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Originally Posted by proton45

You know (?)....I don't think that their has EVER been a simultaneous worldwide release of ANY the "IL2 Sturmovik" games. Ever...dating back to Forgotten battles.

I understand...But, the theory here(!), is that UBI has been pushing 1C to release the game...On the 24th...Few weeks ago, when UBI officially anounced COD's release, it was on the 24 th...
Since 1C is publisher only for Russia, and is in fact independant, why was the release postponed on UBI'S side for Europe and North America ?
Why 1 month later in Canada? Isn't it the same game ? Steam is ready to go for a week now...Money wise, the sooner you release, the sooner you get the money...
The filter issue could explain why this happened...In Russia , they CAN bypass the filter thing, but NOT where UBI is publisher...My guess is 1C got a "break' from UBI and release was pushed back a little so they could " fix" some issues....

Salute !