WTF is with the release of the new Tomb Raider game?!

Stratum9

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My whole family has been waiting for the release of Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness for almost a year now. Especially my seven year old son who has been tracking the days on the calander.

Except we keep having to erase the calander to change the date!!

First, EB says it will be out in the Fall of 2002. Then they say November. Then it changes to December. Nothing unusual about that so far.

But then they say they've got bugs to work out so it won't be out until a date in early January. Okay, fine, thank you for being conscientious about a quality game.

Then the date is changed to early February. Then late February. Early March and then late March. Changed twice in April as well. Then May 24th. June 10th. June 17th.

It's getting close to June 17th, the date hasn't changed and my son is getting excited. Then today I go to check on it at EBgames and they've changed it AGAIN! Now it's June 24th!

WTF is going on at EB?! I can't imagine they're still working through bugs, and I don't understand why they'd announce a release date for Fall of 2002, then string fans along for all these months while the game is still in beta!

My rant aside, the new TR game looks like it's going to be good! They've made improvments to the gameplay, interacting with characters, etc. Should be fun once they finally release the damn thing!
 

BigSmooth

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I'm glad your whole family hasn't been waiting for Duke Nukem Forever, or Star Wars Galaxies, or any number of other games.

Delays are commonplace in the world of gaming software.
 

Derango

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Would you prefer they release it now, and that it be a bug ridden piece of garbage? I didn't think so :)
 

LOLyourFace

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Originally posted by: BigSmooth
I'm glad your whole family hasn't been waiting for Duke Nukem Forever, or Star Wars Galaxies, or any number of other games.

Delays are commonplace in the world of gaming software.

WTF, just WTF happened to Duke Forever? I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooo hyped up for that game 48 years ago.... is it even under developement? the official site's forum acrually responded saying that the game is still in the works....
 

Dragnov

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It's not EBGames whose delaying it, it's the publisher. Blame EIDOS. They just keep pushing it back and back...

Anyways, somehow I doubt this game will be any good. Not sure how its different from any other game in this genre, but whatever you like.
 

Stratum9

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Delays are commonplace in the world of gaming software.

I suppose that's true. I don't normally track the release date of a game with such anticipation. I usually just hear that a game is in stores and go buy it. But my son has been looking forward to this one.

I wasn't aware that it was common practice to officially announce a release date, then change that date several times a month for eight months. I've been wondering if this was some kind of marketing thing to push the date further so the game comes out when the new TR movie is released in July.
 

Smolek

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This date is pretty firm, they have even began buying tv time so its release is not far away.
 

CPA

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They had a commercial for it last night during WWE Smackdown.
 

WinkOsmosis

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Waiting for the first Tomb Raider game to come out after the movie? Sounds like your whole family is a bunch of losers! :D
 
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Originally posted by: Stratum9
Delays are commonplace in the world of gaming software.

I suppose that's true. I don't normally track the release date of a game with such anticipation. I usually just hear that a game is in stores and go buy it. But my son has been looking forward to this one.

I wasn't aware that it was common practice to officially announce a release date, then change that date several times a month for eight months. I've been wondering if this was some kind of marketing thing to push the date further so the game comes out when the new TR movie is released in July.

Ever heard of Nintendo? They push back games more than anyone :)

Duke Nukem Forever has been in development for what, 7 years now? Hell it was started on the ORIGINAL Quake engine.
 

LordMorpheus

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I thought it was already out and sucked . . . . oh wait, that was the last 70 or so Tomb Raider games.
 

Anubis

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Originally posted by: Jugernot
Wow a new Tomb Raider game coming out? Shoot me now... :|

exactly

there also makeing a second movie
rolleye.gif
 

idNut

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Yeah, I was actually looking forward to this game too but after seeing it got a 5.3, I'll pass. Why wasn't there a demo?
 

Anubis

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Originally posted by: idNut
Yeah, I was actually looking forward to this game too but after seeing it got a 5.3, I'll pass. Why wasn't there a demo?

prob because it sucked so much
 

Hubris

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Originally posted by: Derango
Would you prefer they release it now, and that it be a bug ridden piece of garbage? I didn't think so :)

Uhhh....too late.