no single game in europe this month? (again)

[YLA G]

i don't know what you think guys.. but all the games are comming very slow.. where heading a empty release month.. again.. :-(

[cybermans]

I can't really find good sources for EU release dates. For the US you have gamestop (only updating a month ahead to be at least sure it has some credibility)

[YLA G]

http://www.xequted.com/release_dates/euro/xbox360

of deze is nog beter:

http://www.micromedia.nl/download/release_overzicht.xls

[Curry]

Summer is always slow. Publishers don't want to release while people are on holiday on one hand and want to wait for the lucrative Christmas season.

Been that way for over 20 years now :)

[Studley]

http://www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/STCS/5-/ComingSoon.html
Madden due for release on 25th August? Not sure how reliable that is. Their list for 1st September is WAAAAAAAAAAY off :D

[Number 13]

According to my local indie games shop, there's a huge flood on September 9th though - something like 12 games being released!

Although I'm sure half of those will slip.

[YLA G]

yeah whoe picks that dates.. its stupid to release 12 games in one month and in that month before just nothing

[Number 13]

yeah whoe picks that dates.. its stupid to release 12 games in one month and in that month before just nothing
Exactly. And it's not as if a couple of those couldn't be pushed up a bit - Dead Rising for example - seeing as it'll be out in NA before here.

*fumes*

[YLA G]

100% true they could bring it at least 2 weeks sooner in europe

[Number 13]

100% true they could bring it at least 2 weeks sooner in europe
Don't be daft - this is Europe we're talking about - they enjoy shafting us.

It's not even like it would take any work from them either - just make the game region free, print some new covers and bingo.

It's nonsense that it can't be here at the same time as the US release.

[Shiverzz]

Isn’t N3 coming out in the second or third week of this month? Most retailers still mention September 1st , but I could have sworn reading something about an August release for Europe as well…

[YLA G]

It's nonsense that it can't be here at the same time as the US release.

your right..

do you know why they release the big movies now worldwide at the same date? Because of the piracy.. maybe they need to learn this in the games industry as well 8)7

[Zerodisorder]

i think the maddens do tend to come out in november eh? i'm not sure because ive never boughten one lol :P but my friend always gets the newest one every year.

[kobejonez]

Next month is gonna be an expensive one though here in the U.K, Saints Row & Test Drive on the 1st and Dead Rising on the 8th. £12x/$20x for the 3 ¬_¬

[Studley]

True, but my birthday's in September too, so hopefully I won't need to buy any games myself 8)

[kidkit]

Nice timing for a birthday, september to November is always a great time (the only great time?) for Games =]

At least the marketplace is starting to pick up with some demos and of course XBLA games.

[Zerodisorder]

I guess im lucky, my birthday is in october, and that always works well so maybe a pre order of gears or something lol..

[Curry]

At least the marketplace is starting to pick up with some demos and of course XBLA games.
Grapevines tell me we'll be having XBLA Wednesday for quite some time to come :)

[Zerodisorder]

Grapevines tell me we'll be having XBLA Wednesday for quite some time to come :)
that would be great. And I can't wait for castle crashers, alien hominid and mad tracks...bunch of game that look as fun as some of the 360 games...it's funny, my girlfriend jokes at me everytime cause i have this 400 dollar system and all these games and here i am playing uno or bankshots billiards lol.

[kobejonez]

my girlfriend jokes at me everytime cause i have this 400 dollar system and all these games and here i am playing uno or bankshots billiards lol.

LOL yup I know what you mean. Frogger & Galaga must be utilising at least 4%-6% of the 360's horsepower. But damn XBLA games are FUN.

[Zerodisorder]

Yea, you know they have something good when half of everybodies last 5 games played are arcade games...

[HellFire]

September will be total carnage. :)

[Curry]

LOL yup I know what you mean. Frogger & Galaga must be utilising at least 4%-6% of the 360's horsepower. But damn XBLA games are FUN.
Well uhm, Frogger is from 1981, from before the days that the Commodore 64 with its 1Mhz CPU was lightning fast. Considering the Xbox 360 has three 3200Mhz cores and an IPC at least 10 times better than the old 6502 of the C-64, I sure hope 4-6% is a high estimate :D

[YLA G]

do you know why there are many shops say september 2006

because they did not adjust the "Q4 2006" dates that where released

[Zerodisorder]

Well uhm, Frogger is from 1981, from before the days that the Commodore 64 with its 1Mhz CPU was lightning fast. Considering the Xbox 360 has three 3200Mhz cores and an IPC at least 10 times better than the old 6502 of the C-64, I sure hope 4-6% is a high estimate :D
Taking everything so literal :P _o_