BETA TEST ROADMAP IS UP!

[Zumi]

I vote August for launch

Possibly I think June pretty much out of the question since they will probably doing phase 4 then.

[shane239]

I vote the game is released when it is ready :P

[HiirNoivl]

No word on benchmark? I am so excited to finally get to play, even if I have to wait more. ; ;

55(ish) days and counting!

[vax]

22 September

[stanleyyoung]

3 years after official original release seem like a neat little trick for SE to do, that or soon after the E3 hype!

[Renen]

And let Yoshi handle this like a boss.

[syntaxlies]

Launch date for me will be as soon as I can import my character, I'm used to playing half ass games. Beta should still be better then 1.0

[Xenor]

SE needs to market this game. A lot. This needs to happen at a worldwide event like E3. E3 is all about new games rather than those already released. Logic tells me the chance of this game releasing before E3 is 0.

Even if all beta testing is completed by the middle of May they will hold off the launch until after E3. They may even artificially extend the latter phases for this reason. Alpha was originally meant to end mid-December but they let it run a bit longer to let more people in.

This game will launch mid to late June if there are no delays. Don't expect it any earlier but do expect it later as delays always happen on big projects.

[Elexia]

SE needs to market this game. A lot. This needs to happen at a worldwide event like E3. E3 is all about new games rather than those already released. Logic tells me the chance of this game releasing before E3 is 0.

Even if all beta testing is completed by the middle of May they will hold off the launch until after E3. They may even artificially extend the latter phases for this reason. Alpha was originally meant to end mid-December but they let it run a bit longer to let more people in.

This game will launch mid to late June if there are no delays. Don't expect it any earlier but do expect it later as delays always happen on big projects.

Alpha as in testing did end on time actually. It was left up as a playground after though.

[Xenor]

Alpha as in testing did end on time actually. It was left up as a playground after though.

Well that's pretty much what I meant. They'll do the same with the beta if they want the release to be a bit later than their test plans dictate it needs to run for. Releasing before E3 would be a huge mistake.