{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"October 2001","description":"Xbox stands on shaky ground, Lord of the Rings gets a second master &amp;amp; Gaming goes to academia These stories and many more on this episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This episode we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in October of 2001. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events. Get us on your mobile device: Android: https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz  iOS: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/de\/podcast\/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and\/or support us on patreon! https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/VGNRTM Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com  Links: 7 Minutes in Heaven: Video version - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/58896891 https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/looney-tunes-sheep-raider https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94eqXbijowE https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ralph_Wolf_and_Sam_Sheepdog  Corrections: September 2001 Ep - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/57280094 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Game_Boy https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GarageGames https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adobe_Flash#Macromedia 2001: Xboxes are coming off the line... but at what cost? https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/NextGen82Oct2001\/page\/n9\/mode\/2up https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xbox_(console)#Sales 3rd party confidence in Xbox shaken https:\/\/segaretro.org\/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_102.pdf&amp;amp;page=6  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xbox_(console) https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_Theft_Auto_III Malice goes multiplatform https:\/\/www.devuego.es\/pres\/revista\/hobby-consolas\/120 pg. 14 https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/company\/argonaut-games-plc https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/malice https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argonaut_Games https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/star-fox_  What Xbox lacks in exclusives it makes up in emulation https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/NextGen82Oct2001\/page\/n19\/mode\/1up  http:\/\/xbmcxbox.blogspot.com\/2013\/03\/complete-list-of-emulators-for-original.html  https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/The-Easiest-Way-To-Soft-Mod-An-Original-XBOX\/  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kodi_(software) Nintendo outlines online plans for Gamecube https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GameCube_online_functionality#Supported_games  https:\/\/segaretro.org\/index.php?title=File%3AEdge_UK_102.pdf&amp;amp;page=11  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PlayStation_2_Expansion_Bay August 2000 Jump - https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/42013999 Alien Front Online brings voice to Dreamcast multiplayer https:\/\/www.devuego.es\/pres\/revista\/hobby-consolas\/120 pg. 20 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alien_Front_Online ECTS abandoned by the majors https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue81\/page\/n13\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/NextGen82Oct2001\/page\/n11\/mode\/2up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_of_Warcraft#Development https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Computer_Trade_Show https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diablo_Immortal Greg Fischbach Interview: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/46578120 Joe Morici Interview: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/37289815  Windows XP launches October 25 https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue81\/page\/n25\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Windows_XP July 2001 Jump: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/54644068 Monolith announces Shogo sequel https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/PC_Zone_107_October_2001\/page\/n22\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shogo:_Mobile_Armor_Division  EA secures Lord of the Ring movie license https:\/\/lotr.fandom.com\/wiki\/Electronic_Arts Don Daglow Interview Part 2: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/39095819 https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers EA seeks licenses for LAN tournaments https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/pcgames200110\/PC-Games%202001-10\/page\/11\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/www.pcgames.de\/Spiele-Thema-239104\/News\/FIFA-Verbot-fuer-LAN-Parties-11115\/  https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game-group\/ea-sports-games Napster suffers legal blow https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/PC_Zone_107_October_2001\/page\/n17\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Napster#Legal_challenges Compaq to merge with HP https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue81\/page\/n25\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Compaq#Late_1990s%E2%80%932000s Titus takes control of Interplay https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/pcgames200110\/PC-Games%202001-10\/page\/14\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Titus_Interactive https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interplay_Entertainment https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Isle%27s_Torn https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ultima_IX:_Ascension https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Isle_Studios Harvard study claims game ratings underreport violence https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_207\/page\/n37\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/archives\/la-xpm-2001-aug-01-fi-29231-story.html  https:\/\/www.kidrisk.org\/team\/about\/profiles\/KMTprofile.html https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/arcade\/ms-pac-man https:\/\/9gag.com\/ https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hot_Coffee_(mod) Gaming gets its first dedicated academic journal http:\/\/gamestudies.org\/ https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/PC_Zone_107_October_2001\/page\/n26\/mode\/1up   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\/ Sound Effects by Ethan Johnson of History of How We Play and Enzo Maida. &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Video Game Newsroom Time Machine","author_url":"http:\/\/videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21226409\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/115934216"}