August 2002

August 2002

Author: Karl Kuras September 15, 2022 Duration: 1:57:17

Yamauchi steps down
Rare abandons Gamecube
The US Army wants you... to play their game

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 August 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: Zoocube (Gamecube)
Video Version - https://www.patreon.com/posts/72007200
https://www.mobygames.com/game/zoocube
http://www.puzzlekings.com/index.htm#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZooCube

Corrections:
July 2002 Ep - https://www.patreon.com/posts/july-2002-71386109
https://www.mobygames.com/game/resident-evil
https://www.mobygames.com/game/gameboy-color/resident-evil-gaiden
https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Resident_Evil_(Game_Boy_Color)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fifa-soccer-video-game-ea-sports-license/
https://www.ea.com/news/ea-sports-fc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_tracing_(graphics)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsive_behavior

2002:
Xbox 's lackluster sales hit suppliers
Edge 113 pg. 13
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_Logic
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/02/business/technology-briefing-hardware-cirrus-sales-fall-58.html?searchResultPosition=1

Xbox gets hacked
https://archive.org/details/GDM_August_2002/page/n3/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Huang_(hacker)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)

Xbox 2 to be ready by 2006
https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/131 pg 17
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_(console)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ballmer

Nintendo shows off its big guns at E3
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-157-august-2002/page/32/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameCube

Yamauchi steps down amidst record profits
https://archive.org/details/GDM_August_2002/page/n3/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Yamauchi

Iwata goes after Square
https://ln2.sync.com/dl/aab3eedc0/b8g46qyy-5zvfaacx-br6ixi3p-d68p3awa/view/default/5859274840013 pg. 71
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoru_Iwata
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_(video_game_company)

Rare to leave Nintendo fold
https://www.devuego.es/pres/revista/hobby-consolas/131 pg 17
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_(company)

Infogrames cuts jobs in Sheffield
http://www.kultmags.com/mags.php?folder=TUFOIUFDLzIwMDI= August, 2002 pg. 52
https://www.mobygames.com/company/infogrames-studios-limited
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_SA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlin_Interactive

PC to console anouncements abound
https://archive.org/details/GDM_August_2002/page/n3/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-157-august-2002/page/32/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/black-white
https://www.mobygames.com/game/star-wars-jedi-knight-ii-jedi-outcast
Gordon Walton Part 2 - EA - Origin - https://www.patreon.com/posts/53726080
https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/star-wars-galaxies-series

GBA to get camera
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-157-august-2002/page/32/mode/1up
https://mobile.twitter.com/nintendomemo/status/780508204912566272?lang=en
https://videogameresource.fandom.com/wiki/Stage_Debut
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mii
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_(1983_video_game)

Gamehouse claims sales record
http://www.gamesurge.com/archive/august2002.shtml
https://web.archive.org/web/20030212091532/http://www.gamehouse.com/collapse_buy.jsp?AID=11
https://www.mobygames.com/game/browser/collapse____
https://www.mobygames.com/game/super-collapse

Counter Strike sales surge in Germany
https://archive.org/details/pcgames200208/page/n10/mode/1up?view=theater
https://www.mobygames.com/game/counter-strike

US Army deploys at E3
https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_118_August_2002/page/34/mode/1up
https://www.mobygames.com/game/americas-army-operations
https://www.giantbomb.com/friendly-fire/3015-2243/

New financing models may save gaming
Edge 113 pg. 6
https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_217/page/n49/mode/1up
https://web.archive.org/web/20080430011950/http://www.roma-victor.com/about

Nvidia introduces Cg
Edge 113 pg. 16
https://archive.org/details/pcgames200208/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
https://archive.org/details/pcgames200208/page/n13/mode/1up?view=theater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cg_(programming_language)

Fatal Frame gets picked up for the movies
https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-157-august-2002/page/46/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_Frame

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/
Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/

Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play.

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