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To: Tom Caruthers who wrote (1301)	11/12/1998 11:25:00 PM
From: Andrew C.R. Biddle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1992

Alex- Tenchu didn't make the list this week; although Sin is #2 on PC list. THQ's Revenge is still # 1 on console list. gamelord.com What's your take on this? From FGN Online: >>Winward Studios Files Against Activision Industry: The creator of Enemy Nations will claim unpaid royalties from Activision's Head Games subsidiary. Activision acquired publisher Head Games earlier this year for its top-selling hunting game, Cabela's Big Game Hunter. Prior to Activision publishing Game Hunter, Head Games had previously published Enemy Nations, developed by David Thielen and his company. Thielen has said that he is filing for arbitration against Head Games over alleged non-payment of royalties for Enemy Nations. "In spite of selling over 35,000 copies of the game, Head Games has claimed that no royalties are due to Windward Studios," Thielen told PC.IGN. "Head Games paid no up front development or other costs to develop Enemy Nations."<< Andrew

To: Tom Caruthers who wrote (1301)	11/13/1998 9:32:00 AM
From: Burlitis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1992

Tom, I didn't like Wed's action much, all that volume and going nowhere usually means distribution, the traders new it and bailed Thurs morning, but the buyers took up the slack in the afternoon. Usenet has become a minefield eh? You are right about the reps, but they are mostly the developers who post after the game hits retail. I always check their Sigs, i'll e-mail them sometimes just to check if they are legit. It is a war now, the warez folks post reviews 2 weeks before the game is released, the great unwashed public in Usenet make their buying decisions before a final review is even released. Tresspasser was creamed before it even had a chance, Sin is getting creamed for bugs, i'd hate to see what happens to Half-Life if it's buggy:-) I've watched the whole Usenet thing evolve for years, it makes or breaks a game now, All the companys know it and that's why they are there, paying full attention to what's posted. The power of the people is incredible, once demos are released, the developers will actually change or modify features just from suggestions posted in Usenet. Now they actually solicit suggestions while the game is in development and implement them. HG2 is doing good, looks like it will pass the Usenet test. H2 passed with flying colors, Sin is having a tough time, flame wars hurt:-). I'm not joining anymore groups, i'll let you check on the "flight boys", that's a huge group, very dedicated, and if ATVI's WW2 sim get's approval from those folks, ye haaa. Also Tom, ATVI has been slammed in Usenet since the I-76 mess. The company still has a credibility problem with the folks there. When I-76 was released, we were all promised a patch for our Voodoo cards, it took months to get one, and the company gained alot of enemys because of it. It got so bad people were actually posting that they were dumping their stock. Heavy Gear last year was a diaster, there still isn't a patch to fix it, and people felt like they were abandoned. This past year has seen a big improvement for the company, they are going to take the blame for Sin though. They did rush it, but Ritual was to blame also. If ATVI would of let them finish the game, they probably would of dumped the Q2 engine, and rewrote it with the Unreal one. The HG2 engine is getting good comments,it's nice to see that. I was worried it was going to suck,now the company has the hard part done, bring on the games. Alex

To: Tom Caruthers who wrote (1301)	11/17/1998 2:07:00 AM
From: Tom Caruthers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1992

Another big day for volume in the stock... iqc.com The rise in price was a good sign...though we still have not yet broken $14. Noting that EIDSY has rallied on the pre-release of TRIII, and that the correction in other gaming stocks like ERTS, TLC, and THQI look rather anemic volume-wise....very possible to test $14 soon. Otherwise, a retreat and regroup. The long term chart shows what we are up against: iqc.com This would suggest that there is still room to move higher, minus a few adjustments here and there. Anybody have a different take on this? Tom