August is unlikely, November is more likely if not later, its all about sales, since theres no way its going to be released in less then 2 months, might aswell sell it for christmas.
i want to see a bunny hopper get instantly impaled up the @ss by a wooden stake that instantly comes out beneath him as he is landing.
Appart from that, as others have mentioned, getting damage from falling debris etc... bodies absorbing bullet energy hence they cant aim momentarily.
A Student version of XSI V4 (all features of full software, only you cant use it to sell any work) is around 145$ i believe, you get cloth sim, Rigid body dynamics, and more tools then you can shake a stick at :P.
3D max is done with architecture cad\cam software in mind, XSI is done for...
And for whoever said that it would be boring to walk for 2 hours to get to anywhere.... they have apc's, trucks, cars, etc... which you can 1-buy, 2-steal. Now that rocks. What really impresses me is the immersion factor.. i have seen everyvideo of stalker that has been released since a year and...
all the people who arent as financially stable (me) will buy Doom3 just because its going to come out earlier... not to mention its a great game, hl2-d3 cant be compared and they are both great at what they do, so if one comes out before the other, you can bet the earlier release will get much...
Unfortuantely, after having preordered a LOT of games through them, i have found that their dates are actually spot on most of the time, if not missing by a couple of weeks only.
Guess we will have to wait till November, but it dont really matter, Doom3 is getting my money first.