March 2001

Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

Resident Evil heads to theatres GTA goes 3D and Korean MMOs are eyeing US shores

These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine

This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in March of 2001. 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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Timecodes: 7 Minutes in Heaven 02:40 Corrections 09:45 Time Jump 14:16

Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven https://www.mobygames.com/game/hellboy-dogs-of-the-night https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167190/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 https://www.mobygames.com/company/cryo-interactive-entertainment-bro-deutschland

Corrections: https://videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com/february-2001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_controller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyetic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_Raider:_The_Angel_of_Darkness 2001: Mila Jovovich cast in Resident Evil movie https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3933-gamepro-issue-150-march-2001/ pg. 31 https://archive.org/details/NextGen75Mar2001/page/n11/mode/1up https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120804/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398913/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/metal-gear-series https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/nocturne Interplay and Shiny to enter The Matrix https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue74/page/n10/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/matrix-licensees https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Nintendo sues Imagine Media over Unofficial Pokemon Guide https://archive.org/details/NextGen75Mar2001/page/n19/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_Publishing

Shoichiro Irimajiri leaves Sega https://archive.org/details/NextGen75Mar2001/page/n20/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichiro_Irimajiri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/dreams-of-sega/

Intel announces chip price drops https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue74/page/n33/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_100_March_2001/page/n19/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)

EA gets real with Majestic https://www.retromags.com/files/file/3933-gamepro-issue-150-march-2001/ pg. 34 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majestic_(video_game) https://shadowrun.fandom.com/wiki/UCAS_Presidential_Election_2057

Grand Theft Auto is going 3D https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2001-03/PC-Player-2001-03/page/n17/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_100_March_2001/page/n14/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/grand-theft-auto-iii https://www.mobygames.com/game/grand-theft-auto-mission-pack-1-london-1969 https://www.mobygames.com/game/grand-theft-auto-mission-pack-2-london-1961 https://www.mobygames.com/game/simcity https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/streets-of-simcity https://www.mobygames.com/game/simcopter https://www.mobygames.com/company/rockstar-north-ltd

Sid Meier benches Dinosaurs https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2001-03/PC-Player-2001-03/page/n18/mode/1up http://flashofsteel.com/index.php/2005/05/20/games-that-never-were-sid-meiers-dinosaurs/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY7aRJE-oOY https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101081/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

The Koreans are coming https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_100_March_2001/page/n89/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineage_(video_game) Correction: Gordon Walton, not White

3Q is putting you in the game https://archive.org/details/NextGen75Mar2001/page/n12/mode/1up

Ben Heck's Portable 2600 brings retro gaming on the go https://archive.org/details/edgeuk094/page/n19/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Heckendorn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64lUCnLA3o0

Ubisoft buys Blue Byte https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue74/page/n10/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubisoft_Blue_Byte https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/anno-ad-series https://www.mobygames.com/game/mad-tv https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098546/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_high_frequency

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/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play and Enzo Maida.

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