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CardJoe · 13th Jan 2009, 10:36

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2009/01...riginal-game/1

Former employees of Crystal Dynamics have confirmed that various nasty problems arose in the development of Underworld.

[USRF]Obiwan · 13th Jan 2009, 10:54

wow 500.000 copies extra in one day! One day more bad lara news and it will sell 3 million!

liratheal · 13th Jan 2009, 10:57

Now, if Lara wasn't as stiff as a board in recent games, maybe all would be well.

proxess · 13th Jan 2009, 11:21

I kinda liked the last few Tomb Raiders. Well at least the Croft Manor. It's the best part...

shigllgetcha · 13th Jan 2009, 11:27

i think its discrasefull when this happens. when DLC comes out 2/3 months after the original game it sould have been included in the original.

after this i think it should be released free

shigllgetcha · 13th Jan 2009, 11:31

http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/01/...tomb-raid.html
maybe alittle more informative i dont know

Bauul · 13th Jan 2009, 11:48

2.5 million isn't bad at all! I imagine they probably wanted it to say like 15 million though, as niaeve as that is.

Joeymac · 13th Jan 2009, 17:47

Its a good game, I'm liking it.... also got it for less that £20 new on the 360. Perfect price for a game like this. I read the news title and was ready to say "screw them", I'm not buying it if it was meant for the full game. But as long as it was cut due to time and not to cash in then it's okay. They overshot what they had time to finish, that happens in movies, games, software.. it's better for them to be too ambitious and need to haul it back than to under deliver. It clearly needed to come out before Christmas, so they probably didn't have much choice.

Aragon Speed · 14th Jan 2009, 01:43

There were a lot of things either dropped or removed from Terran Conflict for the same reason, Egosoft simply ran out of time to implement it fully. It was better to drop it than to release it in a half-assed form.

At least Eidos/Crystal Dynamics are releasing it for consumption now they have had time to fully finish it. Only thing I am worried about (As the article fails to mention it) is if they are considering charging for it, if they are, then that's just not on IMO. Charging for additional content is fine, you had to put extra effort in to design it and to build it, but don't charge for what should have been in the game anyway but you could not complete within the time constraints your publisher placed on you. That's just not fair, you have already had your cash for the game, don't be greedy.

13th Jan 2009, 10:36	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,940	Tomb Raider DLC content meant for original game http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2009/01...riginal-game/1 Former employees of Crystal Dynamics have confirmed that various nasty problems arose in the development of Underworld. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

13th Jan 2009, 10:54	#2
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13th Jan 2009, 11:27	#5
shigllgetcha Hypermodder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 837	i think its discrasefull when this happens. when DLC comes out 2/3 months after the original game it sould have been included in the original. after this i think it should be released free __________________ xbox live id: shigllgetcha ¦ I dont trust anything I hear on QI PC: some dell

13th Jan 2009, 11:31	#6
shigllgetcha Hypermodder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 837	http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/01/...tomb-raid.html maybe alittle more informative i dont know __________________ xbox live id: shigllgetcha ¦ I dont trust anything I hear on QI PC: some dell

13th Jan 2009, 11:48	#7
Bauul Sir Bongaminge Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Godalming, near Guildford Posts: 1,553	2.5 million isn't bad at all! I imagine they probably wanted it to say like 15 million though, as niaeve as that is. __________________ Pentium 4 CPU 3.4 Ghz \| 1Gb + 2x512Mb Corsair DDR2 667 Mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512Mb\| WD Raptor 36Gb, Seagate 300Gb \| Asus P5LD2 SE Ibanez RG 470 Japanese Edition \| 1991 Japanese Lo-TRS Tremolo \| V7 S1 Custom V8 HSH Pickups

13th Jan 2009, 17:47	#8
Joeymac Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 221	Its a good game, I'm liking it.... also got it for less that £20 new on the 360. Perfect price for a game like this. I read the news title and was ready to say "screw them", I'm not buying it if it was meant for the full game. But as long as it was cut due to time and not to cash in then it's okay. They overshot what they had time to finish, that happens in movies, games, software.. it's better for them to be too ambitious and need to haul it back than to under deliver. It clearly needed to come out before Christmas, so they probably didn't have much choice.

14th Jan 2009, 01:43	#9
Aragon Speed Busily modding X3: Terran Conflict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 52	There were a lot of things either dropped or removed from Terran Conflict for the same reason, Egosoft simply ran out of time to implement it fully. It was better to drop it than to release it in a half-assed form. At least Eidos/Crystal Dynamics are releasing it for consumption now they have had time to fully finish it. Only thing I am worried about (As the article fails to mention it) is if they are considering charging for it, if they are, then that's just not on IMO. Charging for additional content is fine, you had to put extra effort in to design it and to build it, but don't charge for what should have been in the game anyway but you could not complete within the time constraints your publisher placed on you. That's just not fair, you have already had your cash for the game, don't be greedy. Last edited by Aragon Speed; 14th Jan 2009 at 01:53.