Well, not to be a stickler, but who has physical media anymore? I haven't gone into a store and bought a game for like years.
I do, and I prefer to buy physical discs if at all possible since I hate lengthy downloads (also don't want to tick off my ISP by downloading gigs of data when it can be avoided).
Man I hope we get that gameplay showing at E3. It'll really help solidify my expectations of this releasing on time. Saying that, I'm guessing they showed previous games at E3 that had been pushed back?
You know what. I don't want to know. That'll just scare any hope I have away of this releasing as expected lol. I'm just going to set expectations to the game being delayed, so that if it does release on time, I'll be pleasantly surprised.
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It reminds me of a local news channel advertising things like "213 days for spring!" 
that's when you know there's nothing happening anywhere xD
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We'll definitely have gameplay I think by E3, but I'm still hoping we'll maybe get a video or two before then. Or maybe a GameInformer cover that gives us our first true look at the game and then save the big gameplay reveals for the big events like E3.
We'll definitely have gameplay I think by E3, but I'm still hoping we'll maybe get a video or two before then. Or maybe a GameInformer cover that gives us our first true look at the game and then save the big gameplay reveals for the big events like E3.
Yeah, they surely won't wait six months to reveal something. I think a Game Informer cover is pretty likely too.
Yeah, they surely won't wait six months to reveal something. I think a Game Informer cover is pretty likely too.
They did a cover for Inquisition, so maybe the cover for February, March or April will be Andromeda.
ME3 also had a cover in march if I remember correctly. It was the first concrete info we had about that game. So it's possible.
Yeah, they surely won't wait six months to reveal something. I think a Game Informer cover is pretty likely too.
That's also what I'm thinking. I remember they did a video series for Inquisition too, with interviews, developmental footage, etc.
Though there's also PAX conventions before E3, but no formal attendance of those have been announced.
That's also what I'm thinking. I remember they did a video series for Inquisition too, with interviews, developmental footage, etc.
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Not to put a damper on the gushing enthusiasm but let's not forget the extras, like:
1. The article was suspeciously like a paid advertorial
2. Contained lots of marketing crap... eh, I mean hype that never made it into the game. (I didn't see it).
If there is a ME:A special feature coming up in the Game Informer magazine, I will apply the hype filter, the nuance filter and other fantasies filter that, somehow, never makes it into the finished product. The DAI article is an excellent example of what to expect from Bio+GI, regarding a possible ME:A "exclusive".
Read DAI article here: https://www.gameinfo....com/p/dai.aspx
PS: Happy New year to everyone
They did a cover for Inquisition, so maybe the cover for February, March or April will be Andromeda.
I wouldn't count on it. The big publishers don't need Gamestop to advertise their games (and EA hates Gamestop). The last GI cover of an EA games was DA:I in September 2013 and I hope Bioware doesn't repeat the Dragon Age marketing campaign that spoiled half the game and revealed all companions.
EAs new minimalist marketing approach with late reveals and little information seems to serve them well. Fingers crossed they keep it that way.
It reminds me of a local news channel advertising things like "213 days for spring!"
Cronica TV i'd bet
BW/EA won't be in the other events?BioWare events update
BW/EA won't be in the other events?
PAX South - January 29-31
GDC - March 14–18
PAX East - April 22–24
GDC Europe - August 15–16
They haven't confirmed their attendance. BioFan only does the conventions they are confirmed to be attending for his countdown.
Cronica TV i'd bet
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I wouldn't count on it. The big publishers don't need Gamestop to advertise their games (and EA hates Gamestop). The last GI cover of an EA games was DA:I in September 2013 and I hope Bioware doesn't repeat the Dragon Age marketing campaign that spoiled half the game and revealed all companions.
EAs new minimalist marketing approach with late reveals and little information seems to serve them well. Fingers crossed they keep it that way.
I'm still hoping, I'm sure they want to wait for the big events but I hope we don't have to wait until E3 to get more information. I'm not expecting them to do Game Informer, but I think it'd be a useful way to start revealing more about the game.
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Not to put a damper on the gushing enthusiasm but let's not forget the extras, like:
1. The article was suspeciously like a paid advertorial
2. Contained lots of marketing crap... eh, I mean hype that never made it into the game. (I didn't see it).
If there is a ME:A special feature coming up in the Game Informer magazine, I will apply the hype filter, the nuance filter and other fantasies filter that, somehow, never makes it into the finished product. The DAI article is an excellent example of what to expect from Bio+GI, regarding a possible ME:A "exclusive".
Read DAI article here: https://www.gameinfo....com/p/dai.aspx
PS: Happy New year to everyone
There were lots of cuts both BEFORE and AFTER that. Everything including trailers (especially), gameplay footage, etc is subject to change. It was just as valid as everything else. Everything we see outside of the physical game is an advertisement, otherwise they wouldn't do it.
They haven't confirmed their attendance. BioFan only does the conventions they are confirmed to be attending for his countdown.
Exactly. Except in the case of E3, because it is always a given, so I stick it on there.
Really hoping they go to Pax South tho!
I wouldn't count on it. The big publishers don't need Gamestop to advertise their games (and EA hates Gamestop). The last GI cover of an EA games was DA:I in September 2013 and I hope Bioware doesn't repeat the Dragon Age marketing campaign that spoiled half the game and revealed all companions.
EAs new minimalist marketing approach with late reveals and little information seems to serve them well. Fingers crossed they keep it that way.
I'll agree that toward the month before release it was a bit much, but prior to that wasn't so bad. Lots of people like to know a little about the companions, romances, plot overview, etc. A lot of it (tho i'll agree not all) is entirely optional to view before release. It does depend on the game tho. Something simple likely would need less coverage, vs an RPG needs a bit more to give people a good idea of what they're buying.
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Mendoza to be precise.
I hail from there
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Not to put a damper on the gushing enthusiasm but let's not forget the extras, like:
1. The article was suspeciously like a paid advertorial
2. Contained lots of marketing crap... eh, I mean hype that never made it into the game. (I didn't see it).
If there is a ME:A special feature coming up in the Game Informer magazine, I will apply the hype filter, the nuance filter and other fantasies filter that, somehow, never makes it into the finished product. The DAI article is an excellent example of what to expect from Bio+GI, regarding a possible ME:A "exclusive".
Read DAI article here: https://www.gameinfo....com/p/dai.aspx
PS: Happy New year to everyone
That is precisely how these "cover" features work and what their purpose is - reveal a little bit more information, boost coverage across all outlets (with smaller sites picking up on things "revealed" during the cover story and reporting on them as "news"), and increase the overall hype. They are generally bought and paid for, very much like advertising space. If I had to guess at a timeframe, I would say spring 2016 seems like a good window, but no later than May, mid-June.
Lots of quotation marks up there, but when it comes to these things, the line between journalism and salesmanship blurs.
Oh, and Happy New Year!
when it comes to these things, the line between journalism and salesmanship blurs.
Yeah. It's a reality of the industry that the gaming press would have nothing to report on if publishers didn't drip-feed them information about upcoming releases or bring them on a tour of the studio to show off a game in development - and publishers need (to a greater or lesser extent) those outlets to report on their games so people will buy them.
Like you say, if the big Game Informer cover articles read like paid advertising, it's because they are. Everything the journalist sees is controlled by the publisher, every answer goes through the publisher's PR team, and the publisher probably pays large amounts of money to secure a spot on the cover. This is the same as practically every kind of consumer journalism (cars, travel, tech).
But how else would we get information? EA releasing news about MEA online is fine, but you'd still have people complaining that it doesn't accurately represent the game or is biased (duh, they're selling you a product), and going through major media outlets is obviously a sensible marketing move if they're still doing it. They wouldn't spend the money giving exclusive previews to gaming media if they didn't think it was worth it for the audience and attention.
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