In their latest Kickstarter update for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, developer WayForward revealed that they’ve delayed the on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox One, and PC versions from September 27 to early November, as they need extra time for bug fixing and additional polish:

First things first ? we are going to have to adjust our Target Release Date, moving it back from our 9/27 Target Release date by about 6 weeks, give or take. We know this will disappoint some of you, but we feel that it?s necessary to take that extra time for bug fixing and adding additional polish. We know you want the final product to be excellent and so do we! Thanks for your patience and support as we approach the finish line!

Half-Genie Hero is now content complete, meaning the development phase is over and they’re focusing entirely on those bugs and polish. Following several weeks of “intense testing” on all platforms, they’ll send the game off to Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft for additional quality assurance testing. Once approved, WayForward will be able to send the retail versions to manufacturing and nail down an official release date. Since 1% of backers on Kickstarter actually want a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 version of Half-Genie Hero, and development would take months, WayForward has decided to cancel the last-gen versions:

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