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United States, and the lucky moviegoers will also receive an 8" x 16" full
color, exclusive lithograph featuring characters from the film. Tickets
have already begun selling for the performances at 8:30 a.m. on Friday,
June 21, Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23, at $6 per ticket. For more
info, call your nearest Disney Store or the toll free number:
1-888-4-FESTIVAL.
DreamWorks: AWARD WINNER JOINS TEAM
The ability to hire the most effective producers and directors can make or
break a film company. Seems as though DreamWorks SKG continues their quest
for such folk and they've just signed a nonexclusive, first-look deal with
Mark Johnson. He was the Academy-award producer for the films A Little
Princess and Rain Man. His arrangement with DreamWorks SKG is for two
years. He is currently working on a Mandalay Film entitled Donnie Brasco
that starts Al Pacino and Johnny Depp.
Electronic Arts: CHOPPER REALITY
Flight combat sims continue to become more and more realistic. Fortunately
for most consumers, they are also becoming easier to learn and handle. As
you may recall, one of Electronic Arts' brand names is Jane's Combat
Simulations. The title now issued under this brand is AH-64D Longbow, which
was developed at EA's Austin, Texas subsidiary. This is an authentic sim
that lets you experience the controls of the most lethal attack helicopter
ever created. You get fully-textured, rolling terrain, highly advanced 3D
visuals, plus complex avionics and weapons systems. Produced by Andy
Hollis, who also designed Gunship and F-15 Strike Eagle II and III, there
are five different mission sets and more than 20,000 square kilometers of
terrain, all using U.S. Geological Survey digital elevation maps. Each inch
you fly over is unique terrain--there are no repeated tiles. You can fly a
near-future campaign mode with more than 40 missions set in the Baltic
region. There are also 12 historically accurate missions from Operation
Desert Storm and Just Cause, the Panama invasion. You'll also enjoy the
single mission generator which creates random missions, based upon your
game preferences. With the online tutorial system, you'll be flying the
AH-64D Longbow in no time at all. This sim is for PC machines.
IN THE BAG
Putting their rep on the line, Electronic Arts has predicted that the
winner of the NBA(R) Championship will be none other than the Chicago
Bulls. Additionally, the company has predicted that the Stanley Cup will be
won by the Colorado Avalanche. These timely predictions are the result of
game sims played using EA's NBA LIVE 96 for the Sony PlayStation(TM) and
NHL(R) 96 for the PC. (In the latter offering, there's even a cool
Zamboni-machine rink clean-up between periods! And watch Rodman's hair
color change throughout the basketball championship series.
The game-by-game predictions for the NBA games are:
Game 1: Bulls win in OT, 111-110
Game 2: Sonics win in OT, 104-96
Game 3: Bulls win, 102-100
Game 4: Sonics win, 89-86
Game 5: Bulls win, 101-97
Game 6: Bulls win in OT, 101-98
The NHL 96 predictions are
Game 1: Avalanche wins, 3-0
Game 2: Panthers win in OT, 1-0
Game 3: Avalanche wins, 2-1
Game 4: Avalanche wins in OT, 1-0
Game 5: Panthers win in OT, 2-1
Game 6: Avalanche wins, 1-0
Golden Books: ADULTS HAVE GOLDEN BOOKS
Some of you folks may remember story books from Golden Books. Now they're
all grown up and have a new group, Golden Books Adult Publishing Group,
that will produce 15 titles on parenthood and child care over a four year
span. There will be several stand-alone titles plus a series that addresses
different aspects of child rearing and family relationships. These titles
were developed by the editors of Parents magazine in conjunction with
Roundtable Inc. The titles are based on market research and communication
with the magazine's 11 million readers. The titles will be published in
various formats for trade and mass market distribution. The first of these
series will be released in '97 and is The Parents Answer Book with over 600
pages. This will be a reference source on concerns of a parenting regarding
child health, behavior, development and safety from birth through age five.
Heavy Metal: HEAVY-- AS IN METAL
This publication celebrates the diversity of its readership--amen! For
those folks interested in the cult classic, Heavy Metal is now available on
video in a limited edition, seri-cel featuring art from the movie. All of
the 413 Suncoast Motion Picture Company stores nationwide are selling this
title. The movie, based on the 1981 illustrated magazine, is an animation
classic of another world of fantasy, adventure, and action. Heavy Metal
features the voices of John Candy and Harold Ramis, with a soundtrack
including Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath and Devo.
Her Interactive: ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR WATSON
Nancy Drew, a series of stories involving a teen detective, will come to
CD-ROM format in late 1997 as the host for a series of interactive
motion-picture games to be published by Her Interactive. The games, based
on actual Nancy Drew titles from Pocket Books, will combine interactive
motion-picture gameplay and 3D graphic exploration. Her Interactive's first
game for girls, McKenzie & Co.(TM) -- a comic adventure about life in high
school -- was released in November, 1995 and was reviewed in Inside Games
and Entertainment Update. Please see our Review section for our thoughts on
this title.
IBM & NBC: BIG BLUE & THE PEACOCK
Look for a new program to debut on NBC Cable that is totally sponsored by
IBM. Called Scan, IBM owns this show which will concentrate on how
information technology exerts global influence. A variety of stories are
under development, ranging from the scanning of ancient manuscripts by
priests in the Vatican, to Herbie Hancock's technologically-astute musical
performances. Already, 45 stories have been filmed. Concerns about this
becoming an IBM Infomercial are unjustified, says NBC, and Big Blue's name
is, allegedly, never mentioned in a Scan story, save for the Vatican
project.
Jupiter: NOT SO BAD--MEBBE
You know how we all react to multiple exposure ads, whether on TV, radio,
in print or billboards. We simply do not care for the raucous cacophony the
constant impinging upon our privacy advertising hammers upon. What is of
interest is a survey recently completed by Jupiter Communications and The
Westport Company called Consumer Experience Probes: Web Advertising. To be
published this month, this report is the result of in-depth joint testing,
one-on-one, with users as they cruised through the WWW. Those new to the
WWW were surprised to find advertising on the WWW, but the average comment
was that such content was unobtrusive. Those who entered the WWW from
commservs, such as AOL, understood that every time a graphic was downloaded
to their screen, they were paying for the time required for such to occur.
These folk were more resistant to ads than those who go through ISPs.
Advertising that revealed a familiar logo was more likely to be accessed,
with banner ads the most likely to be noticed. For more info on this study,
contact The Westport Company at 203-454-5699 or Jupiter Communications at
800-488-4345.
Kaplan: VISIT CAMPUSES IN 3D
The NewMedia INVISION 'Bronze' Award of Excellence at Spring Comdex was
presented to Kaplan Educational Centers, one of the nation's leaders in
test preparation, admissions and career services. The award, in the
middle/high school education category, was for On Campus 96, a multimedia
CD-ROM title that was introduced in July 1995.
On Campus 96 is an interactive multimedia guide to schools that combines a
fun, three-dimensional interface with audio, video and textual information
on more than 1,700 schools. The product offers an alternative solution to
travelling and touring college campuses as the CD brings to life the
personality of the covered schools. Using the 3-D interface, Campus 96
enables students and parents
to research schools based on criteria such as academics, competition,
tuition, sports, financial aid, location and more.
Kidsdoctor: OPEN AND SAY AAAAHHHH ON THE WEB
So you need to know why your kid wants to eat dirt? Ask the Kidsdoctor
located on the WWW at http://www.kidsdoctor.com, that will go online with
over 200 kids' health topics on everything from stomach aches to eating
dirt. This FREE, expert advice comes from a pediatrician with over 40 years
of experience, currently on staff with Egleston Children's Hospital (of
Emory University Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia), whose name
is....honestly, you're not going to believe us here...his name is Dr.
Coffin!!! Yes, Dr. Lewis A. Coffin, III to be exact. Wow, there are three
other Coffins out there!
Anyway, this new concept of information gathering is indexed and has an
internal search engine, making the topics and database easy to access.
Parents just type in keywords to Ask The Doctor about subjects they're
interested in, and click on the Search button. From the Kidsdoctor database
a list of topics is generated in which the keyword(s) used in the search
appears. Visitors can access a specific topic from that list, and go
directly to the article and there will be a full index of topics available
at the home page by selecting List. Dr. Coffin will also be writing regular
editorials.
Miramax: CROW SOUNDTRACK SET FOR RELEASE
For lovers of action films, August 2nd is a date most are eagerly waiting
because that's the day The Crow: City of Angels reaches 2,500 screens. From
Miramax/Dimension, the film stars Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner and Iggy Pop.
In anticipation of large movie attendance, Miramax Records/Hollywood
Records is going to release the soundtrack for the movie on July 2nd. There
are 15 top artists on the soundtrack, including an update of Stevie Nicks'
GoldDust Woman that is produced by Ric Ocasek (remember The Cars?). Other
performers include Bush, Deftones, Jurassitol, Korn, Linda Perry with Grace
Slick, Pet, NY Loose, PJ Harvey, Rappers Above The Law, Seven Mary Three,
Toadies, White Zombie and, of course, the legendary Iggy Pop.
Microsoft: UNIX BOUND
The browser wars continue to heat up, with many services now offering the
consumer THEIR choice of browser. To broaden the audience for their
Internet Explorer, Microsoft is now in the process of the development for a
UNIX version of their browser, which currently holds second place as far as
popularity and use is concerned. With Internet Explorer now available for
the Macintosh and Windows market, this move would cement Microsoft in with
a browser for the major desktop platforms.
Microsoft & CIS: HELPING ONE ANOTHER
Microsoft continues to surge forward in their aggressive acquisition of
companion deals with a variety of commservs. The latest is CompuServe (CIS)
who has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Microsoft Corporation
for a variety of commercial, distribution and marketing opps. CIS is going
to deploy Microsoft's new commercial Internet service platform, currently
code-named Normandy, showing the commserv's move toward an open standards
technology and a strengthening of their core business through the use of
Internet technologies. Subscribers to CIS will obtain the Microsoft
Internet Explorer as the service's WWW browser standard. Plus these
companies will work together on future ventures. (Normandy integrates the
Microsoft Internet Information Server within the Microsoft Windows NT
Server OS.)
MTV: CHOOSE OR LOSE--YOUNG ADULTS RESPOND
MTV's ongoing political poll entitled Choose Or Lose revealed that
two-thirds of the young adults cite education as their top issue of concern
for the presidential '96 election.
The second of the series Choose Or Lose will be devoted to education. Learn
It: An MTV News Choose Or Lose Education Special, which premieres Monday,
June 10, at 4:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. (EDT/PDT), will explore some of the
key campaign issues relating to education through interviews with teachers,
students, parents, politicians and school board officials. The MTV News
reporter talks to two teachers and their students in two very different
communities in Southern California--George Washington High in South
Central, Los Angeles and Dana Hills High in the community of Orange County.
A roundtable discussion with three students from each school explores the
different qualities of education for these students and the solution to the
imbalance in the education systems regarding the proportion of funding that
different schools receive and the resources provided.
Other topics include school prayer, school uniforms and affirmative action
will be debated by students, teachers and politicians. MTV News visits two
high schools in Chicago -- one where students are required to wear school
uniforms, and one where they are not -- to find out what affect these
different school policies have on the student bodies.
NBC: MSNBC TO HIT HARD
NBC studios is suffering from the malady of a thorn-in-the side among some
of the cable operators, courtesy of Bill Gates. There is dissent
surrounding the issue of the launch of the Microsoft--NBC (MSNBC) news and
information cable program, scheduled to air on July 15 to at least 21
million U.S. TV subscribers.
MSNBC will be replacing America's Talking cable channel--this change is
being protested by Contintental Cablevision who argues that the change is a
fundamental alteration in the NBC cable service and requires fresh
contracts. This is contrary to NBC's opinion. Comcast Corp., another
leading cable operator, is reported to be seeking new terms for carrying
MSNBC, echoing Continental's responses. Tele-Communications Inc., the
biggest U.S. cable operator with 13.5 million subscribers, was not
contesting the change and will carry MSNBC. Slots are so scarce that
financial incentives are exchanged for scarce channel slots. News Corp.
Ltd. offered cable operators a $10-per-subscriber signing bonus to carry
News Corp.'s Fox news channel. That service is slated for launch late this
year. Walt Disney Co.'s ABC network postponed indefinitely its plans for a
news service to compete with the leader in the field, CNN.
This new 24-hour news, talk and information network is going to debut on
July 15th. The sign-on will be from NBC Cable Network's base in Fort Lee,
New Jersey, and from the Redmond, Washington, interactive operation's base.
Initially, there will be approximately 14 hours of original programming
each day. The number of hours will increase as the network expands. Look
for extensive reporting on the Olympics and the two political parties'
conventions, plus the campaign itself. The anchors are John Gibson, Jodi
Applegate and John Seigenthaler who will lead the network's daytime
coverage until 7:00 pm, ET. At 8:00 pm, Internight will feed in with
rotating anchors Tom Brokaw, Katie Couric, Bryant Gumbel, Bob Costas and
Bill Moyers. At 9:00 pm, Brian Williams will anchor the news and newsmaker
discussions and interviews. John Hockenberry will anchor a live, Saturday
evening magazine show.
And what is all of this broadcasting going to cost NBC and Microsoft? Talk
is that each company has committed to spending about $250 million each over
the next five years. Secaucus, New Jersey, is where a new studio complex is
going to be built for the network. When the service debuts, there will be
some 21 million subscribers. Stay tuned for more . . .
Netscape: BROWSER POWER
Amply demonstrating the reasons for this browser's enormous popularity,
Netscape Communications has now been able to determine there are more than
130 plug-ins being developed by various companies--60 are shipping and 70
others are in development as of this writing. Additionally, the company's
LiveConnect(TM) is growing in acceptance as it enables live, interactive
content for both Internet and Intranet apps. Plus, there are currently,
more than 2,300 registered Java resources that are usable with Navigator,
according to EarthWeb's Gamelan Java registry. Here follows a complete list
of Navigator Plug-Ins now shipping:
20/20 Software: Net-Install
Adobe: Acrobat Reader v. 3.0
AlphaBlox: ListBlox
Alpha Software: Concerto
Apple: WhurlPlug
Autodesk: WHIP!
Ivan Cavero Belaunde: ViewMovie
Business@Web: OpenScape
Carberry Technology: Figleaf Inline
Chaco Communications: VR SCOUT VRML
Corel: CMX Viewer
Dataviews: webXpresso
Echo Speech Corp: EchoSpeech
Farallon: Look@Me
Fastman: RapidTransit
FTP Software: KeyView
FutureWave: FutureSplash
GoldDisk: Astound Web Player
Heads Off: Play3D
IBM: TechExplorer
IChat: IChat Plug-In
Infinop: Lightning Strike
Inso Corporation: Word Viewer
Intercap Graphics Systems: Intercap Inline
ISYS/Odyssey Development: ISYS HindSite
Integrated Data Systems: VREALM
Intelligence At Large: MovieStar
Iterated Systems: CoolFusion, Fractal Viewer
Kinetix: Topper
Knowledge Engineering: Maczilla
LiveUpDate: Crescendo
LMSOFT: Hyperpage Plug-In
Macromedia: Shockwave for Authorware, Director, FreeHand
Mbed Software: Mbed
MDL Info Systems: Chemscape Chime
Microcom: Carbon Copy/Net
Micrografx: ABC QuickSilver
MVP Solutions: Talker
NCompass: ActiveX
Netscape: Live3D
NetScene: PointPlus
Open2U: Action
Plastic Thought: Web-Active
Pointcast: Pointcast Network
Progressive Networks: RealAudio
Silicon Graphics: Cosmo Player, Cosmo Mediabase
Softsource: SVF
Software Publishing Corp: ASAP WebShow
SSEYO: Koan
Starfish Software: Earthtime
Summus: Wavelet Image
Superscape: Viscape
TMS: ViewDirector
Totally Hip Software: Sizzler
Tumbleweed Software: Envoy
VDOnet: VDOLive
Visual Components: Formula One/Net
Vivo Software: VivoActive
Voxware: ToolVox
Vream: WIRL Virtual Reality Browser
Wayfarer Communications: QuickServer
New World Computing: NEW WORLD GIVES YOU NEW WORLDS
This happens to be a digital entertainment company that we believe is one
of the most underexposed in the business. The company happens to have
developed a number of award-winning games, and their upcoming title lineup
should excite thousands upon thousands of gamers. We speak of New World
Computing and here is a look at what they are currently producing for you.
A highly successful fantasy role-playing game for this company was Heroes
of Might and Magic. When you manage to produce a hit that sells over 2.5
million units, a good idea is to produce a sequel. That's where Heroes of
Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars comes into play. At the close of
the previous title, Lord Ironfist has ruled the land of Enroth for 25
years, after crushing all enemies. Turmoil strikes again and Ironfist has
died, and his two sons, Archibald and Roland battle for power. This civil
war has you selecting the side you wish to join and bringing forth your
armies to battle for domination. The sequel has several new features,
including more gameplay, difficulty settings, new character classes, new
terrain and larger battlefields. As many as six gamers can battle via hot
seat, modem, network, direct connect as well as the Internet.This title is
for DOS and Windows 95 CD-ROM machines.
Viper: Operation Red Sector is another release for New World Computing.
This offering is a high-intensity flight and combat sim that has you in the
role of Jake Mason. He's a fighter pilot whose mission is to destroy the
evil forces that threaten Earth's existence--all by yourself. Thankfully,
you have the most advanced fighter plane in the world at your disposal.
Seems as though the experiment to produce synthetic humanoids has gone
awry, and the resulting life form is capable of eliminating all traces of
human existence. There's a bloody war between man and machine. A Neural
Circuit that can be placed within fighter planes has the ability to read
the pilot's brainwaves, but unfortunately, only Jake Mason's brainwaves
function with the device. You're going to require lightning quick reflexes
and a skillful eye to complete the more than 40 missions to save mankind.
As many as eight players can fly head-to-head or in cooperation with one
another via a network or the Internet. Two players may compete via modem.
This game is for Windows 95 CD-ROM machines.
Then comes Wages of War for Macintosh and Windows 95 machines. The year is
2001. Governments are losing their ability to rule as the world's supply of
oil is drained. Mercenary-for-hire corporations are legalized by the
governments who need them to maintain control. As an upstart mercenary
company, you must gain credibility for your operation by succeeding on a
variety of missions and managing your business wisely. You'll be
negotiating contracts, buying weapons, choosing mercenary squads and
leading a hand-picked team on deadly missions. A special A.I. engine called
"Assault Ware" is integrated into the game, thereby creating a highly
detailed, turn-based combat system.
Nintendo: A BIT DEEPER & BUSIER
With plans to develop four to five titles each for the Nintendo 64, Recruit
Company has become involved in a joint venture pact with Nintendo Company.
Operations will start on July 1st, with approximately 60 percent of the
startup costs to come from Recruit itself. This new company shall also earn
royalty revenues from licenses.
THIS SITE GETS AN AWARD FOR PUTTING THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND
So here's a funny/interesting fact--Ostriches on Line is an online service
dealing specifically with, you got it, ostriches. And, Ostriches on Line
received its THIRD award for Excellence in Commerce, Design, Content and
Ease of Use in its WWW site by NetMall.
Paramount: GOD PLAYS POST OFFICE
A new movie is in the works entitled Dear God. This is a comedy about a
cynical con artist, Tom Turner (Greg Kinnear), newly employed by the Post
Office who's thrown-in with an embittered group of misfits who work in the
Dead Letter Office. With their help, Tom discovers that he still has plenty
of opportunities to deliver a con of divine proportions. Dear God is
directed by Garry Marshall and will be distributed domestically by
Paramount Pictures which is part of the Viacom entertainment megalith.
Passport Designs: SCORING WELL
A particularly noteworthy problem faced by most musicians is the ability to
digitally score their masterpieces. Now available, from Passport Designs,
is the upgraded product Encore 4.1. This is an update to the company's
original music-notation program that now works with far more MIDI synths.
Plus, the user-interface has also been improved. The program automatically
scores your live MIDI performance, while you play a recorded MIDI file, or
as you tap out notes using your mouse. The score is converted to standard
musical notation and you can fine-tune it with all sorts of dynamic
markings and symbols, lyrics, even guitar-chord diagrams. Also of use is
the ability to transpose the score to different keys.
Scholastic: AN A+ FOR SCHOLASTIC NEW MEDIA
The Parent's Choice Approval Award for 1995 has been awarded to Scholastic
New Media, a division of Scholastic, Inc., a leader in educational
publishing, for Scholastic Network, its comprehensive online service
developed specifically for K-12 schools. The award annually recognizes
exemplary software titles and services to help concerned individuals
discern the most beneficial new media venues for children. (Guess the 1996
award will be presented in June of '97.) The Network delivers resources to
schools nationwide -- resources that tie directly to the school curriculum
and create exciting new ways for teachers to motivate and educate students,
including original programming, interactive projects with scientists,
authors and newsmakers, and activities for teacher support.
Sega: SURFIN' SEGA
The much anticipated link for use of the Sega Saturn as an Internet
connection device is heading into Japanese consumers' hands by the end of
July. Designed specifically for the 32-bit Saturn system, this new kit
packs-in a modem and all of the software necessary to run the machine.
Additionally, the Japanese kit will enable access to NiftyServe which is
one of Japan's largest online services. When to expect a similar device in
the good ol' USA? Stay tuned . . .we don't exactly know, just yet.
Sir-Tech: GRIPPING GAMES, GRAND GALANTRY
One of the most experienced game development and publishing companies in
our industry is Sir-Tech Software. Based in upper New York, in Ogdensburg,
to be exact, this company is truly responsible for the commercial success
of computer-based role-playing games. Their Wizardry series has long held
the title of being one of the best such series ever produced, with millions
of units sold. At E3, Sir-Tech managed a fine performance, showing several
new products that are heading our way.
There is a new Sir-Tech WWW site at http://www.sir-tech.com. You'll find
not only product announcements there, but also demos of their latest games
and screen shots and that all-important tech support presence. The company
store is also available for access via the WWW and you can buy all sorts of
cool Sir-Tech Stuff there. And coming this year are Wizardry Gold, the
re-engineered Crusaders of the Dark Savant for Mac and Windows gamers, one
of our favorite role-playing titles Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games, plus the
FRPG Realms of Arkana--Shadows Over Riva. The latter title will release
during Q3. Then, in September, comes the highly anticipated Nemesis: The
Wizardry Adventure. Although not a sequel to the Wizardry series, the game
opens new environments for Wizardry-gaming.
Also of note is the fact that Sir-Tech is now a major sponsor of the U.S.
Bobsled Team. The company is going to distribute more than 100K bobsled
posters at retail outlets and a bobsled sweeps is underway wherein two
customers will be able to go bobsledding with Team USA next winter. You can
obtain the sweeps details and entry form at the aforementioned WWW site.
Sir-Tech is also a major sponsor of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
This site is located in Canastota, New York.
SmartDesk: HELP FOR WRITERS
A true surprise in 1987, a small company created, developed and sold a
program entitled Collaborator. From Collaborator Systems, the product sold
very well and was quite popular with screenwriters. Then, fiction and
non-fiction authors decided to use this product for their creative work. So
successful was the product that SmartDesk, Inc., decided to acquire the
entire Collaborator line of story processing titles. Many game developers
also use the program as it simultaneously tracks multiple story lines.
Versions are available for Macintosh and DOS machines.
Sound Source: DRAGON DELIGHTS
The epic adventure film from Universal Pictures, Dragonheart(TM), is no
longer relegated just to the movie screen at your local cineplex mass of
theaters. Sound Source Interactive has intro'd Dragonheart Medieval
Creativity Center. This edutainment is the first in a series of offerings
that will immerse children in activities that encourage a variety of
creative exercises and a fun way of solving problems. In this title,
children will work with Draco, the 18-foot high, 43-foot long dragon
featured in the film. They'll go on a quest to locate missing gemstones
from Bowen's (the hero knight played by Dennis Quad) shield. When an
activity is completed, the child is rewarded with a gem which must be
replaced on the shield. When the shield is whole, a final prize is given
the youngster. When you "enter" the game, you behold a magnificently
illustrated castle that enables point-and-click movement, enabling
youngsters to easily navigate throughout the exercises. There are memory
challenges, puzzles, games involving logic skills and art activities. This
title is a hybrid disc and runs on Macintosh and Windows 3.1/95 machines,
all with a CD-ROM drive.
Stormfront Studios: BETTER BASEBALL
One of the most popular baseball sims ever produced has been Tony La Russa
Baseball. The developer of the original game, Stormfront Studios, has now
made available Tony La Russa Baseball 3(TM), the new version for PCs of
their award-winning multimedia baseball sim. There is a faster, far more
responsive game interface plus exclusive head-to-head stats for nearly
every major league ballplayer. The strategy and arcade-styles of play have
also been enhanced. The stats represent the first use of
pitcher-versus-batter data in a computer sim and are quite similar to the
info most major league managers and coaches use as they set-up their game
lineups. New stats also help define each batter's performance with runners
in scoring positions, whether they are at home or on the road,
pitch-hitting and those tiring, late-innings of close games. The game's
announcers (Mel Allen, Lon Simmons and Hank Greenwald) now refer to each
player by name, and all I/O operations have been optimized for significant
ballplayer reaction. This title is for Windows(R) 95 and DOS(R) 5.0
machines.
Sun: CLINKING WEB GLASSES
The sun's warmth and radiance nurtures the grapes in the Napa Valley and
helps to produce some of the finest worlds in the world. Sun also warms and
nurtures a new WWW site the company has created that will be part of the
Napa Valley Wine Auction. This coming Saturday, June 8th, is the date for
this worldwide-accessed auction action over the MBONE (Multicast Backbone)
Internet area that supports real-time activity. This online auction
capability is the result of collaboration between Sun Microsystems and
Precept Software. To bid, you can access a bidding applet built using
Java(TM) that'll allow you to submit your bids either in advance, or in
real-time during the actual auction. The auction runs from 12:00 noon to
6:00 pm, and through use of Precept's FlashWare MBONE viewer (which is free
for download), you can watch the proceedings. Head for http://www.nvwa.org
to view the auction WWW site and register for your wine bidding action. The
MBONE viewer is available at http://www.precept.com. The auction is
sponsored by the Napa Valley Vintners Association and nearly 2,000 folk are
expected to attend the festivities.
TEN: SCORE TEN ON NETSCAPE
Two very hip players on the Web have combined their talents that will
result in the integration of Netscape Navigator into Total Entertainment
Network's (TEN), front-end software. TEN, an interactive network for game
players, and Netscape Communications Corporation's Internet client software
will be featured as part of TEN beginning this summer.
This merge of talents results in TEN widening its technological lead in the
Internet gaming market--Netscape gains distribution through hit games.
Together these companies provide TEN members with one of the most-used Web
browsers. Information about Netscape and its products can be found on the
World Wide Web at http://home.netscape.com. The software will first be
available for Windows 95. TEN is on the Web at http://www.ten.net/.
TerraGlyph: TINY TOONS DOESN'T DO SHAKESPEARE
Buster and the Beanstalk from TerraGlyph for Windows95 is a new animated
game for ages three to nine that features Buster Bunny, Plucky Duck and
other characters from the Tiny Toons cartoon series. Typical for Tiny
Toons, when this title is booted up, folk are met with a warning:
Shakespeare this ain't. Righto, this game for kids ages three to nine (and
lots of older folk, too) is full of puns. An irreverent imitation of Jack
and the Beanstalk, this explore-and-click scavenger hunt rewards you with a
brief bit of animation when you click on the right objects in at least 10
different screens.
OUCHSTONE TOUCHES-DOWN ON THE WEB
Do you love movies and are you interested in the various stars? Now
Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures have launched Movies.com, a site on the
World Wide Web that will profile recently released and upcoming films from
Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures such as Spy Hard, starring Leslie Nielsen
and Nicolette Sheridan, and The Rock, starring Sean Connery and Nicholas
Cage. There'll also be feature stars of the week, What's Hot with gossip
from Hollywood, and more.
TV Ratings: TOP TEN TV RATINGS FOR WEEK OF MAY 27-JUNE 2
1. Home Improvement, ABC
2. Coach, ABC
3. ABC Sunday Night Movie, ABC
4. Seinfeld - Special, NBC
5. NBA Playoffs - Sunday, NBC
6. 20/20, ABC
7. NBC Monday Night Movies, NBC
8. PrimeTime Live, ABC
9. 60 Minutes, CBS
10. Friends, NBC
Walt Disney Pictures: A NEW MOUSEKETEER AT DISNEY MOTION PICTURES
Diane Keaton who is recognized as an Academy Award-winning actress and
acclaimed filmmaker, has begun meetings with The Walt Disney Motion
Pictures Group to produce and direct motion picture projects. According to
the agreement under discussion, Keaton will produce and direct motion
picture projects that she and her production entity, Blue Relief, will