Release Date Revealed?

[Yatta]

You're right, but the game being almost done can be considered an assumption based on a reading. An exact date that pinpoints an exact day, however, doesn't look like an assumption to me.

It's interesting to note that Amazon, along with other retailers, say the game is coming out on July 10th. I'd normally ignore their release dates, but 3D Realms has linked all of them as official sources for pre-ordering the game. This could very well mean that June 22nd is the day 3DR is releasing the Prey Demo.

[jazgour]

Originally Posted by Yatta

You're right, but the game being almost done can be considered an assumption based on a reading. An exact date that pinpoints an exact day, however, doesn't look like an assumption to me.

It's interesting to note that Amazon, along with other retailers, say the game is coming out on July 10th. I'd normally ignore their release dates, but 3D Realms has linked all of them as official sources for pre-ordering the game. This could very well mean that June 22nd is the day 3DR is releasing the Prey Demo.

hmmmm

[Orochi Avlis]

Come my dear Watson, asshatery is afoot!

[Scott Miller]

Originally Posted by trackit

didnt know wolfenstein was made by apogee.... i thought it was ID soft

This project was actually started based on my proposal to Id. Also, while Id developed this project, it's really no different than the many other projects we've done with external developers, like Remedy and now Human Head, with Apogee/3DR playing the role as producer & co-designer.

The July 10th release date that many retailers have linked to is an official release date from 2k games, the publisher.

-Maniac

[Rider]

I wonder if Prey's release date is anything like DNF's:

"Don't trust any release date unless it's directly from us"

We'll see...

[Kristian Joensen]

Originally Posted by Maniac536

The July 10th release date that many retailers have linked to is an official release date from 2k games, the publisher.

-Maniac

You have a wrong assumption there, that is you assume that what 2K Games says about the release date is official. That is simply wrong, their word is not the official word.

[Micki!]

So, they need to STFU once again..?

[Kristian Joensen]

Originally Posted by Rider

I wonder if Prey's release date is anything like DNF's:

"Don't trust any release date unless it's directly from us"

We'll see...

They have already said that.

Micki!, not if that release date holds up.

[Micki!]

Yeah, of course... If it is indeed official, then nevermind...
Otherwise, they should keep -->

[KaiserSoze]

June 22 Prey demo!

/runs

[ZuljinRaynor]

O RLY?

[Micki!]

Originally Posted by KaiserSoze

June 22 Prey demo!

/runs

Use the lasso, the LASSO... And aim for his legs...

[jazgour]

Originally Posted by KaiserSoze

June 22 Prey demo!

/runs

OMG, he PM'd somebody!

[KaiserSoze]

Originally Posted by jazgour

OMG, he PM'd somebody!

lol

[Boinky]

Hrm, if its on June 22nd, thats going to be ONE HELLUVA BIRTHDAY PRESENT!

/me dances!

I'll hold my breath until Scott, George, Joe, or any of the HH staff says differently though.

but still!
/me dances some more!

[DavoX]

Originally Posted by IceColdDuke

I hope its NOT like doom 3 in terms of reply value sense doom 3 had none...

I finished doom 3 like 4 times now, it depends on the people who play it, it was boring...to you. To me it was a lot of fun.

[Ronald McDonald]

Why does a game need to be non-linear to have replay value? If the game has memorable moments it does have a lot of replay value, for me anyways.
For instance, Half-Life is linear but I finished it for over 6 times. Maybe more.

[Steve]

Miller: We've put about $7.5 million into that and we've been working on it since late 1998. So it really hasn't been that much of an investment. And once it comes out, if it's as successful as we think it'll be, we'll make that money back in the first day or two of sales.

THR: 1998? You've been working on it for eight years?

Sorry a bit off topic but I thought DNF would have cost A LOT more than 7.5 million since 1998. I thought it be WAY over that mark. I still badly want that game.

[hell-angel]

I think you read it wrong (although some do say it wrong). Non-linear gameplay adds to the replay value. IMO anyway, but it is definately NOT required for me. I finished doom 3 and quake 4 a few times and I enjoyed it every time.

[Antosa]

Originally Posted by Scott Miller

This project was actually started based on my proposal to Id. Also, while Id developed this project, it's really no different than the many other projects we've done with external developers, like Remedy and now Human Head, with Apogee/3DR playing the role as producer & co-designer.

Interesting,
thanks for the clarification, I was not never successful to understand well of who was the game

[trackit]

Originally Posted by Steve

Sorry a bit off topic but I thought DNF would have cost A LOT more than 7.5 million since 1998. I thought it be WAY over that mark. I still badly want that game.

yap... thats what i thought also... its only 1 million per year, or less than hundred thousand per month... even just a payroll should consume more than that.

[trackit]

Originally Posted by Scott Miller

This project was actually started based on my proposal to Id. Also, while Id developed this project, it's really no different than the many other projects we've done with external developers, like Remedy and now Human Head, with Apogee/3DR playing the role as producer & co-designer.

Ahh, ok.... i didnt know that all that time i thought it was ID soft idea

[Kristian Joensen]

Originally Posted by trackit

yap... thats what i thought also... its only 1 million per year, or less than hundred thousand per month... even just a payroll should consume more than that.

Well, actually GB agrees with you and steve, see here.

[Joe Siegler]

Originally Posted by Yatta

It's interesting to note that Amazon, along with other retailers, say the game is coming out on July 10th. I'd normally ignore their release dates, but 3D Realms has linked all of them as official sources for pre-ordering the game. This could very well mean that June
22nd is the day 3DR is releasing the Prey Demo.

Technically, 2K Games did that. We just copied their press release.

Originally Posted by KaiserSoze

This appears to be something Gamebiz Daily has wrote and it is NOT in the interview with Scott and the Hollywood Reporter.

Gamebiz Daily and Daily Tech-irresponsible.

When it's done. End of story.

[brabee]

Originally Posted by Joe Siegler

When it's done. End of story.

Oh no, not again!

[Falcon]

Is there ever going to be a release date, or will it be announced in the very moment? I mean, it is supposed to come out in July, and we're already in mid-May... I don't know the exact time games are given a date, but I think it should be given in no time, unless the sudden announce (let's say with a week time) takes place.

[Kristian Joensen]

Once the game goes go gold they will be announcing a release date, that is really the only safe time you can do that.

[Damien_Azreal]

Yep.

There were guessed release dates on Doom 3 and HL2 right up to each games Gold announcement, and 90% of those specuated dates were wrong.

And with any 3DRealms project it's always WID, so just have some patience. Sit back and watch the badass videos they're gracing us with. Also we've got other games to keep us occupied (HL2:E1 comes out June 1).

But a PREY demo in late June would be awesome.. completely badass. But I'm not holding my breath.

[Falcon]

By going gold is it meant to be finished, no? But then no release date is needed, the game may ship as soon as the casing procedure is done, if I'm not wrong. I don't understand much of this but I thought dates were given as soon as you have advanced enough to know when you're going to finish... however, as I have told, I don't know about it, this is the first game I've been following, and the best I've seen about in my life.
Falcon

[Kristian Joensen]

"the game may ship as soon as the casing procedure is done, if I'm not wrong"

If you by this mean the multiplication(copying) of the game then you are correct.

[hell-angel]

Originally Posted by Kristian Joensen

Once the game goes go gold they will be announcing a release date, that is really the only safe time you can do that.

QFT.

[Falcon]

Yes, I meant the copying of the game... I've read Doom3 got Gold status one month before release... am I not wrong if anything points to Prey getting gold in a matter of weeks?
Falcon

[8IronBob]

You know that 3DR doesn't believe in release date deadlines, now let's not start with that...

[ColtonGrundy]

All of my friends keep telling me that this game is coming out on June 1st, 2006 because quote "that's what is says on xbox.com" And well that is what it says but we all know different, not to mention that I was home in time to watch all 5 days of the E3 coverage on G4 and while they did review the game they didn't not once mention a release date. Im just gonna be quiet and stop arguing with everyone and patiently await my adventure .

[hell-angel]

Since the game is not even gold yet, it would be very unlikely for prey to come out then.

But if you don't want to argue or something, what is the point of this thread? We all know that fake release dates are being posted everywhere.

[hell-angel]

Originally Posted by Falcon

Yes, I meant the copying of the game... I've read Doom3 got Gold status one month before release... am I not wrong if anything points to Prey getting gold in a matter of weeks?
Falcon

A one month gold status (i.e. cd's being printed) is pretty standard IMO. Not that prey is gold yet though, that can still take several weeks.

[8IronBob]