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Old August 29, 2001, 00:11   #1
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amazon puts back release date!
check it out. amazon has pushed thier U.S. release date back to October 31st!

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EB's release date has not changed.
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Old August 29, 2001, 02:19   #2
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Am I suprised?

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Old August 29, 2001, 03:43   #3
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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
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Old August 29, 2001, 03:45   #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......
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Old August 29, 2001, 05:13   #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
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Old August 29, 2001, 07:09   #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...

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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
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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...
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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?
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Now thats the sentence I was looking for, unless you're joking....your not though?
i'm talking about US stores of course
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i'm talking about US stores of course
Then say so!
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Old August 29, 2001, 07:47   #12
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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...
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Old August 29, 2001, 08:51   #13
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You're a man of not inconsiderable influence in the civ world
it sounds nice....

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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....
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Old August 29, 2001, 09:03   #14
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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
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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.

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Old August 29, 2001, 11:53   #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?
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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.
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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....
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Old August 29, 2001, 17:21   #19
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http://www.us.infogrames.com/games/pc_cdrom.asp
..."Coming in October"
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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.

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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.
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Oh yes! I've already mailed them about it and I hope that many more will do the same...
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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!
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Tishco, thats mighth neighboUrly of you...
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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?
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Dont laugh... after conversion from Australian $, that will be what im paying (for LE tho)
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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.
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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.
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