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08-28-2003, 09:01 PM
From Blues News:
http://www.bluesnews.com/
PartI
Call of Duty (Exclusive) Demo Plans [August 26, 2003, 2:02 PM EDT] - Viewing Comments
A blurb on the front page of FilePlanet (thanks Frans) manages to use the word "exclusive" three times in one paragraph, reinforcing the idea that their upcoming release of the Call of Duty demo is, well, exclusive. Word on the demo of Infinity Ward's upcoming World War II shooter is that it will be released this Sunday (August 31) for their paying subscribers only. If history is any indication of how this will work, a more public release can probably be expected a week or so after.
PartII
Call of Duty Demo Open Letter [August 28, 2003, 6:31 PM EDT] - 238 Comments
Though we don't really offer much in the way of downloads here, Blue's News is supporting the sentiments in the following open letter, which demonstrates to Activision (and hopefully the rest of the industry) what the undersigned sites feel are the general sentiments of the community about the downsides of exclusive demo releases. As a result, these sites will not be carrying the Call of Duty demo, even after its FilePlanet exclusivity (story) is over.
Update: To be clear, this does not mean we will not carry news of when the demo is released, exclusive or not. Here's the letter:
After discussions with Activision, the following websites will not be carrying the Call of Duty playable demo, even after its exclusivity is over. This is due to Activision's decision to not accede to the reasonable request of making the demo freely available to all game enthusiasts at the same time.
3D Downloads
3D Gamers
AusGamers
Blue's News
EdgeFiles (Callofduty.org)
FileFront
FileShack
GameGossip
Gamer's Hell
Loadedinc
Tiscali Games
WorthPlaying
The above-listed websites hope to show Activision that the enthusiast industry is strongly opposed to the idea of exclusive demo releases.
Feedback from our users shows that gamers hate to be forced through a single point of congestion if they want a demo right away. While these websites are actually competitors, this competition provides the freedom of choice that enthusiasts want by offering the widest possible distribution of any demo (a sample intended to interest as many gamers as possible in the full product, after all) rather than the most restricted one.
Therefore, something this disrespectful of the industry as a whole has inspired all of these websites to stand together in this open letter.
Deals like this hurt the industry much more than they could possibly enhance a single relationship, and we ask for your support in sending out this message.
http://www.bluesnews.com/
PartI
Call of Duty (Exclusive) Demo Plans [August 26, 2003, 2:02 PM EDT] - Viewing Comments
A blurb on the front page of FilePlanet (thanks Frans) manages to use the word "exclusive" three times in one paragraph, reinforcing the idea that their upcoming release of the Call of Duty demo is, well, exclusive. Word on the demo of Infinity Ward's upcoming World War II shooter is that it will be released this Sunday (August 31) for their paying subscribers only. If history is any indication of how this will work, a more public release can probably be expected a week or so after.
PartII
Call of Duty Demo Open Letter [August 28, 2003, 6:31 PM EDT] - 238 Comments
Though we don't really offer much in the way of downloads here, Blue's News is supporting the sentiments in the following open letter, which demonstrates to Activision (and hopefully the rest of the industry) what the undersigned sites feel are the general sentiments of the community about the downsides of exclusive demo releases. As a result, these sites will not be carrying the Call of Duty demo, even after its FilePlanet exclusivity (story) is over.
Update: To be clear, this does not mean we will not carry news of when the demo is released, exclusive or not. Here's the letter:
After discussions with Activision, the following websites will not be carrying the Call of Duty playable demo, even after its exclusivity is over. This is due to Activision's decision to not accede to the reasonable request of making the demo freely available to all game enthusiasts at the same time.
3D Downloads
3D Gamers
AusGamers
Blue's News
EdgeFiles (Callofduty.org)
FileFront
FileShack
GameGossip
Gamer's Hell
Loadedinc
Tiscali Games
WorthPlaying
The above-listed websites hope to show Activision that the enthusiast industry is strongly opposed to the idea of exclusive demo releases.
Feedback from our users shows that gamers hate to be forced through a single point of congestion if they want a demo right away. While these websites are actually competitors, this competition provides the freedom of choice that enthusiasts want by offering the widest possible distribution of any demo (a sample intended to interest as many gamers as possible in the full product, after all) rather than the most restricted one.
Therefore, something this disrespectful of the industry as a whole has inspired all of these websites to stand together in this open letter.
Deals like this hurt the industry much more than they could possibly enhance a single relationship, and we ask for your support in sending out this message.