When?

[HFC_Dolphin]

I'm extremely bored and need to write something completely useless

So, the question is simple:
WHEN???

I expect some original replies and not the usual "2 weeks"

[BG-09]

N E V E R - Forget about it!

[mazex]

Based on a general feeling after spending to much time here - my answer is Q2 2009 (+/- two weeks (ie +/- a quarter or two)). Either that, or never... As there are some clear indications of work being done on the Korea sim based on SoW:BoB I have the bold proposal that it may even arrive first - to iron out the bugs for a smooth release of the "main" product... I know, that sounds weird but why not? People are not that fuzzy about correct representation of every bridge and harbor in Korea so why not.

My guess is that the thing they are working on now is to integrate a strong massively multiplayer component which is the only way to make real money on PC games. Just look at the Titanic of the PC gaming cash cows (excluding Sims) - World of Warcraft. 10 million people paying for the base game and then fresh money every month... Maybe they release Korea as a "normal" game like IL2 with small dedicated servers to try it out - and then release SoW:BoB as a pay-to-play (+ the normal IL2 "small servers" and single player) solution with hundreds of players in the skies over London. Just dreaming...

Just think of it... every day at 21.00 CET all german bomber crews take off from France with escorts forming up to attack the target of the day... Mmm...

/Mazex

[Jughead]

Take the time it took to fight WW2 in RL times 4 = When. But thats only to beta. Or was it alpha.

[Oktoberfest]

@ Batros

Nostradamus said : One day.

But there is a contestation coming from Paco Rabanne saying :

Some day !

[Avala]

Wait and see.

[brando]

What?

[Wardy]

It will be out the day after the day before its due.

[mazex]

A famous writer in Sweden has the following incription on his tomb stone:

"Here lies the ashes of a man who had the habit of postponing everything until tomorrow. Though he bettered on his final day and really died 31st of January 1972."

Modifying that with "two weeks" instead of "tomorrow" - will we get to know the real date when it dies?

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Well, for those interested in reading animal carcasses etc - what do we make of the following statement from Gamespot regarding the annual report of Ubisoft (released a month ago or so):

"Today's report also revealed that Ubisoft has several all-new games up its sleeve. "Going forward, 2008-09 is set to be another record year for Ubisoft," CEO Yves Guillemot said in a statement. "We now have 14 multimillion-unit-selling franchises and will be launching 5 new IPs during the period as well as new brands in the casual games segment." (Emphasis added.)
A slide presentation that accompanyied the report named four of the all-new IPs--H.A.W.X., EndWar, Shaun White Snowboarding, and the recently launched Haze--with the fifth being identified only as an "unannounced title." The same slide also revealed that two as-yet-untitled installments in existing franchises will also be released during the year, alongside Far Cry 2, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, Splinter Cell: Conviction, the just-announced new Prince of Persia, and a new Anno game."

EDIT: Link to full story http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/to...1456&mode=news


Is IL2 one of the 14? If multi-million sales count the whole series has sold in that magniutude... Is SoW:BoB one of the "two as-yet-untitled installments in existing franchises will also be released during the year"? SoW:BoB has been titled but that was so long ago (and no traces are left on ubi.com), it could be renamed... Fortunately not with the Clancy name as he has only written modern stories? Please don't tell me he has written some WW2 story


It's interesting to speculate - and damn what a waste of time

[bhunter2112]

I am starting to think .......never ! I am hoping that Knights of the sky comes out soon. I have been playing this game for 7 years and it is a little long in tooth.