Only 25 days to go....

[maestro]

22 days left ......

..................... or three weeks tomorrow, if you like


It's quite sad, really. A few weeks ago I bought Company of Heroes - one of the best games I've played in a long time. Since the M2TW demo was released I haven't played it - it just doesn't seem to excite me any more. not that the M2TW demo is any good - personally I think it's rubbish - but I just know that the full game is gonna be awesome. I can't wait til I see the campaign map load for the first time and examine my settlements

I keep wanting to load CoH but there's just no castles so I can't bring myself to play it.

[Steistas]

It's called addiction :) addiction to TW.

[Basilios II Voulgaroktonos]

guys does anyone know if i that have pre-ordered the MTW2 will get the special limited edition?

[maestro]

It can't be assured, but it is to be expected. Sega have said that all of the first prints of the game will be the Limited Edition, which includes a map, then later on they will start to print the "ordinary" edition, without a map. but don't confuse that with the Collector's Edition, which you'll have to specifically order and pay extra for.

[Basilios II Voulgaroktonos]

But ther is a collector's edition for medieval 2?where i can see it because in amazon there is only the normal one.but with the collector you take the map or not?

[Polemists]

http://www.gpstore.co.nz/Screenshots/1515494/1.html

There's the collectors edition info. I can hardly wait for this game either I keep wanting to go to store and buy something to pass the time but nothing looks good (even tho there are quite a few good games out) it's frustratin.

[Basilios II Voulgaroktonos]

99 dollars how mach is in euros and in the collector's edition there is the map?and POLEMHSTS ise ellinas?

[maestro]

But ther is a collector's edition for medieval 2?where i can see it because in amazon there is only the normal one.but with the collector you take the map or not?

I've posted info on the collectors edition in this thread

[tiny_titan]

Senta email to Chris Wright Product Manager of THQ Asia Pacific asking if he could clear up wether Austrlia gets the Limited Edition adn when is the release date for Austrlia. Here is his reply I got today.

Hi tiny_titan,



The limited edition will be released in Australia but only certain retailers are stocking it.



We are putting out limited quantities and it will only be available if you pre-order it. You can pre-order it now from EB Games, Games Wizards and selected independent specialist retailers.



The SRP is $99.95, the same as the normal edition.



Harvey Norman are not selling the limited edition but will have a bonus Medieval II glass stein, which we are creating specially for them and which will be limited to Australia only.



The release date for Australia has not been pushed back to December. It will be November 23rd, one week after it releases in the UK.



Best Regards,



Chris

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Chris Wright
Product Manager
THQ Asia Pacific
Level 8, 606 St Kilda Rd
Melbourne, Victoria 3004
AUSTRALIA

[Polemists]

Why can't I get a glass stein,i love stein I feel so depraved :

So anyone figured out how much that is in american dollars or euro's yet

[Pras the Reaper]

Hey Guys,

Just chatted to Chris myself since was with him at a trade show on tuesday and we were telling everyone that the release dates were 10th in UK and 16th in Australia...

Seems his mail to tiny_titan WAS incorrect and we are in fact still releasing in Oz on the 16th November...

Also the thing he said about Limited Edition for pre-orders is only relevant to Australia - to be safe check with your local distributors for their policy.

P.

[Little Legioner]

Also the thing he said about Limited Edition for pre-orders is only relevant to Australia - to be safe check with your local distributors for their policy.

P.

Pras, do you think to make a Collectors Edition for rest of the world? I live in Turkey and i want to buy a Collectors Edition.

[Basilios II Voulgaroktonos]

how can i find how much is 99 New Zeelands dollars in euros or US dollar?i saw in the site where you can take the collector's that they can send it in the 17th of November but thats a pity because in europe the release is on the 10th...

[screwtype]

AU$99.95 = US$76

The AU price includes a 10% GST so if you remove that, the US price equivalent would be $68.40.

You can convert to different currencies here.

[Basilios II Voulgaroktonos]

what is the gst and why there is a extra 10% in the price?

[Motep]

okay...time to start saving!

[derfinsterling]

Is it becuase you have problems with the demo and the SS2 thing? The full game should run on an AMD XP 2400, CA has said so.

Yes, that's exactly what it is. If it does run, good for me!

I'll still buy that new computer, though... I need SS2 for Adobe Premiere 2 anyway. Plus I wanted to check out these fabled 64bit CPUs ;)

Thanks for the heads up!

[maestro]

I sincerely hope that I will be playing M2TW in 3 weeks from now!!!

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

got it pre-order :-), MTW2, here I come,3 weeks from today, or w/e :-)!!!!!!!!

[ProudNerd]

Why can't I get a glass stein,i love stein I feel so depraved :

So anyone figured out how much that is in american dollars or euro's yet

wow i wish we got tht in the collectored edtion..ive finaly caved anyway im callign to pre order fron EB now :P Hey i was going to buy it anyway!

[ProudNerd]

sorry about the typos wish i could edit my posts..

[Ignoramus]

For once it's good to be an Australian in the gaming world.

[ProudNerd]

For once it's good to be an Australian in the gaming world.

Nuff said we usaly get the short end of the stick.

Great sig btw ive read every asterix book and i was thinking about that quote the other day veni vidi and heap big vici!

[screwtype]

what is the gst and why there is a extra 10% in the price?

GST = Goods and Services Tax.

The GST is a 10% flat tax on practically everything you buy in Australia, except raw foodstuffs.

[Basilios II Voulgaroktonos]

Yes but i have pre-ordered from gameplanet in australia but the delivery is in europe so i am being charged the gst or not?

[ProudNerd]

GST = Goods and Services Tax.

The GST is a 10% flat tax on practically everything you buy in Australia, except raw foodstuffs.

AKA government sponsored theft, getting suckers to pay more, games and software tax and generally stupid tax..

[Encaitar]

Yeah we pay more for games in Australia than ppl do in the US (after converting currency). There's a fair bit of taxes associated with software here (in addition to the across-the-board GST), which is quite annoying.

[Polemists]

Yes but good news is you get a glass stein :P

So for this preorder i am envious lol.

Man this is like the longest 20 days ever :P

[screwtype]

Yes but i have pre-ordered from gameplanet in australia but the delivery is in europe so i am being charged the gst or not?

I don't know, but my guess is probably not. GST type taxes usually only apply to in-country orders, not international ones, in order to encourage exports. I do know, for example, that when I order something from Britain to ship here, I don't have to pay their rotten VAT (thank goodness).

[maestro]

As a rule of thumb, sales tax of any kind doesn't apply when you eport something, but it's not as simple as all that. Firstly, you need to find a company that has the facilities to export and deduct tax from the amount you pay and then, by law, you're supposed to declare your purchase to the inland revenue (or whoever) and pay your local sales tax (in my case, VAT) when you receive the goods.

Sucks, doesn't it. Although I do think that there's a lower limit, below which you are tax exempt on personal imports