posted 11-17- 04:44 PM               

Unlike most of the other offerings.

posted 11-19- 12:50 PM               

I hope IL2 does much, much better than B17ii in sales so all the number-crunching execs realize that quality pays, and that the genre is not dead or unprofitable.

Werner

posted 11-19- 05:34 PM               

Maddox games is producing IL-2. Bluebyte is the publisher.

Note that it won't be avalible in north american via regular retail channels, ONLY from there online site.

posted 11-21- 11:48 PM               

Werner

posted 11-22- 11:22 AM               

Actually whirl Maddox isn't new and it isn't a publisher. THey are a developer.

Blue byte is the pub and they got out of the north american retail system cause its too expensive.

You have to buy shelf space just to get your game in the store.

They have to sell ALOT more games just to break even.

I once read an article that said a grade A game will cost you over a Million just to get the game boxed, advertised and on the shelves in North America.

Thats not including the cost of development.

So Imagine how many copys they would have to sell to actually make a bit of money.

Just think of it this way Werner. If you buy the game direct from bluebyte your cutting out the middle man.

More of your money is going to the guys that made the game, instead of to the local software store.

Which in my mind is a good thing cause then they can spend more on development and if they do well enough will still be in business.