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The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Een gemiste kans door timing met Skyrim
Kort samengevat
- Een diepgaande analyse van de release van The Lord of the Rings: War in the North en de gevolgen van de timing met Skyrim.
- De release viel samen met andere grote titels zoals Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception en Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, wat de concurrentie vergrootte.
- Christian Allen, voormalig lid van het leiderschapsteam bij Warner Bros. Games, heeft kritiek geuit op de beslissing om War in the North naast Skyrim uit te brengen, wat de aandacht van gamers afleidde.
Tijdlijn
November 1, 2011: The Lord of the Rings: War in the North wordt uitgebracht.
November 11, 2011: Skyrim wordt uitgebracht, wat de aandacht van gamers afleidt.
November 3, 2011: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception wordt uitgebracht, op dezelfde dag als War in the North.
November 8, 2011: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 wordt uitgebracht, een week na War in the North.
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Tweet van @SerellanTweet van @SerellanChristian Allen, who was on the leadership team at Warner Bros. Games when 2011's The Lord of the Rings: War in the North came out, has commented on the recent re-release , saying he's happy the game is coming back because it didn't get a "fair shake" upon its original release. Why's that? He said he "argued vociferously" not to release it at the same time as Bethesda's iconic RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Tweet van @SerellanTweet van @Serellan"15 years ago I argued vociferously not to release this up against Skyrim, as it wouldn't get a fair shake. I got overruled," he said ( via VGC ). "Nice to see it get a proper release."
Tweet van @SerellanTweet van @SerellanWar in the North was originally released on November 1, 2011--just 10 days later, Bethesda released Skyrim. In addition to launching around the same time as Skyrim, War in the North launched on the same day as Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception and a week before Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
Tweet van @SerellanTweet van @SerellanWar in the North was originally released on November 1, 2011--just 10 days later, Bethesda released Skyrim. In addition to launching around the same time as Skyrim, War in the North launched on the same day as Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception and a week before Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.