by icycalm » 28 Jun 2006 20:16
Thanks for the help guys. An explanation is in order.
Since games are released at different times in different territories, I will only be listing the release of the original version of a game. If it's a Japanese game, then I'll list the Japanese release date only. If it's a US game, then the US date. If it's developed in Britain, Germany, The Czech Republic or wherever, I'll still be listing the US date, because all those small developers have contracts with US publishers, and their games usually first come out there.
For example, Rule of Rose is already out in Japan, so as far as I am concerned it's "available". Now, if it's released in Iceland in two years, that's hardly an event worth mentioning.
In short, I want this to be a site with a truly international outlook. I am assuming that all readers are familiar with importing, modding, emulating, fan translating etc. etc.
In any case it's also a practical matter because I don't have the time nor the space to list Jap/US/EU releases for every game--and then consider that many games don't launch on the same date in every one of the 25 EU countries, and then there's China, Latin America, Canada, etc. etc.
So I am adding as many of your suggestions as I can. Just keep them coming from time to time, especially if you notice any cool games which I haven't yet listed.