 2 years ago

    I think i remember reading about this game about 4 years ago and bieng hyped. Since then i completly forgot about it.
    it looked good, we need some good adventure games but i can't say i'm gonna get my hopes up.

  • trip919 #6 2 years ago

    Looking forward to this, I'm glad that it's getting the polish it deserves.

  • beatwolf #7 2 years ago

    fine with me. Lots of other games around right now, not to think of the huge backlog.. this will be a good one for the cold winter nights.

  • NewbieZilla #8 2 years ago

    PS3lol.

  • MMMMMM7 #9 2 years ago

    Keep cool and don't spill the beens at the end !
    ----------------------------------------------------------
    The polishing is the final stage when you have finished the game and you sit
    back and look at the game you have created. Believe me it's one of the most
    importan stages of the game development. You have the full picture and
    you can make those delicate fixes and changes that can make a game go
    from a 6/10 to 9/10 rating. Undoubtly the right decision. If there are things
    that unsettle you as a game developer be shure that the gamers will find them
    also frustrating.
    Keep the good work. You deserve, first for your self Jane and your team
    and then for the rest of us, to deliver a qualilty product.

  • taurus82 #10 2 years ago

    @NewbieZilla
    Actually, I wouldn't mind playing this on PS3.

  • mkreku #11 2 years ago

    But.. this was supposed to be a Christmas present for my mom!