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Thread: JTL Release Date
Some may tell you a companies can only release so many at a time and always support the supplies of there local country first.
Others may say it just takes an extra week for shipment and store stocking.
However a man once wrote an article about how the US government delays the release of combat games so the American players will have the upper hand. In other words, stating the US is superior through video games. Was an interesting article however I don’t know if it still exists on the internet.
Nomolos_UK wrote:
Hi all
Anybody have any ideas why UK has a release date of 5th November? Very anoying to see people playing JTL and not to be allowed to join in?
Yours a very Sad Nomolos /sigh
JTLS was distributed to UK retailers for release on the 29th of october, and this was the original release date for the game. The game was released in France and a lot of other european countries on the 29th, which upports this not being a distrubution problem. I heard that the release date was put back at the request of the distributer (Activision UK) to the 5thOctober, the distribterwas releaseing GTA-San Andreas on the same day.
Why they could not release them both at the same time is unknown- the two games are for different platorms and would not impact on each others sales.
Right up untill the 28th it looked like HMV would start selling in the 29th of September anyway- JTLS is just sitting in the stock room ofUK retailers gathering dust right now, but they changed their mind at the last minute.
If you can't wait, I know a lot of UK players have got JTLS from Dlgamer.com, or another computer game retailer based outside the UK.