7/23 BtS release date

[LordGek]

On Steam it is not available until 7/24.

I planned on passing on this (NOT BtS but a direct downloable form of it)...but hey, if its available first thing in the morning on the 24th...what can I say, I'm weak.

 

[crazyjoe0813]

The thing that makes me want to "throw my hands up like Montezuma" in frustration is that when you ask for the game...it's like Fight Club....No one knows WTH you're talking about! You get that blank stare or "Do I have civilized what?" Even today I went to WalMart and Eb Games and they made it seem as if I was asking for enriched uranium...or as if said "Voldemort" aloud

LOL, yea, I got to where I specifically said that it was not the original Civ IV and described the BtS box... I even had a clerk ask me, "IV means 4 right?"

 

[twansalem]

I just called Wal-Mart, and they said that it didn't come in on the truck today.

 

[Certainty]

I really, really hate having the only near game shop being GameCrazy (which, of course, is the ONLY one that doesn't sell PC games) and the only other near store that even sells videogames being Target...

Ah, well. I suppose I can wait a tad.

 

[Virulent]

For those looking at digital distribution I would suggest Steam over D2D, some people seem to hate Steam but I find it works better in terms of patches as they seem to come out quicker.

That been said I'm going to wait to get a boxed copy as I already have a boxed copy of Vanilla and Warlords and I'm a tad anal about things like that .

Also it looks like nobody (in North America) seems to have gotten the game yet. Not that surprising but I was hoping at least a few stores would have it out early.

 

[rickb]

With Steam you can preload the game and avoid the mad rush that happens the day of the release. I've had BTS sitting on my drive for almost a week waiting for them to flip the switch. You can also make a backup archive to burn to CD. I believe there is some setting you can enable so you don't have to connect to Steam every time you want launch the game.

 

[Slavakovich]

I just called Gamestop and they said that it is shipped today, allowed to be sold tomorrow.

 

[LordGek]

With Steam you can preload the game and avoid the mad rush that happens the day of the release. I've had BTS sitting on my drive for almost a week waiting for them to flip the switch. You can also make a backup archive to burn to CD. I believe there is some setting you can enable so you don't have to connect to Steam every time you want launch the game.

While I have no idea how you would know if you can't run it yet, any clue if this is the latest patched version or at least this US version (which I assume is a slightly newer build than the Euro/World version)?

 

[Algan]

Hardly. More like the $3.85 question. You'd think an earlier release = more money for them... you'd think...

Maybe Australia really is the beta continent.

Anyhow, there was probably some mix-up with Firaxis and Take-Two. With all the excitement over the release and what ever top-secret projects they are working on.

 

[BirraImperial]

You know, this whole thing just encourages piracy. I bet the only people in the Americas that have the game right now have just downloaded the torrent and are playing the game while laughing at us idiots, who wait for the legal game to be available in stores.

 

[sevensterre]

With a lot of games tuesday is a very typical release date for games video's and movies. Our local Best Buy is getting the game on wednesday. Eb is getting it on tuesday. they usualy charge more than best buy.

 

[warpstorm]

I keep expecting to see Sid

I've run into him at Andy Nelson's. Mmmmm.....

 

[jodonnell]

Why have they delayed the American launch of the game?

Probably a wardrobe malfunction bug with Boudica

Amazon is routinely crap with shipping new games. The release date will say they ship out on the official date, but Amazon never does so. If you want to pre-order a game online, I've always found it best to go with Gamestop (one day shipping with them has always meant I get my copy on time; plus unlike buying it at the store, it's always shrink wrapped and un-opened.)

 

[alexmatusiak]

Well just for the heck of it, I went to a few EB games, BestBuy and Future Shop locations (West-end of Toronto here for anyone else nearby who reads) and none of them had the game arrive today, but all said they will be getting it by noon tomorrow - Tuesday the 24th.

If anyone in my area happens by chance to read this and found otherwise, do let me know

-AM-

 

[Pharmtekbobby]

Down here in South Florida same thing.....getting it tomorrow 07/24/07 @ noon



"Uhhh one of our captured officers!" (shows Lord Conwallis the man made of straw) -The Patriot

 

[crismac]

I just called Gamestop and he said it is still showing pre-order status.He told me to come in lay 5 bucks down to reserve it so I can make sure it will show up in the next couple of days.I asked why should I make two trips to get this game.He said there is no guarantee there store will get this game without a pre-order WTH?

 

[rickb]

While I have no idea how you would know if you can't run it yet, any clue if this is the latest patched version or at least this US version (which I assume is a slightly newer build than the Euro/World version)?

I had a little update message come up when I opened up Steam and it mentioned the Vanilla and Warlords patches were released on the 20th.

http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=news&id=1132&cc=US
http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=news&id=1133&cc=US

If I had to guess, I'd say BTS will probably be patched as well, I don't see any logical reason why it wouldn't be, but that's just a guess.

Supposedly it'll also work with the retail boxed version of Civ 4, so you don't have to purchase Vanilla Civ from Steam as well.

 

[LordGek]

I just called Gamestop and he said it is still showing pre-order status.He told me to come in lay 5 bucks down to reserve it so I can make sure it will show up in the next couple of days.I asked why should I make two trips to get this game.He said there is no guarantee there store will get this game without a pre-order WTH?

Could be a bunch of BS to get some pre-orders (I wouldn't put them past that) but I also think PC games are taking a back seat to console stuff. Why make a special point to overnight a game if they don't know they have at least SOME slathering fanboys waiting outside the door when they open up?

 

[LordGek]

I had a little update message come up when I opened up Steam and it mentioned the Vanilla and Warlords patches were released on the 20th.

http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=news&id=1132&cc=US
http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=news&id=1133&cc=US

If I had to guess, I'd say BTS will probably be patched as well, I don't see any logical reason why it wouldn't be, but that's just a guess.

Supposedly it'll also work with the retail boxed version of Civ 4, so you don't have to purchase Vanilla Civ from Steam as well.

All three patches SEEMED to be announced on the same day...but then I was never clear if the Vanilla and Warlords patches were included with BtS EVEN BEFORE the BtS patch.

 

[Uncle_Joe]

Yes, with very few exceptions, 'major' PC game releases are barely a blip on the radar compared with console titles. I'm sure most retailers like EB will make more on Madden '08 (for the consoles) in the first few hours than they will on BTS the whole time its sold.