Comments on: Alpha Protocol Delay, Release Date

By: D

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:21:13 +0000

Haha. Don’t start a software company!

By: pignoli

pignoli — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:01:28 +0000

Anonymous Coward said:
don’t worry about that, when they notice that theyll be releasing 10 AAA at the same time each week during feb and march the delay ballet will start again

Very much this. I'd hazard a guess that a few of the games now being touted for early 2010 will slip to summer…

By: Tei

Tei — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:51:05 +0000

Well.. release dates are like “wheater predictions” anyway. You can’t say that the 23th monday of 2010 will rain in New York. But you can talk about the next monday. Is not a delay, but more like a more precission prediction. I don’t know why we talk about “release dates”, is the wrong concept if you are talking about software. But Is a illusion that serve us well, since people can program around it.

By: mrmud

mrmud — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:43:11 +0000

The strange thing about this delay is that it happened mere weeks before its intended release.

By: sfury

sfury — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:53:11 +0000

That was @Wisq , somehow I managed not to nest the reply.

By: sfury

sfury — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:51:05 +0000

I feel the same about DA but recently we got some clips that finally show it in a more Baldur’s Gate-ish light, so I am again getting my hopes high. I’ll give em that though – marketing a vast RPG to a vast audience is a tough job indeed, so that might be an excuse for over-focusing on the “We’ve got blood&sex!” for some of the target audience.

As for Alpha Protocol – so far I was mostly excited because of the names and company behind it. Except for some a bit strange action moves, interesting dialogue system and promises for enough RPG-iness and different approaches and consequences – I haven’t got much from the videos so far. A more detailed ad campaign would only do it good. Beats me why Sega hasn’t done that so far though, with all the delay they had from before.

By: ulix

ulix — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:40:58 +0000

Ahhh well, are you speaking of PC or consoles also?

If its only PC I say (including September & October Games):

Definite tripple A titles: Dragon Age, Borderlands, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Resident Evil 5, Left 4 Dead 2, Modern Warfare 2…

Other highly anticipated stuff (at least by some): The Saboteur, Risen, Dirt 2, Need for Speed Shift, Tropico 3, Flashpoint 2, Fifa, Madden, NHL, NBA, PES, NHL 2K, NBA2K, Serious Sam HD, Machinarium, Stalker: Call of Pripyat, Sims 3 Expansion, Venetica, Aion, Champions Online

Then there is a shitload of potentially (or definitely) awesome stuff on consoles, such as Uncharted 2, Brütal Legend, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2…

By: JKjoker

JKjoker — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:40:29 +0000

don’t worry about that, when they notice that theyll be releasing 10 AAA at the same time each week during feb and march the delay ballet will start again

By: Wisq

Wisq — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:27:12 +0000

But the company PR departments dictate the news schedule, not the gaming sites that cover it. No site wants to be the odd one out when a company posts a new release date or a new trailer.

Seeing where the gaming industry is going is a reason many of us come here, I expect. If I just wanted to know where it’s been, I could go to any old review site and look at some numbers.

Besides, it’s nice to have something to (possibly) look forward to, even in some five month’s time. Especially every time EA or someone releases “Generic Shooter 19: Now Even Shootier”.

By: Wisq

Wisq — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:15:22 +0000

Even the current part of the Dragon Age publicity campaign is still a bit too “wow look we have BLOOD!” for my tastes. Not that blood bothers me, just that marketing around it doesn’t seem like it’s meant for my demographic.

By: Lambchops

Lambchops — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:21:51 +0000

Still the RPG i’m probably most looking forward to as it has many things i’m in favour off like time pressured dialogue and SPIES!

By: The Pink Ninja

The Pink Ninja — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:19:27 +0000

While I like the polish time…

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