PG product glut

[larry marak]

I'd sure like to see IE: Fall of Empires before Christmas, but I'm sure the PG 4 will keep Mike busy through Feb at least. I suspect that Jim has convinced Mike that he works for a living and Ironclads will need more time, so maybe end of 14 is my projection for that opus.

I think what we are seeing here, and what is producing the "glut" of new titles, is that new games generate money and pay for printing of the older, games, and Mike is painfully aware of this. Hence the surprise quick production of Saipan right after KSF. Saipan was boxed with satin boxes that had been held in anticipation of additional KSF orders that never came. 80% of the people who would have bought KSF right away had given up on Avalanche years ago and AVP has a much reduced customer base right now.