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Bewitching XBLA platformer still not ready.

Intriguing Xbox Live Arcade platformer Fez has been pushed back until early 2012, co-creator Phil Fish has announced.

The developer announced the news on his Twitter feed but didn't offer a more exact date.

The excuse? "Debug, details, cert, waiting for cert. Microsoft's release buffer. It adds up," read a subsequent post.

Fez has been an awful long time coming. First announced back in 2008, it was meant to be out in early 2010 but release windows have come and gone without a sign.

Check out the trailer below for a look at what lies in wait.

In related news, yesterday Nottingham's GameCity festival announced it's bringing Fish over from the US for a week-long Fez showcase.

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Xardan #1 8 months ago

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A good idea really, it couldve got slightly overlooked over Xmas time thanks to the huge amount of games due.
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wattsn26 #2 8 months ago

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Its coming to PSN then...
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ShiftyGeezer #3 8 months ago

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"Intriguing Xbox Live Arcade platformer Fez has been pushed back until early 2012, co-creator Phil Fish has announced. "
"Fez is out now on Xbox 360. Got a news tip? Email news@eurogamer.net."

I can think of one or two tips....
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ruisranne #4 8 months ago

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I'm really looking forward to this. But I can wait... there's just too much to play in the coming two months...
This will need some time and attention when it eventually comes out!
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Cryotek #5 8 months ago

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There is a game coming out called Fez?
*obligatory 'That 70's Show' joke*
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DifferentClass #6 8 months ago

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Maaan. This and Journey are like the games I'm looking forward to the most this year and they've both been put back. Now what will I play!?
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Johnson #7 8 months ago

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I'm delayed now. Delays are cool.
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VandelayIndustries #8 8 months ago

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I will wait and it will be glorious!
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RedPanda #9 8 months ago

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Subdominator #10 8 months ago

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Looking forward to it, however so far (judging from the trailers) I think Crush (PSP) used the mechanics better and more natural. In Fez you can have a hard time knowing where you can walk and where you can't.
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Doctor_What #11 8 months ago

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I remember trying to look that up about a year ago, wondering how I had missed the reviews... Well, I guess that explains that one then.
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manic_mouse #12 8 months ago

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There's something about XBLA that I... just... don't... like... I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it's the agressive way MS bullies small developers around (like Team Meat) in order to get exclusives. Maybe it's how my games are buried away in the Xbox UI behind a bazillion ads. Whatever it is, I'll probably wait for the inevitable Steam version.

Fez dev: "Right now we're only concentrating on XBLA, which makes the most sense for us at the time" - or MS is strong-arming you into releasing exclusively on XBLA if you want to ever release on it? At least Sony will allow you onto PSN later, as will Steam.
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digitalash #13 8 months ago

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@ShiftyGeezer

Cue somebody inevitably insisting that the bottom line is automatically generated. But that's not the point; they really need to fix/check these properly. They're nonsense at least 20% of the time.
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Mister-Wario #14 8 months ago

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Wow, this looks like it could get really confusing really fast. Still fun though.
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Matthew_Hornet #15 8 months ago

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Yeah, I'm dying to play this but I have to wait for the PC version anyway, so... what's a few months. Braid was like this, remember. Delayed for ages and turned out brilliant.
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Scirm #16 8 months ago

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This is the proof that when it comes to our imagination there is no borders.
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smelly #17 8 months ago

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Fez's are cool
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