23:07:37 - Opening Log Felix Hunger: )applause
*MISS P: )applause
The Man in Black: :whoa tough competition on this one...
CGDC: Red Alert Wins for
The Man in Black: :Yes!
Felix Hunger: Wow! Rowdy crowd!
CGDC: Strategy
*?Benİ: :love the sound track for that game
CGDC: The room is filling with Press now
Felix Hunger: Hi Press!
jUles: live backstage interview!!
Felix Hunger: !HI PRESS!
CGDC: We're bring people to talk to you from the awards - they will be talking through my Avatar soon
Felix Hunger: You'll be possessed!
Kompy: hehe
*MISS P: Best simulation game is:
Felix Hunger: The sounds of the games don't go through RA very well
The Man in Black: :and I'm wearing my Marathon av...
Felix Hunger: Mech Warrior
The Man in Black: :how appropriate...
*MISS P: Mech Warriors II
*?Benİ:hehe Man
jUles: Mech Warrior!!
Felix Hunger: Mc Warrior
jUles: Very Cool!!
*?Benİ::wow I own all those games
Felix Hunger: 3D Realms
Felix Hunger: Dagger Fall just won
*MISS P: We have someone here to chat with us
Felix Hunger: Who is here?
* Bunny: )applause
Felix Hunger: Are you having fun?
CGDC: HI, I'm charlie from ea sports. we just won best sports game for nhl 97
Felix Hunger: Congrats
*MISS P: !YAY
Kompy: yay!!!
*MISS P: )applause
* Bunny: Congratulations
Claudia: Congratulations!
CGDC: thanks
Felix Hunger: We're watching and listening
Meoweiİ: Congratulations! Charlie
The Man in Black: right on Charlie
*?Benİ:)applasue
*MISS P: any one have a question?
The Man in Black: EA rox!
Felix Hunger: This is Hockey from EA, right?
CGDC: wait until nhl 98
Felix Hunger: sweet!
*?Benİ:Love all your EA sports games
* Bunny: Me, too. especially the football games
* Bunny: i haven't played the hockey game yet
jUles: Electronic Arts!
Felix Hunger: The football game is my fave
* Bunny: could u tell us why u think it won?
*?Benİ::love the TV commercials also
CGDC: we had marc crawford coach our production team this year. anybody know who crawford is?
The Man in Black: I haven't played it... 8(
Felix Hunger: no
* Bunny: no...
The Man in Black: :I'll bet he's a hockey player
Felix Hunger: any relation to cindy?
CGDC: he coached the avalanche to the cup last year
The Man in Black: yes!
mozilla: hey hbunny
CGDC: our ai this year will rock!
Felix Hunger: Cool!
The Man in Black: cool
*?Benİ:Will you guys plan on porting any games over to the Mac?
*MISS P: okay charlie has left the chair
CGDC: it's almost done--Lion Entertainment is doing it
Felix Hunger: Is CGDC still channelling EA guy?
*MISS P: they are both here now
*MISS P: yes
Felix Hunger: Where is Trip Hawkins?
Felix Hunger: Put him on! :>
CGDC: questions?
Felix Hunger: WHat's next for EA?
CGDC: dunno?
Felix Hunger: And did you expect to win?
CGDC: expect it? you never expect it, but you always hope that you cranked out a winner...
Felix Hunger: Nice job CGDC
Felix Hunger: My RA keeps cutting in and out
The Man in Black: I just lost mine, it's buffering
*?Benİ:same here
Felix Hunger: Did Quake win?
The Man in Black: no
The Man in Black: Duke Nukem 3D did
CGDC: no problem--so are you grooving on the winners? do you agree?
Felix Hunger: Quake should have won
?Arctic Frost: Diablo didn't win?
Felix Hunger: Yes Jack is good jack is great
CGDC: Quake? A damn fine game, to be sure...
Felix Hunger: Which one do you like CGDC?
Felix Hunger: I really dig the online multiplayer version
The Man in Black: Wing Commander IV won
* Bunny: Are most games developed to be played online? (excuse me if that's a stupid questions)
*?Benİ:nowadays yes Bunny
Felix Hunger: What about DirecPlay compatibility, CGDC?
* Bunny: so, i could play jack with other people...kewl
*MISS P: I would like to introduce David Mullich from CyberDreams
* Bunny: yah, how do I find others to play with?
*?Benİ:Hi David
Felix Hunger: Will I be able to use Palace's DirectPlay Lobby function with EA games in the future?
?Arctic Frost: Hello David!!
The Man in Black: on palace!
* Bunny: KEWL!!!!
*MISS P: welcome DaVID
* Bunny: )applause
CGDC: Hello back at you
Felix Hunger: @197,268 !)no Zap!
*** ; Felix Hunger is Painting
* Bunny: thanks for taking time to talk to us
Felix Hunger: Little game helo for ya
KewlJewl: Hi David
*MISS P: If anyone has questions for David?
jUles: Hello David :)
?Arctic Frost: David, can you tell us more about Cyber Dreams?
The Man in Black: Dark Nemesis and Tomb Raider just won
* Bunny: so, what does you award look like?
*MISS P: the award is beautiful
CGDC: Cyberdreams published Dark Seed form H.r Giger and Noir
* Bunny: WOW!!!!
The Man in Black: cool
* Bunny: I love Giger
The Man in Black: good stuff
CGDC: We are also working on Wes Craven's Principles of
CGDC: Fear
*MISS P: a crystal diamond on a woooden base
*?Benİ:ohcool
* Bunny: What platforms are u developingon?
?Arctic Frost: When will that be coming out?
Kompy: sounds beautiful
Myotis: H.R. Giger did the graphics for ALIEN
CGDC: Cyberdreams published for Windows CD-ROM and Macintosh
* Bunny: right...and lots of comic books, er graphic novels, too
* Bunny: Great, i'm a mac user
The Man in Black: cool
The Man in Black: dual platform
*?Benİ::Yay someone does something on the Mac
The Man in Black: thank you for still loving Mac
* Bunny: YUP!!!!!
CGDC: You can buy No MOuth at www.cybedreams.com
CGDC: Bye, everyone
* Bunny: Bye, thanks
jUles: Wes Craven!! col can't wait!
*MISS P: We now have Chris Weaver of Bethesda Softworks
The Man in Black: HOwdy Chris
* Bunny: I love dark, mysterious games
Claudia: Hi Chris!
CGDC: hi
?Arctic Frost: Hello Chris!!
?Arctic Frost: Chris, what can we expect to see next?
?Arctic Frost: Do you have any projects in the works?
CGDC: Julian Lefay was the creator of The Elder Scrolls Arena and Daggerfall. I just happen to be the chief bottle washer.
*MISS P: hehe
The Man in Black: rofl
*?Benİ:hehe
The Man in Black: )guffaw
* Bunny: lol
The Man in Black: aka Donut Fetcher, huh?
?Arctic Frost: I wouldn't mind being bottle washing where you are:)
*?Benİ::I hope u got most of the bugs out of Daggerfall, was a great game
* Bunny: what do you use to create the graphics?
?Arctic Frost: Chris, do you like the way games are going internet interactive?
*?Benİ:will there be a sequel to Daggerfall?
CGDC: With over 750,000 lines of code and hundreds of thousand of hardware configurations, it has taken some time, but we are committed to getting it right.
?Arctic Frost: Chris, do you like the way games are going internet interactive
?Arctic Frost: Sound Track
CGDC: have to go, see you all soon. write and we'll respond at bethsoft.com!
* Bunny: )applause
?Arctic Frost: See ya, Chris
*MISS P: Okay our next visitor is
*MISS P: Barbara Hanna
* Bunny: !Barbara
*?Benİ:hi Barbara
CGDC: hi
*?Benİ:where do u work?
CGDC: Humongous Entertainment I'm The Art Department Manager
Felix Hunger: Hey! Do you know Ralph Guiffre?
* Bunny: cool...what programs di u use to create your game?
CGDC: Yes, I do know Ralph very well.
Felix Hunger: Ralph used to work on Palace when it was a Time Warner thingiemibob!
* Bunny: neato
*MISS P: oh wow felix
CGDC: We use primarily proprietary tools. Altjough we did use photoshop for the backgrounds
The Man in Black: cool
*?Benİ:what games have u worked on Barbara?
* Bunny: i c
* Bunny: very cool
?Arctic Frost: What projects are you doing for the future?
CGDC: I have responsibility for all of the games because I hire all of the artists and work very closely with all of the artleads
*MISS P: CGDC is Barbara Hanna
* Bunny: that sounds really fun, Barbara
*?Benİ:bye Barb
*MISS P: Our next guest is Chris Roberts
*MISS P: from Digital Anvil
?Arctic Frost: Hello Chris
Felix Hunger: Hi Chris!
CGDC: Hello to everyone!
*?Benİ:what do u do there?
CGDC: I produce / direct / design computer games. The most noticable is Wing Commander
?Arctic Frost: WOW!!!!!!
* Bunny: Great game
?Arctic Frost: !WOW!!!!!
*?Benİ:cool
CGDC: Thanks
Glide: wow Chris!!!!!
*?Benİ:and thanks for porting it to the Mac side
jUles: Cool!!
* Bunny: How long does it take to develop a game?
Myotis: Kewl CGDC, loved that game!!
?Arctic Frost: What an honer to meet you, Chris!!
Myotis: I made it to mission 21...
?Stingerİ: ????
CGDC: It takes between 18 months to 30 months
Myotis: on a 386 with 4 megs
Felix Hunger: How was it working with Luke Skywalker and Clockwork Orange Guy ???
CGDC: Very cool. Both Mark and Malcolm are great people as well as being fantastic actors
*?Benİ:yup they are
?Stingerİ: Has anyone here played Alone in the Dark¨?
?Arctic Frost: Wow, this is cool
Myotis: kewl game Stinger, yes!
Felix Hunger: Did they have a good time? Did they find it hard to act for a cd-rom?
*?Benİ:is Wing Commander 5 in the works?
?Stingerİ: I killed the werewolf!!
Myotis: oh you dog
? Thumper: quake
The Man in Black: Best Game of 1996 now being announced....
Felix Hunger: Did you have to put lidlockson Malcolm's glassies? :>
The Man in Black: SuperMario 64 wins
CGDC: I've started a new company called Digital Anvil. We're partnered with Microsoft. Our first games will be out at Christmas '98
* Bunny: LOL Felix
*MISS P: LOL
* Bunny: neat-o
Felix Hunger: congrats
Glide: great Chris!!
Myotis: KEwl CGDC, can we beta them for ya?
?Stingerİ: Do you make any games like,oh say...clay Fighter 63 and 1 third?
CGDC: Wing 5 is in the works, but not by me (see previous statement)
Felix Hunger: Microsoft needs serious help with their games
* Bunny: yeah. beta tester here
Myotis: :hint hint
CGDC: That's what DA is for!
?Arctic Frost: Looking forward to 1998, Chris
Felix Hunger: This was really cool!
jUles: mmx are you going to be making them compatible
? Felix Hunger: Thanks seriously for taking the time
* Bunny: yah. thanks
Glide: yes!! it was terrific!!
Felix Hunger: This was too short
Felix Hunger: The RA and Palace made it great
CGDC: Games are early development. We're working on three. Two story / action, one strategy. All heavily multiplayer.
*MISS P: we are still here with winners coming on back
?Arctic Frost: Oh Good!!
Glide: yes!! RA and Palace are a natural combo!!
Johnathan J.: @196,290 !)no Zap!
*** ; Johnathan J. is Painting
Felix Hunger: The two mediums feed off one another very well!
*MISS P: Chris is leaving now
*MISS P: thanks for joining us
* Bunny: yes
* Bunny: Cyas Chris
CGDC: Thanks and by everyone!
jUles: By bye Chris Thanks :)
? Thumper: thanks cgdc
Glide: )applause
*MISS P: We have another guest
CGDC: Howdy. This is Sandy Petersen from id Software. I'm at the Game Developers conference.
? Thumper: hi sandy
Felix Hunger: Sandy from id!!!!
*MISS P: welcome sandy
* Bunny: Cool! Hi Sandy
The Man in Black: Hi Sandy
Northern Lights: Hi Sandy!!!
Claudia: Hi Sandy!
?Arctic Frost: Hi There, Sandy
*?Benİ:hey Sandy
Glide: hi Sandy!!
Myotis: Hi Sandy!!!! ID RULES!
Felix Hunger: QUAKE RULEZ!!!!
CGDC: Thanks.
* Bunny: Quake!!!!!!!
Felix Hunger: MY FAVORITE GAME BAR NONE
*?Benİ::hehe thanks for making games that keep me up all nites
* Bunny: SAME FOR MY HUSBAND
jUles: Hello Sandy :)
Felix Hunger: You can shoot things!
?Arctic Frost: Congradulations tonight, swept the awards
CGDC: Glad you like the games.
Felix Hunger: What is next for id???
Myotis: hahaha Felix
*MISS P: u betcha
CGDC: Id got three awards.
* Bunny: what other stuff do you hae coming out?
Myotis: Like? no man we love them!
Felix Hunger: Will there be a Palace-based Quake Lobby?
CGDC: Our next game is to be Quake 2. This fall.
Felix Hunger: THAT would be GREAT!
?Arctic Frost: Fall, great!
Felix Hunger: What will Q2 feature?
*?Benİ:cool
Myotis: TOo cool... CDROM?
?Stingerİ: I love Wolfenstein!!
Glide: terrific!!
CGDC: "id" = id as in ego, or superego, not Identity,
Glide: :a freudian id =)
?Arctic Frost: Hee hee
*MISS P: ooooh sandy is typing madly hang on
CGDC: Quake 2 is going to be a science fiction game with quite a lot of new stuff. It uses the same engine as Quake, but is not the same game.
The Man in Black: cool
Myotis: Excellent!
*?Benİ::Like Marathon?
CGDC: It is far more different from Quake than, say, the level packs were.
?Stingerİ: Duke Nuekem?
The Man in Black: so it will look totally different?
Glide: wow!!
Myotis: WIll there be a shareware version?
Felix Hunger: The problem with Quake is finding games to play online -- Palace Lobby would solve that lickity split
CGDC: Sorry about the slow typing. I'm not used to a laptop and typing on gumdrops!
?Stingerİ: This is way cool
*MISS P: well sandy can take a demo home tonight
The Man in Black: hehee
?Arctic Frost: Oh what a good idea, Felix
Myotis: and we are overwhelming ya ....
* Bunny: In Wired they talked about applying the Quake engine to VR internet navigation, can you comment on that?
Glide: hehe Sandy
CGDC: Palace Lobby does look cool, but it's up to others than I do decide to use it. I got some software to take home.
CGDC: I think that 3d internet navigation would be slower than 2d, myself. Maybe it would look cooler.
Felix Hunger: We would love that -- its such a natural fit
? Thumper: can you play doom or quake on the internet now
CGDC: Absolutely.
Felix Hunger: quake you can -- that's the POINT! :>
CGDC: You can play with up to 8 guys at once. Soon 16.
* Bunny: What is American McGee's heritage? He has an awesome name...
CGDC: American McGee got his name from his parents fair and square. I envy his name myself.
CGDC: He is oft irritated by people who ask him to spell it.
*** we are still chatting with Sandy Petersen from id Software
CGDC: I assume that his parents were high or something when they named him.
Glide: hehe
CGDC: That's what he thinks too.
?Arctic Frost: Hahaha
Myotis: CGDC any plans on making Q2 capable of using the VR headsets?
Felix Hunger: Why are you in Texas?
Glide: sounds like it is
?Stingerİ: I loved Wolfenstein!!!
CGDC: We were tricked into moving to Texas by Apogee.
Felix Hunger: You can shoot people in here just like Quake, you know
CGDC: Id was desperate to get out of Madison WI, and Apogee's untruths sounded real good. (Note -- not intentional untruths. Scot just hadn't checked out all the facts.)
*MISS P: :sandy is typing up a storm
?Stingerİ: What about Wolfenstein 3-D?
CGDC: What about Wolfie?
* Bunny: Does it bother you that hardware requirements are going so fast? Does it affect your target market to have to spend so much $$$ to keep up?
?Arctic Frost: Oh good question
?Stingerİ: Or Doom 64,or is that made by acclaim?
jUles: very good question.
CGDC: It bothers us less than other software companies because we intentionally are not going for the biggest market.
CGDC: We have always seen ourselves as a niche company, doing games for people who were like us. Not the mass market.
?Arctic Frost: We like you
CGDC: Thanks. How can we make you like us more?
Felix Hunger: As long I can kill something, I will like your games
Glide: hahahaha Felix
Felix Hunger: Especially if they die graphically
The Man in Black: full 3D
?Stingerİ: Wolfenstein sequel!!
CGDC: Our plan is to let you keep killing stuff in our games graphically until we die.
?Stingerİ: I would love you!!
Felix Hunger: Make a game where I can hunt Ben
Felix Hunger: Oh I'm joking of course!
CGDC: Ben who?
*?Benİ::Ben me
CGDC: We already have that game. Just get Ben into a game of Quake deathmatch with you. Hey prestol.
Felix Hunger: Just a little game joke
?Stingerİ: Felix:Ben Hunter!! Only on...Nintendo!!
Felix Hunger: Hahaha
Glide: hehe
*MISS P: LOL Stinger
Felix Hunger: See THATS what i mean! A Lobby where I could say to Ben right now, LETS GO< MAN!
CGDC: That would be great.
?Arctic Frost: It sure would
*MISS P: yep
The Man in Black: just like we do at some of the other palaces
Felix Hunger: hahah
The Man in Black: Warcraft and Marathon for example
CGDC: I like Wolf 3d.
* Bunny: Do you ever plan to design easy, maybe Win95 based, level designers. I'd buy one
The Man in Black: people set up internet games there
CGDC: I doubt we'll ever sell our level designer programs.
CGDC: I agree that Wolf 3d started the 3d first-person action genre.
CGDC: But DOOM touched it off.
?Stingerİ: Me too
The Man in Black: you don't think that would sell?
CGDC: What, a level designer?
?Stingerİ: Yes,Doom rocks!!
The Man in Black: Bungie released their map and physics editors for the mac...
?Stingerİ: Did you help in the designing of Doom 64?
The Man in Black: DooM was definitely the catalyst
CGDC: If we released our level design -- QuakEd, nobody could use it. It requires 128m of RAM, Windows NT, etc. etc.
CGDC: And we don't want to dumb it down for a commercial release.
The Man in Black: is Quake out on the Mac yet?
CGDC: Basically, we don't think that designing level makers is fun, so we won't do it except as an inhouse tool.
* Bunny: Would you license another company to do it
?Arctic Frost: Do what you love, best foundation for success
*?Benİ:Quake for the Mac should be out soon I think
CGDC: Quake is not yet done for the Mac. Soon I hope.
The Man in Black: cool
ERIC: If I may share the stage
ERIC: and introduce Eric Wang from Westwood Studios
CGDC: Lion Entertainment is doing the Mac port. Write to them and ask them why it's not faster.
jUles: Hello ERIC :)
*?Benİ:hehe ok
?Arctic Frost: Snicker
Glide: hehe ok Sandy =)
CGDC: I have time for three more questions. Then ok.
* Bunny: Thanks for taking the time to be here, we really appreciate it...
?Arctic Frost: Congradulations again, Sandy
ERIC: Does anyone have any questions that I can answer?
CGDC: Howdy Eric. How's Westwood doing?
?Stingerİ: Will there be a sequel to doom or wlfenstein?
CGDC: A sequel to DOOM or Wolf>
CGDC: The N64 DOOM is a sequel to DOOM -- all the levels are completely new.
*?Benİ:ooopsie
*?Benİ:Eric u work at Westwood?
?Stingerİ: yes I know, as sequel to that I mean
CGDC: I'll leave the hall to Eric. Bye now.
ERIC: I am currently working on Lands of Lore: Guardiens of Destiny and Bladerunner.
Sageguyİ: any thoughts of a doom with a Myst like world?
? Thumper: when will n64 doom be available for pc
?Arctic Frost: See ya, Sandy, Thanks!!!
Glide: thank you Sandy!!
?Stingerİ: Ibye ye!
The Man in Black: A Bladerunner game?
?Arctic Frost: Wow, Eric!!
The Man in Black: thanx Sandy!
?Stingerİ: This was a pleasure!!!
Northern Lights: Thanks for chatting Sandy!!
*?Benİ:Can't wait for Lands of Lore 2
*?Benİ:thanks Sandy
jUles: Bladerunner Yes!!!
*?Benİ:hi Louis
Louis Castle: hello all!
ERIC: Yes. We are currently working on getting a game based on the Bladerunner license. We are targetting a q4 release
? Thumper: hi louis
?Arctic Frost: When do you expect Lands of Lore out?
Louis Castle: I'm the cofounder of Westwood, any questions?
Sageguyİ: hi louis
*?Benİ:cool
The Man in Black: Eric, you just released an update to the Mac version of C&C, are you still working on bug fixes and if so, when can we expect another update?
Glide: wow Louis!! welcome!!
The Man in Black: :btw, the game rox
?Arctic Frost: Wow, hello, Louis!!
Louis Castle: Lands of Lore is now in Beta. I'm loving it, but redy t give it to all of you. Fouryears is a long time!
ERIC: The mac patch for C&C is currently available on our Website.
?Stingerİ: Hi,Louis
The Man in Black: I was speaking beyond that patch
*?Benİ:yes and thanks for porting it to the Mac
The Man in Black: It's still got some nasty bugs
The Man in Black: but it's GREATLY improved
Louis Castle: Not nasty bugs, just a REALLY big game.
ERIC: I don't think there is another patch that is in the works.
*?Benİ:how about the new C&C?
Louis Castle: Any more questions for me? Lands of Lore, Blade Runner?
*?Benİ:is that in the works yet?
?Arctic Frost: You bet, Louis
The Man in Black: what type of game is Bladerunner gonna be?
Louis Castle: Blade Runner should be out around Christmas.
?Arctic Frost: Will Blade Runner multiplayer?
* Bunny: Tell us about the plot of the Blade Runner game
*?Benİ:yes is it a side scrolling?
ERIC: We are also currently working on a playstation version of Red Alert that should be out later this year.
The Man in Black: can you relate it to another type of game?
Louis Castle: Blade is a Real Time Adventure Game. High in action and story content
The Man in Black: in play style, what's it like?
?Arctic Frost: Will BR be multiplayer?
The Man in Black: C&C, DooM?
* Bunny: Is it 1st person?
*?Benİ:so like a Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider style?
ERIC: Lands of Lore will be a first person (a la DOOM) role playing game.
Louis Castle: Lots of tension, and a good deal of detective work. It is really what C&C was to war games, only to adventure games.
*?Benİ:oh cool
The Man in Black: cool, role player AND action
* Bunny: So it has a Syndicate like interface?
Myotis: Lands of lore was very kewl.....
Louis Castle: Both LOL and Blade are HEAVY in action and tension. Serious adiction quality.
Northern Lights: :Sounds neat
*?Benİ::great more sleepless nights
*?Benİ:hehe
?Arctic Frost: Any chance of doing online interaction?
Louis Castle: Blade Runner is nothing like Syndicate, more like an adventure game witha moving camera and a cool combat system
ERIC: Lands of Lore 2 will blow you all away.
*?Benİ:btw love the sound track to Red Alert
ERIC: The game will ship on 4 CD's and will include over 3 hours of video footage.
*?Benİ:wow
jUles: wow
Louis Castle: Glad to hear you like Red Alert's sound. The audio guys are standing right here!
* Bunny: What kind of system requirements am I going to have to upgrade to
*?Benİ:Congrats u sound dudes
Louis Castle: I have to run and catch a plane. Any last questions?
Myotis: See you on the Quake servers.... to get my butt kicked
The Man in Black: I don't have RA, but I like C&C
*?Benİ:thanks for stopping by Louis
ERIC: The sound guys say Cool and thanks!.
?Arctic Frost: Thanks for typing at us, Louis!!!
Louis Castle: My pleasure. Take care all!
*?Benİ:hope u guys have another great year
Northern Lights: Great job Westwood!
ERIC: Gotta run. Later.
The Man in Black: See ya Louis
Glide: thank you!!
?Arctic Frost: Thanks Eric!!!
jUles: Thanks Louis and ERIC :)
*?Benİ:been a pleasure
?Arctic Frost: Have a safe flight!
Northern Lights: )APPLAUSE
?Arctic Frost: )applause
*?Benİ:hi Scot
Scott Lahman: hi everyone
jUles: Hello Scott :)
?Arctic Frost: Hi There, Scott
Glide: hi Scott!
Scott Lahman: I'm Scott Lahman, Director Of Development
Scott Lahman: For Activision
Northern Lights: Welcome to the Palace Scott
?Arctic Frost: Wow!!
* Bunny: INTERSTATE 76 is GREAT
?Arctic Frost: This is just awesome!!
*?Benİ:Mechwarrior
Scott Lahman: Thanks, Bunny.
Scott Lahman: We're very proud of Interstate 76 as well.
The Man in Black: cool
*?Benİ:oh ya I76 is great
*?Benİ:great concept
Northern Lights: Congrats for Zork N.
?Arctic Frost: I'm speechless, there's so many games I want to drool over that you've done
Scott Lahman: Sean Vesce, Zack Norman are very good at creating that atmosphere.
*MISS P: hehe
*?Benİ:what's new at Activision
Scott Lahman: I'll start putting a bib in our packages.
* Bunny: You guys have the best internet connectabilty, do you work with MS on Win95 platform issues..
Scott Lahman: Our next line of games will include Dark Reign, a strategy game...
Scott Lahman: And Heavy Gear, our next Giant Robot Combat Simulation.
*?Benİ:cool
Scott Lahman: We work closely with MS, but really we have a very talented group of engineers who
Scott Lahman: want to have the best technology in the world.
Scott Lahman: That drive keeps our edge.
* Bunny: They are great... Kudos
Scott Lahman: Keep your eye out for the next Zork as well.
?Arctic Frost: Oh hurray, another Zork!!
Scott Lahman: It will be out for the Christmas Season.
jUles: when?
?Arctic Frost: :I'll play Zork till I die
jUles: Cool!
Scott Lahman: And will return to Zork's comedy roots.
Northern Lights: :Zorked for life
*?Benİ:kewl
Glide: :Zorkaholics =)
*?Benİ:was going to say that
Scott Lahman: LOL
?Arctic Frost: Oh fantastic!!!
*MISS P: lol
*?Benİ:missed it in the other Zorks
?Arctic Frost: :Where's the grue?
Scott Lahman: Also -- Magic (ala Enchanter) will make a return.
*?Benİ:what is Magic about?
Scott Lahman: Spells, Spellbook.....
Scott Lahman: Rezrov.
* Bunny: What do you coming out for the Macintosh?
*?Benİ:like Master of Magic?
?Arctic Frost: Hahahaha
Scott Lahman: We've taken a break from the Mac for a bit.
Scott Lahman: Sorry to all you fans out there.
The Man in Black: why's that?
*?Benİ:awww
?Arctic Frost: :Glad I'm PC:)
*MISS P: LOL AF
*MISS P: :snicker
The Man in Black: Macs are a great gaming platform
Northern Lights: Will any other Infocom games come back enhanced?
*?Benİ::thx god for duel ssytems
The Man in Black: don't give up on them, they're gonna really rock REAL soon!
Scott Lahman: Mechwarrior 2 did very well on the Mac, but some titles are more difficult to reach their audience on that platform.
The Man in Black: well, as long as you come back to the Mac!
Scott Lahman: We're hoping it makes a comeback.
*?Benİ:cool
The Man in Black: they've got some FAST hardware in the works
Scott Lahman: ON the PC Side, we're very excited about D3D.
The Man in Black: blows all Pentium MMX away
Scott Lahman: And the new chips.
* Bunny: How do you determine your target audience and marketing strategy
Scott Lahman: Force Feedback is also cool.
?Arctic Frost: What innovations will you be doing with them?
Scott Lahman: Target Audience....we have a great marketing group that does research into the market.
* Bunny: Who is your target?
Scott Lahman: We're in constant touch with our fans...through email, bulletin boards, electronic registration.
Northern Lights: Us
*?Benİ::it looks like Scott has some online chat experience
* Bunny: Demographicly speaking
Scott Lahman: Our target is the intelligent gamer who wants a seamless, immersive experience.
Scott Lahman: Our content tends to have a real edge.
jUles: less gore! oops..sorry hehe
?Arctic Frost: Consider putting up a Palace, Scott
*?Benİ::or a very good typer
*MISS P: both I think
?Arctic Frost: Wow, an Activision Palace, now that'd be cool!
Scott Lahman: Good idea about the palace. Will they let us do that?
*?Benİ:yup
*MISS P: sure will scott =)
Scott Lahman: Ok .I've been handed the materials.
?Arctic Frost: You bet they will!!!
*?Benİ::great way to advertise
*MISS P: I HANDED OVER THE INFO =)
?Arctic Frost: Hahahaaa
*?Benİ:hehe
*MISS P: :pushy huh>
jUles: Whoo hoo :)
Scott Lahman: She Did....and signed me to a contract in blood.
Sageguyİ: way to go, Miss
*MISS P: lol
*?Benİ:hehe
Northern Lights: lol
?Arctic Frost: LOL!!!
The Man in Black: rofl
?Arctic Frost: :I like Scott
*MISS P: :should I lock the door>
jUles: hehe
Northern Lights: )GUFFAW
Scott Lahman: NOt yet...until we immortalize you in one of our games.
*MISS P: ok ok
Scott Lahman: Any other questions.
* Bunny: BTW, is that Samual L Jackson's voice in Interstate 76?
Scott Lahman: no..sounds a bit like it though.
?Arctic Frost: Thanks for coming by, Scott
?Arctic Frost: It was great typing at you:)
*?Benİ:that's about it Scott
Scott Lahman: Thank you!
Sageguyİ: thanks
Northern Lights: )APPLAUSE
jUles: Thanks Scott :)
*MISS P: )applause
*?Benİ:thanks for stopping by
Glide: thank you Scott!!
*?Benİ:and good luck this year
Scott Lahman: You're very welcome...Thanks for putting up with the random capitalizations...I must seem like a Rookie.
?Arctic Frost: Looking forward to all the new games this year
Sageguyİ: hehe
*MISS P: thanks scott
?Arctic Frost: No, actually you do very well
*MISS P: this has been great
Sageguyİ: HehEhEHE
*?Benİ:I have more typos then u and I been doing this for over a year now
?Arctic Frost: This has been awesome
Scott Lahman: Good night everyone, we're going to celebrate with our Awards in hand.
*MISS P: thanks
?Arctic Frost: !Congratulations!
Myotis: Take care Scott
*MISS P: OKay we are quieting down
Northern Lights: Bye Scott, thanks for stopping by.
*MISS P: there are still people in the press room so hang in if you;d like
*MISS P: but we are pretty much over
*?Benİ:good one
Myotis: This was so cool
CGDC: See you
CGDC: Bye
*MISS P: there's a carnival now
The Man in Black: I used to work that show...
*MISS P: :heheh I AM working
The Man in Black: when I did tradeshows
*MISS P: :ain't that grand
?Arctic Frost: Hahaha MP, and doing great:)
The Man in Black: but now I slave for someone else
*MISS P: Hang on we have more
*?Benİ::now don't u wish u get paid for being on the Palace?
?Arctic Frost: Bunny, I LOVE the style you guys choose for this Palace!!
*MISS P: We have Mark Deloura from Nintendo
Benİ: oh kewl
* Bunny: We're real happy with it, be sure to visit the TownSquare Website
Northern Lights: Nice place Bunny.
The Man in Black: Howdy Mark
jUles: !Hello Mark :)
*?Benİ:hi mark
?Arctic Frost: Hi There, Mark!!
*?Benİ:love the N64
* Bunny: Thank you all
Glide: hi Mark!!
Mark DELOURA: Howdy!
?Arctic Frost: Congradulations tonight, Mark!
?Arctic Frost: Job well done!!
Mark DELOURA: thank you thank you thank you :-)
*?Benİ:any news on new games for the N64?
Northern Lights: )APPLAUSE
*?Benİ::or even the Super
Mark DELOURA: Just wait for E3, you'll see all sorts of cool new stuff.
*?Benİ:cool
?Arctic Frost: Mark, what things will we be seeing from Nintendo?
*?Benİ:lots of new ones?
Mark DELOURA: Lots of great things coming soon... can't say too much yet
Northern Lights: Any juicy hints?
The Man in Black: awww
*?Benİ::i think I finished Mario about 10 times now
Mark DELOURA: Though the Rumble pack will knock your socks off :-)
* Bunny: When will Nintendo have Internet playability?
jUles: software secrets..ooh
?Arctic Frost: Hee hee maybe we can force it out of him:)
?Arctic Frost: Oh yes, Internet anytime soon, Mark?
Glide: anyone have the truth script? =)
jUles: yes, online rpg games..yes!!
Mark DELOURA: Umm, umm, umm...
*?Benİ::vee hav ways to make u talk
jUles: :lock the door now
The Man in Black: :I'll hold him
?Arctic Frost: :a virtual mob
Mark DELOURA: We're just engineers, they don't let us talk. ;-)
*?Benİ:so are most games ported from Japan or are these made in the USA?
* Bunny: HEhehehehe
The Man in Black: if he doesn't talk, we'll .... cut off his pixels!
Glide: hehe
?Arctic Frost: Well you do your engineering very well:)
Glide: :a pixelectomy =)
* Bunny: To be fair, Nintendo doesn't have a keyboard
Mark DELOURA: There's a wide mix of origins, from Japan, US, the UK...
Northern Lights: lol
Mark DELOURA: Lots of cool stuff from the UK lately.
*?Benİ:oh cool
Mark DELOURA: (thanks :) )
*?Benİ::like......
*?Benİ::hope that got him talking
Northern Lights: :could zap him
*?Benİ:hehe
Mark DELOURA: What makes you think you need a kbd to do Internet? :-)
*?Benİ:how about any new add ons to the N64?
* Bunny: I meant that you might not be used to typing to talk :)
Mark DELOURA: New add-ons...
?Arctic Frost: They're done through the tv's now, webpage surfing
Mark DELOURA: Rumble pack coming soon soon soon
*?Benİ:ok tell us about it
jUles: webtv?
* Bunny: What is a Rumble Pack
Mark DELOURA: DD on the horizon, we all think it rules.
?Arctic Frost: Mark, how does it feel to see this fantastic success?
*?Benİ:will there be a Donkey Kong Country for N64?
?Arctic Frost: Did you ever imagine yourself in this position?
Mark DELOURA: Rumble pak is a force-feedback device that plugs into the
The Man in Black: cool!
Mark DELOURA: controller... It rumbles and shakes in response to events in the game
Mark DELOURA: (explosions , etc )
* Bunny: Very cool...
*?Benİ:oh cool
Northern Lights: Neat
?Arctic Frost: Oh how cool!!
jUles: Very Cool!!
Mark DELOURA: A DK 64... oooo, yeah baby. :)
*?Benİ:cool
?Arctic Frost: )boom
*?Benİ:and another Mario?
*?Benİ::got to love that little guy
Mark DELOURA: I've got Ken Lobb here with me, development manager at Nintendo of America.
*?Benİ:!Hi Ken
The Man in Black: hi ken
?Arctic Frost: WOW!!
Mark DELOURA: I think you can be certain we'll see Mario again. :)
jUles: Hello Ken :)
* Bunny: Hi Ken
?Arctic Frost: Hi Ken!!
*?Benİ::can he talk?
Northern Lights: Hi Ken
The Man in Black: Mark spilled everything Ken... ;-)
Mark DELOURA: Ken says hi, and I assure you he does talk. :)
*?Benİ:how about Mario and Donkey Kong?
?Arctic Frost: :don't you mean, 'can we type'?
The Man in Black: rofl
* Bunny: Is it true the rumor I heard about a Myst port to Nintendo?
Mark DELOURA: okay, they're kicking us out. Thanks a bunch!!
*?Benİ:nite mark, Ken
*?Benİ:take care
Mark DELOURA: Later folks, Ken!
Glide: thank you Mark!!
Sageguyİ: nite mark
?Arctic Frost: It was great meeting you, Mark!!
jUles: Nite Ken :)
* Bunny: Thanks, g'night
Northern Lights: :Thanks for stopping by Mark!
The Man in Black: congrats guys
?Arctic Frost: Night Ken
Northern Lights: )APPLAUSE
* Bunny: Thanks for stopping by and helping everyone!!!
*?Benİ:no prob Bunny
*?Benİ:thxs for having us
* Bunny: this was really fun
The Man in Black: thanx bunny
Glide: thank you Bunny!! This is a terrific palace!!
* Bunny: ]: : )
* Bunny: thanks everyone
jUles: Love the graphics!
*?Benİ:can't wiat till the grand opening
* Bunny: I hope you all come back when we open
jUles: certainly!
Glide: we will!!
* Bunny: we're going to have something really cool for the grand opening
?Arctic Frost: You bet we will!
jUles: hints?
* Bunny: : : )
The Man in Black: let's make her talk!
*?Benİ::free modems for the first 100 ppl?
* Bunny: LOL
?Arctic Frost: Hee hee
The Man in Black: hehehe
* Bunny: not quite
* Bunny: altho...did you register for the giveaway tonight? Northern Lights: I did
*?Benİ::does the contest work in Canada?
* Bunny: everyone, please register, ok?
* Bunny: yes, for tonight's promo
*?Benİ:or just the States?
The Man in Black: I'll do that in a minute
* Bunny: Ben, go ahead and register
*?Benİ::kewl but I own the modem already
The Man in Black: USR rox
* Bunny: Well, thanks MNB
The Man in Black: there IS no substitute
* Bunny: I think it does too
* Bunny: but, we're facing a real challenge with Rockwell and Lucent
* Bunny: so please take any usr or x2 props and wear them proudly : )
jUles: have them already :)
jUles: ooh don't have that one.
jUles: Thanks Bunny :)
* Bunny: you're all set : )
Sageguyİ: had fun
* Bunny: what a cutie you are AF
jUles: Thanks again :) Goodnite
*?Benİ:I guess I should go do my rounds
?Arctic Frost: Nighterz All!!
*?Benİ:nite Lisa
Glide: nite AF!!
*?Benİ:stop by one day
?Arctic Frost: Can't keep track of whole all is leaving:)
Glide: thanks again Bunny!!
* Bunny: well, guys hope to see you all the grand opening -- we'll be making announcements soon
?Arctic Frost: Nite Everyone