Why is this game being released on a Tuesday? seems silly to me.

[Jordonaddog]

Tuesday? Been waiting for this game for a long time. But... why release on a Tuesday?

 

[The Founder]

I prefer it being released on Thursday, rather then teh next weeks Tuesday.
There is only one direction to move such dates: Farther into the future.

 

[TheGrinningMan]

Programmers know: never publish on a Friday, never publish on a weekend.
Release on a Tuesday, you got that day and the rest of the week for Day 1 bugs without having to come in over the weekend.
(As to why not Monday? I don't know off hand, maybe that day's for ensuring all the ground work's properly set? Or a pizza party?)

 

[HousePet]

On Monday they are still trying to sleep off the hangover. XD

 

[Rubella]

It seems to be standard procedure in the gaming industry. As for the reason why, you'd have to ask someone who calls the shots.

 

[Demonic Spoon]

If you release the game on a Monday, then if anything comes up last minute when folks come in Monday morning, you're SOL and might have to delay launch.

If you release the game on a Friday, then if something seriously breaks, you need to hope all your support people/programmers are available to handle the fallout.

If you release the game on a Tuesday, you have time to prepare for the launch, as well as time to fix any last minute issues while there's still a work week left.

 

[VoodooDog]

one of the most stupid questions i've red here in a long while. thanks for entertaining me.

 

[Big J Money]

This is a great question for people who are curious about how the video game industry works. I'm sure they aren't the only person who was wanting to know why this happens.

 

[nimbuus]

If you release the game on a Monday, then if anything comes up last minute when folks come in Monday morning, you're SOL and might have to delay launch.

If you release the game on a Friday, then if something seriously breaks, you need to hope all your support people/programmers are available to handle the fallout.

If you release the game on a Tuesday, you have time to prepare for the launch, as well as time to fix any last minute issues while there's still a work week left.

Exactly,
Most people have time to properly explore the game on the weekend, so it really helps the overall reception of the game if the day one issues are hotfixed by then.
Great work from Triumph/Paradox by the way.