Defcon has GONE GOLD!
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Defcon has GONE GOLD!
After a staggering Five Months worth of beta testing, Defcon has finally gone gold. The master disk has been produced, checked, and sent away for manufacturing. The downloads are ready. We are on schedule for launch at 6.00pm GMT, Friday 29th September. It's all rather exciting.
One of the UK games magazines wanted to cover the exact moment of the Gold Master being produced. To "Capture the atmosphere of the moment", as they put it. However they changed their minds as soon as we told them what was actually involved. The truth is it's a special moment for us when we make a master disk, but nothing special actually happens. We fire up Nero, burn some disks, run tests on them, then put them in an envelope and walk to the post office. It often seems like there should be something bigger involved - like a big red button that we can press, that sets everything into motion while fireworks go off out the window and a live orchestra plays the 1812 Overture.
One of the UK games magazines wanted to cover the exact moment of the Gold Master being produced. To "Capture the atmosphere of the moment", as they put it. However they changed their minds as soon as we told them what was actually involved. The truth is it's a special moment for us when we make a master disk, but nothing special actually happens. We fire up Nero, burn some disks, run tests on them, then put them in an envelope and walk to the post office. It often seems like there should be something bigger involved - like a big red button that we can press, that sets everything into motion while fireworks go off out the window and a live orchestra plays the 1812 Overture.
Last edited by Chris on Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:04 pm, edited 1 time in total.
*Me fires random cannons in the backround*
Congratulations Chris, Mark, Tom, John, Gary, Vic, Alistair, Morten, Michael, Will, and all the beta testers.
Congratulations Chris, Mark, Tom, John, Gary, Vic, Alistair, Morten, Michael, Will, and all the beta testers.
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Wasgood wrote:Moleculor wrote:So you're releasing it early to celebrate, right?
I sure hope so, please? Found out it comes out 4 am on saturday.
Sucks to be not in GMT land.
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