Has Anyone Found a RETAIL copy yet???

No, and I called EVERYONE around here. EB, GameStop, Fry's, Best Buy, CompUSA....you name it! I got fed up with waiting, so I just downloaded it last night and saved 10 bucks for getting rid of the overnight shipping.

Can you put the downloaded software on a CD for futur uses/installation?

People have posted sightings at Best Buy (and usually in small quantities). So far they are the only brick and mortar retailer that I have heard of having it in hand.

I'm still patiently awaiting my EBgames.com order...

Can you put the downloaded software on a CD for futur uses/installation?

Yes, you can archive as shown in this link:
https://forums.galciv2.com/?ForumID=162&AID=101614#797096

Can you put the downloaded software on a CD for futur uses/installation?

Yes. After downloading the game via Stardock Central click on archive. SDC will create a zip File which you can burn on cd. But you need SDC to use that file.

I picked up the game today at best buy. The first store I called reported having it but when I got there apparently they were missing their 4 copies. Had to drive across town to another best buy which had it in stock!

I'm in Canada, and EBgames has been saying "tomorrow" since tuesday...

The retail boxes should start showing up more today and certainly by Friday, depending on where the store is located.

Get used to that from EB and GameStop.

I'm in Canada, and EBgames has been saying "tomorrow" since tuesday...

I remember when HOI 2 came out they kept saying tommorow to me and it ended up over 1 week late...

Does anyone know why play.com changed their release date from the 28th to the 3rd of march?

Does anyone know why play.com changed their release date from the 28th to the 3rd of march?

sorry. posted 3 times

I posted this elsewhere but yesturday the BB here in Ann Arbor Michigan had 7 copies (6 when I left), no EBgames (of 2) had it and 1 (of 3) gamestops had it (2 copies)

Yesterday I went to 4 stores in San Jose, CA.

Fry's says none of their stores will carry it. Best Buy has about 20 coming which might be here next week. Gamestop told me they should arrive later that day. Walmart didn't have any displayed, but I didn't talk to the clerk.

I'll go back to Walmart later since they have the Collector Edition. If I can get it there, I'll cancel my Amazon order.

I'm in Canada, and EBgames has been saying "tomorrow" since tuesday...

EB is evil incarnate.

They have successfully failed to have HOI, HOI 2 Victoria and anything else that does not have a multi million dollar advertising budget.

j&r said they had it and already sold out. but i didn't see stock space for it to have been so i doubt they've gotten it yet...
who needs retailers when you could just preload it and get the CD a week later (or more, who cares)!

i have spent the last 3 hrs on the phone, nosing thru the phone book and searching on google maps for any store that might remotely have the chance of carrying galciv 2, and NONE of them have it (21 stores in edmonton called)
i live in edmonton ab, canada
will this maddness and agony (anticipation) i am going thru never end



Right now, Very unlucky

Fry's says none of their stores will carry it.

That's strange because they've ordered several hundred copies...

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That's what the software manager claimed when I asked her if any other Fry's stores in my area would have it. She was looking on their inventory screen, but did find it in their product catalog. Perhaps inventory database hadn't been updated yet? I did find it hard to believe that no Fry's in my area would have it, but she has no reason to lie.

I ordered it from eb on friday. I canceled it on monday. I ordered it again on monday with next day shipping. I canceled it on tuesday when it was waiting for product to arrive. I bought it via this website and had it downloaded with all the content tuesday. I haven't seen it anywhere, Best Buy didn't have it but they're notorious for not using their shelf space for computer games effectively, walmart didn't have a slot for it yet, but i'm so so so glad I bought it here. It's sweet.

I pre-ordered from EB and called them today and the guy said they did not even have a sku for the game yet, so we walked into Best Buy and there it was, we proudly bought them out of copies.

I really feel for Star Dock on this one. I wonder how many sales they will lose due to the retail channel slipping like this. Generally if a user sees something on a review, and sees that its out, they belive it. So on thier next trip they look for it and its not there and the retailer blows it off, they are likely to buy something else. Gamers are implulse shoppers and if product X isnt availible its likely they will buy product Y.

No.

If you really want it now, digitally download it. I don't like doing it that way, but I must admit that aside from a little hiccup, everything has gone very smoothly.

Playing 2nd real game, and 1st one was a one-on-one that was easy to win. This is 3 races, and I am enjoying it a bunch!

I would digitally download it, but for every gig of internet traffic, I have to pay an additional $20, so I'd essentially be paying $65 for the game. See, there are reasons why people won't download it, soooo quit suggesting it; we all know you can download it online.

Portland, OR Best Buy told me they would have it at noon, I walked in at noon, and they were baffled because they didn't have it in their shipment.