{"id":11624,"date":"2026-07-20T15:07:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11624"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:07:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:07:27","slug":"game-of-thrones-video-game-adaptation-delayed-until-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11624","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Game Of Thrones\u2019 video game adaptation delayed until 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/series\/game-of-thrones\"><i>Game Of Thrones: War For Westeros<\/i><\/a> has been delayed until 2027 to \u201censure the game reaches [a] high level of quality\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Announced last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/game-of-thrones-war-for-westeros-change-shows-controversial-ending-3868329\"><i>Game Of Thrones: War For Westeros<\/i> is an \u201cepic\u201d real-time-strategy game<\/a> that will let you rewrite the plot of the hit TV show. \u201cConquer the Seven Kingdoms solo, or in treacherous free-for-all multiplayer. Command the Great Houses, rally iconic heroes, and rewrite the fate of the realm. Do you have the strength to seize the Iron Throne,\u201d reads the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2838950\/Game_of_Thrones_War_For_Westeros\/\">Steam description<\/a>. Players will be able to lead House Stark, Lannister or Targaryen in the game, or \u201craise an army of the dead\u201d as the Night King.<\/p>\n<p>A cinematic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uI9MDe0evFU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reveal trailer<\/a> features familiar characters from the TV show, with Kit Harington\u2019s Jon Snow, Emilia Clarke\u2019s Daenerys Targaryen and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau\u2019s Jaime Lannister all featuring. However, rather than following the same narrative beats of the show, developers have made it clear that in <i>War For Westeros<\/i>, players have full control of how the story ends. In the trailer, Jon Snow is killed by the Night King while Daenerys Targaryen is taken out by an enemy soldier.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Game of Thrones: War for Westeros | Cinematic Reveal Trailer (Summer Game Fest)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uI9MDe0evFU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Game Of Thrones: War For Westeros <\/i>had been due to launch at some point this year. However, since the initial reveal, game developers PlaySide hadn\u2019t shared any new updates.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, they confirmed <i>Game Of Thrones: War For Westeros <\/i>has been delayed. \u201cSince the announcement of <i>Game Of Thrones: War For Westero<\/i>s, development has been progressing well,\u201d they wrote in a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warforwesteros.com\/post\/game-of-thrones-war-for-westeros-development-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post<\/a>. As well as explaining how maps, combat and heroes will work in the game, PlaySide also announced <i>War For Westeros<\/i> will now launch in \u201cearly\u201d 2027, but didn\u2019t give a reason for the delay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain unwavering in our mission to deliver a real-time strategy game set in the world of Westeros that meets the expectations of both RTS players and <i>Game Of Thrones<\/i> fans,\u201d they added. \u201cThis decision gives us the time needed to continue building towards that goal and ensure that the game reaches the high level of quality we are aiming for. We know the wait has been long, and we do not take your support for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other news, the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/call-of-duty-live-action-film-adaptation-release-date-cast-plot-3889859\"><i>Call Of Duty<\/i>\u00a0live-action adaptation<\/a>\u00a0will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/call-of-duty-movie-modern-warfare-release-date-plot-3957936\">take place in the world<\/a> of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/games\/call-of-duty-modern-warfare\"><i>Modern Warfare<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game Of Thrones: War For Westeros has been delayed until 2027 to \u201censure the game reaches [a] high level of quality\u201d. 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