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PC DATA: SEPTEMBER 17-23, 2000
(5 October 2000, 21:55 | Misc) For the week September 17-23, 2000, those listed below are the Top 10 Selling PC Computer Games based on sales data gathered by PCData based in Reston, Virgina. This chart is developed from data provided by 42 retail chains comprising more than 80% of the U.S. market.
1) The Sims: Livin' Large | Electronic Arts
2) The Sims | Electronic Arts
3) Age of Empires II: The Conquerors | Microsoft
4) Diablo II | Havas Interactive
5) Baldur's Gate 2 | Interplay
6) Microsoft Plus Game Pack | Microsoft
7) Roller Coaster Tycoon | Hasbro Interactive
8) Roller Coaster Tycoon Loony Landscapes | Hasbro Interactive
9) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Covert Ops | Red Storm
10) Sim Theme Park | Electronic Arts - DanQ
TRADE ADVISORS SPEAK
(4 October 2000, 23:29 | CtP2) In the latest in a continuing string of updates to the official Call To Power II website, Activision added to its Egyptian storyline surrounding the kingdom's trade advisors and releasing a new screenshot in the process.
In order to build my armies quickly, I need income. My trade advisors have informed me that distant lands will pay rich amounts of gold for the spices that are native to Egypt. I have commissioned my advisor to assemble great caravans so that we may deliver our goods to our neighboring states, will my mayors prepare bazaars in their cities to increase the flow of gold from commerce. - DanQ
REYNOLDS FROM KOREA
(4 October 2000, 23:23 | Misc) On October 6th, Big Huge Games' Brian Reynolds will address the World Cyber Games Forum in Seoul, South Korea, on the subject of game design and game balance.
Other celebrity speakers will include Bruce Shelley of Ensemble Studios. More information to come as it becomes available. - DanQ
BHG TEAM ADDITION: ROB CLOUTIER
(4 October 2000, 23:21 | Misc) 
Big Huge Games says hello to Rob Cloutier, the company's new Senior Technical Artist. His move to the company was announced on its corporate website a couple of days ago. Most recently, he had been a member of MicroPROSE's Art Department.
Cloutier's bio:
[Rob] has remained active in the 3D scene for over 9 years. Rob is a frequent contributing author for Design4 magazine, a leading publication for 3D Studio MAX users. His most recent article, detailing many hidden features, tips and tricks within 3D Studio MAX Release 3 was featured in the August 2000 issue. Rob has also co-published a models disk, 3D History Volume I: The Twentieth Century that is available through Digimation. Rob adds a vast amount of technical knowledge to the Big Huge art department where he plans continually to share his wealth of knowledge and skill in 3D Studio MAX.
After graduating from Boston University in 1989 with a dual major in Computer Science and History, Rob spent three years as a programmer with the Pentagon and two years as a technical writer for the US State Department. His first foray into computer graphics began at Philip's Studio Interactive where he served as a character animator on their children's product line. He then moved on to Microprose Software/Hasbro Interactive where he was involved in the such titles as European Air War™, Tank Platoon II™, Civilization® II: The Test of Time and Gunship!™. Rob also served as the Microprose in house 3D Max trainer, conducting classes and sharing his knowledge with the rest of the art department. - DanQ
CIVGAMING.NET COMING
(2 October 2000, 20:29 | Misc) CivGaming.Net is set to launch this quarter, and at present you can browse the forums that were opened up at the aforementioned URL. For specific details as to what the site will cover, check this thread on our forums.
"When the site opens, we will cover the Civ games, the Call To Power games, the Alpha Centauri games, and Dinos", says Reismark, the site's owner and operator. "It will expand over the first year to include Colonization".
Stay tuned as the site unfolds in the coming weeks! - DanQ
UNIT MANAGER: CYCLING
(2 October 2000, 19:09 | CtP2) Talk about a devotion to the fans: Mr. Ogre answers your questions about Call To Power II even on Sundays!
VinceP asks in our forums: "Is there going to be a way of cycling through a specific class of units?" The answer:
The Unit Manager lists all units individually, and can be sorted by any of its fields (of which type is one, of course). So you can see all your units of one type together, and double clicking on one will select it and take you to it on the map. You can also disband units directly from the window, and the list shows the city the unit is in, if any, so you can also sort by city to make sure something else is there without having to exit the window. - DanQ
