Doom 3 - Where to buy

Ronan

Having been disgusted to see that Game will be charging €59.99 for Doom 3 I was just wondering if anybody else has prices on what it is going to cost. Best I have seen so far is Play for €44.99.

I'd imagine Gamestop will be about the €54 mark but I'm not sure.

Stephen

I ordered it from CDWOW for €38.07 (after currency conversion this is the amount on my CC statement) (HK site)

I don't think they have properly categorised PC games there yet, but you can find it in the search engine.

-oRnein9-

Doom 3 €37.99 www.cdwow.ie and I think that also includes postage...... so there sod play and game.


.............edit............ how convenient it seems the lad above posted while I was typing................. sorry.
Richy.

Ronan

Nice one guys.

Just ordered from CDWOW cracking price. €22 cheaper (GAME take note)

Hope it comes on time now

User45701

when u order online how late does it arrive?
also on cd wow what type of box do u get with the game?

Elessar

For a game like Doom3, I'd rather pay 60 and get it on the day of release instead of waiting from cdwow. Everything comes from hong kong so there is no way you'll get the game until at least a week after it comes out.

Stephen

sites like CDWOW and Play often send stuff out before the release date so that people who preordered it will get it on the day of release

Elessar

Play does and sites like gameplay, but cd wow don't, it never worked for me when I preordered a few games a while back. Postage from Hong Kong takes ages too which adds on time.

User45701

thnaks for that info i will buy on rlease date aswell. Extra game are suposed to have the special edition of doom3 for 50 euro is this true?

LoBo

Originally posted by Ronan
Having been disgusted to see that Game will be charging €59.99 for Doom 3

Where did you get this info from? I was in Game grafton st today and they couldn't tell me the price they were going to be selling at OR the actual date of release.

Seems to be a lot of confusion about this release! I still haven't found out wtf mx2.co.uk are doing (see this thread for the gory details) with my pre-order, play.com didn't give me any useful info after an email, high st retailers don't have much of a clue.. and everyone seems to list a different release date .. confusion reigns.

ian25

I think i'd rather pay the extra €7 and get the game from Play.com. At least i know i can trust them to deliver on time.But i'm not giving Game €60 of my hard earned cash.What on earth will thay charge for Half-Life2 which will be even more popular.I shudder at the tought

Ronan

Originally posted by LoBo
Where did you get this info from? I was in Game grafton st today and they couldn't tell me the price they were going to be selling at OR the actual date of release.

It was stuck on the Doom 3 Boxes in GAME in Liffey Valley.

rabid

Have ordered from Play.com (€42) as they've never let me down before.....games usually get delivered about 3 working days later....

So if the current release dates are kosher I could get it on the Wednesday after Game et al get it.....and if it suks a55 (which it won't) I can return it after 7 days - unlike Game now as far as I've heard.........

chamone
:ninja:

Makaveli

Originally posted by Elessar
Postage from Hong Kong takes ages too which adds on time.

Postage from Hong Kong does not take ages.
Stuff from CDWOW takes on average 4 days to get to me once despatched.
The fastest it's arrived is 2 days! That's happened more than a few times.

seanos

Rang up EB....em, Game there last week, was told price would be 45 give or take a fiver ... I'm guessing it'll be the give option.
I'd trust Play.com more than Game, and prefer their attitude to returns/problems.

monument

Does any one know for sure what date Game, GameStop, Smiths etc are going to release it on?

The Real B-man

Originally posted by User45701
when u order online how late does it arrive?
also on cd wow what type of box do u get with the game?

DVD i presume?

cosgrove80

I thought it was only being released on CD's?

Makaveli

DVD case he means.

cosgrove80

Yeah sorry, I misread the question.

Absolam

RRP €49.99 due August 13th, and expected to go cheaper and earlier according to the VERY cute girl in GAME in Henry St...

Deadwing

Originally posted by Absolam
RRP €49.99 due August 13th, and expected to go cheaper and earlier according to the VERY cute girl in GAME in Henry St...

The blonde?
She is cute

SantaHoe

Bah I'll just wait till I can find it for €9.99 on the bottom shelf, takes a few years, but this trick never fails me.
Maybe by then I'll have a decent enough (10GHz) PC to run it and they'll have patched all the bugs out of it.
It pays to stay behind the times.

Pfff don't pay anything near to €60 for a game, you're only encouraging them.

Ronan

Hmm, Liffet Valley Game must have had the wrong price on the boxes (they were on it!).

Still, €38 beats €49, which is still too expensive for a PC title.

Ciaran500

If Game is selling it for €50+ I think I'll just "rent" it from them untill it arrives from Play

L5

Its starting to ship tonight/tomorrow in the states. Its going to be out even earlier than august 3rd. Some guy already has it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/jlee24219/IMGA0764.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/jlee24219/IMGA0761.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/jlee24219/IMGA0760.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v290/jlee24219/IMGA0759.jpg

Is1ldur

What I always do is ring all the outlets, i.e., Smiths, Gamestop, etc. on the day of release, find out how much they are charging, then take a wonderful amount of pleasure going in to Game and having them match the price. Best one was UT2003, I think Game had it for 59 or something ridiculous, Gamestop (then Gamesworld) were selling for 39. The girl behind the counter rang them in front of me 'cos she did not believe me.
I do this, by the way, because I then get the points on my Game Card to avail of further discounts.

jesus_thats_gre

When is the game actually being released here in Europe.. August 2nd in the states I know. Amazon and Play state it is August 13th for the Uk.. This is a fairly big ****ing gap.. Too big to be honest... I was dying the buy the game but dont wanna wait nearly 2 weeks longer that the thick yanks..

Tempted to download it of BT so I can play it until my copy is delivered in the post.. I wont feel guilty then...

L5

Well they were quoted as 6th august for the uk. I think theyre saying 13th just so they can say friday the 13th doomsday type crap. I hope play get it early, i think theyll have it by the 4th/5th august tbh....this 13th august is all rubbish i personally think.Reckon we'll all have it by the 7th/8th anyway

monument

"Internationally, the game will take a few more days to make it to the store shelves. The UK will probably get it first, on or about August 6th. Everywhere else will probably be Friday, August 13th (que Twilight Zone Theme) or close to that date, with just a few exceptions (e.g. Russia and Poland). This isn't because we don't have love for you folks outside the U.S., but the localization and manufacturing process takes a bit longer outside the U.S. where we will have JVC run 24/7 to get the units built. I guess the European manufacturers prefer to give their employees nights and weekends off. Go figure!"

– Id's Todd Hollenshead

neXus9

rabid wrote:

Have ordered from Play.com (€42) as they've never let me down before.....games usually get delivered about 3 working days later....

So if the current release dates are kosher I could get it on the Wednesday after Game et al get it.....and if it suks a55 (which it won't) I can return it after 7 days - unlike Game now as far as I've heard.........

chamone
:ninja:

It says in the policy that you can only return your product if it's unopened (or damaged obviously). Do you get away with bringing back crap games?

Elessar

Yeah, some people in the US already have it, so I would expect it to show up over here towards the end of next week, begining of the week after.

jesus_thats_gre

Elessar wrote:

Yeah, some people in the US already have it, so I would expect it to show up over here towards the end of next week, begining of the week after.

If this was the case it would be available already to download.. And its not so I would be skeptical.. And yes, I did see the pics..

Ciaran500

Its definatly out. Go to the www.planetdoom.com forums. There are a few people that claim to have it and some have posted plenty of proof.

EDIT: Here's some proof: http://malican.freeservers.com/main.html

jesus_thats_gre

Ciaran500 wrote:

Its definatly out. Go to the www.planetdoom.com forums. There are a few people that claim to have it and some have posted plenty of proof.

EDIT: Here's some proof: http://malican.freeservers.com/main.html

Cant really argue with that can I.. Looks bitchen..

jesus_thats_gre

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

If this was the case it would be available already to download.. And its not so I would be skeptical.. And yes, I did see the pics..

Ah well its started appearing on the net for download.. Cant wait till its out!!

CivilServant

Wohoo!! God bless the internet. I'm going to buy the game also of course. Support the games u actually like!!

jesus_thats_gre

CivilServant wrote:

Wohoo!! God bless the internet. I'm going to buy the game also of course. Support the games u actually like!!

Thats exactly my thinking.. Is it sort of legit to download it as a stop gap to getting the game delivered in the post or from the shops?

jesus_thats_gre

Noiticed pictures of the manual and some cheats are appearing online too..

Gamespot even have the manual pictures...

Orion

Stephen wrote:

I ordered it from CDWOW for €38.07 (after currency conversion this is the amount on my CC statement) (HK site)

I don't think they have properly categorised PC games there yet, but you can find it in the search engine.

What's the addy of the Hong Kong site? As for Play - they say it's not out til 13/8!

monument

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

Thats exactly my thinking.. Is it sort of legit to download it as a stop gap to getting the game delivered in the post or from the shops?

No.

(apparently just saying 'no' is too short for boards)

L5

Has anyone checked with GAME what their release date is?

Orion

I was in Game today and they're now saying September sometime!

jesus_thats_gre

monument wrote:

No.

(apparently just saying 'no' is too short for boards)

Well I have paid my pennys now so its sort of legit.. even thought its not, I am happy

Ronan

Macros42 wrote:

What's the addy of the Hong Kong site? As for Play - they say it's not out til 13/8!

CDWow.ie

they say they are shipping Aug 9th.

Dr. Loon

Ronan wrote:

CDWow.ie

they say they are shipping Aug 9th.

Just checked my order status with cdwow and apparently it's been shipped for me today! Which is nice... if true.

Brando_ie

I second Dr Loons observation. I checked CDWOW and it would appear that they have dispatched my copy of Doom today. I have ordered CD's from those guys before and their dispatched notices all were bang on for me. Also I had a 6 or 7 day wait (but that is down to Athlone.... so Dub would be sooner I guess) for delivery. So as it stands today, there is a chance i'll be popping in my copy by the 9th or 10th, and here was me thinking that i'd have to wait for weeks after it's 'official' release of the 13th!!.......

Ronan

Just checked and mine is gone too.

Hope it is true.

MiCr0

just ordered too

Hobbes

Checked with Gamestop in clare hall.

39.99 (afair) and release date is November 4th, or 14th (I wasn't really paying attention.

MiCr0

November??? What are they thinking?