Atari selling new game via peer-2-peer software Kazaa

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Besides all the negative news around peer-2-peer software Kazaa there is also some positive news. Game maker Atari is going to sell their latest RPG game, entitled "The Temple of Elemental Evil," via the Kazaa software. People can download the demo (843MB) via the online file sharing network after which the game will be playable for free for six hours. After this time period the user can unlock the full game for US $ 49.95:

The Temple of Elemental Evil ™ is a turn based RPG based on the beloved classic D&D module set in the land of Greyhawk. Like the Baldur’s Gate series on which it is party based, it is developed by Troika games - award winning developer of the highly acclaimed and award winning Arcanum series and Fallout. Temple of Elemental Evil is the first PC game to utilize the new 3.5 Edition D&D Rules and is set in a place considered to be a classic to all that have spent time in the D&D universe, the land of Greyhawk.

View: The Temple of Elemental Evil Homepage

News source: CD Freaks

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(1 reply) #1 Keldyn on 20 Sep 2003 - 16:43

heh

Some one will just crack it and then voila! Free game.

#1.1 BeLGaRaTh on 20 Sep 2003 - 18:06

Alledgedly someone already has, they made a key generator or something that unlocks the full game

(1 reply) #2 King Mustard on 20 Sep 2003 - 16:47

On the main news page, I see

Atari selling new game via pee...

#2.1 DrOmango on 21 Sep 2003 - 00:02

AHAHAHAHAH

#3 SimplyPotatoes on 20 Sep 2003 - 16:50

HAHA ya pee that was funny LOL

#4 XxDesmus_MODxX on 20 Sep 2003 - 17:12

someone will just crack it. we all know that.

#5 mitodna on 20 Sep 2003 - 18:02

843 MB, a demo, woh that alot

#6 Filicide on 20 Sep 2003 - 18:25

Has anyone played this? Is it good?

#7 JoGro123 on 20 Sep 2003 - 18:28

843 MB is the full game, when you load it up without a valid key it defaults to demo, the key unlocks the whole game. The issue of couse is that a keygen or crack will unlock the whole game.

(2 replies) #8 Spike101M69 on 20 Sep 2003 - 19:07

example search on KaZaA. . .

Search: "The Temple of Elemental Evil"
Results: The Temple of Elemental Evil - DEMO (49.95)
The Temple of Elemental Evil - FULL!!! FREE!!!
The Temple of Elemental Evil - WAREZ!!! FREE!!!
The Temple of Elemental Evil - FULL!!! FREE!!! VERIFIED!!!
The Temple of Elemental Evil - FULL!!! FULL VERSION!!!
The Temple of Elemental Evil - FULL!!! FREE!!! RIP!!

. . .hmmm. . .which to d/l. ..

#8.1 Mav Phoenix on 20 Sep 2003 - 19:37

#8.2 altezza on 21 Sep 2003 - 01:54

LOL I will guess it so

#9 clonk on 20 Sep 2003 - 20:43

You short sited fools! This is merely a glimpse of what is to come. Companies are trying this type of distribution out. Think steam and whatnot. And besides, game companies know that no matter what medium they choose to distribute the game it will be pirated, so its not like they weren't expecting it to be cracked.

(1 reply) #10 j005u on 20 Sep 2003 - 21:00

they might aswell let SharReactor handle the release

#10.1 Kombatant on 20 Sep 2003 - 23:04

QUOTE (#10.0)

they might aswell let SharReactor handle the release :p

Seconded

#11 JoGro123 on 20 Sep 2003 - 23:14

Oh come on, they got this out much faster than sharereactor

(1 reply) #12 DragonSoull on 21 Sep 2003 - 03:05

US $49.95??? Their just cuted allot of the middle men but instead of giving us a nicer (lower) price they just put it full price to maximize profits.
Sorry but this just sound the like Atari is trying to rip people (that would like to pay for the game to support the coders/makers/artists) off .

#12.1 plasticparadox on 21 Sep 2003 - 06:30

That's too true. 49.99 is too much for a game without physical media, packaging, paper instructions, and a return policy, I presume.

And of course, there's no resale value to this game. Sounds like Atari needs to tweak it's business model.

#13 plasticparadox on 21 Sep 2003 - 06:29

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#14 RauL on 21 Sep 2003 - 14:05

what about the game? im not in the mood for a 850MB download , when the games its like ... boring, not even if its free

#15 XT. on 21 Sep 2003 - 19:28

I downloaded it. It reminds me a ton of Baldur's Gate, it's good so far. If you liked BG2 or Diablo II, this is a good game for you. Download it, don't buy it though... you'll see keygens eventually,

(and yeah, it's all over edonkey, lol sharereactor)

#16 kemical on 22 Sep 2003 - 10:59

i thought turn based faded out with the fallout series

#17 michealm on 25 Sep 2003 - 02:51

nope turnbased is even in the new Star Wars Game ..... crap cant think of it but someone will BIOWARE helped make it.

#18 Kermit on 19 Oct 2003 - 04:35

I want a keygen

#19 D34thbr1ng3r on 07 Nov 2003 - 17:13

Someone knows where I find a Keygen for this game?

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