- Offer only applies to sales in August
- NPD figures will be used to calculate the totals
- You have to follow Manveer Heir on Twitter
- Limit one copy per person -- with receipt!
[Thanks, "Sammy Davis Jr."; via Destructoid]
[Thanks, "Sammy Davis Jr."; via Destructoid]
Reader Comments (84)
Posted: Aug 12th 2009 6:47PM LaughingTarget said
Let's all join forces and bankrupt Manveer Heir!
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 7:29PM Bacon Deity said
Agreed! Lets hope that the sales figures are the drills that will pierce the heavens, or in this case Madden! Heir shouldn't believe in us! He should believe in himself who believes in us!
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 8:16PM TheDarkWayne said
"if W@W was so good then there would still be MILLIONS of people that Play CoD4 still....it being the EXACT same is whats wrong with it...no innovation...."
That doesnt make sense, people still do play CoD4 so what the fuck does that have with anything? Im also loling that you think WaW had no innovation but act like MW2. And Treyarch doesnt = Infinity Ward, but the CoD 4 engine with WW2 weapons and jungle is pretty much the same fucking thing.
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That doesnt make sense, people still do play CoD4 so what the fuck does that have with anything? Im also loling that you think WaW had no innovation but act like MW2. And Treyarch doesnt = Infinity Ward, but the CoD 4 engine with WW2 weapons and jungle is pretty much the same fucking thing.
Posted: Aug 12th 2009 8:52PM TheDarkWayne said
wow this is the first time ive ever been misplaced by the comment system, that was meant as a reply to spyder taco
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 9:09PM (Unverified) said
Actually if you would bother to compare the graphics of World at War and COD 4 you would see that the graphics are NOT the same. There is a pretty big difference. COD 4 looks a whole lot cleaner. World at War looks dirty and blurry. And they don't use the EXACT same engine. IW gave them (Treyarch) an incomplete engine so they had to code some stuff on their own. Which I'm glad they did. Because IW has the better game. At least for me, World at War would not really be fun if it had no dismemberment. Thats the only really fun thing about WaW. The dismemberment. But COD 4 is more fun and it doesn't even have dismemberment. I don't know how its more fun but it is. And I played through most of WaW's campaign and some multiplayer so its not like I've never played it. COD 4 is just a better game all around.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 9:40PM TheDarkWayne said
i didnt find CoD 4 to be clear, it just looked plasticy to me, especially grass and trees which WaW did loads better. I guess it's to each his own, but they're still way too similar for one to suck but not the other. I for one prefer WaW because faux excitement from a real better is more fun than not even faux excitement from a fake one, and i find the WW2 weapons make things more even
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 9:45PM (Unverified) said
Madden will never be outsold, there are a lot of people who only buy 2 games a year now (Bros), Call of Duty and Madden. I hate those type of gamers. They are the ones who if u dont have any of those will say things like " dude why u playin that gay shit, lets play Madden" or " YO! I gots that new Call of Duty!!!"
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 7:11PM Saria the Cat said
"Ummm I think what Manveer Heir *meant* to say was..."
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 7:45PM Saria the Cat said
@eat my face: Never listen to the Joystiq podcast? There's a running joke recently about Justin having a fake PR person that jumps in when he says something crazy. PR people are all about saving face and covering asses.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 11:16PM (Unverified) said
'' because you're killing me larrrrryyyy...''
lol love those ad's...
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lol love those ad's...
sit n sleep will beat any advertised price or your mattress is FREE !! **
** see * below
*FREE mattress not included with FREE mattress offer
Posted: Aug 12th 2009 6:52PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
lol....thats hilarious....If I thought it stood a CHANCE of Outselling the 12+ million that Madden 2010 will sell across all 6 platforms it will be released on I would do it....lol
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 6:53PM The Blank Mage Returns said
Hell, I was gonna buy it anyway. I'd love for this to be the worst publicity stunt in gaming history.
"Copies sold: 30 million. Sales estimate: $90.00."
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"Copies sold: 30 million. Sales estimate: $90.00."
Posted: Aug 12th 2009 6:55PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
cause compared to CoD4, W@W BLOWS?
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 6:58PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
Oh just checked his Twitter...
This is HILARIOUS TO ME!!!
http://twitter.com/manveerheir/status/3274561342
Even a LEAD DEVELOPER Doesnt have a XBL Gold Accouint.....something tells me its NOT because of the money either
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This is HILARIOUS TO ME!!!
http://twitter.com/manveerheir/status/3274561342
Even a LEAD DEVELOPER Doesnt have a XBL Gold Accouint.....something tells me its NOT because of the money either
Posted: Aug 12th 2009 7:27PM (Unverified) said
Its sad when even devs wont fork out sub fees for XBL cos it's a waste of money.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 7:31PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
that was my thought as well....lol
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 10:34PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
it is when you would only play it sparingly....and I dunno what he is thinking but for some reason he doesnt have it either and he is the LEAD DESIGNER!!!
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 10:40PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
I told him to just download the demo on PS3 and he replied...lol
http://twitter.com/manveerheir/status/3275118268
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http://twitter.com/manveerheir/status/3275118268
Posted: Aug 12th 2009 10:50PM (Unverified) said
aggie 6 billion people live in this world and what 10+ million have XBL gold out of that....?
whats your point if 1 developer doesn't have XBL ? when most of the world does not either.
what do you say about the BILLIONS of people that feel the ps3 and xbox are overpriced and only rich people have them now ?
remember most ps3 console sales are still waiting to happen over the next few years when the grand ole' $ 199.00 price tag starts rolling out, and most xbox sales will happen when the arcade is $ 99 and the 360 is $ 200 or so.....
everything is overpriced at some point in time, for some reason..
what do you say about OUR parents which may have bought $ 10,000 computers that were so much less powerful than todays $ 1,000 computer ?
you could really say this about anything in life...
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whats your point if 1 developer doesn't have XBL ? when most of the world does not either.
what do you say about the BILLIONS of people that feel the ps3 and xbox are overpriced and only rich people have them now ?
remember most ps3 console sales are still waiting to happen over the next few years when the grand ole' $ 199.00 price tag starts rolling out, and most xbox sales will happen when the arcade is $ 99 and the 360 is $ 200 or so.....
everything is overpriced at some point in time, for some reason..
what do you say about OUR parents which may have bought $ 10,000 computers that were so much less powerful than todays $ 1,000 computer ?
you could really say this about anything in life...
Posted: Aug 13th 2009 12:02AM Lov3 said
@sk8monroe81: dude, what are you talking about? This is the lead designer at ravensoft, not some random guy. He is actively involved right now is designing a game that will run on xbox live, but he doesn't even feel it worthwhile to buy a subscription himself, even though he undoubtedly can afford £40 a year. What does that say about the amount of effort he's going to dedicate to wolfenstein's online play? Nothing good that's for sure.
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Posted: Aug 13th 2009 12:17AM (Unverified) said
lov3- honestly i call something a crock...
1) how would the lead developer of a game who is interested in playing the demo, not going to know that it is available on the ps3 also ?
that says a lot about the guy already. I think he doesn't really even play the games that much.
if you play on the 360 much and have the money he has you would have XBL (heck it would be a deductible expense for the business)
if you play on the ps3 and are the lead developer of your own game you might know if it was available on PSN also.
twitter is a new marketing place for celebrities and business alike now.
the only place I really hear about twitter is on TV and online.
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1) how would the lead developer of a game who is interested in playing the demo, not going to know that it is available on the ps3 also ?
that says a lot about the guy already. I think he doesn't really even play the games that much.
if you play on the 360 much and have the money he has you would have XBL (heck it would be a deductible expense for the business)
if you play on the ps3 and are the lead developer of your own game you might know if it was available on PSN also.
twitter is a new marketing place for celebrities and business alike now.
the only place I really hear about twitter is on TV and online.
Posted: Aug 12th 2009 6:58PM TheDarkWayne said
how can WaW blow but CoD 4 not? They are the same fucking thing
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 6:59PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
they arent the same thing...Infinity Ward =/= Treyarch
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 7:02PM kentuckyfried said
i hate twitter...how the f#ck does this thing even work? lol. I'm so out of the loop.
Anybody know where we're supposed to send receipts to?
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Anybody know where we're supposed to send receipts to?
Posted: Aug 12th 2009 7:48PM linebeginstoblur said
It's not bad once you get used to it. It's microblogging. Send short messages and keep in touch with friends and even celebrities/companies.
(Yes, I just explained it in exactly 140 characters.)
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(Yes, I just explained it in exactly 140 characters.)
Posted: Aug 12th 2009 7:23PM (Unverified) said
Marketing indeed. I cant help but wonder if Manveer's (cool name btw) offer would actually be legally enforceable if the event was to actually occur considering it was communicated on Twitter to no one in particular.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 7:33PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
thats the thing...he KNOWS its a fat chance in hell of it happening.....Madden is going to be on a ASSLOAD of platforms. he didnt specify an platform so we have to assume he means over ALL of them...which will most likely be well over 12 million copies Sold in the next 2 and a half weeks
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 7:44PM warxroutione said
yeah but what if wolfenstien ends up being a runaway smash hit.
(small and fat chance admittedly) but this man would fail on levels never before seen in the gaming industry...
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(small and fat chance admittedly) but this man would fail on levels never before seen in the gaming industry...
Posted: Aug 12th 2009 7:47PM Saria the Cat said
@xgarryx: I would feel bad but I admit there will also be lawlz involved.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 9:25PM DangerMouse001 said
Basically, he just confirmed what we all know...this game is dogshit.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 9:44PM Courtney said
There are actually specialty insurance plans you can buy to cover these types of marketing ploys (I'm assuming they took one of these out, their legal department would have mandated it before approving this). It's basically gambling on the insurance companies part. The calculate rought percentage odds of this actually happening and figure out a rate based on that.
There have have been sports promotions before where a store will say: "If team A shuts out team B, everyone who bought a big screen tv the week before gets it free!" Similar type of insurance plan applies. That exact promotion (the TV one) actually happened during a Chiefs/Chargers game a few years ago in Kansas City. The store gave basically gave away about $2 million in TVs, but the insurance plan only cost like $50,000 because of the severe unlikelihood of a shutout during that game. I don't know that those numbers are accurate, but it was somethign like that.
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There have have been sports promotions before where a store will say: "If team A shuts out team B, everyone who bought a big screen tv the week before gets it free!" Similar type of insurance plan applies. That exact promotion (the TV one) actually happened during a Chiefs/Chargers game a few years ago in Kansas City. The store gave basically gave away about $2 million in TVs, but the insurance plan only cost like $50,000 because of the severe unlikelihood of a shutout during that game. I don't know that those numbers are accurate, but it was somethign like that.
Posted: Aug 12th 2009 11:37PM Saria the Cat said
@Courtney: Wow, that's amazing! I have never heard of such a thing. Great deal for them, since it means selling more copies and even if they do sell enough to keep their end of the deal, the insurance will pay.
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