** OFFICIAL DOOM 3 THREAD** - DOOM 3 1.1 PATCH RELEASED!

Page 14 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.

Spudd

Golden Member
Aug 7, 2001
1,114
0
71
Yeah, where did you read that? If it's true, I'm glad I didn't pre-order anything, but man that would be terrible.
 

HostVisions

Banned
Jan 15, 2002
418
0
0
Getting conflicting stories from area EB and GS, some saying the 4th, some saying it is taken from their systems so no more preordering, some say it's shipping and may be available Monday.

Who knows.
 

Spudd

Golden Member
Aug 7, 2001
1,114
0
71
Damn. Just called up the Gamestops around here and they say the date has reverted back to the 4th. Ahh well. I doubt it was a mistake though. Either way, I'll just walk in and try to buy it from whoever has it the cheapest.
 

bamacre

Lifer
Jul 1, 2004
21,029
2
81
I just called the Best Buy in Memphis, and was told that Doom3 will be available on Aug 2nd.
 

xSkyDrAx

Diamond Member
Sep 14, 2003
7,706
1
0
So when they say "shipping 8/3" does that mean it'll be in stores that morning or they'll send it out that day, meaning that it'll arrive in the stores on 8/4?
 

FatAlbo

Golden Member
May 11, 2000
1,423
0
0
Well, apparently someone has the damn game. If not, then these pics are even better fakes than before. Pulled from another board:
#1
#2
#3
#4
 

Maetryx

Diamond Member
Jan 18, 2001
4,849
1
81
C'mon c'mon c'mon C'MON C'MON!!! AAAARRRGGGHH! *pant* *pant* *pant* <pause>. C'mon c'mon c'mon....

You know what's gonna suck? The flood of losers that want to be the first ones on earth to poo poo the game and think they're way cool for saying that Doom 3 isn't very good. Like the current crop of posters (posers?) that are all like, "Who Else isn't impressed with Far Cry?"

Lame.

C'mon c'mon c'mon.....
 

Spudd

Golden Member
Aug 7, 2001
1,114
0
71
Originally posted by: Maetryx
C'mon c'mon c'mon C'MON C'MON!!! AAAARRRGGGHH! *pant* *pant* *pant* <pause>. C'mon c'mon c'mon....

You know what's gonna suck? The flood of losers that want to be the first ones on earth to poo poo the game and think they're way cool for saying that Doom 3 isn't very good. Like the current crop of posters (posers?) that are all like, "Who Else isn't impressed with Far Cry?"

Lame.

C'mon c'mon c'mon.....

Just ignore them. They have a combination of small weeners and cognitive dissonance. :beer:
 

warcrow

Lifer
Jan 12, 2004
11,078
11
81
WTF! His dad owns a video game store, someone came in with 4-5 copies who thought he ordered the xbox version? He thought they were fake? WTF, it doesnt make sense despite the pictures.

I'm jealous as hell, lol!
 

Bucksnort

Golden Member
Aug 17, 2001
1,062
0
0
He has a xp 2500+ and fx 5200 running it on low settings with all effects turned off. Those pics are amazing for those iq settings.
 

RossAdamBaker

Member
Jun 10, 2004
25
0
0
Hello guys,

The game became available at Best Buy tonight, no joking! A whole display of 'em, for some odd 58 bucks. I work there, and I'm not sure how or why it showed up, but it did! We had some people in from other game stores wondering how it got there, I (a computer product specialist) had as little info as they did. But, it is out and about, so you guys know! It looks really cool, but is a bit pricey for me, and I don't have a computer powerful enough to handle it... yet!

Ross Adam Baker
 

HostVisions

Banned
Jan 15, 2002
418
0
0
Ross, I think you're full of crap, but just to make sure, which BB do you work at so I can go check it out personally?
 

thatsright

Diamond Member
May 1, 2001
3,004
3
81
Hi Guys, I'm slightly interested in getting the game. But I think I will wait to see how my PC can even handle the Demo, If/When that may ever come out.

But should I even get my hopes up about the full game? I have:

Abit IC7/P4c 3.0G/1GB Kingston HyperX PC3500 @ 2-2-2-5/120G WD SE Caviar 8MB Cache/ Audigy 2 ZS/ Klipsch ProMedia 2.1

BUT, my Video card is a PowerColor Radeon 9700 Pro. At a Minimum I want to operate the game @ 1024x768 with High Quality and at least 30fps

Can my card hack it?

What about a R9800 Pro, or is this still not enough?
 

NeoV

Diamond Member
Apr 18, 2000
9,504
2
81
I was also told that it is in stock at a Best Buy store, but I don't think they are supposed to sell them yet.....going to check it out in person tomorrow morning!
 

osan0001

Member
Jun 28, 2004
53
0
0
I just got back from Best Buy in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota with my copy of Doom 3. I wasn't looking to buy it, but it was right there ready for purchase. There was still a lot of them when I left the store at ~ 7:30 pm.
 

RossAdamBaker

Member
Jun 10, 2004
25
0
0
HostVisions,

Sorry to hear that! I work at the BB in Brookfield, WI. Again, no idea how it got there... I guess I can't really prove it, other than I could describe the box and cardboard setup thingy. The setup shows that drewling demon dude on top, with a red glowing pentagram thing in the background.

The game box was somewhat dissappointing, with an open-up front cover, rambling about some company trying to master teleportation, and a special marine strike force gets sent in to fix the problem. Theres a big pic of that deon dude and some other guys coming through the portal. You can also see the player's character (I assume it's him) wearing some cool armor, looking all badass. On the back it just touches on some highlights... never-before-seen cinematic gaming, lifelike textures, something about dynamic lighting... it has a few screenshots. It does talk about multiplayer on there, and has a pic of what appears to be a closeup of another marine grunt. A few of my coworkers picekd it up today, along with a few customers. Again, I'm building a new computer, and until that's up and kicking I'm running a laptop... which in no way can handle this thing. I didn't even look at the specs, I'll check it out tomorrow when I go in again.

I don't suppose there's any other way to prove it, other than taking a photo, eh? I suppose I could snap one tomorrow, and if you guys need any other info, let me know! I'll get it for you guys.
 

RossAdamBaker

Member
Jun 10, 2004
25
0
0
Update:

Well, fine then! Every Best Buy has it! Bah! And I thought mine was all special! Anywho, I was talking to the guys in media who put it out there, they were talking about some kind of "Soft Release Date" ... which was today... which allowed them to put out the display today, even though it was before actual release date. Or something. I don't really deal with that stuff, I mainly just sell Emachines. :p Just kidding, I get to work with kewl hardware stuff... alienwares, dual layers, satas ands such, makes the ole' mouth water. But I still dont know what a Soft Release Date is.

All I know is we're selling it... for like, 57 something dollars. How much did you pay for it, osan001? 57.86 or something? Crazy! What about a regular 49.99 or whatever? (But hey, BB will match other retailer's prices, so there's no need to go anywhere else!)