Please share cheap pre-orders here....

[Anton Yudintsev]

Originally Posted by Desode

Anton stated in a thread a while back that preorders do help them and that it can affect what kind of money their marketing decides they can spend. He said it helps them when they have good preorder numbers.
DESODE

Yes, it is indicative.
More for a publisher, of course, but the more pre-order numbers the game have, the better it (usually) will be presented in stores.
Also, there are more marketing things that relies upon pre-order numbers, but I won't go into details - first of all, I am not allowed to, and then - it is not developer's business.
Of course, not everything depends on pre-orders.
But, typically, if there is a lot of preorders, the game is marketed better and more different ways, and sells better, and than there will be DLCs/sequel, etc.

[sasquatch]

I just pre-ordered from GameStop and noticed that the game had a nice little pre-order bonus...a free IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey T-shirt. Not bad.

[Desode]

Originally Posted by sasquatch

I just pre-ordered from GameStop and noticed that the game had a nice little pre-order bonus...a free IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey T-shirt. Not bad.

FREAKIN SWEET !! I preordered at gamestop so long ago that I didn't know that !
Thanks for the info Sasquatch !
DESODE

[trk29]

Originally Posted by Desode

FREAKIN SWEET !! I preordered at gamestop so long ago that I didn't know that !
Thanks for the info Sasquatch !
DESODE

Ditto.

[Mage_016]

Originally Posted by Anton Yudintsev

Yes, it is indicative.
More for a publisher, of course, but the more pre-order numbers the game have, the better it (usually) will be presented in stores.
Also, there are more marketing things that relies upon pre-order numbers, but I won't go into details - first of all, I am not allowed to, and then - it is not developer's business.
Of course, not everything depends on pre-orders.
But, typically, if there is a lot of preorders, the game is marketed better and more different ways, and sells better, and than there will be DLCs/sequel, etc.

Question: Is this game going to be released at the same time everywhere? Or does the cold northern scandinavia get this game later like most of the games? There is still no pre-order possibility here, that's why Im asking this.

[Anton Yudintsev]

Originally Posted by Vieras

Question: Is this game going to be released at the same time everywhere? Or does the cold northern scandinavia get this game later like most of the games? There is still no pre-order possibility here, that's why Im asking this.

Actually, I don't know.
It is scheduled to be simulatenous release in Europe, US, and Russia but Europe is big...

[Douglas Bader]

Originally Posted by Anton Yudintsev

Actually, I don't know.
It is scheduled to be simulatenous release in Europe, US, and Russia but Europe is big...

Holland is small....

[Mage_016]

Originally Posted by Anton Yudintsev

Actually, I don't know.
It is scheduled to be simulatenous release in Europe, US, and Russia but Europe is big...

Okay, I'll have to just cool down and wait. Thanks for quick reply. By the way how does it feel that your game is almost like a religion here? Gives some pressure to you too or does it. Long days before you will have feedback from gamers.

[trk29]

Gamestop pre-order bonus T-shirt.

[Skii]

I'll be buying this off the shelf at the local GAME store on the release day, (and I'll be trading a good few old titles in at the same time!)