One question: Does the phrase "Go gold(gone gold)" mean that something has been released?

I wanted to use that phrase but wasn't sure of its definition.

jise said:
One question: Does the phrase "Go gold(gone gold)" mean that something has been released?

I wanted to use that phrase but wasn't sure of its definition.

No, in the music industry, it means it has attained a set number of sales that qualify it for the gold status (for album, 500,000 in the US, 100,000 in the UK, for example). It probably has a similar use in the gaming industry as well, though less often-used.

ThunderBird said:
No, in the music industry, it means it has attained a set number of sales that qualify it for the gold status (for album, 500,000 in the US, 100,000 in the UK, for example). It probably has a similar use in the gaming industry as well, though less often-used.

In the game industry it means the game is done and ready to be produced.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_master