Read back in the thread a bit. The problem is that the Windows publisher won't approve the press release, so they can't say anything publicly.Brad's being doing a great job trying to fill us in, but someone is obviously asleep at the wheel here.
Read back in the thread a bit. The problem is that the Windows publisher won't approve the press release, so they can't say anything publicly.Brad's being doing a great job trying to fill us in, but someone is obviously asleep at the wheel here.
Read back in the thread a bit. The problem is that the Windows publisher won't approve the press release, so they can't say anything publicly.
Right, I read that. So someone at that company has their head up their ass. Presumably they get some money from the sales? Well, not advertising a product and making it hard to buy won't increase sales. This ain't rocket science.
Interestingly, Aspyr did release an announcement for Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition, on the Mac and PC, yesterday.
OR - there's money involved.![]()
No doubt.But if it's a fight over money, the amount they're fighting over is going down with each passing day.
Like I said, people are going to find this on mininova before Aspyr even has a web page up. Just freaking insane.
There's no fight over money, AFAIK. We typically pay royalties to the PC publisher based on how many Mac copies we ship. I should also add that these details are worked out when the initial contract is signed. What's your next theory?![]()
That may be so, but the folks that discover it on mininova will then either a) buy it or b) pirate it. I'm guessing (b), so - if popular wisdom is to be believed - minimal lost sales.
There's no fight over money, AFAIK. We typically pay royalties to the PC publisher based on how many Mac copies we ship. I should also add that these details are worked out when the initial contract is signed. What's your next theory?![]()
Play.com are advertising "Release date 31 July 2009". I wonder if they can get it any faster ...Greetings from Amazon.co.uk.
Please be advised that we have a revised delivery date for the items you ordered on July 10 2009 (Order xxxx).
"Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword Expansion (Mac CD)"
Estimated arrival date: August 21 2009
That was my theory, Brad, since I couldn't think of anything else that makes any sense. What's YOUR theory?
Unless they can't find it anywhere to buy and decide to pirate it out of frustration.
I suspect that is not a prime concern of mininova's visitors.![]()
Graven's recent thread is the first published indication I've seen that anyone has actually installed and played BtS for Mac.
Sounds like it might not be a figment of our fevered imaginations after all.
Hope he doesn't have to call Aspyr for tech support.![]()
You shouldn't assume everyone who uses mininova also never purchases anything.
Humor about it not being mentioned on our site aside, our support guys will have no qualms should you decide to contact them about BtS. The readme that comes with the game is very explicit on how to reach us.