Doom 3 gone gold.....took a while...

[urbanfox]

7-14-2004 11:52 AM CDT

IT'S DONE!!!!!!!

Yes, this is the official word that DOOM 3 has been code released and has been approved for manufacturing!
It won't be long now until the anticipation ends and the PH34R begins ;-) We literally just hung up with
Activision and have confirmed that our latest release candidate has been mutually approved and is finally
GOLD. Thanks to everyone for their patience (yeah right! =) and for everyone at id, Activision and our
numerous partners for helping us create what I believe is absolutely the best game we have ever made.

So, the next question is release dates. Retailers in the States will be allowed to pick up games starting
at 12:01 AM on August 3rd. The official street date is actually August 5th in the U.S.A., but some of
your favorite stores will probably have it early for those of you who have to have it first. Check with
your local retailer for that information.

Internationally, the game will take a few more days to make it to the store shelves. The UK will probably get it first, on or about August 6th. Everywhere else will probably be Friday, August 13th (que Twilight Zone Theme) or close to that date, with just a few exceptions (e.g. Russia and Poland). This isn't
because we don't have love for you folks outside the U.S., but the localization and manufacturing process
takes a bit longer outside the U.S. where we will have JVC run 24/7 to get the units built. I guess the
European manufacturers prefer to give their employees nights and weekends off. Go figure!

The champagne is flowing here at id and smiles abound!

I'll update again with some DOOM 3 preparation tips (not what hardware to buy - you'll have to wait for
a programmer for that sort of thing). In the meantime, I want to see those "DOOM 3 GOLD!!!" threads set
new records for swamping message board servers, destroying productivity, and post counts ;-)

Recapping today's headlines....DOOM 3 GOLD!!!

finally.

 

[Love]

Doom 3 sux, Half Life 2 forever.

oh and gone gold? its not even out yet ¬_¬

 

[DragonWoLf]

Half Life all the way w0otage 0.o
EDIT: doom pfft what a load of bull the first 1 looked like pokemon to me 0.o

 

[urbanfox]

oh and gone gold? its not even out yet ¬_¬

Obviously your not familiar with game terms. When a game goes gold it means it's finished totally. Now, unless you know some way of mass producing 100's of thousands of cd's overnight, packing them, shipping them all out to 100,000 locations, then please share.

 

[HolyCow]

Half Life all the way w0otage 0.o
EDIT: doom pfft what a load of bull the first 1 looked like pokemon to me 0.o

Idiot, without Doom Half-Life wouldn't even exist.

Roll on Doom 3. If the leaked beta versions are anything to go by it should be one amazing game.

 

[Far]

yeah it does look very good. but the original will always beat it.

 

[killer22]

omg its about time it went gold.. its been sat in coding for long enof lol.. on top ov that, yes i do think Half Life 2 is going to be a better game but dont underestermate them too coz they've made some good games in there time and i expect this is going to be a very high standard to witch Valve will have to match or better. well hopefully it will get ripped and released a few days after release in the states

 

[Viola A.I.]

Hate shows her dumb side.

Great game, classic series.

 

[urbanfox]

Of course HL2 is going tom rock Doom 3's world, i don't see any game that's going to be coming out than can even come close to its ownage.

 

[Love]

Hate shows her dumb side.

do i have another side?

 

[Ali3n]

Well ill certainly be buying both. Had the pirate version of Doom3 for months, its bloody good. Still also playing the original HL :P

 

[Love]

Well ill certainly be buying both. Had the pirate version of Doom3 for months, its bloody good. Still also playing the original HL :P

oh WOW u have the Doom III beta with 3 partial levels that hardly work? omg im so jelous.

 

[urbanfox]

oh WOW u have the Doom III beta with 3 partial levels that hardly work? omg im so jelous.

don't forget the crappy custom maps and not working graphics config that some body decided to throw in and call beta 1 and 2.

and its alpha, the thingy that was released, not beta not full game etc etc.

 

[Love]

whatever, it sucks is what it is :P

 

[Ali3n]

oh WOW u have the Doom III beta with 3 partial levels that hardly work? omg im so jelous.

This wasnt the Version with the 3 partial levels. Try thinking before you type.

and its alpha, the thingy that was released, not beta not full game etc etc.

This was the version after the Alpha version, which was ****.

 

[Love]

This wasnt the Version with the 3 partial levels. Try thinking before you type.

oh im sorry, 1 partial level, 1 ****ed up level, and one level which is the complete opposite of pie (the Anti-Pie, which isnt a good thing, for ne one).

 

[Ali3n]

oh im sorry, 1 partial level, 1 ****ed up level, and one level which is the complete opposite of pie (the Anti-Pie, which isnt a good thing, for ne one).

You really dont think before you type do you?

 

[Love]

You really dont think before you type do you?

You dont really think at all do you?

 

[urbanfox]

This wasnt the Version with the 3 partial levels. Try thinking before you type.



This was the version after the Alpha version, which was ****.

....there is no other version. its all the e3 alpha leaked, and anything u find is just fan's adding crap to it and calling it different things, i.e. Beta 2.

 

[Rick-e]

oh im sorry, 1 partial level, 1 ****ed up level, and one level which is the complete opposite of pie (the Anti-Pie, which isnt a good thing, for ne one).

Lmao, what's pie got to do with anything?

Makes me feel hungry.

Anyways, I never have liked Doom or Half Life.