has signed on as the publisher for Ratbag's upcoming Dirt Track Racing
title. You can read the whole story here:
http://www.racesimcentral.net/
Best part of the story: DTR's release date has been moved up to late
October.
FWIW, Wizard Works is the company that brought us Deer Hunter. In the IGN
interview, Greg SIegele of Ratbag Games says, We are going with Wizard
Works because of their massive distribution network, their proven ability to
move lots of units and most importantly because theyre tapped in to the
hundreds of thousands of dirt track fans who will want to buy this game. We
are really confident that Dirt Track is capable of moving heaps of units.
Interesting aside: Deer Hunter is Wal-Mart's #1 selling piece of software,
which backs up the claim that Wizard Works has a massive distribution
network, and that they CAN tap into the hundreds of thousands of dirt track
fans who will want to buy this game. Sounds like DTR is already destined to
enjoy brisk sales; when Joe Racefan goes to Wal-Mart to pick up a case of
oil and sees the inevitable "Dirt Track Racing" display, you can BET that
he'll be walking out with a copy in hand -- especially if they bring the
game to market at an attractive price (say somewhere below $29 or so).
Joe Racefan's going to have to get in line for his copy, though . . . right
behind me! Come to think of it, though, why don't you just go read the full
article at the IGNPC site now -- I'm going to run down to Wal-Mart to see if
they're taking pre-orders! <G>
-- JB