Availibility on European markets?

AJ Corp. The FAIR · October 10, 2003, 08:52

So Conquests will be available on Us markets end of October.

Will this also be the case for European markets?
(SHOULD BE!!!!!)

AJ

Wittlich · October 10, 2003, 09:23

I believe this is the hundred thousand dollar (or I should say euro) question...Can any Firaxis/Atari folks shed any light on this?

Jeff_ATARI · October 10, 2003, 10:02

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Originally posted by AJ Corp. The FAIR
So Conquests will be available on Us markets end of October.

Will this also be the case for European markets?
(SHOULD BE!!!!!)

AJ

Hi AJ Corp,

Our goal as a company is for our products to enjoy simultaneous worldwide releases. We are doing our damnedest to make this happen for Civ Conquests. While there's always something that can pop up in localization, testing, or operations that can cause a delay, I think we'll come pretty close for Civ Conquests. If there is a space between the releases, it should be a matter of days or weeks, not months.

(One random point of information: U.S. releases always fall on a Tuesday. European releases always fall on a Friday.)

Best,
Jeff Foley
Atari

Wittlich · October 10, 2003, 11:14

Thanks for the insight Jeff!

Saint Marcus · October 10, 2003, 13:35

Amazon.com: October 28th (USA)
Amazon.de: October 30st (Germany)
Amazon.co.uk: October 31st (UK)
Amazon.fr: Octover 31st (France)

Oh and Jeff:

Unser Vorschlag
Kaufen Sie Civilization 3: Conquests Expansion Set 2 (Add-on) und Civilization 3 - Expansion Set! Zusammen für: EUR 59,98

Better contact Amazon.de, and tell them that PTW is included in Conquests.

shameless admin edit to include links to amazon

AJ Corp. The FAIR · October 11, 2003, 05:36

Quote:

Originally posted by Jeff_ATARI

Hi AJ Corp,

Our goal as a company is for our products to enjoy simultaneous worldwide releases. We are doing our damnedest to make this happen for Civ Conquests. While there's always something that can pop up in localization, testing, or operations that can cause a delay, I think we'll come pretty close for Civ Conquests. If there is a space between the releases, it should be a matter of days or weeks, not months.

(One random point of information: U.S. releases always fall on a Tuesday. European releases always fall on a Friday.)

Best,
Jeff Foley
Atari

That's very good news, thanks

AJ

MarkG · October 11, 2003, 06:34

btw there seems to be some confusion on the european art boxes(or is this old news?)

amazon.de

amazon.fr

Saint Marcus · October 11, 2003, 08:40

I noticed that too.

Gramphos · October 11, 2003, 13:32

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Originally posted by MarkG
btw there seems to be some confusion on the european art boxes(or is this old news?)

Well, most likely the one tagged Atari is the correct one. And the one with Infogrames logo is the incorrect one.

The Pioneer · October 11, 2003, 19:24

So does it matter if I buy the german version or the UK one if I have the US version of Civ3 and PTW, or do I have to buy the US one?

So long...

SirOsis · October 12, 2003, 19:11

Does a worldwide release mean that there will only be one patch or will there be multiple patches like in PTW?

I hope it is one patch because the PTW patches were a fiasco for PBEM players.

Gramphos · October 13, 2003, 01:11

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Originally posted by SirOsis
Does a worldwide release mean that there will only be one patch or will there be multiple patches like in PTW?

I hope it is one patch because the PTW patches were a fiasco for PBEM players.

Atari said long before the releasedates were syncronized thet therer should only be one copyprotection version, so that the same patching problems with PTW shouldn't repeat.

alva · October 13, 2003, 02:27

And will european version of C3C install on US versions of civ and PTW?

Many stores here make sure to get a few imports before european versions are released as was the case with Civ and PTW.
But when released simult they migh not go to the trouble and only get euro versions.

EDIT: after rereading I noticed Pioneer asked the same thing

kemal · October 13, 2003, 04:24

Howabout us aussies. from recall PtW came out about 4-5 months after the US release here... and it is for all intensive purposes the US version...

MrWhereItsAt · October 17, 2003, 10:57

According to a reliable NZ computer retailer, it is due here November 4th. This is inline with the revised International release date (in fact, due to the timezones we may get it before anyone!), but, IIRC, PtW was released several months later in Oz than in NZ.

joncnunn · October 18, 2003, 13:20

Hum, interesting that US computer games come out the same day of the week as US DVDs.

Wernazuma III · October 26, 2003, 17:50

I have the same question like Alva and The Pioneer. Anyone got an answer?

Wittlich · October 27, 2003, 00:55

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Originally posted by Wernazuma III
I have the same question like Alva and The Pioneer. Anyone got an answer?

and silence fills the room ...

Merepatra · October 27, 2003, 01:52

From the official Gone Gold announcement....

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FIRAXIS Games and Atari are excited to announce that the second expansion pack to the greatest strategy game of all time has gone gold. Sid Meier's Civilization(r) III: Conquests will arrive in stores across North America November 4th and in Europe November 14th. Civ(r)