You know whats sad. This is probably the number 1 cause of piracy. All these people in other countries who get totally jacked on waiting for the game. I can't find it in me to blame such a person one bit for trying to download the game early then pay for it later when it comes out. I bet what happens though is people try and pirate it because they can't even buy it for like 2 months but then when it comes out they feel no real compulsion to go to the store and actually pay for it. American console game retailers must be thanking the gods that very few americans can read japaneese or we'd have the same problem here.

Amaron

It is sad. I'm dead set against piracy, but don't distributors realize that they are shooting themselves in the foot when don't do an international release? At least for the english versions of games, this should be a no-brainer. I understand that translations can take time. But ENgland and Australia are SCREAMING for this game, and getting no love, not to mention English speaking gamers in the rest of the world.

Megabot,
This is good idea to ask somebody in USA to buy the game for you (unless you solve the problem with EB, of course), because it's too long to wait for its European release :( .
I was lucky - my friend who now resides in USA came to visit her parents, so she bought Wiz8 for me and brought it herself (it was only yesterday, actually, and since yesterday I do nothing except playing [img]smile.gif[/img] ). It seems that the only way to purchase the game now if you don't live in USA and cannot buy it through internet is to ask somebody to buy it in USA and then mail/bring (if there's occasion) it to you. Hope you'll get the game soon!

Mage of Mystra, dear, please, do not speak again about ftp links and such - not because of the Curries or Ziroc (with all my respect to them), but because it is just dishonest and it is stealing (you know - it's like "Do not steal not because you can be cough, but because this is dishonourable"). I am quite sure that you, or anybody else here won't even think about going to the shop and steal something there, we should understand that getting illegal copy is equal to abovementioned shoplifting, it is an ugly action. :(

Merkin,
I agree with you absolutely.
BTW, WELCOME TO THE FORUM! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Hi all. I live in Mexico. I have purchased games via the Internet with my Credit Card from Chips and Bits, Gamestop and some other places. But EB had a long story of cancelled orders because they never got any confirmation of my bank about my address blah blah blah, so I ended buying the games somewhere else, but this time, the 2 games I wanted (Wiz8 and Gothic) were sold exclusively by EB. I live a couple hours drive below Texas, so there is always someone or myself going to the USA and get the games for me. This time, however, amazingly, EB made two shipments to me: Wizardry 8 and Gothic. I don't know if it was because I insisted so much ( I even called them long distance) or finally they got the information they wanted from my bank. I hope they did for this means I finally have a valid account with them.
So, yes... buying from EB outside the USA is very difficult.
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-Sazerac

Hi there Tananda
I have tried get somone in the us to go to a shop and buy the game for me and send it to me but i dont knowe anybody over there so it is maby difficult for somone to do this for me since they don knove me;-(
But i talked to my bank to day and they cannot understan why not EB Games not could send me the game since my visacard and things is in order but they should check it out for me!
But if there is somone her who wil selling me the game pleace e-mail me so can we talk about hove shall pay you and so on!

My emailadress is: selmerasa@hotmail.com or taffer@start.no

Regards from Eivind in NORWAY!!