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Vinny said:
Seems like there's a pretty significant jump in this month... I figured it would be because of DHL but that happened in June/July?
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Part of the back-up is Scott Pilgrim. One of the editions (Classic? Collector's?) came in and they have a ton of Scott Pilgrim orders, they've been prioritizing those. Another reason that should've gone retail in my opinion, but I digress.

I also somewhat question LRG's data quality. Back when I was doing status updates on the LRG stuff (years ago at this point) they would mark things as shipped well before they actually shipped (as in, before I would receive a shipping notice and before any copies were up on eBay beyond the stock image listings). Not that there's anything we can really do about that, but it's interesting to see how the number's growing even in spite of the data fuzzing.

 
THQ Nordic acquired Aspyr Media in February of 2021. They are planning on releasing physical copies some of Aspyr catalog in both European and US markets starting with Stubbs the Zombie on October 26th.

There have been no official announcements for the Star Wars games from THQ as of yet just some leaked images. Have you ever heard of exclusive territory releases by THQ? I would expect these to be available in both Europe and the US when they announce the official releases in the future. There is nothing official on these releases anyway just speculation right now from some leaked images.

 
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Production Status changed to On Deck:
Titles by Production Status:
  • In Production: 197 (86.8%)
  • On Deck: 30 (13.2%)

Titles by Estimated Ship Date:
  • TBD: 89 (39.2%)
  • October 2021: 23 (10.1%)
  • August 2021: 22 (9.7%)
  • Q4 2021: 20 (8.8%)
  • November 2021: 12 (5.3%)
  • Q3 2021: 11 (4.8%)
  • September 2021: 10 (4.4%)
  • Q1 2022: 4 (1.8%)
  • 2021: 4 (1.8%)
  • December 2021: 1 (0.4%)
  • Q4 2020: 1 (0.4%)
 
https://twitter.com/WaywardKitt/status/1432473345656856581

Looks like the Shiren PC CE didn't include a box, and instead got a Steam code. And the first thing LRG did about it was change the listing to edit out that a disc was included.

The story's developed since then (see the Tweet responses) but it seems like a pretty substantial and shady blunder. Obligatory Reddit thread (where I found out about it): https://www.reddit.com/r/LimitedPrintGames/comments/pf8f0b/shiren_the_wanderer_lrg_pc_steam_code_instead_of/

 
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"Whoops, we got caught doing something shitty again! We totally meant to send out an email about that. Trust me, I'm for realsies this time."

The customer shouldn't be required to submit a ticket to correct LRG's mistake in this instance, especially since there are only ~80 units and ~60 people affected. It's just straight-up false advertising, and them editing the page and requiring customers to contact them for resolution is a really bad look.

Bonus: The contents are literally just the Switch CE contents, sans Switch game:

https://twitter.com/SeafoamGaming/status/1432757774694420482

https://twitter.com/SeafoamGaming/status/1432823661174697990

 
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Tothoro said:
https://twitter.com/WaywardKitt/status/1432473345656856581

Looks like the Shiren PC CE didn't include a box, and instead got a Steam code. And the first thing LRG did about it was change the listing to edit out that a disc was included.

The story's developed since then (see the Tweet responses) but it seems like a pretty substantial and shady blunder. Obligatory Reddit thread (where I found out about it): https://www.reddit.com/r/LimitedPrintGames/comments/pf8f0b/shiren_the_wanderer_lrg_pc_steam_code_instead_of/
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New sister company! Limited Run Steam Codes!

Buy now! Steam codes are in production and will be sent out (er... emailed) 4 to 5 months after preorders close!

 
I'm never giving these scumbags a cent of my money. I can't believe how shady and anti-consumer they've become. F them.
 
Wow.  Really amazing.  That takes some HUGE balls for the "Forever Physical" company to sell a physical game, find out they couldn't actually ship it, then ship a box without the physical game.  I think anyone else would have just cancelled the release and refunded the customers.  They must really think "shhhh.... they'll never open it".  

 
nagpo said:
im still waiting on bloodstain cotm 2. On deck for a whole month. how does that make sense
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They are trying to save money/get more money in their pocket by not hiring more workers? Not like they'd tell us what the situation is. Based on the math above, they have a need for more pairs of hands based just on how behind they are, with the front facing numbers to customers.

 
nagpo said:
im still waiting on bloodstain cotm 2. On deck for a whole month. how does that make sense
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Already covered, they have a lot of other games to ship and Scott Pilgrim had priority due to contracts (maybe other games too).

Tothoro said:
Bonus: The contents are literally just the Switch CE contents, sans Switch game:
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Oof... double hit... recycled Switch CE with no physical game for an $80 hit. Wow.

 
Production Status changed to On Deck:
Titles by Production Status:
  • In Production: 199 (84.7%)
  • On Deck: 36 (15.3%)

Titles by Estimated Ship Date:
  • TBD: 92 (39.1%)
  • October 2021: 23 (9.8%)
  • August 2021: 22 (9.4%)
  • Q4 2021: 20 (8.5%)
  • November 2021: 12 (5.1%)
  • Q3 2021: 11 (4.7%)
  • September 2021: 10 (4.3%)
  • Q1 2022: 4 (1.7%)
  • 2021: 3 (1.3%)
  • December 2021: 1 (0.4%)
  • Q4 2020: 1 (0.4%)
 
Anyone got a copy of the email for Shiren refunds (screenshot works)? I'm interested in seeing what is being communicated to the people that bought the PC CE.

 
nightc1 said:
It's on twitter...
https://twitter.com/LimitedRunJosh/status/1433153675560640516
and discussed here:
https://old.reddit.com/r/LimitedPrintGames/comments/pg2av9/lrg_those_who_ordered_shiren_pc_should_send_in_a/

Basically do a request and you'll get a full refund and get to keep what they shipped you. So this worked out for those ~60 people that they are just eating it on this and calling it a day.
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In fairness, I think this is about the best thing they could do given the situation they were in yesterday evening. But at the same time, I'm hesitant to give them too much credit because it shouldn't have gotten to that point. This thing's been in production for ~6 months and some folks at LRG (at least Josh) knew about this issue in advance - customers' first inclination that something was amiss shouldn't be when they open the box or see a post from a fellow customer on Twitter.

 
Got a shipping notification for Ground Zero Texas standard PS4... it's a miracle!

The game has been "on deck ships in 1 to 2 weeks" since mid July (I believe that's when I first noticed it was on deck).

Having played the original Sega CD version years ago........ this is going to be a massive upgrade. The original game always looked so so bad.

Cheesefest imminent!

 
SephirothWF said:
There is an error on the Shovel Knight CDs. Track 3 plays first. So it goes:

Track 3
Track 1
Track 2
Track 4
Etc.
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Original game, expansion soundtracks, or all of the above? I have the original release of the base game's soundtrack from Fangamer, so I passed on that one but bought the others.
 
Estimated Ship Date changed to September 2021:
Titles by Production Status:
  • In Production: 199 (88.1%)
  • On Deck: 27 (11.9%)

Titles by Estimated Ship Date:
  • TBD: 92 (40.7%)
  • October 2021: 23 (10.2%)
  • August 2021: 21 (9.3%)
  • Q4 2021: 20 (8.8%)
  • November 2021: 12 (5.3%)
  • Q3 2021: 11 (4.9%)
  • September 2021: 11 (4.9%)
  • Q1 2022: 4 (1.8%)
  • 2021: 3 (1.3%)
  • December 2021: 1 (0.4%)
  • Q4 2020: 1 (0.4%)
 
Sonicyogurt said:
Titles by Production Status:
  • In Production: 199 (88.1%)
  • On Deck: 27 (11.9%)
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It might be interesting to see the last graph you did with "On Deck" numbers expanded to include a second data line with the "In Production" numbers. So we can see how the production numbers and on deck numbers have changed over time. Do they grow and shrink at the same rate... has the gap gotten bigger over time... I'm just kind of curious. No pressure at all... it's probably going to look like a mess.

 
Estimated Ship Date changed to September 2021:Production Status changed to On Deck:
Titles by Production Status:
  • In Production: 198 (87.6%)
  • On Deck: 28 (12.4%)

Titles by Estimated Ship Date:
  • TBD: 92 (40.7%)
  • October 2021: 23 (10.2%)
  • Q4 2021: 20 (8.8%)
  • September 2021: 20 (8.8%)
  • August 2021: 12 (5.3%)
  • November 2021: 12 (5.3%)
  • Q3 2021: 10 (4.4%)
  • Q1 2022: 4 (1.8%)
  • 2021: 3 (1.3%)
  • December 2021: 1 (0.4%)
  • Q4 2020: 1 (0.4%)
 
198 in production. Yikes.

And here I am looking to order 2 more LRG titles ... I do wish they could do a better job at estimating the shipping period. Only reason I'm okay with this thus far is because I've always eventually gotten my games.
 
I am certainly glad I have minimal interest in most LRG releases.  Still looking forward to House of Fata Morgana coming in (w/ my stupid 1 Apr PS4 purchase of mayo-based games) and Bug Fables, but otherwise, I am happy to safely ignore them since their services are quite boutique...

I really wonder how many die hard fans there are for weird, random, "mostly positive" rated $4 indie Steam games and how many are just trying to corner a "speculative alternative asset."

Meanwhile, saw someone sending in copes of Mario Party for Switch to VGA to get graded.  Crazy times.

 
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TheKbob said:
Meanwhile, saw someone sending in copes of Mario Party for Switch to VGA to get graded. Crazy times.
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That whole grading sealed games crap is just opening another can of worms. Especially after Wata and Heritage Auctions being exposed for fraud recently.

 
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At this point they're beyond what I'd call "going concern", with new projects funding the old. Anything you order now I would consider at risk of non-delivery as they're clearly manufacturing slower than new projects are being introduced. They're literally locked into a cycle that can only be upheld by people stupid enough to continue funding them.

 
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Jodou said:
At this point they're beyond what I'd call "going concern", with new projects funding the old. Anything you order now I would consider at risk of non-delivery as they're clearly manufacturing slower than new projects are being introduced. They're literally locked into a cycle that can only be upheld by people stupid enough to continue funding them.
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I will always point back to this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/LimitedPrintGames/comments/j1n85f/limitedrungames_is_poorly_managed_incompetent_or/

The guy raised concerns about their cashflow almost a year ago and it seems like their backlog has only gotten worse since then.

 
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