True Crime: Hong Kong Delayed Into 2011

Activision has announced during its a recent earnings call regarding the first six months of 2010 that True Crime: Hong Kong has been delayed into 2011 because of quality issues. The game is being developed by United Front Games, the studio behind ModNation: Racers, and it is an open world action adventure that allows player to delve into the criminal underground of the city.

An Activision executive said that the move was decided “in order to give the development team more time to deliver the high-quality entertainment experience they envision for the game.” During the same investor call, it was said that one of the biggest risks that Activision faced was its heavy reliance on a small number of franchises like World of Warcraft and Call of Duty for the biggest part of its revenue. Making True Crime a quality franchise may be regarded as an attempt to expand the company's revenue pool.

True Crime: Hong Kong allows players to fill in the shoes of an undercover officer of HK Triad Bureau named Wei Shen. He has been tasked to infiltrated a Triad organization called Sun On Yee. The narrative revolves around the moral dilemma the character is in. He must keep a balance between stopping the criminal actions of the Triad, while not blowing his cover.

The title is a Grand Theft Auto clone, as the player can fight hand-to-hand, drive cars and motorbikes and use various weapons. The title also take some inspiration from the recent Just Cause 2, giving access to a grapple and other tools that enable easy exploration and seamless integration between fighting and free-running in the game's urban environment. The driving will also involve stuns and car jacking in the middle of chases. True Crime: Hong Kong will be released on the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the PC.