Re: GP3 June seems nogo...

Bruce Kennewell wrote in message <[email hidden]>... >So why should this be of any great surprise, Dave? It doesn't say which year either, does it ? -- John Hartridge [email hidden]

here's the first paragraph of Gamespot's GP3 coverage. Make sure you pay attention to the date quoted. Grand Prix 3 (Again) Posted: May 11, 2000 It's perhaps no surprise that Hasbro continues to push Grand Prix 3 with more vigour than any other title at this year's E3, even though the Americans have yet to fully realise the thrill of modern Formula One Motor Racing. (We really do like it. Honest.) In Crammond's typically petulant way, there's still no obvious indication of when it's due to be finished - the September date we've heard is, in all likelihood, rather optimistic. A perceived pessimism seems all the more justified when you consider that the latest version of the franchise is little more advanced than the single-track demo already presented twice this year. dave henrie

Well I guess we will just have to tough it out with GPL till then <G> Chris * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!

LOL! Well, word has it that Papy is going to release an N4 demo late next month. That should keep me busy for a while... --David Cook In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] wrote...

Quoted text (9 lines)

> here's the first paragraph of Gamespot's GP3 coverage. Make sure you > pay attention to the date quoted. > > Grand Prix 3 (Again) > In Crammond's typically petulant > way, there's still no obvious indication of > when it's due to be finished - the > September date we've heard is, in all > likelihood, rather optimistic.

On Mon, 15 May 2000 04:29:18 GMT Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> wrote: % here's the first paragraph of Gamespot's GP3 coverage. Make sure you % pay attention to the date quoted. % Grand Prix 3 (Again) % Posted: May 11, 2000 <snip> Not only that, they assumed by the bug count (32), that it could be forever until we see it. My gawd, 32 bugs? Microsoft would consider this to be a perfect piece of software. <G> EB still had a late August release date for GP3. -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. [email hidden] http://www.teleport.com/~mcarver =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

July 28th is what has been said by Hasbro AND has been re-confirmed again at the E3...Don't know where June and September are coming from... -- Kenneth Verburg Editor-in-Chief, High Gear http://www.simracingnews.com

On Mon, 15 May 2000 17:25:49 +0200, "Kenneth Verburg" <[email hidden]> thus spoke: >July 28th is what has been said by Hasbro AND has been re-confirmed again at >the E3...Don't know where June and September are coming from... Seeing Hasbro's methods in the flight-sim genre I wouldn't be surprised if GP3 is pushed out the gate way too soon and they drop after-market support soon after release. -- Nos

I don't know who wrote this (the gamespot article) and where they got their info from, but the whole piece is extremely negative about GP3. Maybe Hasbro didn't give them a free baseball cap at E3. Also you can see from some of the detail of the piece that the writer has not been following the progress of GP3 at all, since he states things we already know to be false concerning the sound effects. I've heard both July and September confimed as definite release dates within the last two days. If only Hasbro/Microprose would keep their official "site" (if you can call it that) up to date then these rumours wouldn't persist. Simon.

So why should this be of any great surprise, Dave? "The History of GPx" tells us that both GP and GP2 actually hit the shelves well after the soothsayers kept telling us. I don't see any logical reason why GP3 should differ from its ancestors. :-) -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > here's the first paragraph of Gamespot's GP3 coverage. Make sure you > pay attention to the date quoted. > > Grand Prix 3 (Again) > Posted: May 11, 2000 > > It's perhaps no surprise that Hasbro > continues to push Grand Prix 3 with more > vigour than any other title at this year's > E3, even though the Americans have yet to > fully realise the thrill of modern Formula > One Motor Racing. (We really do like it. > Honest.) In Crammond's typically petulant > way, there's still no obvious indication of > when it's due to be finished - the > September date we've heard is, in all > likelihood, rather optimistic. A perceived > pessimism seems all the more justified > when you consider that the latest version > of the franchise is little more advanced > than the single-track demo already > presented twice this year. > > dave henrie

"\"Michael E. Carver\" mcarver"@teleport.com wrote:

Quoted text (13 lines)

> > On Mon, 15 May 2000 04:29:18 GMT Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> wrote: > % here's the first paragraph of Gamespot's GP3 coverage. Make sure you > % pay attention to the date quoted. > > % Grand Prix 3 (Again) > % Posted: May 11, 2000 > > <snip> > > Not only that, they assumed by the bug count (32), that it could be > forever until we see it. My gawd, 32 bugs? Microsoft would consider > this to be a perfect piece of software. <G>

No, MS would just consider them to be user errors. ;^) -- l8er ronny Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change to take effect. Reboot now? |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!