Where and When to Get World At War
Moderators: Joel Billings, JanSorensen
-
- Posts: 10
- Joined: Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:08 pm
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
Agree with your comments about Wall Mart! Wargamers should support EBgames instead!
-
- Posts: 10
- Joined: Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:08 pm
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
Kudos to Matrix Games and 2BY3 for distributing World At War at retailers. Being of the demographic which shuns online money transactions due to security, currency exchange and poor Canada Post delivery hassles, I am overjoyed when I can obtain a wargame at a local store. I would buy your entire title list if was available at my local Futureshop, Best Buy or EBgames. Any chance of past titles eventually going to retailers?
- Blackheart223
- Posts: 17
- Joined: Fri Mar 26, 2004 8:42 am
- Location: San Diego
- Contact:
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
I just got an E-mail from EB telling me them have received the game. Too bad I bought it at Fry's on Wednesday[:D]
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
I'm getting this exact same thing from my Best Buy, about it not even being in the system.
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
Just for Matrix' info the game is impossible to buy at EB Games in Sweden (at least in stores in Stockholm). I have asked at two different occassions at two different EB stores since last monday, but neither has any record of the game, i.e. not in any form (released, coming, foetus state, etc.). Rather perplexing actually, but I did "monitor" the searches and they seemed correct in spelling and so forth. I have found it in two other stores though, but EB Games, well, seems to be EB Games...
- Joel Billings
- Posts: 33494
- Joined: Wed Sep 20, 2000 8:00 am
- Location: Santa Rosa, CA
- Contact:
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
The game has not been distributed in Europe. Matrix is currently negotiating distribution for Europe that will include retail distribution in many languages. We hope it will make it to Europe in a big way in several months.
All understanding comes after the fact.
-- Soren Kierkegaard
-- Soren Kierkegaard
-
- Posts: 1
- Joined: Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:18 pm
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
Just picked it up at Fry's in Arlington TX. On sale until tomorrow (4/5) for $29! Plenty of copies available.
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
ORIGINAL: Joel Billings
The game has not been distributed in Europe. Matrix is currently negotiating distribution for Europe that will include retail distribution in many languages. We hope it will make it to Europe in a big way in several months.
Months...Wow! that's just plain BAD! I mean it is not the QE2 that's scheduling for a visit, it is a lousy package which could either be distributed in English as an early version or in European languages as a later version. So when you refer to going through retail stores with this game, you really mean going through US/NA stores. That's quite myopic in my opinion (it's nowhere near being a humble one). You could have been clearer on this point earlier on, as I definitely got the impression that EU distribution would only lag NA by days/a week, due to Matrix having distribution centers in Europe. Big turn-off!
- Erik Rutins
- Posts: 39652
- Joined: Tue Mar 28, 2000 4:00 pm
- Location: Vermont, USA
- Contact:
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
Gullet,
Sorry for the disappointment, but our plans have also had to change as negotiations for European release continued. We do have a distribution center in Europe, but only for our game on demand titles. For our retail release, we expected an earlier date but it now looks like it will be later. There are still some retail copies getting to Europe through the usual stores that import US releases. I would suggest checking with them or using the Download option which we provide with customers in areas that have not yet received boxed copies in mind. We will announce the European release details as soon as we have it finalized.
Regards,
- Erik
ORIGINAL: Gullet
Months...Wow! that's just plain BAD! I mean it is not the QE2 that's scheduling for a visit, it is a lousy package which could either be distributed in English as an early version or in European languages as a later version. So when you refer to going through retail stores with this game, you really mean going through US/NA stores. That's quite myopic in my opinion (it's nowhere near being a humble one). You could have been clearer on this point earlier on, as I definitely got the impression that EU distribution would only lag NA by days/a week, due to Matrix having distribution centers in Europe. Big turn-off!
Sorry for the disappointment, but our plans have also had to change as negotiations for European release continued. We do have a distribution center in Europe, but only for our game on demand titles. For our retail release, we expected an earlier date but it now looks like it will be later. There are still some retail copies getting to Europe through the usual stores that import US releases. I would suggest checking with them or using the Download option which we provide with customers in areas that have not yet received boxed copies in mind. We will announce the European release details as soon as we have it finalized.
Regards,
- Erik
Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC

For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/
Freedom is not Free.
CEO, Matrix Games LLC

For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/
Freedom is not Free.
- TheHellPatrol
- Posts: 1588
- Joined: Fri Jul 02, 2004 9:41 pm
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
Don't feel bad, it's still haven't found it on the West Coast USA. I made a concentrated effort last week but i happened to be in three different stores this week and nothing. I am still waiting for my shipment from EB which got "delayed"[8|] This has never happened before which leads me to one conclusion: WAW is being regulated by the DEA[8D].
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
I ordered from the naval warfare web site on Friday and received my game today. They have great service.
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." ---Mark Twain
Naval Warfare Simulations
AlvinS
Naval Warfare Simulations
AlvinS
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
Munich/Germany,
availible since Monday 4th April
availible since Monday 4th April
soeren01, formerly known as Soeren
CoG FoF
PacWar WIR BoB BTR UV WITP WITE WITW
CoG FoF
PacWar WIR BoB BTR UV WITP WITE WITW
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
ORIGINAL: soeren01
Munich/Germany,
availible since Monday 4th April
can you please give the exact name or link for the shop? Some friends are thinking of buying the game but don´t want to DD.
- Marc von Martial
- Posts: 5292
- Joined: Thu Jan 04, 2001 4:00 pm
- Location: Bonn, Germany
- Contact:
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
ORIGINAL: Sombra
ORIGINAL: soeren01
Munich/Germany,
availible since Monday 4th April
can you please give the exact name or link for the shop? Some friends are thinking of buying the game but don´t want to DD.
http://www.okaysoft.de/
hat´s auch. Ich kann die nur empfehlen, guter Service.
Da sie das aber nur unter "World at War" und ohne covershot haben, würde ich voher nachfragen.
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
[:)] Thanks for the answer posted the information on a german wargamer board (panzerliga.de)
World beware the Germans will take over the world [:'(]
World beware the Germans will take over the world [:'(]
- Marc von Martial
- Posts: 5292
- Joined: Thu Jan 04, 2001 4:00 pm
- Location: Bonn, Germany
- Contact:
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
Schöne Seite, sieht gut aus.
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
soeren01, formerly known as Soeren
CoG FoF
PacWar WIR BoB BTR UV WITP WITE WITW
CoG FoF
PacWar WIR BoB BTR UV WITP WITE WITW
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
From the movie "The Battle of the Bulge" Speak English and only English! lol
WE/I WANT 1:1 or something even 1:2 death animations in the KOIOS PANZER COMMAND SERIES don't forget Erik!
and Floating Paratroopers We grew up with Minor, Marginal and Decisive victories why rock the boat with Marginal, Decisive and Legendary?

- Marc von Martial
- Posts: 5292
- Joined: Thu Jan 04, 2001 4:00 pm
- Location: Bonn, Germany
- Contact:
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
ORIGINAL: ravinhood
From the movie "The Battle of the Bulge" Speak English and only English! lol
Nicht mit meine Landsmänners [;)]
- Marc von Martial
- Posts: 5292
- Joined: Thu Jan 04, 2001 4:00 pm
- Location: Bonn, Germany
- Contact:
RE: Where and When to Get World At War
Ach guck, da muss ich mal vorbei wenn ich demnächst in M bin.