{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"October 2020","description":"Apple gets ready to go public Sega does what Nintendon't The world gets its first look at the GameCube These stories and many more on this month's episode of the Video Game Newsroom Time Machine This month we will look back at the biggest stories in and around the video game industry in October of 1980, 1990, 2000. As always, we'll mostly be using magazine cover dates, and those are of course always a bit behind the actual events.. Send comments on twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com 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\/user?u=7594060 Links: Corrections: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sunsoft https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v1y3V2VAdpE https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gazimaluke?s=20 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bally_Manufacturing https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WMS_Industries https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oMO9hJ3zzms&amp;amp;t=274s https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/arcadedreams\/Arcade-Dreams-The-Definitive-Arcade-Documentary-Series  https:\/\/arcadedocumentary.com\/ https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Game.com https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/hh_tgaunt https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/mortal-kombat  1980: Apple is getting ready to go public https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/softalkv1n02oct1980\/page\/5\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/investor.apple.com\/faq\/ https:\/\/kensbook.com\/ https:\/\/videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com\/ken-williams-interview Commodore facing scrutiny https:\/\/nyti.ms\/1kS9Xye https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0086465\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0094291\/?ref_=tt_sims_tt https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/ask\/answers\/why-nyse-switch-fractions-to-decimals\/  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commodore_International  Hayden Book Company buys Programma International https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/softalkv1n02oct1980\/page\/2\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/company\/programma-international-inc http:\/\/allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com\/2014\/09\/programma-international-coin-op.html Stern Electronics is getting a running start in video games Play Meter, October 15, 1980, pg. 34 https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stern_(game_company) https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/astro-invader_ https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/galaxian  https:\/\/videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com\/amoa-1980-with-gameresearch_e 1990: Sega launches Nintendon't ad campaign Plaything, October 1990, pg. 12 Splatterhouse to make Halloween debut on TG16 Plaything, October 1990 https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/splatterhouse No such thing as a Nintendo Plaything, October 1990, pg. 20 https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/google-taser-xerox-brand-names-generic-words-2018-5?r=DE&amp;amp;IR=T DUO FC is gonna bridge the gap between PCs and consoles https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/1990-10-compute-magazine\/page\/n11\/mode\/1up  http:\/\/atarihq.com\/tsr\/nes\/duo-fc.html https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/company\/capstone-software Microprose enters the NES market https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/zero-magazine-12\/page\/n8\/mode\/1up https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/company\/ultra-software-corporation EA enters Genesis market with a cross-platform promotion Plaything, October 1990 https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/budokan-the-martial-spirit https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/populous https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/1990-10-compute-magazine\/page\/n58\/mode\/1up Activision settles suit with Magnavox https:\/\/www.retromags.com\/files\/file\/3006-video-games-computer-entertainment-issue-21-october-1990\/ pg. 24 https:\/\/www.ipmall.info\/content\/magnavox-co-v-activision-inc-ralph-baers-litigation-files Mediagenic kills Activision UK https:\/\/www.filfre.net\/2017\/01\/a-time-of-endings-part-3-mediagenic-or-the-patent-from-hell\/  https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/CommodoreUserIssue851990Oct\/page\/n125\/mode\/1up First reports are coming in from The Computer Entertainment Show in London... https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/micromania-segunda-epocha-29\/page\/n7\/mode\/1up Commodore Format magazine launches! https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/commodore-format-magazine-01  Commodore debuts the C286 LT https:\/\/segaretro.org\/index.php?title=File:NewComputerExpress_UK_100.pdf&amp;amp;page=4  https:\/\/segaretro.org\/index.php?title=File:NewComputerExpress_UK_101.pdf&amp;amp;page=2  https:\/\/www.c64-wiki.de\/wiki\/Commodore-Laptop_C286LT Commodore profits plunge https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/CommodoreUserIssue851990Oct\/page\/n125\/mode\/1up   &quot;What you see is what you play&quot; ads for Wing Commander hit magazines https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/1990-10-compute-magazine\/page\/n88\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wing_Commander_(video_game) https:\/\/www.retromags.com\/files\/file\/3006-video-games-computer-entertainment-issue-21-october-1990\/ p. 132 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mfRvCSBD4q0  MSX the third... or fourth, announced https:\/\/segaretro.org\/index.php?title=File:NewComputerExpress_UK_101.pdf&amp;amp;page=3  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MSX#Evolution https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/metal-gear_ https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/snatcher No one wants to publish The Black Crypt https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_76\/page\/n9\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/black-crypt https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/company\/raven-software-corporation  Strider 2 is coming... https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/computer-and-videogames-107\/page\/n9\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strider_II https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9LMr6NpVhKA  Sega sells Time-Out arcade chain Replay, October 1990, pg. 177 https:\/\/arcadetoken.net\/tokens\/token.php?id=18 https:\/\/arcadeblogger.com\/2017\/08\/18\/time-out-arcade-amazing-classic-arcade-pictures\/   The R360 is coming https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ACEIssue37Oct90\/ACE_Issue_37_Oct_90\/page\/n8\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R360  2000: Nintendo finally decides on a name for its new console. https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue69\/page\/n82\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GameCube  Sony introduces the GSCube https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902\/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20135%20%28October%202000%29\/page\/n38\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GScube  Sega introduces @barai https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902\/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20135%20%28October%202000%29\/page\/n39\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/segaretro.org\/@barai https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DIVX https:\/\/pennyarcade.fandom.com\/wiki\/Div  Nintendo buys up Zelda.com https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/NextGen70Oct2000\/page\/n10\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/*\/zelda.com https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/1999\/03\/10\/nintendo-and-porn  Speaking of Raven Software... Soldier of Fortune gets qualified as &quot;adult motion picture&quot; in British Columbia https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/soldier-of-fortune-classified-as-an-adult-movie\/1100-2602950\/  https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_195\/page\/n38\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soldier_of_Fortune_(video_game)#Violence_controversy   Indianapolis tries to restrict violent video games https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902\/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20135%20%28October%202000%29\/page\/n38\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/scholar.valpo.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&amp;amp;httpsredir=1&amp;amp;article=1285&amp;amp;context=vulr  https:\/\/videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com\/joe-morici-interview Square pushes online hint system https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902\/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20135%20%28October%202000%29\/page\/n100\/mode\/1up   Unreal is coming to consoles https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/MicromanaTerceraEpocaSpanishIssue69\/page\/n5\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unreal_Engine  Bioware developing Star Wars RPG https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_195\/page\/n38\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic   Looking Glass may be dead, but Thief lives on https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-10\/page\/n17\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/thief-deadly-shadows https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/developer\/sheet\/view\/developerId,127\/   EA gets the Harry Potter license https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-10\/page\/n20\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game-group\/harry-potter-licensees\/offset,0\/so,1d\/   Diablo 2 goes D&amp;amp;D https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/PC-Player-German-Magazine-2000-10\/page\/n171\/mode\/1up  https:\/\/diablo.fandom.com\/wiki\/Dungeons_and_Dragons:_Diablo_II_Edition   EGM talks fan translations https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902\/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20135%20%28October%202000%29\/page\/n35\/mode\/2up  https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/sega-cd\/shadowrun__  Recommended Links: 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\/ The History of How We Play: https:\/\/thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com\/ Retro Asylum: http:\/\/retroasylum.com\/category\/all-posts\/ Retro Game Squad: http:\/\/retrogamesquad.libsyn.com\/  Sound Effects by Ethan of History of How We Play. 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