29-08-2001 09:11									#1
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check it out. amazon has pushed thier U.S. release date back to October 31st!

Link

EB's release date has not changed.

	29-08-2001 11:19									#2
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Am I suprised?

noooooo....

	29-08-2001 12:43									#3
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quote: EB's release date has not changed.

What?! Then does that mean that people who ordered their standard edition of Civ3 from EB will get their game two weeks earlier than mine? I understand if the standard edition was pushed back for every store but this I don't. And I already preordered from Amazon a while ago (when their release date was October 16!) Geez this is really annoying

	29-08-2001 12:45									#4
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guys, dont give too much attention in these dates

they game will be released on all stores at the same time......

	29-08-2001 14:13									#5
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I know right... why did you ever think that the game would be released on different dates! (DUH) of COUSE NOT. either EB hasn't updated yet or amazon screwed up. But then, according to Uberkrux'es sig, we might not get civ3 at all, if the firaxis building is burned on october 18

	29-08-2001 16:09									#6
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Regardless...I think we are still in for a wait. Personally I think Dec 28 is more realistic than Oct 17...

....pssst dainbramaged: it's spelled "schizophrenic"

	29-08-2001 16:36									#7
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with amazon dates bounce around

i preordered fallout tactics from amazon and the original date was like (i don't remember exactly) the 27 of febuary...i check back 2 days later and the new date was march 16th then on the 27 of febuary i got an email saying my order had shipped but civ3 will come out at the same time everywhere

	29-08-2001 16:40									#8
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Half the time I am convinced that these companies just pluck dates from thin air though, there never seems to be any level of consistency with the release dates they publish and reality...

	29-08-2001 16:42									#9
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG they game will be released on all stores at the same time......

Now thats the sentence I was looking for, unless you're joking....your not though?

	29-08-2001 16:43									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Wille Now thats the sentence I was looking for, unless you're joking....your not though?

i'm talking about US stores of course

	29-08-2001 16:45									#11
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG i'm talking about US stores of course

Then say so!

	29-08-2001 16:47									#12
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG i'm talking about US stores of course

You're a man of not inconsiderable influence in the civ world, and you are a European. Why not say something, stick your neck out, that the principle to delaying release in Europe before the US is totally unacceptable and that you hope this is not the case. I really would resent being treated like a second class citizen...

	29-08-2001 17:51									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison You're a man of not inconsiderable influence in the civ world

it sounds nice....

quote: Why not say something, stick your neck out, that the principle to delaying release in Europe before the US is totally unacceptable

i have the feeling not even firaxis has a say on this....

	29-08-2001 18:03									#14
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison ...that the principle to delaying release in Europe before the US is totally unacceptable...

Is that really totally unacceptable

May be i'm less addicted to civ after all

	29-08-2001 20:41									#15
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i don't care what amazon.com says. They don't even sell limited edition. If they would like to sell it on hallowe'en, then screw them.

Down with the Amazon.communists!

	29-08-2001 20:53									#16
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Well Mark, Firaxis, Infogrames, whoever, you have always been more than helpful to the gaming industry around civ. Perhaps it is time to rattle your sabre...

Paul L, how could you not understand?

	30-08-2001 01:56									#17
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I never pay attention to "release dates". I just wait until the moment arrives....

MarkG, when are you expecting your pre-release copy to do your pre-release reviews from. When you have started your "Day 1: The opening screen" review, then we know its close to final release.

	30-08-2001 02:01									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Big Crunch MarkG, when are you expecting your pre-release copy to do your pre-release reviews from. When you have started your "Day 1: The opening screen" review, then we know its close to final release.

that's uncertain right now....

	30-08-2001 02:21									#19
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Infogrames currently says...
http://www.us.infogrames.com/games/pc_cdrom.asp
..."Coming in October"

	30-08-2001 03:30									#20
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...and Amazon.uk says december 28th!

If this gets released in october in the US and in dec in europe, I guess I'll be ...ordering then.
I'm starting to get really tired of these totally uncalled for differences in release dates. There's no way it'd take two months to translate a manual (and I very mucho doubt they'll translate the game... *shudder* Oh please no.), and the work on this SHOULD bloody well have begun the instant an english manual was released.

Besides, why the heck delay a UK release for localization? All Infogrames (if it's them behind it) manage to do with this is garter ill will from the customers.

-K.

	30-08-2001 05:53									#21
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And there was me counting the hours well let's add on a cupla hundred more

	30-08-2001 08:07									#22
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Well, the link provided by down th' pub allows us to send messages to infogames... so if worst comes to worst, we can complain directly to them about releasing it to the rest of the world later.

	30-08-2001 14:52									#23
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Oh yes! I've already mailed them about it and I hope that many more will do the same...

	30-08-2001 16:03									#24
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do they usualy schanhge in game language, i guess if it says "color" in game the publishers are going to be burnt down for ripping brits off
it cant take 2 months tho, just use find and replace in word!

	30-08-2001 23:22									#25
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Tishco, thats mighth neighboUrly of you...

	31-08-2001 07:25									#26
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Oh, what's wrong? Is there trouble in Britain? Did "Father Christmas" decide that you've been bad boys and don't deserve Civ during the Yuletide season? Well that's too bad you stuck up bastards! ( )

Well, If it really is released that late in the U.K., I'll ship some North American copies over at increased prices. It's the least I could do for the motherland. $150 regular edition, anyone?

	31-08-2001 07:45									#27
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Dont laugh... after conversion from Australian $, that will be what im paying (for LE tho)

	03-09-2001 00:44									#28
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Thing is, this is not only the UK we're talking about. This is the entirety of Europe, with some 320 million people in it. And we're getting mighty tired of being treated as second-class customers.

	03-09-2001 02:52									#29
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Oh, come on, you guys...

Try to imagine MY situation, living in Brazil, where we don't even know IF Civ3 will be released... And IF it does, I'm almost sure that won't be in a portuguese version... Anyway, it could be released here in aramaic, I would grab it nonetheless!

Of course, I could pre-order Civ3 from Amazon.com, but it would become too expensive for me... So I think I'll have to wait. In my mind, they will release the game here in Brazil, because Civ2 (translated to portuguese) sold well and all those things... We can only hope, I guess.