EA disses Xbox Live Violent video games come under scrutiny GTA goes back to the 80s

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 July 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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Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Resident Evil (Gamecube) Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/71376276 https://www.mobygames.com/game/gamecube/resident-evil-

Corrections: June 2002 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/june-2002-70477828 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch https://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/superman https://www.mobygames.com/game/death-and-return-of-superman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activision https://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/interplay-entertainment-corp/offset,325/so,1d/list-games/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/deep-silver-volition-llc https://www.mobygames.com/company/ashby-computers-and-graphics-limited https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,4967/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funko#Product_lines

2002: E3 pits Sony vs Microsoft vs Nintendo Edge 112, pg. 6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_III

EA dismisses Xbox Live http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=TUFOIUFDLzIwMDI= Manac 2002-07 pg. 45 https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/16/business/technology-electronic-arts-in-sony-game-deal.html?searchResultPosition=11

E3 is all 3D https://archive.org/details/pcgames200207/page/n23/mode/1up LucasArts announces Full Throttle 2 https://archive.org/details/Micromania090/page/n8/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/escape-from-monkey-island https://www.mobygames.com/game/grim-fandango https://www.mobygames.com/game/full-throttle https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/sam-max-licensees November 2001 Jump - https://www.patreon.com/posts/november-2001-60019617 Al Lowe Interview - https://www.patreon.com/posts/al-lowe-29977733 https://www.mobygames.com/game/navy-moves

Price cuts, price cuts, price cuts everywhere! http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=TUFOIUFDLzIwMDI= Manac 2002-07 pg. 44 Microsoft and Nvidia enter arbitration https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-075-2002-07/page/n17/mode/1up EA and Activision see massive revenue jumps https://archive.org/details/GDM_July_2002/page/n2/mode/1up Take 2 buys Max Payne Edge 112, pg. 13 Gregory Fischbach Part 2 - Acclaim - https://www.patreon.com/posts/47720122 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467197/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

GTA3 sequel announced https://archive.org/details/pcgames200207/page/n8/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/Play_Issue_007_2002_07_Fusion_Publishing_US/page/9/mode/1up

GTA3 multiplayer dumped https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_216/page/n41/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/psp/grand-theft-auto-liberty-city-stories

Gmax makes 3D modeling affordable https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_166_July_2002/page/n29/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmax

Criterion prez sees Renderware as the future Edge 112, pg. 14 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RenderWare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criterion_Games

Xbox gets hacked Edge 112, pg. 15

Action Replay and Gameshark come to Gamecube Edge 112 pg. 19 https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-156-july-2002/page/30/mode/1up

PC game publishers consider the move to DVD https://archive.org/details/pcgames200207/page/n8/mode/1up

3D accelerator market splintering Edge 112, pg. 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Level_Shader_Language

Creative buys 3DLabs https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-075-2002-07/page/n22/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3Dlabs

PCI is dead... long live PCI Express https://archive.org/details/pcgames200207/page/n11/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-075-2002-07/page/n21/mode/1up Saitek has some good vibes https://archive.org/details/pcgames200207/page/n11/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Crisis

Actuality brings 3D to life https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-075-2002-07/page/n13/mode/1up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2wKdBHS14U https://www10.aeccafe.com/nbc/articles/view_article.php?articleid=76129 https://www.laserfocusworld.com/home/article/16567668/ofh-acquires-actuality-systems-3d-display

Judge rules first amendment doesn’t cover games https://archive.org/details/GDM_July_2002/page/n1/mode/1up https://everything2.com/title/Interactive+Digital+Software+Association+v.+St.+Louis+County%252C+Missouri https://everything2.com/title/Interactive+Digital+Software+Association+v.+St.+Louis+County%252C+Missouri

Bill to regulate games introduced https://archive.org/details/GDM_July_2002/page/n1/mode/1up https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/669/text?r=96&s=1

Lawsuit filed over Everquest player's suicide https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-075-2002-07/page/n13/mode/1up

Vivendi reacts to calls for censorship in Germany https://archive.org/details/pcgames200207/page/n9/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/commando/screenshots/gameShotId,506182/ Ubi soft sues Take 2 over unpaid royalties https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-075-2002-07/page/n23/mode/1up

Phenomedia admits lying about revenue https://archive.org/details/pcgames200207/page/n9/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/crazy-chicken-moorhuhn-games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorhuhn

Jon Hare thinks Britain is losing its voice https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_117_July_2002/page/41/mode/1up https://www.mobygames.com/company/sensible-software https://lostmediawiki.com/Sex_n%27_Drugs_n%27_Rock_n%27_Roll_(lost_work_on_cancelled_point_and_click_adventure_game;_1994-1998) https://www.mobygames.com/game/zx-spectrum/twister-mother-of-charlotte http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/grand-theft-auto-1/

Deus Ex movie rights sold https://archive.org/details/pcgames200207/page/n7/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_Ex

Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-075-2002-07/page/n17/mode/1up Fishtank Interactive gets bought up by JoWood https://archive.org/details/pcgames200207/page/n9/mode/1up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoWooD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishtank_Interactive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravensburger https://www.mobygames.com/game/costume-quest https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6536550/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

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