Shellshock: Nam '67 Gold and Delayed

Shellshock: Nam '67 Gold and Delayed
[Jun 17, 2004, 11:45 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments

This Eidos Profit Warning (thanks Frans) shares Eidos' concern about their margins for this fiscal year, combining the contradictory news that ShellShock: Nam '67, their upcoming Vietnam shooter is both complete, and delayed. That's right, in spite of pronouncing "ShellShock: Nam '67, has been approved on PS2, is completed on PC and Xbox approval is expected imminently," the article goes on to warn not to expect the game's release until September, citing a soft market and a traditional summer slow season as the reasons for this unusual move:

On May 20, 2004, the Company reported that the recent and unexpected softness in the games market, particularly in the US, was negatively impacting unit sales of Hitman: Contracts even though it was charting well in Europe and the US (and continues to do so). Since that time, this market trend has not reversed and the industry is about to enter the traditionally quieter summer period for game sales. Given these circumstances, and notwithstanding that the game is now ready to release, the Board has decided to hold the release of ShellShock: Nam '67 until September so as to provide this important new franchise with a better opportunity to deliver its true potential.

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Jun 17, 2004, 14:37

Acleacius

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Jun 17, 2004, 14:37

Acleacius

I can only hope that translates to, the bush economy is SO ucking bad right now, that we would do better in September, even thou we would be going against Giants.

Thou, if is was a good game it would sell well most anytime.

Or quite possibly this could me that Eidos never ceases to amaze me with thier lack of intelligence.

Eidos intellectual meeting
No, no, no you have got it all wrong, why make a great game when you can make a halfassed game!

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