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Kotaku: “Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Coming “This Winter,” Capcom Says”, September 20th 2011
RipTen: “Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Won’t Make 2011, Coming “This Winter”, September 20th, 2011
GamePro: “Resident Evil: Raccoon Coming Early 2012”, September 20th, 2011
IGN: “Operation Raccoon City slips to 2012”, September 20th, 2011
JustPushStart: “Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Delayed”, September 21st, 2011
CVG: “Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City delayed”, September 21st, 2011
This is just a tiny selection of erroneous reporting, based on a quick Google search.
Capcom has never, ever said Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City was definitely releasing before the end of 2011; it’s been a vague “this winter” since its announcement. The winter timeframe extends through nearly three months of the following year.
This is straight from Capcom’s press release, announcing Operation Raccoon City. You know, that thing all these sites sourced back in late March?
San Mateo – March 29, 2011 – Capcom® a leading worldwide developer and publisher of videogames, today announced Resident Evil®: Operation Raccoon City, is in development for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and PC.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is collaboration between Capcom and Vancouver based studio Slant 6 Games and is scheduled for release this Winter.”
That says nothing about whether it’s in fact winter 2011, or winter 2012 (which would be early 2012). And Capcom has not clarified that since.
IGN is the only outlet of the above lot that actually didn’t totally embarrass themselves — getting a re-confirmation about the intentional vagueness — but it was a completely unnecessary step to take, since simply paying attention would have sufficed.
Come on, people. When a game doesn’t appear like it’s going to make the release window that you, not the publisher, have set, that doesn’t mean it’s delayed.
[Edit]: Now come the corrections! Kotaku and GamePro are first, having to have Capcom point out to them that they’ve “always said winter”, and nothing more.
It’s the attention to detail that has me to optimistic about the future of game journalism.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrvi1itZZh1qa18woo1_1280.jpg)
Kotaku: “Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Coming “This Winter,” Capcom Says”, September 20th 2011
RipTen: “Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Won’t Make 2011, Coming “This Winter”, September 20th, 2011
GamePro: “Resident Evil: Raccoon Coming Early 2012”, September 20th, 2011
IGN: “Operation Raccoon City slips to 2012”, September 20th, 2011
JustPushStart: “Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Delayed”, September 21st, 2011
CVG: “Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City delayed”, September 21st, 2011
This is just a tiny selection of erroneous reporting, based on a quick Google search.
Capcom has never, ever said Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City was definitely releasing before the end of 2011; it’s been a vague “this winter” since its announcement. The winter timeframe extends through nearly three months of the following year.
This is straight from Capcom’s press release, announcing Operation Raccoon City. You know, that thing all these sites sourced back in late March?
San Mateo – March 29, 2011 – Capcom® a leading worldwide developer and publisher of videogames, today announced Resident Evil®: Operation Raccoon City, is in development for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft® and PC.
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is collaboration between Capcom and Vancouver based studio Slant 6 Games and is scheduled for release this Winter.”
That says nothing about whether it’s in fact winter 2011, or winter 2012 (which would be early 2012). And Capcom has not clarified that since.
IGN is the only outlet of the above lot that actually didn’t totally embarrass themselves — getting a re-confirmation about the intentional vagueness — but it was a completely unnecessary step to take, since simply paying attention would have sufficed.
Come on, people. When a game doesn’t appear like it’s going to make the release window that you, not the publisher, have set, that doesn’t mean it’s delayed.
[Edit]: Now come the corrections! Kotaku and GamePro are first, having to have Capcom point out to them that they’ve “always said winter”, and nothing more.
It’s the attention to detail that has me to optimistic about the future of game journalism.
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It’s the attention to detail that has me to optimistic about the future of game journalism.
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