I happened to be on the phone with Highway 1 when word of the 25 to Life delay filtered out on the net.

The Highway 1 guy I was chatting with confirmed that the cross-platform game is now indeed set for an October release. Back during E3, Eidos was calling for a Summer release, but that may have been a bit optimistic.

It sounds like game development is chugging along nicely and that the delay will let Avalanche Software and Eidos put the final bit of polish on the game before shipping.

Personally, I'd rather a game be a few months late than incomplete, so it's all good to me.

If you missed it, check out my brief write-up of the game's online beta. It looks like this could be shaping up to be the next major shooter.