Return to Castle Wolfenstein
11-20-01, 09:03 AM
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Has anyone picked this up yet? It's supposed to release today. Best Buy's website says it's $54.99 and realeases 11/20 but it also says Not available for store pickup.. What's the deal? Anyone know any B&M where I can pick this up and for how much? Thanks, ~Birdman~
11-20-01, 09:38 AM
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Should be hitting stores today. Look at id Software's official site under news. You may want to wait until Friday though, I have a feeling this could be a Black Friday special at some stores.
11-20-01, 09:38 AM
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Anyone know if this is coming to any of the consoles? My comp could never handle a game like this...
Anyone know if this is coming to any of the consoles? My comp could never handle a game like this...
11-20-01, 10:52 AM
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The latest blurb from id Software's site says:
Another blurb, though, says:
Wonder who the "select retailers" are, though? 
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November 19, 2001: More Wallpapers
Return to Castle Wolfenstein is hitting store shelves tomorrow, and to help roll in the momentous event we've got two more wallpapers for you.
Return to Castle Wolfenstein is hitting store shelves tomorrow, and to help roll in the momentous event we've got two more wallpapers for you.
November 15, 2001: It's GOLD!
Return to Castle Wolfenstein has GONE GOLD! That means that the game is finished and the master CD has been sent off for duplication. It also means that the game will be hitting store shelves on November 21st (select retailers should have it on the 20th).
Return to Castle Wolfenstein has GONE GOLD! That means that the game is finished and the master CD has been sent off for duplication. It also means that the game will be hitting store shelves on November 21st (select retailers should have it on the 20th).
Killing Nazis good!
11-20-01, 12:51 PM
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Originally posted by Static Cling
Wonder who the "select retailers" are, though?
Wonder who the "select retailers" are, though?
According to my sources at Activision, the following stores will have the game available tomorrow, Tuesday November 20:
CompUSA
Best Buy
EB (USA)
Gamestop
EB (Canada)
CompUSA
Best Buy
EB (USA)
Gamestop
EB (Canada)
11-20-01, 01:00 PM
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Just visisted Best Buy around an hour ago. They did not have it nor did they know when they were getting it. They said they may still get it today. They said they weren't told when. 
11-20-01, 01:15 PM
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Saw it at EB today here in VA. Sadly they where trying to charge 59.99 for the non collectors version They hadn't priced the tins yet. I'm still broke from my xbox purchase so I passed.
11-20-01, 03:35 PM
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I only saw it at EB today. They were selling the regular edition for $59.99 and the Collector's Edition for $69.99. That is incredible! The guy even told me that Activision personally bought the area that Wolfenstein was on in the store. I said, "Do you think I was born yesterday? Don't dole out that BS. This is the only PC game that has come out today, and it's large...of course you're going to put it in the primo spot".
Actually when I walked in I asked if they had it, they said yes...I asked how much, they said "around $63 after taxes" and I said, "Oh, you must be talking the Collector's Edition" and he said "No" and I laughed when I read the prices.
Needless to say I will wait for it to be at least $49.99 somewhere, it's been years since I paid $59.99 for a regular edition of a PC game.
Actually when I walked in I asked if they had it, they said yes...I asked how much, they said "around $63 after taxes" and I said, "Oh, you must be talking the Collector's Edition" and he said "No" and I laughed when I read the prices.
Needless to say I will wait for it to be at least $49.99 somewhere, it's been years since I paid $59.99 for a regular edition of a PC game.
11-20-01, 03:46 PM
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I just called my local Best Buy after visiting them this afternoon. They now have it. I'm stupid and forgot to ask how much. Hopefully it's not $59.99 like the previous post!
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I never pay more than $35 for new PC games anymore. Usually CompUSA or Best Buy puts the newest, hottest game on sale for $35 or less within a couple weeks after its release. Best Buy just had Aliens vs. Predator 2 on sale for $34.99, and if you went during their preferred customer weekend, you could get another 10% off of that total as well.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a hot deal on Return to Castle Wolfenstein somewhere during the upcoming holiday sales.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a hot deal on Return to Castle Wolfenstein somewhere during the upcoming holiday sales.
11-20-01, 08:10 PM
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Originally posted by T-Wolves
I never pay more than $35 for new PC games anymore. Usually CompUSA or Best Buy puts the newest, hottest game on sale for $35 or less within a couple weeks after its release.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a hot deal on Return to Castle Wolfenstein somewhere during the upcoming holiday sales.
I never pay more than $35 for new PC games anymore. Usually CompUSA or Best Buy puts the newest, hottest game on sale for $35 or less within a couple weeks after its release.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a hot deal on Return to Castle Wolfenstein somewhere during the upcoming holiday sales.
I can wait a few extra weeks for a sale price. Glad I waited to pick up CivIII for $34.99 instead of paying $50 at launch.
$59.99 is pretty damn high for the game, not even sure if a $39.99 sale price would get me to bite...okay it would
11-21-01, 12:05 AM
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Well, I made the mistake of picking it up today.
So far I can't say I'm terribly impressed. I'm going to give it a few more days, but I think this one might be going back.
-Naan
So far I can't say I'm terribly impressed. I'm going to give it a few more days, but I think this one might be going back.
-Naan
11-21-01, 12:07 AM
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Originally posted by tbird2340
I just called my local Best Buy after visiting them this afternoon. They now have it. I'm stupid and forgot to ask how much. Hopefully it's not $59.99 like the previous post!
I just called my local Best Buy after visiting them this afternoon. They now have it. I'm stupid and forgot to ask how much. Hopefully it's not $59.99 like the previous post!
just got it from BB...$54.99
they're milkin this one....
11-21-01, 01:34 AM
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Originally posted by T-Wolves
I never pay more than $35 for new PC games anymore. Usually CompUSA or Best Buy puts the newest, hottest game on sale for $35 or less within a couple weeks after its release. Best Buy just had Aliens vs. Predator 2 on sale for $34.99, and if you went during their preferred customer weekend, you could get another 10% off of that total as well.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a hot deal on Return to Castle Wolfenstein somewhere during the upcoming holiday sales.
I never pay more than $35 for new PC games anymore. Usually CompUSA or Best Buy puts the newest, hottest game on sale for $35 or less within a couple weeks after its release. Best Buy just had Aliens vs. Predator 2 on sale for $34.99, and if you went during their preferred customer weekend, you could get another 10% off of that total as well.
I'm sure you'll be able to find a hot deal on Return to Castle Wolfenstein somewhere during the upcoming holiday sales.
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Sadly, I doubt this one will be on any Black Friday super sale. I say this because of how close it came to not making Black Friday at all. Since the big retailers get their ads done and to the printer over 4 weeks ahead of the actual ad date, they probably did not want to risk putting something that was slated to arrive so close to Black Friday in their Black Friday ad.
If it had hit shelves sooner though I bet it would have made a special.
My plan is to sit tight and wait for CompUSA, BB or Compuexpert.com to run it at a cheap price. It might take a month or so, but it beats paying over $50 now...
If it had hit shelves sooner though I bet it would have made a special.
My plan is to sit tight and wait for CompUSA, BB or Compuexpert.com to run it at a cheap price. It might take a month or so, but it beats paying over $50 now...
11-21-01, 07:46 PM
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Just an FYI
Activision more than likely did pay for that shelf space. Like the grocery business game publishers must pay retailers for shelf space. When you walk into a EB, Best Buy or Gamestop and see those cool standees promoting a new game or a cool display of new software, rest ashured that the software store is making money on that.
-=cysco
Activision more than likely did pay for that shelf space. Like the grocery business game publishers must pay retailers for shelf space. When you walk into a EB, Best Buy or Gamestop and see those cool standees promoting a new game or a cool display of new software, rest ashured that the software store is making money on that.
-=cysco
