Secret Files: Tunguska

Hello guys & gals,

I have some bad news about the release of Secret Files: Tunguska. I know that many people are waiting for this game, especially after they played the excellent demo. Thing is that a serious error on the already packaged product was found, which is either based on a complication during production or mastering phase. We caught the culprid during delivery and this is why some websites have already updated or postponed the release date. The error in question produced two bad bugs at the end of the game and two vital cutscenes weren`t triggered properly. We only had a few hours to decide on how to handle the situation... either ship the game with the knowledge of the flaw, deliver a patch and pray that everyone installs it or trash the whole production and start from scratch.

As you might have guessed from the subject of this topic, we decided to trash all faulty DVDs of the Secret Files: Tunguska! We are very sorry that this will affect the release date of the game, but I think the fact that we go through the length of trashing the whole production in order to prevent the game from shipping in a state we`re not confident with, is a sign that we`re definitely want to give you the game in the very best quality you would expect from us. Since we are having such a good game at our hands, it would be a big mistake to ship it knowlingly that there is something wrong with it. I`m confident that most of the fans here are supporting our decision and they'd prefer a flawless game later than a gaming expirience which isn't perfect.

We`re currently aiming at a release on the 29th of September, but please don`t nail me down on this. It may be that several smaller shops in the UK might have the game a little bit sooner because delivery in the UK is quite complex and some get it sooner than others. So we`re basically talking about 2 additional weeks to produce the new DVDs and repackaging several thousand units. The italian version might also get a very small delay, but since we haven`t startet with the mass production yet, it won`t affect the releasedate that much.

Thanks for your attention, and your understanding.

Daniel 'doberlec' Oberlerchner
Community Manager Deep Silver