So let’s break this down and maybe someone can explain to me how this is smart marketing?
11 days to go and there has been a few images and a cover announced. The NRL I believe are in total control of the IP and are therefore responsible for this lack of info.
Cool OK so if they have approved the game and the quality of it now, cos let’s face it it’s way too late to change anything, then why not shout it from the roof tops that is awesome and coming very soon?
I’m just a nobody consumer, but if I wanted to sell a lot of something, I’d make sure everyone knew about it not just those that follow this page or that Instagram guy.
If they are saving it for origin 3, that still doesn’t make sense to me. I’d have announced it formally with clubs taking centre stage 2 weeks ago, then set up an origin decider demo match with all the bells and whistles to really capture the already excited public, and drop it 5pm Wednesday.
But hey…. That’s just me.
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Yeh I think it’s definitely a missed opportunity to build up even more hype than there is already for the game - although from all reports the response has been pretty positive and all units so far shipped have been snapped up - no thanks to the NRL though so I hope they don’t take any credit !!!
I am sure Ross and the great team over at Big Ant would be just as frustrated as us over them not releasing any details at all if the NRL are in control of that. I mean I can forgo more screenshots or release of media if we were told somethings like what teams and leagues will be included, new features that haven’t been in a league game previously, all the important stuff to really get people excited for the prospect of this actually having the possibility of truly being the greatest rugby league video game of all - but we just have absolutely nothing !
This game I hope is a success and it is a really great game and depiction of rugby league we have all been waiting for - I for one though will make sure my praises will be for the team at Big Ant and not the NRL if they are the reason for the lack of marketing and info being released.
10 days and all will be revealed and I will stick by the team and do whatever I can to help ensure even any initial issues are ironed out to make it the best game possible !
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If you’re unhappy about how the NRL has handled the release, there is no use posting about it here. BigAnt can’t do anything about it. Complain to the NRL themselves. Email them, phone them, call them out on their social media accounts.
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Waste of time and energy I say !doing that! They won’t care unfortunately .
If we all just put our time and energy into constructive feedback here when the game releases for improvements and bug fixes that the team at Big Ant can apply, we will reap the benefits 
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@Steeler the point of my post wasn’t to blame big ant, if you read my post you’d see I mentioned its within the nrl control. I was merely pointing out the inadequacy of the marketing of a game 10 years in the making.
In learning today the Western Clydesdales in Q-Cup are not affiliated with an NRL club, how will this play out in RL26 if they are in the game and are used in career mode?
Am surprised the UK Superleague are not doing more marketing releases prior to launch since Ross mentioned the UK market needs the exposure, in what I think could be considered dominated by soccer… keeping potential customers engaged right up till release versus something else on the shelf that may spike a kids interest.
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I still remember asking Mario (via the forum) if he had any Irish links because of the name Sidhe. It was a great forum!
Greetings from Dublin. 
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Super league had no news this weekend?
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Given the disks have been printed and shipped, It’s highly improbable there will be a delay.
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I didn’t think that you were blaming BigAnt. I was just pointing out that you need to contact the NRL if you want the actual decision-makers to hear of your displeasure.
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Haven’t been paying attention.. when is the release date?
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Release date is 17th July.
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They better have all the god sharkies from over the years make the perfect my team!!! wonder how online going to go with that? Man im old been around every rugby league game made 
ARL 96 was my goat back in the day HOUR APON HOURS before and after school on the pc Rabs and fatty best coms in a game when fatty gives ya stick also intro video https://youtu.be/lphmxj5mhzI?si=mfv1OColhERIE_E7 should be this always gets me going for footy up up
Wonder if Content Creators who cover SL and NRL get to showcase the game / get an early preview
I know the release date is the 17th - but just seen this on BigW. I dont expect them to be shipping early - but strange that they are quoting this before the release date:
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That is listed on the site as a “BigW Market” product. Which means that it is being sold by a third party through the BigW website. The delivery estimate is probably just a standard time-frame based on the seller’s location and where you live.
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Done my bit to hopefully ensure sale numbers can warrant the start of development of RL28
JB Hi Fi pre order done 
Looking forward to seeing what the team have been able to develop for us after so long (as well as find out all the questions we all have but aren’t getting answered just yet hahaha) and can’t wait to rip in and help the team make this a great start to hopefully a long running franchise!
I have seen that @JNT_BA is now a full time producer for Rugby 25 so I am hoping we get someone from the BA team on our forum full time for RL to help us make this greatest game of all .
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What will be the first thing you do when you install the game?
Turn menu music off, the same as always
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I’m still here as well. There just isn’t much we can really say about anything League until after release. I have invited the RL26 Producer to jump on but it’s really up to each one. There will be a new community rep starting in the future who will be my “replacement” as such from my previous role.
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