cpoint: releases

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It's that time of the week where asspennies and I (rizzuh) discuss a very, very, very paramount issue that's floating around the gaming world. Yes, it's another issue of Counter-Point! This week's topic is release dates and why game developers suck at meeting them. Here's a bit from asspennies' first e-mail to me:

There are a lot of people who rue publishing delays as if they were the most objectionable thing on Earth. I'm not one of them. Publishing delays are a fact of life in the game design business. We've seen them have a wonderful effect on the final outcome (see Half-Life) and we've seen them destroy a game (see Daikatana, although it's questionable whether there was any game in there to start with.)



As it is, I have a very simple rule I apply to games that are delayed: They had better be good.

Read the rest of this week's Counter-Point right here. Be sure to keep the discussion going on the comments page.

[AceR]

nice article.



I don't see half life 2 coming out this year to be honest, maybe in 2004? ... i see 1.6 this may, and cz in june/july.

[Tekron]

[Sonic_Blue]

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[cheetarah654]

great article, i really enjoy cpoint.



both had great views but i think rizzuh had more of the right idea in the sense that delays dont make games bad, developers make them bad. if anything, delays usually help games. (not always)



maybe its just hope and wishing, but i think hl2 will be on shelves by sept 30. i just dont see valve giving such a bold release date that they arent sure of making.

[daniel88c]

u never know cuase they might push it back again...

[Evil_Penguin]

Sierra seems to be turning into Blizzard.

[da mellon]

AceR. wrote..

I don't see half life 2 coming out this year to be honest, maybe in 2004? ... i see 1.6 this may, and cz in june/july.

Well Valve has been working on it since HL1 and its been 4 years. Aparently they stuck every cent they got from HL1 into HL2. I think its very possible that we will see it on time.

[Gpig]

Evil_Penguin wrote..

Sierra seems to be turning into Blizzard.

I don't see what relevance Sierra has to a conversation about VALVe. Publishers and developers are different. VALVe developed(created, made, whatever) the games and Sierra published them.

[cHic0!]

cpoint is really great, keep it coming.



I agree with asspennies, VALVe seems to have learned from their past mistake with TF2 and I think they will release HL2 when promised. I also hope to god that they suprise everyone with TF2 multiplayer, which I have been waiting for a very, very long time.

[KoHxjello]

[rizzuh]

Evil_Penguin wrote..

Sierra seems to be turning into Blizzard.

Well since Sierra owns Blizzard I guess it's fairly poetic.

[orphy]

There's some good points in that article. I happen to feel that they'll release it Sept. 30 this year, because we all knew there would be a sequel, and when they announce it half a year before release date, I really think that says something. Good stuff.

[Hydr0]

[doctorSSR]

i really don't care whether or not CZ even comes OUT or not!!! oh my, if only..............................if only.............................*suicides