BlumenKohl
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"Before the world ends..."
"When it's done..."
I really think id hit the nail on the head as far as announcing release dates went.
My god, in just one game (Half-Life 2), I've seen more threads and discussion based on the release date than 5 of the past best selling PC games.
Maybe it's because HL2 is a mainstream game, and the kiddy population is a bit bigger than usual, so let's all have a lesson on release dates.
For those of you who already know this, bear with me.
Let's start with retailer release dates. You've all have been to school/or are in school, right? (I hope). Ever heard of idle gossip and rumors? Ever have your rep ruined by rumors, or ruined someone elses reputation with rumors?
Well school isn't the only place where it happens. It is the very origin of all retailer given release dates. As you may recall just about every website had HL2 up for a 9/30 release date, right up until Gamespot posted their delay article, which then Homelan said was a miscommunication.
Then just about every site put up something different for the release, while people from Valve continued to say September 30th in their latest interviews.
Then sites began posting things like "When boxed versions of the highly anticipated new game Half-Life 2 appear in stores in a few months, the game will also be available for purchase via download.", and some of our local community "smart" people misinterpreted it as saying that it would come out on Steam first, and retail later...
So what do we have through out all this crap? Valve STILL says September 30th, while every other website says something different. Who's right?
The people making the game, or the people basing their words off of rumors and gossip and miscommunications?
"When it's done..."
I really think id hit the nail on the head as far as announcing release dates went.
My god, in just one game (Half-Life 2), I've seen more threads and discussion based on the release date than 5 of the past best selling PC games.
Maybe it's because HL2 is a mainstream game, and the kiddy population is a bit bigger than usual, so let's all have a lesson on release dates.
For those of you who already know this, bear with me.
Let's start with retailer release dates. You've all have been to school/or are in school, right? (I hope). Ever heard of idle gossip and rumors? Ever have your rep ruined by rumors, or ruined someone elses reputation with rumors?
Well school isn't the only place where it happens. It is the very origin of all retailer given release dates. As you may recall just about every website had HL2 up for a 9/30 release date, right up until Gamespot posted their delay article, which then Homelan said was a miscommunication.
Then just about every site put up something different for the release, while people from Valve continued to say September 30th in their latest interviews.
Then sites began posting things like "When boxed versions of the highly anticipated new game Half-Life 2 appear in stores in a few months, the game will also be available for purchase via download.", and some of our local community "smart" people misinterpreted it as saying that it would come out on Steam first, and retail later...
So what do we have through out all this crap? Valve STILL says September 30th, while every other website says something different. Who's right?
The people making the game, or the people basing their words off of rumors and gossip and miscommunications?