March 2001

Apr 9, 2021

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:
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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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