08-09-2005 02:39									#1
	Civ 4 release date pushed up Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/0...ws_6132690.html

"PC gamers will be pleased to learn that Civilization IV is being moved up several weeks, and will also ship before this coming Halloween. "

	08-09-2005 02:41									#2
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edit: ALSO NEW GTA GAME!!!

w00t!

	08-09-2005 02:56									#3
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Wonderful. Usually games' release date tends to be delayed

delayed

and delayed

It's a kind of magic

Last edited by M. le Comte on 08-09-2005 at 03:02

	08-09-2005 03:07									#4
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Halloween is 31/oct, right ?

So I will have to schedule my bad, bad flu for late october then.

I just hope it is really "done". I will never forgive them Civ3 and the bomber-intercept-bug-for-player-fighters. Such things must not happen with dozens (and more) beta test games....

	08-09-2005 03:16									#5
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Thanks, Mahdimael!

	08-09-2005 03:40									#6
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Mmmm, interesting, I have a few days holiday left, I will have to book some time off when I have a confirmed release date

	08-09-2005 03:41									#7
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****

just around when I need to get working on my paper

	08-09-2005 04:40									#8
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This is bad news. If they're done early, then give them an extra month of debugging to make it even more solid. If this is just a moneygrab by the publisher......disaster looms....

	08-09-2005 05:12									#9
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quote: Originally posted by asleepathewheel This is bad news. If they're done early, then give them an extra month of debugging to make it even more solid. If this is just a moneygrab by the publisher......disaster looms....

I agree, this is certainly not good news...

	08-09-2005 05:14									#10
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http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDet...eleaseID=172444

I hope you're wrong Sleepy but I have to admit, it don't look good.. no sirreee.

	08-09-2005 05:17									#11
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They've been telling for months now in interviews that the game is already practically finished and that they're working on improving the AI and plugging in graphics. My impression is the game could've been released even earlier if they wanted, but they didn't because they wanted to wait for the 'holiday season'.

Nothing to be worried about IMHO.

	08-09-2005 05:27									#12
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Maniac talking sense

the rest of yall are a bunch of whiny nancy boys!!!

	08-09-2005 05:46									#13
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quote: They've been telling for months now in interviews that the game is already practically finished and that they're working on improving the AI and plugging in graphics.

What else do you expect them to say?

"ZOMG!!111 @#{ We neva be able to fin1sh this game like eva111LOL"'é"#@111!!!" ???

	08-09-2005 05:50									#14
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quote: Originally posted by Sava the rest of yall are a bunch of whiny nancy boys!!!

I just want it to come out after my school year is [effectively] over (read: I've been accepted by a university )

	08-09-2005 05:55									#15
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Any naysayers without personal knowledge of the games development are talking out there ass.

If they had an original date of december, people would have thought that it was when the game was ready....
and a nov. date would have been too early for a bug free game.

Point being that any thoughts of when the game is "ready" is based on the orig. dev's rel. date.

For all ANY of us know, the game is in drydock as we speak waiting to be released. And the date is chosen for other factors.

Anyone thinking that the date of nov. 1 is the best date, is only swallowing the dev's line.

WHY SHOULD ANY OF US THINK THAT NOV.1 OR 14 WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE THAT IS THE DATE FOR THE BEST GAME?????

	08-09-2005 06:05									#16
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Well, hopefully this is a sign that the game is as done as it's going to get.

This announcement doesn't change anything for me as I was going to wait to get it as a Christmas present anyway. It will allow for earlier reviews of the game though.

	08-09-2005 06:12									#17
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Maybe they're holding it so their team can be more competitive in intersite demo games.

	08-09-2005 06:14									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Kuciwalker I just want it to come out after my school year is [effectively] over (read: I've been accepted by a university )

eh? but isn't earlier faster?

I mean, even if you have a paper or something, you can still at least play it a little...

AND FOR JESUS'S SAKE DON'T MAKE THE REST OF US SUFFER!

	08-09-2005 06:31									#19
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You realize that my productivity will be roughly zero once it's released, don't you? Think of the children!

	08-09-2005 06:36									#20
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Sorry, I believe in personal responsibility.

Firaxis should not be pressured to not release a product that can be enjoyed responsibly in moderation because of CRACKHEADS like you!!!

I'm going to write Hillary Clinton and Jack Thompson and have them get the ratings board to change the rating to ADULTS ONLY.

Plus, it should be that way. There's genocide in this game.

	08-09-2005 06:41									#21
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Civ 4 was released last June to a limited audience in the Yap Islands. As soon as they develop the Trireme, I'm sure they'll send out the review boats.

	08-09-2005 07:00									#22
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quote: Originally posted by alva What else do you expect them to say? "ZOMG!!111 @#{ We neva be able to fin1sh this game like eva111LOL"'é"#@111!!!" ???

Nope, but neither do I think it's common for developers to just say "Well, actually we're hardly working on the game anymore." So who knows they might actually be speaking the truth instead of some standard marketing lines.

Hell, who knows this is why Soren is practically camping on Apolyton these days - he's got hardly anything else to do to fill his days.

quote: Originally posted by asleepathewheel Maybe they're holding it so their team can be more competitive in intersite demo games.

	08-09-2005 07:29									#23
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As I had predicted months ago, civ 4 will be released on the time-honored civ 3 release dates of October 29-31.

	08-09-2005 07:45									#24
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I have mixed feelings about this announcement. Obviously I want to play the game as soon as possible, but I don't think I've ever even seen a game release date do anything but get pushed back. There's pretty much always some polishing to be done...

Perhaps if Soren posted to assure us that it was complete and promise some sort of continuing support in the form of patches, I'd feel a bit more confident about this. I know release dates aren't entirely up to the developer, but at least give us some assurance that there will be a better followup than Civ3 had...

	08-09-2005 08:15									#25
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I feel a little as Sabre. I want (desperately ) to play the game, but I have to agree: Like any other piece of work, you always have a little polishing to do. It's a sort of mature thought...

What a heck, I want to play it right now, if they give me a beta version!

	08-09-2005 08:57									#26
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>_< Wait a sec, wasnt supposed to be released on November 1st? Or late November.

If was supposed to be released early in november, dont know how a couple of days more can help. They can release some copies to magazines for reviews if that is what they want.

	08-09-2005 09:35									#27
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quote: Originally posted by GAZ082 >_< Wait a sec, wasnt supposed to be released on November 1st? Or late November. If was supposed to be released early in november, dont know how a couple of days more can help. They can release some copies to magazines for reviews if that is what they want.

The dates that seem to be best supported are November 14-17. In the end, it is only a couple of weeks change, but I get the impression from the wording of the announcement is that they're pushing it up solely because of money issues, rather than the game actually being done

	08-09-2005 09:54									#28
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I predicted this when the furor started over GTA:SA.

Take Two took a major financial hit, and is counting on Civ4 to get them back on their feet.

Bad, bad, bad news.

	08-09-2005 10:01									#29
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Two weeks does not the end of the world make.

	08-09-2005 11:36									#30
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Yeah, I find this kinda worrying too. It sounds like they're trying to cover for other games pushed out of this FY by moving Civ4 up...

And I don't care if they've been tweaking AI and dropping in graphics for a few months. These things are never actually done--they just reach a point where you have to call it good and get it out the door. More time is always better.