Crystal Dynamics have announced Marvel’s Avengers has been delayed.

While originally slated for May 15th, the game has now been delayed four months. Crystal Dynamics Co-Heads Scot Amos and Ron Rosenberg explained further on the Crystal Dynamics website:

“To our fans,

At Crystal Dynamics our ambition has always been to deliver the ultimate Avengers gaming experience. In order to achieve that goal, we have made the difficult decision to move the release date of Marvel’s Avengers to September 4, 2020.

As fans ourselves, it’s an honor and a privilege to work with these legendary characters and we know what these Super Heroes mean to us and True Believers around the world. When we set out to bring you our vision for Marvel’s Avengers, we committed to delivering an original story-driven campaign, engaging co-op, and compelling content for years to come. To that end, we will spend this additional development time focusing on fine tuning and polishing the game to the high standards our fans expect and deserve.

The worldwide teams working on Marvel’s Avengers sincerely appreciate the support you’ve shown us. We thrive on your enthusiasm and feedback and we can’t wait to show you more.  We apologize for the delay. We’re confident it will be worth the wait.”

Published by Square Enix, another Square Enix game also recently declared a delay. Final Fantasy VII Remake was recently announced to be delayed to April 10th.

Marvel’s Avengers is launches September 4th for Windows PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Google Stadia.