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Old October 16, 2001, 15:21   #1
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UK pre-orders from shops
Has anyone in the UK managed to pre-order civ 3 from a shop? I tried to get someone to do it for me today and the shops all told them it wasn't on their computers, and that they couldn't make pre-orders yet.

I've only ever pre-ordered one other thing, and that was three days before release, so I'm not sure when is the earliest I can do it (I would rather pre-order from a shop than a mail order place because of the extra control over the process it gives me (I don't have to worry about it going through the post system and know what day I will get it in advance).

Anyone got any ideas about when to do it?
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Old October 16, 2001, 15:25   #2
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Same thing happened to me Rhysie when I asked a couple of weeks back, so I went to amazon.co.uk. But they're saying 28/12. The problem is Infogrames Uk who aren't getting any information about the game out, just look at their <a href="http://www.uk.infogrames.com/">web site</a> which still doesn't mention Civ 3.

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Old October 16, 2001, 15:29   #3
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But you just got a reply about it in the forums...?
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Old October 16, 2001, 15:49   #4
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But you just got a reply about it in the forums...?
If you're talking to me Snapcase, I'd agree with Sid in his interview on EB world:

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... it?s more difficult getting the attention of the publishers and the consumers because of the number of titles out there.
And I've not seen/heard anything here in the UK outside of the rather hard to find/use Infogrames' message boards. Non of the local stores know about Civ 3, and all the ecommerce sites have wildly different and (I hope incorrect) shipping dates.

For a game that will be released in a month and is capable of generating a great deal of interest that is a strange marketing policy Infogrames UK is pursuing.

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Old October 16, 2001, 16:57   #5
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Well next time I am in the city centre I will grill the people in Game/EB/Virgin and see when it is due for release on their books. But yes, apart from Firaxis's comments, information has been scant about the UK release.
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Old October 16, 2001, 17:01   #6
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I was hoping someone would say that you can only pre-order from most shops within a week of the release or something, but I guess that isn't the case.

It does seem very odd, the difference between what the developers are saying, and what the shops are _not_ saying... The fact they have not told the shops information that they have already told us seems very strange.
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Old October 16, 2001, 17:07   #7
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Well Firaxis seem to be saying one thing but Infogrames seem clueless about. And then there are the retailers who probably don't give a rat's arse either. So we will have to dig, and dig deep to find out...
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I'm not from England but I'm planning on ordering it from an UK site. I'm waiting for a date update at Amazon.uk, because I can't believe they will stick to 28/Dec much longer.
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Why is Firaxis saying it will be available in the UK 30/10/01 and Infogrames saying 16/11/01. Someone has their wires crossed???
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Well EB in Durham say that it will be coming out on the 16/11/01 (I reserved a copy is case there is a rush )...so it is likely that Firaxis have been telling us incorrect information

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I pre-ordered from simplygames.co.uk
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I pre-ordered from simplygames.co.uk
They seem to be a bit more expensive than others.
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But their shipping is cheaper if you ar enot in the UK.
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