EA Sports V8 Challenge

On the website (www.v8challenge.com) the release date info says: "EA SPORTS V8 Challenge will be ready February 2002! Stay tuned for more exact details" Anyone heard anymore about a specific date, as the website hasnt been updated for over a month now? Thanks Matt

"Matt" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Nmpe8.9770$[email hidden]...

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> On the website (www.v8challenge.com) the release date info says: > > "EA SPORTS V8 Challenge will be ready February 2002! Stay tuned for more > exact details" > > Anyone heard anymore about a specific date, as the website hasnt been > updated for over a month now? > > Thanks > > Matt

No. Is this sim going to be a worldwide release? STCC2 was published by EA and developed by the same crew but was only sold in Europe so am wondering if this game is for AUS only maybe. Nah, that would be foolish of them.

In article <a5dkjt$6jih3$[email hidden]>, "lane" <[email hidden]> writes: > > No. Is this sim going to be a worldwide release? STCC2 was published by EA > and developed by the same crew but was only sold in Europe so am wondering > if this game is for AUS only maybe. Nah, that would be foolish of them. > Does it matter where they release it? If you have a credit card, a mailing address, and web access or a phone, you should be able to order from some Australian software place and have it delivered to you in the jungles of Borneo if you like, right? Heck, I ordered my copy of GPL from Canada (dragon.ca), of all places :), and it found its way to me (in the US). BTW, I'd like to take this opportunity to say "eh" to all my Canadian friends out there. How you doing guys? ;-) Marc

In article <Nmpe8.9770$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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> On the website (www.v8challenge.com) the release date info says: > > "EA SPORTS V8 Challenge will be ready February 2002! Stay tuned for more > exact details" > > Anyone heard anymore about a specific date, as the website hasnt been > updated for over a month now?

Latest was that they're having problems with the licencing of one driver (Skaife) if I recall, that signed a deal with Codemasters that essentially halted the release. Someone closer to the powers that be passed on this information and also suggested the rep had the gold release in his briefcase. They're suggesting they should have this problem metted out by the 20th March. Personally, they should just release it with a driver named Mike Scarf, put out an editor and give me the damn sim! ;P Cheers, Rod.

"Marc Fraioli" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a5e1h8$r6h$[email hidden]... > In article <a5dkjt$6jih3$[email hidden]>, > "lane" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > > No. Is this sim going to be a worldwide release? STCC2 was published byEA > > and developed by the same crew but was only sold in Europe so amwondering

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> > if this game is for AUS only maybe. Nah, that would be foolish of them. > > > > Does it matter where they release it? If you have a credit card, a > mailing address, and web access or a phone, you should be able to order > from some Australian software place and have it delivered to you in the > jungles of Borneo if you like, right? Heck, I ordered my copy of GPL > from Canada (dragon.ca), of all places :), and it found its way to me > (in the US). > > BTW, I'd like to take this opportunity to say "eh" to all my Canadian > friends out there. How you doing guys? ;-) > > Marc

Hiya Marc. We're doing fine eh? All because of 2 little numbers: Canada 5, USA 2 :)) I second Marc's opinion. I got Rally Champ 2000 and Mercedes Benz Truck Racing from www.interactcd.com. The first wasn't released in Canada (as Mobil 1 Rally Champ) until much later, and MBTR never was as far as I know. Borders don't mean much when you really want a game <g>

"Marc Fraioli" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a5e1h8$r6h$[email hidden]... > Does it matter where they release it? If you have a credit card, a > mailing address, and web access or a phone, you should be able to order > from some Australian software place and have it delivered to you in the > jungles of Borneo if you like, right? Yea right, and bleed me dry on shipping cost's at the same time. No thx, if I can't buy it in Canada then I won't buy it.

"Rob Adams" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:5Tye8.4045$Qq1.23618@shaw-ty2... as far as I know. > Borders don't mean much when you really want a game <g> I've ordered from overseas and the US before. Too many times has some courier company charged me extra for paying the GST at cusoms on my behalf, then there are the times customs has had the gall to charge me an extra $5.00 for inspecting my package and charging GST. Screw that crap. I've made it a persoanl policy not to order products online outside of Canada anymore.

I hear ya Rod! "Rod Prince" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:MPG.16e542f28ff0a23a989bda@news-. >Personally, they should just release it with a driver > named Mike Scarf, put out an editor and give me the damn sim! ;P > > Cheers, > Rod.

In article <5Tye8.4045$Qq1.23618@shaw-ty2>, "Rob Adams" <[email hidden]> writes: >Hiya Marc. We're doing fine eh? All because of 2 little numbers: Canada 5, >USA 2 :)) Rob, I'll see YOU on the track March 10th...<g> Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <5Tye8.4045$Qq1.23618@shaw-ty2>, "Rob Adams" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >Hiya Marc. We're doing fine eh? All because of 2 little numbers: Canada5, > >USA 2 :)) > > Rob, I'll see YOU on the track March 10th...<g> > > Eldred Yeah, from BEHIND! hee hee hee p.s. The Pro race is March 9. I don't run Lites, remember? They won't let me run Lotus in that division and we've already established that there are no other cars in GPL...

In article <5Tye8.4045$Qq1.23618@shaw-ty2>, "Rob Adams" <[email hidden]> writes:

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> "Marc Fraioli" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> >> BTW, I'd like to take this opportunity to say "eh" to all my Canadian >> friends out there. How you doing guys? ;-) >> > Hiya Marc. We're doing fine eh? All because of 2 little numbers: Canada 5, > USA 2 :))

That's an Olympics reference, I assume, right? I didn't watch the Olympics at all this year (but I know they happened, and I think that oughta count!). But I'll take your word for it. :) Marc

In article <a5efac$6iuet$[email hidden]>, "lane" <[email hidden]> writes:

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> > "Marc Fraioli" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:a5e1h8$r6h$[email hidden]... >> Does it matter where they release it? If you have a credit card, a >> mailing address, and web access or a phone, you should be able to order >> from some Australian software place and have it delivered to you in the >> jungles of Borneo if you like, right? > > Yea right, and bleed me dry on shipping cost's at the same time. No thx, if > I can't buy it in Canada then I won't buy it.

Well, people were talking as if the non-release of some game in their particular country meant that it was forever inaccessible to them. My point is just that it's not-- it'll just cost you another $15-20. If you really care, you can have it. Marc

"Marc Fraioli" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a5gu6s$id3$[email hidden]... > Well, people were talking as if the non-release of some game in their > particular country meant that it was forever inaccessible to them. No, I simply asked if it would be a world wide distribution or not. I didn't ask from which country can I ship it from. No one has answered my original question though so I will just wait and see. > My point is just that it's not-- it'll just cost you another $15-20. > If you really care, you can have it. Well, I might not care. I had someone bring me STCC2 over from the UK and it wasn't as good as I was hoping for. If V8 Challenge (same developers as STCC2) is available locally then I will probably buy it just to see what it's like.

In article <a5hi4u$7hfel$[email hidden]>, racer_x67 @hotmail.com says... > No, I simply asked if it would be a world wide distribution or not. I didn't > ask from which country can I ship it from. No one has answered my original > question though so I will just wait and see. I'm far from being an official source, but I had read that it was an Australian and New Zealand release only. Hopefully we'll see soon enough. Cheers, Rod.

"Rod Prince" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:MPG.16e7209077ee7b50989be7@news-server... > I'm far from being an official source, but I had read that it was an > Australian and New Zealand release only. Hopefully we'll see soon > enough. > > Cheers, > Rod. OK thx. Shipping from Aus to Canada is *very* expensive so doubt I will get it if that is the case.

In article <Nmpe8.9770$[email hidden]>, "Matt" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>On the website (www.v8challenge.com) the release date info says: > >"EA SPORTS V8 Challenge will be ready February 2002! Stay tuned for more >exact details" > >Anyone heard anymore about a specific date, as the website hasnt been >updated for over a month now? > >Thanks > >Matt > > >

I was talking to someone in a Brisbane EB today and the release date had been shifted back to March 31. He said that it wasn't due to licensing, he had heard that it just wasn't finished, but that he had been at a meeting where it had been shown almost ready. So here is hoping.