Pirates! Beta Sign Up

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Beta sign ups for Pirates! have begun. Here are instructions on how to enter:

Atari is now accepting applications for the beta test of Sid Meiers Pirates - interested people can sign up here. The product code is AVAST. "In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean amassing fortune and fame in an attempt to seize your rightful place as one of the most revered (and feared!) pirates in history. Test your skills as a sea captain exploring the high seas and exotic ports in a richly detailed 3D world. Overtake the enemy and seize valuable booty". Sid Meier’s Pirates will be released by Atari on November 16th 2004 and the Xbox version is scheduled to release worldwide in spring 2005.

View: Sign Up Page (Product Code: AVAST)

News source: FileFront

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#1 Oneill on 30 Aug 2004 - 14:22

Thanks, signed up, this game looks interesting, and i loved Pirates on the Amiga

#2 kainashi on 30 Aug 2004 - 14:23

looks interesting. guess i'll give it a try.

(5 replies) #3 UnaBonger on 30 Aug 2004 - 14:24

My god... Could that website be any harder to read?

#3.1 Hidea on 30 Aug 2004 - 15:24

yes it could

#3.2 chacho on 30 Aug 2004 - 16:37

yea, it looks bad, but only in firefox

it was fine after right click...view this page in IE

#3.3 AngelicRaver on 30 Aug 2004 - 17:21

Wait, didnt you guys know? Firefox pirates LOVE a soft lavender!

#3.4 kaffra on 30 Aug 2004 - 22:15

its bad in both ie and firefox. but at least it was easier to read in Ie

#3.5 teeone on 01 Sep 2004 - 03:56

Looks fine in Opera....

#4 NightWalker05 on 30 Aug 2004 - 15:16

Thanks , Game looks interesting, pitty i couldnt say the same for the website lol

(1 reply) #5 Ayiz on 30 Aug 2004 - 15:39

um website not there anymore just got a message saying the website contains not data

#5.1 malebolgia on 30 Aug 2004 - 15:56

Not on this end.

#6 theyarecomingforyou on 30 Aug 2004 - 16:08

Signed up... the original was great; it was the only game I recall that ever booted up off the floppy drive.

Such fun. If they capture the feel of the original then it should truely be a great game.

PS - I thought the website was a tad strange; grey on grey is often hard to read.

#7 iczman on 30 Aug 2004 - 16:15

i thought we're organizing a global warezing event

#8 Neo566 on 30 Aug 2004 - 16:16

Looks like they dont like firefox, damn. In IE it looked nicer.

(3 replies) #9 fishie on 30 Aug 2004 - 16:17

old news. ive been in this beta for quite a long time now.

#9.1 chacho on 30 Aug 2004 - 16:38

obviously most of us around here didnt know about it.

and personally, i couldn't care less how long you've been in beta.

i hate old news whiners soooo much

#9.2 Steffan on 30 Aug 2004 - 17:38

If you knew about it, why didn't submit the news to Neowin?

#9.3 D-j-M on 02 Sep 2004 - 19:15

Cos he's a ****** thats why.

#10 Kyrous_Kaoz on 30 Aug 2004 - 16:49

hope i get in because this seems like a rewardingly interesting gma.e

#11 Joni_78 on 30 Aug 2004 - 17:24

Wohooooo, I've still played Pirates Gold for Windows recently, didnt even know that P2 was coming =)

#12 karma_police on 30 Aug 2004 - 17:29

You are using an unsupported browser(NS)
If you experience difficulties, please use Microsoft Internet Explorer.

#13 DrunkenMaster on 30 Aug 2004 - 17:34

I can't wait for the full one to be released. One of the few PC games, other that HL2 I'm looking forward to. And it looks like the sword combat is much improved from the orginal!

#14 Skwerl on 30 Aug 2004 - 17:42

When I saw the "Pirates! Beta Sign Up" headline in my RSS ticker, I thought it was a call to all warezers...

#15 anog on 30 Aug 2004 - 18:45

Thanks for the info!
Pirates! and Pirates! Gold are two of my favourite games ever, along with SimCity 2000 and Theme Park

Edit: LOL @ "Computer Skill Level: 05. I program java in my sleep!"

#16 demorgoron on 30 Aug 2004 - 21:22

cool another beta to my list

#17 Red Dragon on 31 Aug 2004 - 00:27

If I only get into ONE beta in my life....

#18 sodapop on 31 Aug 2004 - 03:54

And when you guys get it, please report the damn bugs.

#19 alexp on 31 Aug 2004 - 07:15

will definitely buy this one. pirates has been a favourite since the good ol amiga days

(1 reply) #20 x2cube on 31 Aug 2004 - 19:16

it saks for a product cde what do I neter

#20.1 russellc on 31 Aug 2004 - 20:28

QUOTE

You clicked on the link. Was it that hard to read the noticible bold text beside it?

#21 glitch409 on 31 Aug 2004 - 21:13

i've signed up for 5 betas about 3 months ago and never heard from them. well lets see *checks "my assignments"* still pending, eh. sounds promising

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