Anarchy Reigns has been pushed back from its original release target of Fall 2012 to January 2012 and now it’s been pegged for July 3, 2012. It was not stated, but resources from Platinum games might be tied up in finishing up Metal Gear Rising: Revengence.

Anarchy Reigns brings a new take to the brawler genre and we’ve decided to take a little more time to deliver the full knockout punch,” said Sega West senior VP of marketing Gary Knight. “I can’t reveal much now, but it’s something to do with scale. Let’s just say traditional one on one or two versus two fighters will be a thing of the past…”