Speculation in the online game space is the most dangerous thing this side of wall hackers and no game is safe from its evil grasp. Such is the case in the latest little bit of controversy surrounding Unreal Tournament 3 and remarks made by Epic VP Mark Rein when speaking on Epic’s forums about when the game is specifically coming out — all we knew is that it was coming out in November.
The recent talk about the game not coming in November came after Rein had this to say:
“We do not know exactly when the game will be completed,” he wrote. “All we’ve said is that we’re hoping for a November release but as you know we value getting it right over getting it right now so there’s no guarantee of that.”
Since that started an Internet fire storm, Rein confirmed that the game is still coming out in November. He told Next-Gen:
“Nothing has changed at this point. We’re working toward a November release,” Rein said in an e-mail. “The point of my forum comment was not to cast doubt on our plans but rather to debunk the countdown timer on a German fan site that listed a specific release date.
“We don’t know the specific release date yet and I think it is always prudent to remind our fans that we value quality over release date. They’ve come to expect that from UT and we don’t want them to think we’re handling UT3 any differently.”
