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ReCharge
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Philippines505 Posts
July 10 2009 02:10 GMT
#21
On July 10 2009 10:18 sGa.Mac wrote:
Sad indeed, but the delay gives me more time to upgrade my PC...


This.
David Kim for Bonjwa!
Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-10 02:13:21
July 10 2009 02:13 GMT
#22
Well they said they want a 4-6 month beta so i guess a delay into early 2010 is reasonable. Anyone with industry experience know how long it takes to go from end of beta to gold->>print a billion disks? Mora?
minus_human
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
4784 Posts
July 10 2009 02:17 GMT
#23
ESPORTS

in 7 days mothafuckers!!!11
SoleSteeler
Profile Joined April 2003
Canada5417 Posts
July 10 2009 02:18 GMT
#24
On July 10 2009 11:13 Kennigit wrote:
Well they said they want a 4-6 month beta so i guess a delay into early 2010 is reasonable. Anyone with industry experience know how long it takes to go from end of beta to gold->>print a billion disks? Mora?


I don't work in the industry, but most Blizzard games in the past usually take 3-4 weeks after going gold to being released in stores.
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27140 Posts
July 10 2009 02:21 GMT
#25
Hey SWOLE, calling people "raging nerds" just feeds a stereotype that does not need to be perpetuated.

Hey Skyze, you don't need to call for a ban when someone makes a thread. If you don't like it, discuss, don't just call bullshit and ban at the drop of a hat.


I can't imagine this game out before the end of the year. I think the scope of the game and infrastructure needed is exponentially greater than they originally imagined.
ModeratorGodfather
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
July 10 2009 02:50 GMT
#26
Im not surprised to hear this as I was already thinking an '09 release had slim chances due to time constraints.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
July 10 2009 02:52 GMT
#27
I actually want a later release so Blizzard has more time to iron out kinks.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
Retsukage
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1002 Posts
July 10 2009 03:00 GMT
#28
"soon"
To change is to improve, to change often is to be perfect - Winston Chruchill
ManWithCheese
Profile Joined July 2007
Canada246 Posts
July 10 2009 03:12 GMT
#29
On July 10 2009 12:00 Retsukage wrote:
"soon"


"very soon" actually.
Saddened Izzy
Profile Joined July 2009
United States198 Posts
July 10 2009 03:16 GMT
#30
Duke Nukem For...StarCraft Gho...wha...

I hope they put DX11 Support eventually if it's really like next year thing. DX10 was a mostly bust anyways. and 11 is coming in Sept? of this year.
I don't use AIM/MSN/ etc stop asking...
Tsagacity
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
United States2124 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-10 03:17:36
July 10 2009 03:16 GMT
#31
On July 10 2009 12:12 ManWithCheese wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 10 2009 12:00 Retsukage wrote:
"soon"


"very soon" actually.

I thought they said "very very soon." seriously

And that was like 2 and a half weeks ago, so we should probably throw another "very" in for good measure >.<
"Everyone worse than me at video games is a noob. Everyone better than me doesn't have a life."
Torenhire
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States11681 Posts
July 10 2009 03:27 GMT
#32
On July 10 2009 12:00 Retsukage wrote:
"soon"


http://www.wowwiki.com/Soon

Exactly what I thought.
SirJolt: Well maybe if you weren't so big and stupid, it wouldn't have hit you.
s_side
Profile Joined May 2009
United States700 Posts
July 10 2009 03:28 GMT
#33
On July 10 2009 10:28 sky_slasher wrote:
Analysts...I worked at a hedge fund before you have a better chance believing what the company's been saying. Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal is not the best financial paper either...thanks for sharing this!


Did the hedge fund manager share your inability to write in a coherent manner?

i does physics at research departmant at MIT
Etherone
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1898 Posts
July 10 2009 03:40 GMT
#34
Now<--------------Very Soon--------Soon--------------->End of Time


anywho this is unsubstantiated and the amount of bad threads lately might ruffle some feathers, but you do not need to call for the ban hammer unless he did something obscenely stupid, and even then it is simply a better idea to pm a mod and ask that such and such user's posts be reviewed, and let them handle the situation.

It is preferable to release it pre-Christmas for obvious reasons, but blizzard will "release it when it's ready" so at least look forward to the beta release sometime in the next moth or two.
Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
July 10 2009 03:55 GMT
#35
On July 10 2009 10:06 SWOLE wrote:
Show nested quote +
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) will delay releasing its new "Singularity" shooting game until 2010, the company said amid speculation it will push back the release of another potential top-selling videogame.

Activision, based in Santa Monica, Calif., now plans to release "Singularity" in the first calendar quarter next year, instead of September. Activision's reason is that it doesn't want to provide any unnecessary competition for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," the highly anticipated Activision game available at around the same time that "Singularity" was to be released.

Separately, Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia sees Activision delaying the release of "Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty," due in October and expected to sell around three million copies. The launch of an early version of the game was delayed, making it "increasingly appear" the general release date also will get pushed back to 2010, Bhatia said.

An Activision spokesman had no comment on any potential delay of "Starcraft."

The cumulative effect of the "Singularity" delay and a rumored pushback of "Starcraft" may be a positive for Activision, even though it could be removing two potential top-selling games from its all-important holiday shopping-season slate, analysts said.

Whatever Activision may lose by not selling "Singularity" in September will be more than made up for by sales of "Call of Duty" and Activision's "Prototype" game, which was released June 9 and is tracking better than expected, analysts said.

"Despite the delay, Activision maintains the best second-half release date," said Jess Lubert, a Brean Murray Carret & Co. analyst.

-By Ben Charny, Dow Jones Newswires; 415-765-8230; ben.charny@dowjones.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

July 09, 2009 17:57 ET (21:57 GMT)


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Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey says that despite the promise of holiday success for games like DJ Hero and Tony Hawk: Ride, Activision's year end could see some snags -- chief among them the increasing likelihood that Starcraft II won't make this calendar year.


Gotta say I saw this coming. The game is just a mess right now and the fundamentals just aren't there yet. The models aren't up to par, the balance is way off, the beta is said to be 4-6 months long and it hasn't even started -- and there are no signs of it starting any time in the near future. Obviously Activision Blizzard isn't going to announce the delay as that would piss off shareholders and ruin their quarter. So it looks like we have a lot of waiting to do.


LOL WTF? Your post has no relation to the article whatsoever. They are making purely business speculations and you start talking about the game not being polished enough.

Blizzard won't need to delay the game, it will most likely be out holidays 2009. That's the best time for them to release it.
♞
Slaughter
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States20254 Posts
July 10 2009 04:02 GMT
#36
Well the more work blizz puts into balancing issues just makes the game more complete on release. The 1st game was not balanced for a while after release and a lot had to do with people just playing it so issues arose with mass playing. The more work they can get now the earlier it can become an esport after release. I thnk Blizz wants it as balanced as possible at release so they can push the competitive aspect sooner, rather then later.
Never Knows Best.
ShadowDrgn
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States2497 Posts
July 10 2009 04:10 GMT
#37
On July 10 2009 11:13 Kennigit wrote:
Well they said they want a 4-6 month beta so i guess a delay into early 2010 is reasonable. Anyone with industry experience know how long it takes to go from end of beta to gold->>print a billion disks? Mora?


They'll ship the game while the beta is still running so there won't be much time between end of beta and the start of release. There will be a few days to wipe the databases, restart everything, etc. to make sure the launch goes smoothly, but that's it.
Of course, you only live one life, and you make all your mistakes, and learn what not to do, and that’s the end of you.
omninmo
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
2349 Posts
July 10 2009 04:13 GMT
#38
cue the Activlizzard theme song.
PokePill
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States1048 Posts
July 10 2009 04:18 GMT
#39
6 years....
danieldrsa
Profile Joined June 2008
Brazil522 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-10 04:31:00
July 10 2009 04:29 GMT
#40
On July 10 2009 10:06 SWOLE wrote:
Show nested quote +
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) will delay releasing its new "Singularity" shooting game until 2010, the company said amid speculation it will push back the release of another potential top-selling videogame.

Activision, based in Santa Monica, Calif., now plans to release "Singularity" in the first calendar quarter next year, instead of September. Activision's reason is that it doesn't want to provide any unnecessary competition for "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," the highly anticipated Activision game available at around the same time that "Singularity" was to be released.

Separately, Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia sees Activision delaying the release of "Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty," due in October and expected to sell around three million copies. The launch of an early version of the game was delayed, making it "increasingly appear" the general release date also will get pushed back to 2010, Bhatia said.

An Activision spokesman had no comment on any potential delay of "Starcraft."

The cumulative effect of the "Singularity" delay and a rumored pushback of "Starcraft" may be a positive for Activision, even though it could be removing two potential top-selling games from its all-important holiday shopping-season slate, analysts said.

Whatever Activision may lose by not selling "Singularity" in September will be more than made up for by sales of "Call of Duty" and Activision's "Prototype" game, which was released June 9 and is tracking better than expected, analysts said.

"Despite the delay, Activision maintains the best second-half release date," said Jess Lubert, a Brean Murray Carret & Co. analyst.

-By Ben Charny, Dow Jones Newswires; 415-765-8230; ben.charny@dowjones.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

July 09, 2009 17:57 ET (21:57 GMT)


Show nested quote +

Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey says that despite the promise of holiday success for games like DJ Hero and Tony Hawk: Ride, Activision's year end could see some snags -- chief among them the increasing likelihood that Starcraft II won't make this calendar year.


Gotta say I saw this coming. The game is just a mess right now and the fundamentals just aren't there yet. The models aren't up to par, the balance is way off, the beta is said to be 4-6 months long and it hasn't even started -- and there are no signs of it starting any time in the near future. Obviously Activision Blizzard isn't going to announce the delay as that would piss off shareholders and ruin their quarter. So it looks like we have a lot of waiting to do.


Sorry, but i agree completely to Skyze
This I blanked is bullshit
You are talking of a game that is not even in beta yet
Its a mess? Obviously, Why do you think its not in beta yet? And its better than a lot of games out there.
The models arent up to par? You gotta be kidding, just few things need to be really improved
Balance way off? GEE, ITS A GAME NOT EVEN IN BETA YET, PPL JUST DONT GET TIRED?

It would be a much better OP if you had not write that nonsense. Thats a good news (although i dont believe in it).
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