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phil_carter · Apr 30, 2007, 10:58 AM // 10:58

and if the release date is also a guess, then its probably fair to say the price is also a guess, though the price seems perfectly reasonable to me.

Snowman · Apr 30, 2007, 03:48 PM // 15:48

HAHAHA end of August.. probably the VERY LAST DAY OF SUMMER!

Just like sorrows furnace!

Unbelivable that they are trying to pull this same shit on us again... even tho its not confirmed... I believe it! this date has anet written all over it!

Bryant Again · Apr 30, 2007, 03:52 PM // 15:52

Well, I'm a little bit more inclined to believe something like this. Especially when everything from the Inquirer article turned out to be true...

HawkofStorms · Apr 30, 2007, 04:27 PM // 16:27

Bah... Every site/store that sells games makes up release dates for EVERY game. Its not official until I hear it from A.net. Duke Nukem Forever release date of Dec 2004 anybody?

RTSFirebat · Apr 30, 2007, 04:29 PM // 16:29

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Originally Posted by nbajammer

If Anet didn't say it, then it isn't official.

Answer right there. No date is official unless A.net says so.

Absinth187 · Apr 30, 2007, 05:12 PM // 17:12

There are a few websites like eb that show the Aug. 27th date. They've been up for about a month. I agree that it's all hear-say until Anet makes the announcement, although GW:EN is supposed to be shown at the Penny Arcade Expo (Aug. 24-26) and then be released soon after.

Loviatar · Apr 30, 2007, 06:18 PM // 18:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snowman

HAHAHA end of August.. probably the VERY LAST DAY OF SUMMER!

Just like sorrows furnace!

Unbelivable that they are trying to pull this same shit on us again... even tho its not confirmed... I believe it! this date has anet written all over it!

when did they even mention the word *SUMMER* once as a possible release ?

so how does your same shit comment fit in at all?

Series · Apr 30, 2007, 06:22 PM // 18:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

Bah... Every site/store that sells games makes up release dates for EVERY game. Its not official until I hear it from A.net. Duke Nukem Forever release date of Dec 2004 anybody?

Yeah! I don't ever trust anything unofficial. Like remember that Inquirer article people got so hyped up over? Boy do they look silly now that we know everything in it was false.

El Panty Bandito · Apr 30, 2007, 08:14 PM // 20:14

please

/close topic
/end speculation and theories
/wait for Anet's official announcment
/eat White Castle burgers...mmmmmmm

Age · Apr 30, 2007, 09:27 PM // 21:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by aelyn

I thought that they had mentioned holiday season..?

August is the holiday season it may not seem like it to depending on which part of the world you live in.It is to me.

Grammar · Apr 30, 2007, 09:51 PM // 21:51

Coming from a Gamestop employee:

The release date in Gamestop and EB's computers is an estimated release date.
The reason they put estimated release dates for far-off games in their system is so that the game is at least IN their system.
This, of course, allows them to begin taking reserves for the game.

It's very simple. They can't begin taking reserves on a game until it has a SKU in the system, and a game won't have a SKU in the system until it is placed in there and given a release date (they can't set the date to "pending" or anything like that, it has to be a real date).

Of course, that date is subject to change when an official announcement is made. It's just an estimated date.
What that date DOES tell us is that Gamestop/EB thinks the game will be released earlier (September-ish) in the fall rather than later (say, November-ish).
My guess would be September, but we'll have to wait and see.

Also, for the record, there isn't a CE in the system yet, only the regular game priced at $39.99. The CE won't be put in the system for reserve until it has been officially announced (assuming they release one, that is).

*Darcy* · Apr 30, 2007, 10:10 PM // 22:10

ANet, in interviews, has stated they will be showing GW:EN at the PAX which ends Aug. 26th. It's likely that is where the date estimate for the online stores came from; the day after the show ends.

And, the next weekend - Sept 1-3 - is the Labor Day 3-day weekend.

wetsparks · May 01, 2007, 12:00 AM // 00:00

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Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

Bah... Every site/store that sells games makes up release dates for EVERY game. Its not official until I hear it from A.net. Duke Nukem Forever release date of Dec 2004 anybody?

Or how about Starcraft: Ghost? When was it supposed to be released? 4 years ago? Then it got pushed back a year, then another six months, then another six months, then another year, then all of a sudden Blizzard is "intrigued by the next-gen consoles" and will wait to see about producing the game for them.

AceeBlueEagle · May 01, 2007, 12:37 AM // 00:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Age

August is the holiday season it may not seem like it to depending on which part of the world you live in.It is to me.

Damn skippy it is, at least in the Netherlands. Just try getting any work done during that month with anyone. Most of the people I know there take a solid 4 weeks off that month!

/angry and envious

Tempy · May 01, 2007, 12:57 AM // 00:57

therangereminem, thank you so much for trying to share information. I see it got you nothing but speculation and naysayers. Thanks for trying, and I guess we will see.

Enix · May 01, 2007, 03:22 AM // 03:22

If you read the page, you would notice that it is for the Pre-release. This thread should be /closed.

HawkofStorms · May 01, 2007, 03:40 AM // 03:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tempy

therangereminem, thank you so much for trying to share information. I see it got you nothing but speculation and naysayers. Thanks for trying, and I guess we will see.

What information? If anything, the OPs post is speculation. Its a know FACT that sites like this make up their own release dates.

Navaros · May 01, 2007, 03:49 AM // 03:49

Speculation threads exactly like this one come up for every GW game and they are always just as pointless each time.

Gaile has said a million times that if the info is not from Anet then don't believe it because it may very well be false. Anet will tell you the release date when they know what it is.

RSGashapon · May 01, 2007, 05:32 AM // 05:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawkofStorms

Duke Nukem Forever release date of Dec 2004 anybody?

Heh, I gave up on waiting for DNF way before Dec. 2004 came around. It's sad that there are still die-hard Duke fans clinging to the 3D Realms forum feeding off of whatever little scraps of info George Broussard & Co. toss them. DNF was originally promised to be released 2 or 3 years after Duke Nukem 3D came out in 1996.

Slainster · May 01, 2007, 07:48 AM // 07:48

gameseek claim end of july haha http://www.gameseek.co.uk/pd/PCvkerk...e-of-the-North