DOOM 3 in the U.K. [Aug 13, 2004, 11:55 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Long-awaited Doom 3
hits the UK is a BBC article announcing the availability of id's latest in
the U.K. (thanks Mike Martinez). The article discusses the game, as well as the
heightened level of sensitivity to violent games across the pond at the moment
based on the recent murder that some are attempting to connect with Manhunt
(story). In related news,
MCV
reports the possibility of shortages of the new release, quoting U.K. retailers
complaining that they don't have sufficient stock to meet demand, while quoting
Activision defending themselves by pointing out that retailers all over Europe
are being screwed by high demand, and that U.K. retailers are not being singled
out.
Bungie didn't make us wait for the PC version of Halo, Microsoft did after they bought the poor buggers.
I don't know why I thought of this, but do you drive on the opposite side of the road in the UK version of GTA?
We've stayed on the same side of the road since pre-history, even through the romans, normans, saxons, medieval, as have the Japanese. ;p
I think you'll find that it's you who drive on the opposite side, and only because you copied the French who had intentionally swapped to the "opposite side" under Napolean because they didn't want to drive (carts and carriages) on the same side of the road as their enemy the English.
StooMonster
We've stayed on the same side of the road since pre-history, even through the romans, normans, saxons, medieval, as have the Japanese. ;p
I think you'll find that it's you who drive on the opposite side, and only because you copied the French who had intentionally swapped to the "opposite side" under Napolean because they didn't want to drive (carts and carriages) on the same side of the road as their enemy the English.
StooMonster
I wonder if ID will make the xbox people wait for this like Bungie did with the PC version of Halo.
The scary thing is Rolphus that there seems to be a surprising number of actual drivers in the UK that don't know either 
I feel a game related lawsuit coming on!
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P: I think so, Brain, but where are we going to find a duck and a hose at this hour?
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P: I think so, Brain, but where are we going to find a duck and a hose at this hour?
Tis true, the game has you driving on the US side.
Hang on a minute, I just bought doom 3...why am I here?
Hang on a minute, I just bought doom 3...why am I here?
Which goes someway to explaining the rampant piracy that being going on; many people I know downloaded it whilst waiting for official release they had prepurchaed. But some are already bored of it's simple gameplay, and have tried to cancel their pre-orders!
When will content businesses (games, movies, television, etc.) learn that the 21st century internet removes international barriers and staggered release days harm them rather than benefit them?
And like USA we've got lame old CD-ROM version too, no DVD-ROM. At least Amazon's free 3-5 day delivery service got it to me on morning of release (and at cheapest price in UK, but still some $45 though).
StooMonster
When will content businesses (games, movies, television, etc.) learn that the 21st century internet removes international barriers and staggered release days harm them rather than benefit them?
And like USA we've got lame old CD-ROM version too, no DVD-ROM. At least Amazon's free 3-5 day delivery service got it to me on morning of release (and at cheapest price in UK, but still some $45 though).
StooMonster
I don't know why I thought of this, but do you drive on the opposite side of the road in the UK version of GTA?
I'm not sure I'm correct on this, but I believe the UK versions of GTA all drive on the US side of the road, as they're set in the US
However, I beleive that GTA: London 1969 (the GTA1 expansion pack) had you driving on the UK side of the road.
Although I'm from the UK, I can't actually remember which side of the road people drive on! It's been a while since I've been in a car, and even longer since I drove one...
ROFL
Roger, Bravo Delta, this is Sitting Duck. I have Bogie Queen in my sights, and I'm, uh, going to shoot bullets at it now.
- Unknown Soldier
Roger, Bravo Delta, this is Sitting Duck. I have Bogie Queen in my sights, and I'm, uh, going to shoot bullets at it now.
- Unknown Soldier
I have given up on waiting for BIS to come back to their senses and do a real ArmA 2 successor.
I don't know why I thought of this, but do you drive on the opposite side of the road in the UK version of GTA?
Isn't the whole point of GTA to allow us to drive on whichever side of the road we damn well feel like ?
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Isn't the whole point of GTA to allow us to drive on whichever side of the road we damn well feel like ?
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B: Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
P: I think so, Brain, but where are we going to find a duck and a hose at this hour?
B: Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
P: I think so, Brain, but where are we going to find a duck and a hose at this hour?
I got mine today, very impressed with the graphics, not very impressed with gameplay, very, very predictable. I am about 2 hours into the game and getting bored, open door, monster pounces, one in front one behind....YAWN I really hope it's not all dark rooms and cheap scares throughout the game, it's good for 10 mins then gets too predictable, come on ID I thought you guys were supposed to be the greatest game makers? It takes more than pretty GFX ya know.
I also had 30 mins trying to get my 5.1 working, eventually had to turn HW acceleration down to basic.
I also had 30 mins trying to get my 5.1 working, eventually had to turn HW acceleration down to basic.
I don't know why I thought of this, but do you drive on the opposite side of the road in the UK version of GTA?
here is a nice D3 article about expansions, etc:
http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/12/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/
- Dr.Del
http://money.cnn.com/2004/08/12/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/
- Dr.Del
- DrDel
Been there, done that... got the BFG:P
lol
- Dr.Del
- Dr.Del
- DrDel
Doom 3 was so last week.
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