CGN Newsletter #79 – Feb. 24, 2023
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New Book Details the Downfall of the Atari Jaguar
Games journalist and historian Boris Kretzinger has just released Clipped Claws: The Atari Jaguar Story, a comprehensive history of Atari's final TV game console.
And it's completely free! You can read it right now on Archive.org.
Kretzinger interviewed over 40 former hardware and software developers, marketing managers, retailers, and gamers, and over the book's 307 pages they share their reminiscences and expert insights into the unfulfilled potential of the Jaguar platform, and why it was doomed to failure.
The Jag was one of the biggest game console flops of all time, but at least it gave the world Tempest 2000...
Doom Guy Launches on July 18
In other video game book news, one of the creators of Doom will be releasing his very own book later this year.
Following hot on the heels of Cliffy B's smash hit autobiography Control Freak, John Romero will soon be releasing the long, long awaited story of his life (so far).
Doom Guy will launch on July 18.
Microsoft Creates Gay Xbox for WorldPride
It's a very special time of year in Sydney, Australia. The WorldPride festival is currently under way, and this gala event will reach its climax tomorrow night with the annual Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.
To celebrate this celebration of alternative lifestyles, Microsoft has created a extra-special, extra-gay Xbox.
This one-of-a-kind unit will be auctioned off to raise money for people with AIDS. You can gawk at it right now at the Microsoft Experience Centre in the Pitt Street Mall. For more information on the auction, follow the official Australasian Xbox Twitter account.
Joshua Graham Reads The Bible
Everybody's favourite Fallout New Vegas character Joshua Graham has had his voice synthesised by AI. Fallout fans have used this new technology to make Graham read out the Bible.
As of this writing this great work is incomplete, but you can listen to the Book of Genesis (KJV) in full on YouTube, and re-live the exciting adventures of Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, and everybody's favourite prodigal son, Joseph (and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat):
Genesis chronicles the beginning of time, but how will it all end? Find out for yourself, as Joshua Graham reads The Book of Revelations:
Robot Cars Confirmed for Brigador Killers
A thread of Twitter posts from Brigador Killers art lead Jack Monahan has given some new insight into the odd cyberpunk world of Brigador.
Specifically, the game is going to have very strange-looking robot cars and trucks, created with a visual design language that will allow players to perceive intuitively which vehicles can and cannot be controlled.
Jack Monahan posts at length about the art choices that are going into the long-awaited sequel to Brigador; if you're at all interested in the games progress then he's well worth a follow.
New Civ Incoming
Firaxis has announced that a new Sid Meier's Civilizaion game is currently in development.
It is not clear whether this will be another instalment in the mainline series (ie. Sid Meier's Civilization 7) or if it will be a spin-off (such as Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution).
It could even be some kind of mobile phone pay-to-win gatcha abomination. But one thing is for certain: the Civ juggernaut cannot be stopped.
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