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Doom 3 Vaporware no More

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-your-lust-on dept.

gilxa1226 writes "The waiting will soon be over... I was browsing Best Buy's website, and saw a preorder for Doom 3. It looks as though the release date is 4/1/2004. Doom 3.com also has info on presales."

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  1. 4/1, eh? by i_am_syco · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...... APRIL FOOLS!

    1. Re:4/1, eh? by gnu-generation-one · · Score: 4, Funny

      4/1, eh? ... APRIL FOOLS!

      WTF? 4/1/2004 has been and gone, 7 days ago, and I can't remember it being April yet.

    2. Re:4/1, eh? by AnotherFreakboy · · Score: 2, Funny

      uh, non-americans use "sarcasm", saying things which are untrue or very obvious for humour.

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  2. To quote penny arcade... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow, what a great engine!

    I can't wait till someone makes a game with it.

    1. Re:To quote penny arcade... by AKnightCowboy · · Score: 5, Funny
      They may not be great innovators, but every game they've made has been of high quality. You may be bored of FPS games, but that doesn't mean they all suck.

      I have problems with id software continually releasing the same kind of "evil" dark games. Why can't they make something a little lighter? All the Dooms and Quakes concentrated on evil satanic monsters and nothing but mindless killing. As a Christian I have to wonder what this is doing to the children who end up playing these games behind their parents' backs (for example at a friend's house who has liberal parents or a single mom who is working hard to support the family). id should be ashamed of themselves for releasing such garbage. Why can't they make a good quality game about American soldiers hunting down evil terrorists?

    2. Re:To quote penny arcade... by gabe · · Score: 2, Funny

      Killing thousands of evil cybernetic zombies from hell is known to cause gamers to give thousands of dollars and tons of presents to sick children.

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  3. First week of april, NOOOOO! by kryptkpr · · Score: 5, Funny

    I see what's going on here.. 4/1/03.. they're trying to make college/university students fail their 2nd term final exams! (usually the first through third week of April)

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  4. Ohh noooooo by bain · · Score: 0, Funny

    We're all DOOMED !!!

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  5. When it's finished... by Decaffeinated+Jedi · · Score: 3, Funny

    <insert obligatory Duke Nukem Forever joke here>

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  6. 01 April 2004 .... by bain · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can see the hardcore gamer trying to figure out if fate is toying with their sanity.

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  7. Did you hear that wailing sound? by Dark+Lord+Seth · · Score: 5, Funny

    That was the sound of utter terror from ten-thousand Nvidia, Ati, AMD and Intel engineers who can now look forward to putting out a bleeding-edge new graphics card / CPU in less then four months. Expect casualties.

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    1. Re:Did you hear that wailing sound? by Telex4 · · Score: 5, Funny

      That was the sound of utter terror from ten-thousand Nvidia, Ati, AMD and Intel engineers who can now look forward to putting out a bleeding-edge new graphics card / CPU in less then four months.

      And the spontaneous orgasms of thousands of Nvidia, Ati, AMD and Intel sales persons awaiting the gullible geeks desperate for a video card upgrade to enjoy the full splendour of a video game for > 300

    2. Re:Did you hear that wailing sound? by TigerNut · · Score: 4, Funny

      Nah... you just need that new Pentagram 6.66 GHz CPU that's in beta testing...

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  8. Yeah ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe it will be released earlier, thanks to ATi.

  9. 4/1/03...where was I??? by ErnstKompressor · · Score: 3, Funny

    How could I have missed that release??? My copy must *really* be back-ordered

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  10. Ok.. Whats next? by jamesjw · · Score: 4, Funny


    Duke nukem forever announced for late '04? :)

    -- Jim.

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  11. Re:Doom3 by Patrik_AKA_RedX · · Score: 5, Funny
    DNF is another story
    What do you mean DNF is vaporware? It's already for sale in Ukraine.
  12. Re:GameStop and EB have varied Ship dates by fafaforza · · Score: 2, Funny

    My guess is when / it's / 200-done

  13. Re:Completely Meaningless by FrostedWheat · · Score: 1, Funny

    That's nothing. Amazon UK has been taking pre-orders for Duke Nukem Forever!

  14. Whimsical Release Dates by Keiran+Halcyon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I work at my local Best Buy very near the display which holds the Pre-Order for Doom 3. I looked in our system, and the date listed for Customer Fufillment (ordering out of stock or not released productsS) doesn't even match the 4/1/04 date. Everyone knows they just make up a date and use it for awhile, but 4/1/04 isn't even the first date set for Doom 3. It's changed at least twice since it sat on that shelf.

    Funny enough, sitting right next to it is Counter Strike: Condition Zero. It's release date has changed twice as well. I see people go by all the time and go "It's OUT! YES!" and then bitch and swear when they see pre-order.

  15. Re:old news by nekura · · Score: 5, Funny

    In the Best Buy I work at, we've had the pre-order boxes out since around the time I started working (mid-November). For some reason, a $10 price tag and the words "Preorder Only" add up to equal "OMFG DOOM 3'S OUT" in a lot of people's minds. God it's a bitch working software sometimes. =D

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  16. Re:Completely Meaningless by LearnToSpell · · Score: 2, Funny

    This item will be released on 31 December, 2004.

    Sweet!

    Please note that release dates are subject to change.

    Aww...

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  17. Released a Week Ago, eh? by Mike+Mentalist · · Score: 0, Funny

    As far as I am aware, it is the 11th January 2004 - so how can it be released on the 4th January...?

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  18. Offical by rudy_wayne · · Score: 2, Funny

    The official release date is April 23, 2004. I know this is true because I just made it up.