As of today, Rogue Leader is 100% complete and ready for mass reproduction. Read on for more details.
Lucas Arts sent out a press release today stating that Rogue Leader has been approved for manufacturing. This comes as great news for the hopelessly pessimistic who might have thought that the game could somehow miss its November 18th release date.
Additionally, Lucas Arts reveals that a special trailer of the game's footage will be available for download from their Rogue Leader page on Friday.
Here's the press release.
GAME ALERT!
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STAR WARS® ROGUE SQUADRON® II: ROGUE LEADER(TM) GOES GOLD
GAME TRAILER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12
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LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is pleased to announce that Star
Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader for the Nintendo GameCube has
been approved for manufacturing! Expected in stores on day one of the
GameCube console launch (November 18, 2001), Rogue Leader features
stunning, movielike visuals and immerses players in an intense flight
action-arcade experience.
Visit LucasArts.com on Friday, October 12th to check out the new game
trailer for Rogue Leader. Be prepared -- you are about to have an
extraordinary audiovisual encounter.
Level Premieres: Watch LucasArts.com in the coming weeks for premiere
screenshots from newly announced Rogue Leader levels.
Thanks goes to "cowsmoo4" for the tip.