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Originally Posted by pisdpaul
Hi All,
I would like to announce that we have set a release date of 10th June for TB2013. As we have mentioned previously, it will be $19.99 to new customers, but for all of you that own a previous version of the game you will get a $10 discount so you only pay $9.99.
In addition to this I will be starting the pre-sales and opening the game to public beta on Monday 20th May 2013, with all those pre-ordering the game able to download and test the latest Beta build.
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Re-package a five-year old game with virtually nothing new and then ask for pre-orders? That's ballsy. All you're going to do is alienate another portion of the dwindling customer base that just won't come back.
I'd go on about how poor a marketing decision this is, but it's nothing new for this title. Someone always seems intent on destroying it and you're getting closer to succeeding all the time.
June 19, 2002: Management module announced.
Dec. 8, 2003: TBCB released after a 14-month delay (or what TBCB 3.0 hopefuls would call "a brief holdup"). No management/role play option is included.
Oct 7, 2005: TBCB 2.0 released. This comes on the heels of a July, 2005 announcement. Still no management-type options, but a product going to market a mere three months after the announcement continues to be a Title Bout record by years.
July 16, 2006: Development of Role-play module announced (again).
June 8, 2007: TBCB 3.0 with RPG announced with a 2007 release!
Later scaled back to 2.5
No version 3.0, no RPG, no 2007 release!
July 16, 2007: Beta-testing for 2.5 begins.
Jan. 31, 2008: TBCB 2.5 released.
June 15, 2010: TCBC 3.0 announced (again) . . scaled back (again) this time to 2.6.
Oct. 28, 2011: Initial query for 2.6 beta-testers made.
Nov. 6, 2012: Over one year after the need for beta testers is announced, beta testing actually begins.
Jan. 2, 2013: For the first time, an official OOTP statement says there is a chance 3.0 will never be made.
May 17, 2013: Pre-sale of 2.6 begins. This affords users the chance to pay for the same damn game they already have, before they can even receive it. What a bargain!