October 2001

Nov 19, 2021

Xbox stands on shaky ground,
Lord of the Rings gets a second master &
Gaming goes to academia

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 October 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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Links:
7 Minutes in Heaven:
Video version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/58896891
https://www.mobygames.com/game/looney-tunes-sheep-raider
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94eqXbijowE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Wolf_and_Sam_Sheepdog

Corrections:
September 2001 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/57280094
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GarageGames
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash#Macromedia

2001:
Xboxes are coming off the line... but at what cost?
https://archive.org/details/NextGen82Oct2001/page/n9/mode/2up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)#Sales

3rd party confidence in Xbox shaken
https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_102.pdf&page=6
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_III

Malice goes multiplatform
https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/120 pg. 14
https://www.mobygames.com/company/argonaut-games-plc
https://www.mobygames.com/game/malice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonaut_Games
https://www.mobygames.com/game/star-fox_

What Xbox lacks in exclusives it makes up in emulation
https://archive.org/details/NextGen82Oct2001/page/n19/mode/1up
http://xbmcxbox.blogspot.com/2013/03/complete-list-of-emulators-for-original.html
https://www.instructables.com/The-Easiest-Way-To-Soft-Mod-An-Original-XBOX/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodi_(software)

Nintendo outlines online plans for Gamecube
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCube_online_functionality#Supported_games
https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3AEdge_UK_102.pdf&page=11
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2_Expansion_Bay
August 2000 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/42013999

Alien Front Online brings voice to Dreamcast multiplayer
https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/120 pg. 20
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_Front_Online

ECTS abandoned by the majors
https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue81/page/n13/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/NextGen82Oct2001/page/n11/mode/2up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Warcraft#Development
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Computer_Trade_Show
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_Immortal
Greg Fischbach Interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/46578120
Joe Morici Interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37289815

Windows XP launches October 25
https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue81/page/n25/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP
July 2001 Jump: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54644068

Monolith announces Shogo sequel
https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_107_October_2001/page/n22/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogo:_Mobile_Armor_Division

EA secures Lord of the Ring movie license
https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Electronic_Arts
Don Daglow Interview Part 2: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39095819
https://www.mobygames.com/game/lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers

EA seeks licenses for LAN tournaments
https://archive.org/details/pcgames200110/PC-Games%202001-10/page/11/mode/1up
https://www.pcgames.de/Spiele-Thema-239104/News/FIFA-Verbot-fuer-LAN-Parties-11115/
https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/ea-sports-games

Napster suffers legal blow
https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_107_October_2001/page/n17/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napster#Legal_challenges

Compaq to merge with HP
https://archive.org/details/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue81/page/n25/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq#Late_1990s%E2%80%932000s

Titus takes control of Interplay
https://archive.org/details/pcgames200110/PC-Games%202001-10/page/14/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_Interactive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplay_Entertainment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Isle%27s_Torn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_IX:_Ascension
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Isle_Studios

Harvard study claims game ratings underreport violence
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_207/page/n37/mode/1up
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-aug-01-fi-29231-story.html
https://www.kidrisk.org/team/about/profiles/KMTprofile.html
https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/ms-pac-man
https://9gag.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Coffee_(mod)

Gaming gets its first dedicated academic journal
http://gamestudies.org/
https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_107_October_2001/page/n26/mode/1up

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/

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