Rough Estimate on Release Date?

[Dov]

Originally Posted by DreaM

This is basically what I'm going for aswell. They're a year and a half into development already. Q4 this year would put them roughly at 2 years into their development time and in the general region for late alpha / early beta testing phase. The public testing will be roughly 6 months long (this is approximately industry standard) then with a release Q2-Q3 of 2012, putting them a 2 1/2 years maybe 3.

/agreed.

I think since they don't seem to be advertising any new graphics engine, beta in Q4 '11/Q1 '12 would make sense. From compiling what most of you guys think, mid summer 2012 release 'should' follow.

Plus: from a marketing point of view A LOT of gamers are going to be out of highschool and university with some free time on their hands -- why not pick up that sick new game.

[headcrab13]

PCGamer: I’ll go out on a limb and say beta late 2011, release mid-2012. Smedley refused to be specific, but told me, “it’s not coming out soon, but it’s coming sooner than you think.”

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/07/08/pl...e-know-so-far/

-HC13

[Bruttal]

12-7-2011

[nathanebht]

Originally Posted by DreaM

This is basically what I'm going for aswell. They're a year and a half into development already. Q4 this year would put them roughly at 2 years into their development time and in the general region for late alpha / early beta testing phase. The public testing will be roughly 6 months long (this is approximately industry standard) then with a release Q2-Q3 of 2012, putting them a 2 1/2 years maybe 3.

Missed that they're 1.5 years into development. Wonder when they started Forge Light development.

I'll estimate beta in Nov. 2011, release in May 2012.

[Baneblade]

I estimate sometime during the 21st century.