I knew the timing was suspicious - nary a year after release, and two months removed from Christmas. I was almost afraid they may've actually broken the contract and soaked up the consequences because things were that bad and it was worth it. Glad to know that's (very nearly) not the case, but people still got their sad faces on, it seems.
Add to the wish list: Meeting your rivals after an audition does not make the reporter you were gunning for go away.
I'm pretty sure it'd be just a couple of KB at the start/end of the disc, and that's it, but I don't know technical details. Just a guess.
*Happy I haven't bought any DLC*
I've been asking about it - Apparently we're talking 24 hours expiry.
I was thinking it was initially a month (There's a 7 month difference) but then I was told about the fact it wasn't quite six months. Some other contractural arrangements adds it up to seven, not six.
For most part, in gaming industry terms, the last week of October is considered a 'dead zone' since the first and second weeks of November are when you want to do the Christmas rampup. In Japan, it's fairly similar release date wise.
Hitting the last week of October for something a) established and b) popular enough to deserve its own attention and capitalise on reports (And im@s 2 is both) is usually a sign they're releasing for a completely DIFFERENT reason.
So I stepped on a few people while I asked some pointed questions. Some of the answers I got back weren't that pleasant. I can't really substantiate all of it though - Some of it is speculation on THEIR half too.
I do need to sit down with you at some point and do some walking through stuff. I've been so swamped I've forgotten what I need to do for my tests...
