Atari: T3 Demo Not Official

Atari sends word that the Terminator 3: war of the Machines demo in the story following this one is not the official demo for the game. While we cannot put the genie back in the bottle and un-post the news, here is their warning that this actually represents an early beta:
It has come to our attention that the media demo of T3 War has been placed on the Atari Australia web site for download by consumers. This is a mistake.

Please be aware that this build is NOT meant in any way to be a consumer "demo" and it will be removed from our site shortly. We will be releasing the real consumer demo in the near future, but the version that is online now will not be compatible with the official demo nor will it be compatible with the final game, both of which will have improved performance and online play.

Please do not direct your readers to this demo in Australia. If you have already posted the news, please remove it. If you feel you must mention this demo in a news item, it should be referred to as an early Beta Test for the game -- which it is -- this is NOT a "demo." It was meant for press eyes only and came with disclaimers as to what was not incorporated into the build at this time.

This demo's availability will only lead to confusion and compatibility issues, and you should wait for the official demo.
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Not even close to ready
Nov 22, 2003, 17:18
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Not even close to ready Nov 22, 2003, 17:18
Nov 22, 2003, 17:18
 
Amazon lists this thing as being released December 2. Over at the company beta board it claims that they haven't even started beta testing it yet.

No. No. No. No. No. This isn't even close to ready yet. I could literally fill several pages listing the major bugs in this that often render it unplayable. Yes it shows some promise but this game is nowhere near ready yet. If the Dec 2 date is true and the post is correct, I won't be buying this. No way. You were right to slam this.

This comment was edited on Nov 22, 17:55.
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Re: weak
Nov 21, 2003, 06:23
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Re: weak Nov 21, 2003, 06:23
Nov 21, 2003, 06:23
 
the thing i don't get is "you can't put the genie back in the bottle." uh, why would it be so hard to just pull the links if they're saying the demo isn't the one they wanted to be released? does INSISTING that everyone get the opp. to see this version of the demo somehow build the site's "street cred," or is it just a way to be obnoxious? i'm curious.

if we were talking about videos of war crimes or something, i might understand not caving to The Man's request. but it's a game demo they're saying isn't done. regardless of whether the final demo sucks, it just seems that not editing the original story to pull the links is an act of a napoleon-complexed webmaster rather than an "ethical" games journo.

huh?


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21.
 
Hmm
Nov 21, 2003, 01:37
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Hmm Nov 21, 2003, 01:37
Nov 21, 2003, 01:37
 
Well, I've played it a bit more and my comparison to Wolf ET was a bit much. It was a quick response to some of the negative stuff here. The serial goal progression isn't nearly as in depth and the 2 maps don't seem to have things to build up. The techs don't really seem to be needed for specific objectives either(at least in the 2 maps included). Also, the character classes aren't nearly as developed. Hopefully this will change. I still think that it shows much more promise than some of the posts here though. If they put some more serious depth in their mission based goals like Wolf-ET and iron out the kinks, I'd buy this in a second.

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Actually played the demo ?
Nov 21, 2003, 00:35
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Actually played the demo ? Nov 21, 2003, 00:35
Nov 21, 2003, 00:35
 
I've actually played the demo and although it needs tweaking I like what I see so far (only played the future bombed out downtown map in mission mode though). I put more comments in the other thread. Mission mode seems like a cross between Wolf ET and Halo (vehicles). Not as good but still promising. I thought the look and feel were right on the money. There are still a number of things which suck but I go into that in the other thread.

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Re: weak
Nov 20, 2003, 23:45
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Re: weak Nov 20, 2003, 23:45
Nov 20, 2003, 23:45
 
hey, atleast its not like the let out the entire sourcecode...


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Re: weak
Nov 20, 2003, 22:29
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Re: weak Nov 20, 2003, 22:29
Nov 20, 2003, 22:29
 
the thing i don't get is "you can't put the genie back in the bottle." uh, why would it be so hard to just pull the links if they're saying the demo isn't the one they wanted to be released? does INSISTING that everyone get the opp. to see this version of the demo somehow build the site's "street cred," or is it just a way to be obnoxious? i'm curious.

if we were talking about videos of war crimes or something, i might understand not caving to The Man's request. but it's a game demo they're saying isn't done. regardless of whether the final demo sucks, it just seems that not editing the original story to pull the links is an act of a napoleon-complexed webmaster rather than an "ethical" games journo.

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Re: weak
Nov 20, 2003, 21:18
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Re: weak Nov 20, 2003, 21:18
Nov 20, 2003, 21:18
 
> The demo unoficially blows then.

Ha!

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Re: No subject
Nov 20, 2003, 20:23
nin
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Re: No subject Nov 20, 2003, 20:23
Nov 20, 2003, 20:23
nin
 
Oh man, I thought you were gonna tell him to stick it up his ass or something. What a let-down.

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Re: No subject
Nov 20, 2003, 20:02
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Re: No subject Nov 20, 2003, 20:02
Nov 20, 2003, 20:02
 
thanks for your wisdom. put it in a can and sell it.


Oh man, I thought you were gonna tell him to stick it up his ass or something. What a let-down.

~Steve

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umm...
Nov 20, 2003, 19:42
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umm... Nov 20, 2003, 19:42
Nov 20, 2003, 19:42
 
great idea but not pulled off too great... man on man this game plays just like "Skynet" which was made in 95? what is the point guys?

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Re: No subject
Nov 20, 2003, 19:12
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Re: No subject Nov 20, 2003, 19:12
Nov 20, 2003, 19:12
 
@9 -- thanks for your wisdom. put it in a can and sell it.

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Re: weak
Nov 20, 2003, 19:05
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Re: weak Nov 20, 2003, 19:05
Nov 20, 2003, 19:05
 
I KNEW this was gonna blow, but didn`t figure on it blowing that bad. Graphically? This should have been released back in the days of Delta Force 2. There was nothing in the demo that looked like it used any T&L whatsoever. The Terminators should have been way better done artworkwise.

At any rate, the devs should have someones foot shoved up their asses for pissing all over such a great franchise so far. But, it happened to BladeRunner, AvP, etc. So.....


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weak
Nov 20, 2003, 17:56
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weak Nov 20, 2003, 17:56
Nov 20, 2003, 17:56
 
The demo unoficially blows then.

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Re: In other words
Nov 20, 2003, 16:33
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Re: In other words Nov 20, 2003, 16:33
Nov 20, 2003, 16:33
 
Dammit, we didn't realise you people wouldn't blindly accept the fact that our stupendously shitty game is the Holy Grail of gaming. In response to these complaints, and for fear of not selling any copies, we're just inventing this story that this is "early" code, when in fact we're close to Gold, hoping that you'll still be tricked into buying it.

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No subject
Nov 20, 2003, 16:00
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No subject Nov 20, 2003, 16:00
Nov 20, 2003, 16:00
 
sure you'd do that. stupid is as stupid does. not the first time and won't be the last.

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heh
Nov 20, 2003, 15:48
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heh Nov 20, 2003, 15:48
Nov 20, 2003, 15:48
 
wait for the official shitty demo

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Re: In other words
Nov 20, 2003, 14:39
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Re: In other words Nov 20, 2003, 14:39
Nov 20, 2003, 14:39
 
LOL. I feel love.

Come on, do you really think we'd put out a demo and an hour later remove it on purpose? Get real!

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Re: In other words
Nov 20, 2003, 14:30
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Re: In other words Nov 20, 2003, 14:30
Nov 20, 2003, 14:30
 
@ 5 lets hope there's a ravine ahead you can drive into

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Re: In other words
Nov 20, 2003, 13:58
5.
Re: In other words Nov 20, 2003, 13:58
Nov 20, 2003, 13:58
 
It's all part of my evil plan to confuse you... my careful deceit will only continue unchecked. :p

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Thank god!
Nov 20, 2003, 13:33
4.
Thank god! Nov 20, 2003, 13:33
Nov 20, 2003, 13:33
 
this game looks like a lot of fun! But unfortunitly the demo is horrible... It takes a full 200 shots to kill anyone and the lag is horrible.

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