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The Game is Gold

Unread postby Angelspit » 20 Apr 2006, 17:33

Ubisoft has just announced that Heroes of Might and Magic V has gone gold. The game should be in store in a couple of weeks.



Before anyone ask the question, <i>gold</i> is a "term used to describe when a piece of software (or music) is completed and written to a master disk ready to be shipped off for manufacturing."

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Unread postby HodgePodge » 20 Apr 2006, 17:45

Wow! :-D I didn't see the announcement on the official web site.
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Unread postby Angelspit » 20 Apr 2006, 17:52

From Wikipedia:

"The term gold anecdotally refers to the use of "gold master disc" which was commonly used to send the final version to manufacturers who use it to create the mass-produced retail copies. It may in this context be a hold-over from music production. In some cases, however, the master disc is still actually made of gold, for both aesthetic appeal and resistance to corrosion."

In any case, congratulations to Fabrice and Nival. They deserve a good rest now.
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Unread postby HodgePodge » 20 Apr 2006, 18:05

This announcement was rather sudden. Anyhow, where is the outpouring of enthusiasm? I was hoping they would've polished up the game really nicely before release, but … I sure hope there's a map editor.
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Unread postby Akul » 20 Apr 2006, 18:12

LETS CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!! :D
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Unread postby HodgePodge » 20 Apr 2006, 18:14

Sauron wrote:LETS CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!! :D
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Unread postby FantoMaxJM » 20 Apr 2006, 18:15

Congratulations Ubisoft & Nival!!! :bow: :D *takes champagne out of ice-bucket*

EDIT: US 23rd, UK 19th, Germany 18th May.
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Unread postby Kareeah Indaga » 20 Apr 2006, 18:25

*crosses fingers and hopes for the best*
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Unread postby dragonn » 20 Apr 2006, 19:03

I wonder if they fixed a couple of issues from the demo :/
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 20 Apr 2006, 19:09

Well they've better have fixed the bugs and spelling errors.
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Unread postby Continuity » 20 Apr 2006, 19:18

The demo was version 0.9. I don't think Ubi&Nival would release a game as anything less than 1.0. So if nothing else, they've changed the numbers so it's not the same version!

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Unread postby Corribus » 20 Apr 2006, 19:23

I guess that means that I'm never going to get the second half of my interview - not much point in it now. :(
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 20 Apr 2006, 19:25

You can't relese a game with a version less then 1.0, because 1.0 means that it's the gold version.
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Unread postby katabroc » 20 Apr 2006, 19:27

And lets hope there are at least a couple patches making everything perfect

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Unread postby Gaidal Cain » 20 Apr 2006, 19:38

Corribus wrote:I guess that means that I'm never going to get the second half of my interview - not much point in it now. :(
Considering that there's a couple of weeks left until it hits the stores, and that marketing probably is getting ready for the big campaign, I'd say that the chances actually are quite good that you can get that second part. Even if the above wouldn't apply, Fabrice's such a nice guy that he probably would let you get a promised second half anyway...
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Unread postby Infiltrator » 20 Apr 2006, 19:58

Excellent news indeed. The wait is almost over :)
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Unread postby Continuity » 20 Apr 2006, 20:39

ThunderTitan: Exactly.

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Unread postby Malicen » 20 Apr 2006, 21:25

Soon we will be able to play Heroes 5. All these years of waiting were not in vain.
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Unread postby Orfinn » 20 Apr 2006, 21:53

Not in vein at all, well *cough* for one person I guess but anyway lets celebrate this golden game and look forward to play it with a smile around the cheeks =)

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Unread postby Campaigner » 20 Apr 2006, 22:25

Almost can't believe it....I still remember when Fabrice first came to the forums and wanted us to make summaries and stuff....and now the game is done. :)


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