http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168765
Speculation is that Microsoft (the publisher referred to on Bungie's page) didn't want the announcement of a new Bungie game stealing any heat from Gears 2.
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- Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
This is a marketing fuck-up of the worst kind. Did Bungie just neglect to tell Microsoft they were planning on launching a new game? Or did Microsoft only realise a few hours before its announcement that, Shit, this might steal the thunder from one of our other games! Someone is getting reamed over this, I can assure you.
He could, but the goats.ex domain is down.Eric wrote:That is awesome, can you go into more details.
Also, isn't the point of E3 to bombard people with announcements of games? After all, how is Gears 2 going to steal the thunder of Bungie's game, when there are already announcements of FFXIII on 360, and MS's announcement of the 360 update?
People come there to be stoked for MULTIPLE GAMES! If you just showcase a single announcement, the whole effort is a failure.
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Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
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Robert: The subjunctive?
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Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Wait for the Leipzig Games Convention next month; it's by far the biggest show outside of Japan now.SineSwiper wrote:He could, but the goats.ex domain is down.Eric wrote:That is awesome, can you go into more details.
Also, isn't the point of E3 to bombard people with announcements of games? After all, how is Gears 2 going to steal the thunder of Bungie's game, when there are already announcements of FFXIII on 360, and MS's announcement of the 360 update?
People come there to be stoked for MULTIPLE GAMES! If you just showcase a single announcement, the whole effort is a failure.
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If I've never heard of it, it's probably not that big.
Rosalina: But you didn't.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Not that big? 503 companies, 15,600 Industry professionals and journalists, with 185,000 total attendance last year. That's compared to a total of about 5000 people at this year's E3.SineSwiper wrote:If I've never heard of it, it's probably not that big.
I am actually VERY surprised that you call yourself a hardcore gamer and have never even heard of GC before.
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It's hugeSineSwiper wrote:If I've never heard of it, it's probably not that big.
This likely happened 'cause of Epic throwing a bit of a tantrum too. And considering Fable 2 and Gears 2 are the only real exclusives they have for the rest of the year that anyone cares about, and that Gears 2 is the only mainstream one, they probably said "fine, we won't talk about a project at this E3 that's coming out next year"
I was there on that fateful day, were you?
Oh Jesus, this is a keeper.SineSwiper wrote:If I've never heard of it, it's probably not that big.
Seriously, if they are so big, why does E3 get all of the media coverage?
Rosalina: But you didn't.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Robert: But I DON'T.
Rosalina: You sure that's right?
Robert: I was going to HAVE told you they'd come?
Rosalina: No.
Robert: The subjunctive?
Rosalina: That's not the subjunctive.
Robert: I don't think the syntax has been invented yet.
Rosalina: It would have had to have had been.
Robert: Had to have...had...been? That can't be right.
Because it's in America and it's also a big, spectacular fucking party. There's lots of booth babes and flashing lights and colorful...fucking, colors. That's the only reason--it was the party, and it was also in the U.S., so of course it gets covered.SineSwiper wrote:Seriously, if they are so big, why does E3 get all of the media coverage?
