Global Agenda Access

Hi-Rez Studios has officially announced the Global Agenda release date as February 1, 2010! You may remember Steam leaking this date a little while back, but now it's been confirmed. Additionally, they've opened up pre-orders on the Global Agenda site (http://www.globalagendagame.com/preorder.html), Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/17020/), and Amazon marketplace (http://shop.globalagendagame.com/Global-Agenda-Special-Limited-Edition-Box/M/B0030GYXYA.htm). Some of the benefits include:

• Gain access to Beta – Players that pre-order will gain access to Global Agenda beta events in January. Note that the beta servers are available for play only during specific play test windows, and that tests may be limited to only certain game features. To participate in the Global Agenda beta, you must register your Product Key online at the Global Agenda website following your pre-purchase. Registered beta participants will receive specific test instructions prior to each Closed Beta test event, as the events are announced.
• In-game Items – Players that activate their Product Key on the Global Agenda website prior to February 1, 2010, will receive a special in-game helmet captured from the Commonwealth, as well as head flair honoring the Global Agenda "No Elves" marketing campaign.
• Reserve Your Player Name and Agency Name - Gain access to Global Agenda’s pre-launch “Name Reserve” event, in which players are given the opportunity to reserve their in-game name ahead of launch day (exact dates for the Name Reserve event to be announced). Players will also be able to reserve an Agency name during the game’s official launch.

Those interested in reading further can check out the full press release on the Global Agenda blog (http://forum.globalagendagame.com/gablog/index.php/2009/12/15/global-agenda-to-launch-on-feb-1-2010/).

So who plans to pre-order?

I plan to preorder, however I'm conflicted on whether the release date being official is a good thing. (Games in the past have made mistakes by trying to meet a deadline they set on themselves, but it had to happen eventually I guess.)