FallofBecause Member Do you have a masturbation escape plan? 251 Posts 10/03 Posted - Jul 16 2004 : 3:46AM Taken from
Gamespot.com Doom 3 goes gold
Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id, confirms last week's rumors that the long-awaited shooter sequel will arrive in stores the first week of August.
Confirming last week's rumors, id CEO Todd Hollenshead sent out an e-mail today revealing that Doom 3 has gone gold. "IT'S DONE!!!!!!!," he calmly announced. "Yes, this is the official word that DOOM 3 has been code released and has been approved for manufacturing!"
Earlier this morning, Hollenshead personally confirmed the e-mail's legitimacy to GameSpot. "It's authentic," he said. Shortly after 11:00am PDT, the news was officially confirmed by a press release from Activision's external PR agency, which aptly cried, "See you in Hell!"
The rest of Hollenshead's message--viewable via his .plan file--was equally ebullient, and gave details of the game's final hours in development. "We literally just hung up with Activision and have confirmed that our latest release candidate has been mutually approved and is finally GOLD. Thanks to everyone for their patience (yeah right! =) and for everyone at id, Activision and our numerous partners for helping us create what I believe is absolutely the best game we have ever made."
Hollenshead also broke down the game's exact US release schedule. "Retailers in the States will be allowed to pick up games starting at 12:01 AM on August 3rd," he announced. "The official street date is actually August 5th in the USA, but some of your favorite stores will probably have it early for those of you who have to have it first."
The id CEO also divulged the game's international plans. "Internationally, the game will take a few more days to make it to the store shelves," he said. "The UK will probably get it first, on or about August 6th. Everywhere else will probably be Friday, August 13th (cue Twilight Zone Theme) or close to that date, with just a few exceptions (e.g. Russia and Poland). This isn't because we don't have love for you folks outside the U.S., but the localization and manufacturing process takes a bit longer outside the U.S. where we will have JVC run 24/7 to get the units built."
Given Doom 3's nearly half-decade in development, Hollenshead was understandably enthusiastic. "The champagne is flowing here at id and smiles abound!" To learn more about the game's long and winding road to release, check out GameSpot's extensive previous coverage.
There were no announcements regarding the Xbox version of Doom 3, which is being developed by Vicarious Visions and is scheduled to ship this fall.
By Tor Thorsen, GameSpot POSTED: 07/14/04 11:15 AM
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A joyous occasion for first-person gamers indeed! My PC has stagnated for five years, and now there's a damn good reason to justify a major upgrade.
Also with Half Life 2 due out later this year, I might just have to take another long porn sabbatical.
[Link] Coyote Member Daylight Savings Time, is it really Necessary? 972 Posts 3/04 Posted - Jul 17 2004 : 12:14AM
Ah, very cool! I've been wanted to play this every since I played the demo![Link] AlexPanzer Deactivated User 1593 Posts 6/03 Posted - Jul 17 2004 : 9:58AM
yay[Link] Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 Posted - Jul 17 2004 : 10:35AM
I loved the first two, primarily due to its mindless simplicity of just blowing everyone away and looking for things.Based on what's I've read, I'm concerned that, in making volume 3 more advanced, they may have taken away the things that made it fun for me.
[Link] EL_ Member Browsing with Mouse Gestures 193 Posts 7/04 Posted - Jul 21 2004 : 2:01AM
Coyote22 wrote:
Ah, very cool! I've been wanted to play this every since I played the demo!
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neondon Member 134 Posts 5/04 Posted - Jul 22 2004 : 2:16PM
Anybody know the "God" cheat code?[Link] Coyote Member Daylight Savings Time, is it really Necessary? 972 Posts 3/04 Posted - Jul 22 2004 : 6:22PM
EL_ wrote:
Coyote22 wrote:
Ah, very cool! I've been wanted to play this every since I played the demo!
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I don't think there is a demo nor will they have a demo release.
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[Link] neondon Member 134 Posts 5/04 Posted - Jul 22 2004 : 9:12PM
HUh? You in prison?[Link] Coyote Member Daylight Savings Time, is it really Necessary? 972 Posts 3/04 Posted - Jul 22 2004 : 10:22PM
What me? Hell no! Never even been to juvie [Link] ShiWarrior Senior Member 1170 Posts 8/01 Posted - Jul 25 2004 : 5:17AM
Coyote22 wrote:
Ah, very cool! I've been wanted to play this every since I played the demo!
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DOOM 3 hits the shelves on August 13th
i've pre ordered it
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[Link] Spew Deactivated User Bend over for the rod and staff of Jesus! 334 Posts 7/04 Posted - Jul 25 2004 : 8:15PM
i cant wait until this game comes out, im gonna buy it!! im going to play it all day!!!!!!![Link] Frigo Senior Member 1290 Posts 7/02 Posted - Jul 27 2004 : 6:24AM
I'm also looking forward to Doom3 but I think that Half-Life2 will be even better[Link] ExperimentalGuy Member UK 191 Posts 4/04 Posted - Jul 31 2004 : 5:06PM
Any word on the XBOX version? Of Doom 3 or Half Life 2 for that matter. I know they are confirmed - but when we gettin' em?[Link] Sir Noel Plum Senior Studmuffin 1001 Posts 2/03 Posted - Aug 1 2004 : 8:27AM
Frigo wrote:
I'm also looking forward to Doom3 but I think that Half-Life2 will be even better
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SNP.
[Link] Sir Noel Plum Senior Studmuffin 1001 Posts 2/03 Posted - Aug 2 2004 : 7:36PM
Further to my last post I've just downloaded this trap town demo SNP.
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Heinrich Dahlmear Member Palatine, Illinois 118 Posts 8/04 Posted - Aug 9 2004 : 3:39AM
ExperimentalGuy wrote:
Any word on the XBOX version? Of Doom 3 or Half Life 2 for that matter. I know they are confirmed - but when we gettin' em?
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[Link] Spew Deactivated User Bend over for the rod and staff of Jesus! 334 Posts 7/04 Posted - Aug 9 2004 : 3:41AM
ive heard for consoles it will be out around Xmas, but i havnt confirmed.Check
www.EbGames.com
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