Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Firemint Real Racing launch delayed

We previously announced that Firemint Real Racing would be available by the end of April. Until a few days ago, we had still hoped we could hit that date, but now it's time to recognise that we won't, and give you an update while we still have a little time left in the month.

Why is it delayed?

There are actually numerous reasons, none of them are due to us not wanting to get the game out. The primary reason is that we are not 100% happy with it yet. Every time we evaluate a version of the game that we think might be "the one", we find something that we think is important to improve.

What does this mean for Firemint?

Every day that we delay the release of Firemint Real Racing we spend more money and resources on it (we believe it is the biggest development budget ever for an iPhone game). At the same time we reduce our potential sales. In addition to that we let down people who were expecting the game to be out late April. The temptation to just release it is enormous.

The only way to "win" from delaying a release is to make sure the game is so good that people don't care in the end, and all is forgiven. That remains our focus.

So when will it come out?

There is tremendous pressure on us from many directions to state a release date. All we will say is that this game looks finished, it has looked finished for quite some time. It feels very close now. PreviewsIt’s not the same as shipping the game, but until you can get your hands on Firemint Real Racing, we’ve put together a collection of previews from industry experts who played the game at GDC (21-27 March 2009):

  • Chris Holt, Macworld: "the 3-D graphics are some of the best I’ve seen on the iPhone" (Macworld Preview)

  • Tracy Erickson, Pocket Gamer: "potential to become the portable counterpoint to PlayStation's Gran Turismo" (Pocket Gamer preview)

  • Levi Buchanan, IGN: "incredibly smooth visuals" (IGN Preview)

  • Russ Fruhstick, UGO: "the best looking racing game on the iPhone by a large margin" (UGO Preview)

  • Steve Palley, Slide to Play: "this superlative racer is going to set some new benchmarks for the genre" (Slide to Play Preview)

  • Nacho Andare, iPhoneGamesNetwork: "It looks better than any PSP racing game I have played." (iPhoneGamesNetwork Preview)

  • Dale North, Destructoid: "This seems like a real game on a mobile device -- something we can sink our teeth into." (Destructoid Preview)

Firemint Real Racing (video and more preview quotes)

7 comments:

  1. I need this game for N95 ( im crazy for this !!! )
    Please release fast... PLEEEEASEEEE !!!!

    []'s

    ATARI

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  2. I think you guys should'vw released it to compete with Need for Speed Undercover (already released) and then update it after.

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  3. Hi guys, i'm really looking forward to Real Racing as I feel EA have failed to deliver with Need for Speed. Their gameplay in my opinion was very disappointing. I can tell you guys are putting in tremendous effort to get the game perfect for us and I for one really appreciate that. Even if it means waiting for it. You are doing a fantastic job and I hope you get the sales you deserve for this fantastic piece of software.

    Regards

    Adam Rees (Wales, Uk)
    opticwebdesign@gmail.com

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  4. Firemint only mentions the Iphone version Real Racing. Does this mean the N95 version has been abandoned?

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  5. SO its the 26th of May, a month late already, and it has not been submitted yet? You waiting for 3.0?

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