No DOOM 3 This Year [Jul 22, 2003, 7:01 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Though id Software basically invented the idea of using "when it's
done" as a release date, and thus did not specify a release date when DOOM
3 was announced (story), many have been assuming that the game
would be available for this year's holiday season (and jcal points out the
DOOM 3 E3 billboard did clearly promise this year). Now a report on HomeLAN
Fed cites Activision's 2003 release calendar
and quarterly
financial conference call to gain a bit more clarity on when to expect the
highly anticipated shooter sequel. Activision admits that this matter is
entirely in id's hands, but that they are not expecting the game this year, and
have it "penciled" on their calendars for fiscal Q4 (Jan-March) 2004.
Further actual release date delays were gleaned from the proceedings as well,
including word that True Crime: Streets of LA is now due in late fall 2003 and
that Rome: Total War, console Call of Duty, Quake IV, and Trinity are now all
due in Fiscal 2005 (which begins April 2004).
With the 3x10^18 number of games being released in September, my budget really wasn't looking that forward to having Doom 3 out sometime soon after anyways.
And who knows, maybe Id decided to add some things to their engine, or some more levels, to make the game even better. It can only be a good thing.
Creston
BlackGlass : I'm pretty sure Deus Ex : IW is still scheduled for an October release, as nothing I've read indicates otherwise (and if it mentions Deus Ex, I read it avidly). Thief III was always scheduled for sometime next year AFAIK.
Ray : Sorry to hear about your mother, I hope and pray she'll get better soon
But as for SWG. Heh, I told you so
This comment was edited on Jul 23, 00:08.
And who knows, maybe Id decided to add some things to their engine, or some more levels, to make the game even better. It can only be a good thing.
Creston
BlackGlass : I'm pretty sure Deus Ex : IW is still scheduled for an October release, as nothing I've read indicates otherwise (and if it mentions Deus Ex, I read it avidly). Thief III was always scheduled for sometime next year AFAIK.
Ray : Sorry to hear about your mother, I hope and pray she'll get better soon
But as for SWG. Heh, I told you so
This comment was edited on Jul 23, 00:08.
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