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    August 2002

    August 2002

    Yamauchi steps down
    Rare abandons Gamecube
    The US Army wants you... to play their game

    These stories and many more on this episode of the VGNRTM

    This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in August 2002.
    As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.

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    Links:
    7 Minutes in Heaven: Zoocube (Gamecube)
    Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/72007200
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/zoocube
    http://www.puzzlekings.com/index.htm#
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZooCube

    Corrections:
    July 2002 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-2002-71386109
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/resident-evil
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy-color/resident-evil-gaiden
    https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Resident_Evil_(Game_Boy_Color)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fifa-soccer-video-game-ea-sports-license/
    https://www.ea.com/news/ea-sports-fc
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_tracing_(graphics)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsive_behavior

    2002:
    Xbox 's lackluster sales hit suppliers
    Edge 113 pg. 13
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_Logic
    https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/02/business/technology-briefing-hardware-cirrus-sales-fall-58.html?searchResultPosition=1

    Xbox gets hacked
    https://archive.org/details/GDM_August_2002/page/n3/mode/1up
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Huang_(hacker)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)

    Xbox 2 to be ready by 2006
    https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/131 pg 17
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer

    Nintendo shows off its big guns at E3
    https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-157-august-2002/page/32/mode/1up
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCube

    Yamauchi steps down amidst record profits
    https://archive.org/details/GDM_August_2002/page/n3/mode/1up
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Yamauchi

    Iwata goes after Square
    https://ln2.sync.com/dl/aab3eedc0/b8g46qyy-5zvfaacx-br6ixi3p-d68p3awa/view/default/5859274840013 pg. 71
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoru_Iwata
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_(video_game_company)

    Rare to leave Nintendo fold
    https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/131 pg 17
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_(company)

    Infogrames cuts jobs in Sheffield
    http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=TUFOIUFDLzIwMDI= August, 2002 pg. 52
    https://www.mobygames.com/company/infogrames-studios-limited
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_SA
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlin_Interactive

    PC to console anouncements abound
    https://archive.org/details/GDM_August_2002/page/n3/mode/1up
    https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-157-august-2002/page/32/mode/1up
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/black-white
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/star-wars-jedi-knight-ii-jedi-outcast
    Gordon Walton Part 2 - EA - Origin - https://www.patreon.com/posts/53726080
    https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/star-wars-galaxies-series

    GBA to get camera
    https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-157-august-2002/page/32/mode/1up
    https://mobile.twitter.com/nintendomemo/status/780508204912566272?lang=en
    https://videogameresource.fandom.com/wiki/Stage_Debut
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mii
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_(1983_video_game)

    Gamehouse claims sales record
    http://www.gamesurge.com/archive/august2002.shtml
    https://web.archive.org/web/20030212091532/http://www.gamehouse.com/collapse_buy.jsp?AID=11
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/browser/collapse____
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/super-collapse

    Counter Strike sales surge in Germany
    https://archive.org/details/pcgames200208/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/counter-strike

    US Army deploys at E3
    https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_118_August_2002/page/34/mode/1up
    https://www.mobygames.com/game/americas-army-operations
    https://www.giantbomb.com/friendly-fire/3015-2243/

    New financing models may save gaming
    Edge 113 pg. 6
    https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_217/page/n49/mode/1up
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080430011950/http://www.roma-victor.com/about

    Nvidia introduces Cg
    Edge 113 pg. 16
    https://archive.org/details/pcgames200208/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
    https://archive.org/details/pcgames200208/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cg_(programming_language)

    Fatal Frame gets picked up for the movies
    https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-157-august-2002/page/46/mode/1up
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_Frame

    Recommended Links:
    The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/
    Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/
    They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/
    Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/
    The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/
    Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/
    Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/
    Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/
    Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/

    Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

    Copyright Karl Kuras

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    Lost Ark

    Lost Ark

    Video Game Tango is BACK! And this time we give our thoughts on the first 33 combat levels in Lost Ark, and new shenanigans from Activision Blizzard. Then after the break, we talk Steam Deck, Sifu, a very interesting trailer for Atomic Heart, some of the The Witcher's developers making their own new games studio with blackjack and hookers, a Bioshock movie, Americas Army is closing it's servers after, new Dynasty Warriors, New Mario RPG, Total War: Warhammer 3, A DLC subscription service from Paradox, Baldur's Gate 3's release date being pushed back as well as incoming content, and the Halo TV series.