March 2002

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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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

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