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Gamecube gets an EU launch date
EA sues over Einstein
Aussies censor GTA

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 March 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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Banter:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/544970/Milkmaid_of_the_Milky_Way/

7 Minutes in Heaven: Command & Conquer Renegade
Video version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65781706
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Renegade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer

Corrections:
February 2002 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/64118823
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(PlayStation)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Lincoln
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo#Nintendo_of_America
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoru_Arakawa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsumi_Kimishima
https://www.mobygames.com/game/deep-space-operation-copernicus

2002:
ATEI show dissapoints
Edge 108 pg. 14 https://www.highwaygames.com/arcade-machines/perfect-pool-8652/
https://www.highwaygames.com/search.html?search_for=tsurugi
https://www.highwaygames.com/arcade-machines/blade-honor-8391/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWaiJREBs-w

Castlevania White Night Nocturne
Play 3, pg. 10
https://www.emulatorgames.net/roms/gameboy-advance/castlevania-white-night-concerto-eurasia/
https://www.mobygames.com/game/castlevania-harmony-of-dissonance

SCUMMVM goes mobile
https://archive.org/details/MicromaniaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue86/page/n53/mode/2up
https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Windows_CE

Gamecube gets a European launch date
Edge 108 pg. 7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCube#History

Xbox gets aggressive price in Japan
https://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=TUFOIUFDLzIwMDI= MArch 2002 pg. 30
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)
https://s1.eestatic.com/2020/10/30/omicrono/omicrono_532208931_163914552_1024x576.jpg

Sony launches printer for PS2
https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/01/18/sony-releases-new-ps2-printer
https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/126 pg. 19

GTA3 gets censored in Australia
https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-071-2002-03/page/n11/mode/1up
https://censorship-history.fandom.com/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_3

Eidos sees sales drop
https://archive.org/details/GDM_March_2002/page/n2/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/lara-croft-tomb-raider-the-angel-of-darkness

Majestic shut down
https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-071-2002-03/page/n11/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/majestic
https://www.patreon.com/posts/49842383

Playnet files for Chapter 11
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_212/page/n38/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/wwii-online-blitzkrieg
https://www.wwiionline.com/
Gordon Walton Part 2 - EA - Origin https://www.patreon.com/posts/53726080
Gordon Walton Part 1 - Epyx - Konami - Harpoon - Gametek https://www.patreon.com/posts/52644122

Bioware settles with Interplay
Edge 108 pg. 13
https://www.mobygames.com/game/neverwinter-nights
https://www.mobygames.com/company/black-isle-studios
https://www.mobygames.com/company/bioware-edmonton

Brian Fargo leaves Interplay
https://archive.org/details/pcgames200203/page/n9/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,339/

PC sales dip 11% in the US
Edge 108 pg. 19
https://www.computerworld.com/article/2585967/update--pc-market-declines-in-2001--slow-turnaround-expected.html

PC Game big boxes are out
https://archive.org/details/pcgames200203/page/n9/mode/1up
http://www.classicgaming.cc/pc/leisure-suit-larry/downloads

EA sues over Einstein likeness
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_212/page/n38/mode/1up
https://casetext.com/case/electronic-arts-inc-v-hebrew-university-of-jerusalem

C64 disk images go legit!
https://archive.org/details/zzapp_64_issue_107_600dpi/page/n3/mode/1up
http://www.minotaurproject.co.uk/frontpage.php

Lego has the Force
Play 3, pg. 111
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Star_Wars:_The_Video_Game

EA has Lego
Players March 2002, pg. 14
https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/lego-licensees/offset,275/so,1d/

Bernie Stolar is back at BAM!
PlayZone 2002 03 pg. 14
https://beta.gamesmarkt.de/details/131005
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Stolar
https://www.mobygames.com/company/bam-entertainment-inc
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308208/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Jez San gets an OBE
https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_113_March_2002/page/20/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jez_San

Argonaut purchases Particle Systems
Edge 108 pg. 13
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2016/07/feature_the_making_of_cancelled_ps2_sci-fi_shooter_exo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonaut_Games

Game devs look to movie biz for funding model
Edge 108 pg. 9
https://venturebeat.com/2010/10/15/video-game-investors-seek-to-fund-games-via-film-financing-methods/
https://labusinessjournal.com/news/completion-bonds-come-to-video-game-world/

Gundam drones hit Japan
Edge 108 pg. 20
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174786961705

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

Louis Castle is a prolific American video games designer. He is known for co-founding Westwood Studios and for his work on the Command & Conquer real-time strategy series. In 2017, he became the Head of Amazon Game Studios Seattle. 

Most recently, Louis joined GreenPark Sports as Chief Product Officer.

As the co-founder of Westwood Studios, Louis was instrumental in the launch of the C&C series, one of the leaders in the 1990s RTS boom. He co-founded Westwood Studios in 1985. After its purchase by EA in 1998, he held various senior positions at that company. In 2008, he collaborated with Steven Spielberg on the Boom Blox and Boom Blox Bash Party video games for the Nintendo Wii console, based on Spielberg’s design ideas. Since 2010, Louis held a number of roles, including at GarageGames and Zynga.

Louis Castle is a BAFTA and GDC Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

In this Podcast, Louis shares valuable insights on how to start a business, how and when to sell your business; the importance of risk and lessons of failure; how to look for new opportunities, negotiate your salary and raises, give and receive criticism and so much more!

For more show notes, visit www.allanmckay.com/338/.

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