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Dr_Who_Regen#4
09-07-2006, 04:49
Anyone heard of exactly when M2TW will be released (and whether it will vary by country)?
In particular when will it be released in the USA?
I noticed on the totalwar.com web site you can preorder from amazon and play.com. Both look to be the UK versions of these websites, but Amazon says November 24 and Play.com October 27.
Anyone know any official news?
:help:
I don't know the exact realease date is already given.First,CA says : 3th November.Then,I read on different sites that release is planned on 25th November.Now,I read : 14th November.I am a bit confused :help:
Mount Suribachi
09-08-2006, 18:35
Yep, seen all those dates on various websites ~:)
Clearly, it will be soon. The last month has seen the amount of previews & info go through the roof, obviously the marketing machine is swinging into action as the game nears completion. Late November still gives them a couple of weeks wiggle room in case the game slips, and they can still get it out before Christmas.
Its been pretty apparant to me that there has been no public slippage on MTW2, whereas Rome ended up some 18 months "late" IIRC. And then there was that mysterious 1 month delay with STW (all the gaming mags said it was "out now", except it wasn't, I even remember PCG apologising to their fans for saying it was out when it wasn't and saying they had no idea why there was a delay).
The USA normally gets TW games a week or two ahead of Britain and light years before Australia ~:)
Ignoramus
09-08-2006, 23:15
At least we Australians have CA :embarassed:. But it is infuriating, I mean, the game is being made in Australia, and the we're the last to get it? :dizzy2: I mean that's pretty unfair.
Sweden seems to get it the 15th of november.
The online store I buy from has this date as release date and they only set the dates when it is "confirmed".
Kourutsu
09-09-2006, 03:52
At least we Australians have CA :embarassed:. But it is infuriating, I mean, the game is being made in Australia, and the we're the last to get it? :dizzy2: I mean that's pretty unfair.
But...but your country isn't the fattest nation!
America needs those games quickly. So the population doesn't get bored and start eating more!
Furious Mental
09-09-2006, 07:45
We should legally impound the build so that no one gets it before us.
Dr_Who_Regen#4
09-09-2006, 08:49
I have found the US amazon has the release date as Nvember 14....just over 2 months to go....
Ok guys I think these dates are quite reliable : http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/931592.html
Looks like US will get it indeed a bit earlier,14th November,and that they still don't know when the game will appear in Europe.For Australia,sorry i know nothing ^^
But...but your country isn't the fattest nation!
America needs those games quickly. So the population doesn't get bored and start eating more!
That's a cliché mate rofl :P
george33387
09-09-2006, 15:27
Well in gamespot i red 14November.
Kourutsu
09-09-2006, 22:08
That's a cliché mate rofl :P
Well, I'm an American, so it's cool. :2thumbsup:
azraeltheFallen
09-10-2006, 15:26
I belive that the release date in europe is the 21th, And this little peace of information was given to me when i pre-ordered the game, because the game would take 5-7 days to arrive, and my game is arriving at my house from the 26-28th
The Blind Samurai
09-11-2006, 02:46
well eb games is right next to my house and i have 2 broken legs and i dont have to go to school until march so iam camping out to it comes
At least we Australians have CA . But it is infuriating, I mean, the game is being made in Australia, and the we're the last to get it? I mean that's pretty unfair.
You aren't alone, us across the ditch get it at the same time, or a little later than you do. ~:mecry:
DukeofSerbia
09-11-2006, 21:25
On Amazon.com release date is November 14: http://www.amazon.com/Sega-of-America-Inc-Medieval/dp/B000FUONLM/sr=8-1/qid=1158006017/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-1755633-1091366?ie=UTF8&s=videogames
At least we Australians have CA :embarassed:. But it is infuriating, I mean, the game is being made in Australia, and the we're the last to get it? :dizzy2: I mean that's pretty unfair.
Where TW titles are designed and where they're produced is not the same place. SEGA are the publishers/distributors of the game and I imagine it's likely this will be done in the States...
DukeofSerbia
09-28-2006, 19:55
In North America November 14th, in Europe November 10th according to Gamespot. And Amazon.co.uk (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Medieval-2-Total-War-PC/dp/B000ENN9AG/ref=sr_11_1/202-7831444-2317423?ie=UTF8) said in November 24th. So, what is the true?:dizzy2:
HighLord z0b
09-29-2006, 01:38
At least we Australians have CA . But it is infuriating, I mean, the game is being made in Australia, and the we're the last to get it? I mean that's pretty unfair.
We should legally impound the build so that no one gets it before us.
Or failing that, blockade the ports with Galleys and seige the CA offices, maybe we could infiltrate a spy in there to open the gates? I know some feudal and gothic footknights as well as some Varangian Guardsmen that could help!
*The weird thing is I actually know enough reenactors in Brisbane that this is true.*
Nebuchadnezzar
09-29-2006, 03:16
Or failing that, blockade the ports with Galleys and seige the CA offices, maybe we could infiltrate a spy in there to open the gates? I know some feudal and gothic footknights as well as some Varangian Guardsmen that could help!
*The weird thing is I actually know enough reenactors in Brisbane that this is true.*
You may not need to do that. Game stores in Australia are advertising 31st Oct for the release date. Two days earlier if you pre-order.
If this is true it would seem that we will get it before the fatties. Lets hope.
Just took another look at http://www.gameswarehouse.com.au
On second thoughts who knows. The site has Activision as the publisher for Petes sake!
the_mango55
09-29-2006, 03:51
In North America November 14th, in Europe November 10th according to Gamespot. And Amazon.co.uk (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Medieval-2-Total-War-PC/dp/B000ENN9AG/ref=sr_11_1/202-7831444-2317423?ie=UTF8) said in November 24th. So, what is the true?:dizzy2:
actually none of these are "true" (one of them might be right though)
They are all estimates based on what CA tells them about how close the game is. There is no official release date, and probably won't be one until it goes gold (is finished and goes off to be copied and boxed).
Kourutsu
09-29-2006, 05:11
That gameswarehouse site looks kind of shady to me...
Well, EB games, gamespot, and Circuit City all have release set on Nov 14.
So six more weeks!
DukeofSerbia
09-29-2006, 11:51
actually none of these are "true" (one of them might be right though)
They are all estimates based on what CA tells them about how close the game is. There is no official release date, and probably won't be one until it goes gold (is finished and goes off to be copied and boxed).
Actually, it all depend on SEGA. They are publisher and owners of CA.
Polemists
09-30-2006, 11:49
You will probably see this one month before release as far as them actually announcing it goes. So maybe mid october you'll hear, MTW 2 has gone gold, that's my guess anyway.
Sun of Chersonesos
09-30-2006, 13:29
Ok guys I think these dates are quite reliable : http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/931592.html
Looks like US will get it indeed a bit earlier,14th November,and that they still don't know when the game will appear in Europe.For Australia,sorry i know nothing ^^
First off, how are these dates any more reliable than others? and to reinforce that, it said that the release date would be 11/14/06 in the US... these people must be off their heads it's 4 months after it gets released in the EU and there is no 14th month
Faenaris
09-30-2006, 17:31
First off, how are these dates any more reliable than others? and to reinforce that, it said that the release date would be 11/14/06 in the US... these people must be off their heads it's 4 months after it gets released in the EU and there is no 14th month
You do know that Americans don't write their dates the way Europeans do?
Europe: 14/11/06
Usa: 11/14/06
Same date.
Zatoichi
10-01-2006, 08:16
Well, not that it matters too much, but play.com have just changed their version of the release date from 27th October to 10th November. The October one always looked fishy, but the 10th of November seems more feasible. Mind you, it'll still probably be at the end of November like Amazon have it.
Alexanderofmacedon
10-01-2006, 22:01
Come visit the Grand Canyon or New York and leave on the 14th or 15th. Buy the game here be home to play it. How bout that Aussies? :2thumbsup:
Incongruous
10-01-2006, 23:31
That is an interesting idea, hmmm...
blahblahblah
10-02-2006, 03:05
If the games released around November, that'll be perfect. One month to see how you guys like the game before I buy it to brainwash myself during the Christmas holidays.
gunslinger
10-02-2006, 22:03
If we're getting that close, shouldn't we have a demo by now?
November 14th is only about 6 weeks away. Anybody know how long it takes to burn off all those cd's, print the manuals, box them up, and ship them? Surely if the release date is 6 weeks away, the game must be done by now?
Aquitaine
10-03-2006, 00:26
Depending on the publisher and the coordination between the developer, the publisher, and the various logistics involved, the time between a game 'going gold' and hitting the streets can be anywhere from a week to a month, typically.
If memory serves, STW, RTW and MTW were all a couple weeks, though that was with Activision.
Polemists
10-03-2006, 07:25
The concise if you read other posts is demo hits around Oct 14-16
Then I'd assume game will go gold late oct, Oct 20 something
Then game will be released come Nov 14-20 something depending on delays.
Didn't Sega release barbarian invasion or was sega just part of it and Activision still did release?
babarian hit on the date intended if i recall rite.
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