Deep Silver recently acquired the Metro franchise from THQ in an auction, now the publisher is happy to confirm that Metro: Last Light will be released on 14th May, 2013 in North America and on 17th May, 2013 in Europe.
The following statement was issued to Strategy Informer:
“The new release date is the ideal way to strike the balance between bringing the best out of Metro: Last Light and not keep the fans waiting longer than necessary.” said Dr. Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Koch Media. ”We won’t leave that time unexploited and will work closely together with 4A Games to make the game even better. It will receive all the attention it deserves.”
“Since it has been made public that we took over the Metro franchise, the fans keep asking for a release date. Now we can finally announce when they will be able to get their hands on the game! We would like to thank all of the Metro fans for their patience. And we can assure them that we have a lot more coming their way with the franchise.” said Menno van der Bil, International Commercial Director, Deep Silver.
Metro: Last Light is in development for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.