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For a while, it looked like 25 to Life might stay locked up for good. Following the "Hot Coffee" scandal, the third-person shooter drew the ire of politicians and news pundits for its violent depiction of heavily armed cops fighting even more heavily armed criminals. "It makes Grand Theft Auto look like Romper Room," said Democratic New York Senator Charles Schumer.

In late September, Eidos announced it would delay the game until 2006, officially because of a "business review" being conducted by the company's new owner, SCi Entertainment. However, on October 11, ardent anti-game activist Jack Thompson publicly proclaimed to have inside knowledge that the game had been canceled. "I have received word in the last two days from a credible source that Eidos has decided never to release 25 to Life," the Miami-area attorney said in one of his near-daily mass-mailings to the media. This prompted rumors that its publisher had scuttled the project rather than deal with a public relations kerfuffle.

As it turns out, reports of 25 to Life's death were greatly exaggerated. Today, Eidos announced that the game will indeed ship for the PC, Xbox, and PlayStation 2. Its new release date is January 18, 2006, five months after its previous October ship date and seven months past its original August launch.
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Read More / Source: GameSpot