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Subject: Re: Epic in England.
Message-ID: <1991Apr4.133759.26130@abekrd.co.uk>
From: paul@abekrd.co.uk (Paul Cameron)
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1991 13:37:59 GMT
References: <1991Apr2.094154.15231@abekrd.co.uk> <10673@mirsa.inria.fr>
Organization: Abekas Video Systems, Reading, UK.
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In <10673@mirsa.inria.fr> colas@lemur.inria.fr (Colas Nahaboo) writes:

>In article <1991Apr2.094154.15231@abekrd.co.uk>, paul@abekrd.co.uk (Paul
>Cameron) writes:
>> Magazines have been reluctant in England to sing Epic's praises. It
>> hasn't appeared in any top ten ratings, and I have seen no in-depth reports
>> on
>> it as one would expect from a new trail blazing game. One can only therefore
>> come to the conclusion it isn't up to much at all.

>Or that it is not out yet. Just because it appears to be available in mail order
>advertisments doesnt means at all that it is available.

>As far as I know it isn't even in beta-test...

>-- 
>Colas Nahaboo, colas@sa.inria.fr, Bull Research, Koala Project, GWM X11 WM
>Phone:(33) 93.65.77.70(.66 Fax), INRIA, B.P.109 - 06561 Valbonne Cedex, FRANCE.

	Yes, you're correct, as confirmed by my local games pusher, Epic has as
yet not been released.

	Further to this Ocean confirm that it will be released in September '91,
which probably means `earliest possible from September'. The game is however in
their latest brochure, so at least they are confident enough to do a bit of
typesetting etc. for it.

	I must say in passing, I have learned something from all this, as my
local pusher has been advertising Epic as an off-the-shelf item since last
summer. I suppose he hopes people will walk in and bye something else instead?

	Thank goodness they don't use the same marketing ploy on food. We'd all
starve to death !! "Big Mac, regular french fries and a strawberry milk shake?
Certainly sir, here is a picture of what it will look like, and we will have it
all ready for you to pick up next September. Have a nice day !!!!"