Steam Il2:COD Pre-order now available

[JG52Krupi]

Originally Posted by Hooves

I pre ordered on steam, but man I gotta say I'm pretty torked about nearly a MONTH of extra waiting time. I mean man, that really is ridiculous. Its not like they have to snail mail Steam the game. I think we could use an explanation.

As others have stated im fairly sure its something to do with the US English, licensing or something like that but to in all honesty AHAHAHAHAHA taste your own medicine how i can't count the number of games that were released in the US before anywhere else, even some games developed in the UK came out in the US before the UK!!!!

It's 19 days not a month stop exaggerating

[Hooves]

"Nearly a month" is about 19 days. Again most of those games have been 2-3 days behind not 19. This is a joke.

[Il2Pongo]

"borderline unethical because to play it you have to sign up with Steam, providing personal information.

(would not be surprised if this is grounds for a a law suite)
"

they have to spend an extra 20 days writing the license agreement so that FlyingPencil cannot sue them.

[Feuerfalke]

FYI:

Steam is now supporting voice-chat for browser and ingame, using the Skype-Technology.

http://store.steampowered.com/news/5100/

[Bwaze]

Steam chat with SILK is now also automatically available for all games that take advantage of the Steamworks Voice API.

I don't believe Steam is integrated into Il-2:CoD to this level.

[Feuerfalke]

Originally Posted by Bwaze

I don't believe Steam is integrated into Il-2:CoD to this level.

Apparently, you can also run the voice-chat in the background, while playing the game. Just as the chat-option. This is not depending on the game, though games will probably benefit from it more, if they do. (e.g. setting side-channels, etc)

[Hooves]

Available: 31 March 2011 is the UK STEAM release date.

Available: April 19th, 2011 is the US STEAM release date.



How can this be? Isn't steam one company? If they have the game then they have the game correct? Im really confused on this one.


Is this just a case of one hand not talking to the other?

I get that some publishers might get the game at different dates, but this is the same publisher why is it different?