Ignition has announced that El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron came officially gone gold and is ready to be released. "The creation of El Shaddai has been a long and exciting journey" so said the director Sawaki Takeyasu, who went on to say: "The response of the public towards the title has been encouraging, so I hope the final product will meet our expectations. " The game will be released April 28 in Japan, and should arrive soon on a new European release date.