Don Bradman Cricket 14 General Discussion

[blockerdave]

Doesn't look great, does it...

 

[Ajh1977]

I reckon a world renowned publication like The Cricketer must be proper pi**ed off with the delays false ads etc. people rely on and take heed of what's said in that historic magazine, and AC13 has made them out to be fools! Am hoping to see DB14 advertised in the coming issues.

 

[Chief]

Doesn't look great, does it...

I'm not sure what you're driving at? (Well, I know what you're driving towards, but considering you haven't used a question mark at any point, I'm assuming you're on a rhetorical drive? )

 

[blockerdave]

rhetorical block -but so well timed it's flying to the straight boundary

well just that I don't have any real knowledge of this industry or consumer retail in general. your comment that it's the retailers that put up pre-order links etc. certainly sounds right to me, but then i thought about that advert...

and that advert certainly looks like a publisher advert. but i guess that they mention amazon specifically indicates their involvement somewhere? so possibly it was a joint effort? just after an insight from someone who might know more.

i just think, and i am aware i flogging a dead horse, if there was any publisher involvement in the advert, given they still don't have an actual date in the advert (just "november") - and even leaving aside the doubts raised about whether that is acheivable - asking for pre-order money is outrageous.

EDIT...

I believe an ellipsis is much more interesting than a question mark! makes me seem mysterious.

 

[BigAntStudios]

I would be very surprised if that was not a publisher paid advertisement, either directly or as part of the licensing arrangement.

PS: You are talking about the magazine, right?

 

[blockerdave]

yes, the one on the back of the cricketer magazine...

missing a crease, and claiming it's the ultimate companion to the live action "throughout the year"

coming "november"

 

[BigAntStudios]

yes, the one on the back of the cricketer magazine...

missing a crease, and claiming it's the ultimate companion to the live action "throughout the year"

coming "november"

You want creases or a wicket keeper with a body? You don't get both goddamit!

Creases are overrated anyways! You can't perform a run out because you don't actually field, so I'd go with the non-crease in the options menu if I was "bowling"....

 

[Biggs]

Irony is, those really are the best image-based assets they have...

...and i am aware i flogging a dead horse

I'd say mummified corpse of the remains of a dead horse at this point.

 

[BigAntStudios]

Irony is, those really are the best image-based assets they have...

That were taken after the Chief departed.... and that were apparently approved by the licensors

 

[Biggs]

Spartan wouldn't have had a problem... they got bigger logos!

 

[BigAntStudios]

I wish our licensors on previous games were that easy....

 

[Chief]

Don't know the details of this ad, obviously, but fairly commonplace for publishers to do deals with retailers in all sorts of ways. Exclusive Pre-Order incentives, joint adverts, sometimes even exclusive distribution. All sorts of different things.

On your other point though, as far as I know, there IS no specific release date currently, and "November" is as close as they have announced? I thought that was where they were at? That would indicate to me that they are confident in hitting November, but don't want to indicate a particular date until closer to the time, which seems sensible?

 

[BigAntStudios]

Don't know the details of this ad, obviously, but fairly commonplace for publishers to do deals with retailers in all sorts of ways. Exclusive Pre-Order incentives, joint adverts, sometimes even exclusive distribution. All sorts of different things.

Agreed, but I think it's fair to say that the publisher would be in control of content, generally speaking, if not they would at least have to sign off on it.

 

[Chief]

Agreed, but I think it's fair to say that the publisher would be in control of content, generally speaking, if not they would at least have to sign off on it.

Mos' def'.

 

[Biggs]

I wish our licensors on previous games were that easy....

There's a joke in here somewhere.... somewhere... easy... um... something something hot receptionist... something... her licensed material... something... easy... it'll come to me...