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Old October 26, 2001, 02:39   #1
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New Zealand release date put forward to Oct 31!
Yeah! Incredibly, the release date for New Zealand (and probably Australia and other southern hemisphere places) has been put forward to Wednesday October 31st. It was going to be Novemeber 16th and I've had the change confirmed in two retail outlets. Apparently they decided that, since they have it, why hold it back? Isn't that great?
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Sweet.

Thanks, could you provied a source?
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Old October 26, 2001, 02:59   #3
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Sweet.

Thanks, could you provied a source?
The only source I have is the word of the two retail outlets who are independent of each other and have both been given a new revised release time.

Go try http://www.gamesman.co.nz/review.asp?id=CD4896.

Then get on down to your favourite retailer and see if there's been a change over where you are.
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I will. There couldn't be a better date, i mean its my birthday.
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Old October 26, 2001, 03:06   #5
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I will. There couldn't be a better date, i mean its my birthday.
You must feel that all your birthdays have come at once.

Of course you have to discover the Birthday Advance before you can celebrate it.
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In my experience I have discovered that retailers don't know anything. For the sake of sanity, depend upon Nov 16th as the date.

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Great News if it's true, and I'll believe it when I have a copy of civ3 in my hands.

At least it'll be worth a trip midweek just to check!
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At last, some sanity in this world.

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In my experience I have discovered that retailers don't know anything. For the sake of sanity, depend upon Nov 16th as the date.

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They don't know anything, but when they do its usually facts from the distributer.
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alex, time for a poll on this matter?
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alex, time for a poll on this matter?
Good idea, thanks.
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Go try http://www.gamesman.co.nz/review.asp?id=CD4896.
Thanks, didn't see that link. The question is - how old is that web page?
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Here are a few sources:

Games Man : October 30

DStore : November 16

Games Warehouse : November 25

Which one do you think is most accurate?
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Thanks, didn't see that link. The question is - how old is that web page?
I'm not sure but I think that I looked at it a few days ago and it gave the release date of November 16th so that would imply that its been changed since then. Before seeing it, I went into one of the Gamesman retail outlets and they volunteered the information without me asking that the date had been moved forward and then I went to another retail outlet who said that they were expecting it next week, so there we go. All sounds pretty legit to me.
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I'm not sure but I think that I looked at it a few days ago and it gave the release date of November 16th so that would imply that its been changed since then. Before seeing it, I went into one of the Gamesman retail outlets and they volunteered the information without me asking that the date had been moved forward and then I went to another retail outlet who said that they were expecting it next week, so there we go. All sounds pretty legit to me.
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Here are a few sources:

Games Man : October 30

DStore : November 16

Games Warehouse : November 25

Which one do you think is most accurate?
The date has only just been changed and often it takes a while for some of the sites to be updated. Perhaps we should check them again in a few days.
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The date has only just been changed and often it takes a while for some of the sites to be updated. Perhaps we should check them again in a few days.
I suppose i'll find out tommorow, when I go into the city, i will post back here in 20 hours with the info i get.
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30th Oct? Isn't USA getting it on the 31st? are we getting it earlier?

I heard that NZ got XP first.


I rang up gamestation (chch based only), about 4 days ago and they said Mid November.

I'll ring em again, if not, I will just go to gamesman, I don't really like that place though
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Notice the price people!? That's what us NZ'ers have to pay!

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What is the price going to be?
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I just called Harvey Norman and they said that they have ordered the game. I waited 20 minutes while he went to check the date before hanging up & i couldn't get through again.

I guess i'll have to try later.
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www.gamezone.co.nz says October 30, and is selling it for 99.95 with no charge for P&P if pre-ordered.
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www.gamezone.co.nz says October 30, and is selling it for 99.95 with no charge for P&P if pre-ordered.
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Oops sorry about the echo. Can anyone tell me if you can order the limited edition anywhere in NZ?
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Cheers! Hmmmm, might be able to swing 100 bucks since its for such a worthy cause

By the way is it just me or does NZ have the most Civ players per head of population in the world?*


*not based on any research or facts.
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www.gamezone.co.nz says October 30, and is selling it for 99.95 with no charge for P&P if pre-ordered.
Has it been changed since you looked at it? It now says November 5.
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Harvey Norman, in Australia has said that it should arrive in mid-November.
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Russell, If you click on one of the latest news items and go to the lates news page there is an update on the release date which says the 30th October - heres hoping
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