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Austriancurls provides Games Domain Review Articles.

Games Domain Review Publications Archived
GDRoundup Issues 1-30 (June 29,1998-March 22, 2000)

Usenet summaries taken from comp.sys.ibm.pc.games newsgroups of real gamer gossip.

News Articles

Various news item entries from March to June 1998.

Interviews


 * Herself, interviewed by Farah Houston on women and gaming (March 1999).
 * The Markers of The Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen, includes Guillaume de Fondaumière, Stephen Carrière, Nicolas Frucus, and Beryl Chanteux of the developer Arxel Tribe (February 1999).

Inn the Works editorials (2000)

Monthly editorials for Traveller's Inn CRPG section discussing current developments.

Editorials - General
 * The day the games died (Oct 1998) - an explanation to the text accompanies this article.
 * The Full Monty (Sep 2000) - written with the pseudonym "Lady Bear" - discusses nudity (tongue in cheek! :P)
 * Online Gaming: Money and Mouth (Apr 1998) - pre MMORPG discussion about monthy payment schemes for online gaming.

E3 Reports (1999, 2000)

As part of a roaming reporter team, coverage from the Electronic Entertainment Expo in California two years running, includes previews to games such as Ultima X).

RPG/Adventure lists (1998-2000)

Lists of RPG and Adventure game titles that were in development at the time. Includes their status and expected release dates. These were published as a service at GDR Traveller's Inn, and contain a short blurb describing each game. These development lists include games never released and give a snapshot image of the status of the gaming industry at specific times.

Review and Previews

Review articles at GDR meant the game was played to completion and a thorough, long critique written describing the game with the reviewer providing an opinion about the product. Previews were usually written after testing a beta version of a game sent by the developer. Previews give no conclusion rather a brief discussion on gameplay, graphics and the games style or feel. Reviews and Previews are archived in two catagories, those written by Karen Zierler herself, and those submitted for editing by freelance writers. All of these articles were at one time published and archived at Games Domain, and although cannot be reproduced here in their entirety, they can be examined for content, used as research material, quoted and used as references. Each article is archived in its original GDR format with date and author and in most cases screenshots. Keep in mind that several games that were previewed were never realized by their developers and publishers.

Reviews and Previews written by Karen Zierler


 * AD&D Dark Sun Online: Crimson Sands, TEN/Junglevision/TSR Inc./SSI, Inc. (Oct 1998) - Review
 * Adventure Hall of Fame, Interplay (Oct 1999) - game pack
 * Allods: Sealed Mystery, Nival Entertainment (April 1998) - Preview
 * Ancient Evil, Silver Lightning Software (July 1998) - Preview
 * Atriarch, TBA (Oct 1999) - Preview
 * Baldur's Gate, Bioware(Sept 1998) - Review, received GDR Gold Medal
 * Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast, Interplay (Sep 1999) - Review
 * Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Bioware (Oct 2000) - Review, received GDR Silver Medal
 * Clue: muder at Boddy Mansion, EAI Interactive/Hasbro Interactive (Nov 1998) - Review
 * Dark Ages, Nexon (March 1999) - Preview
 * Darkstone, Delphine/Gathering of Developers (July 1999) - Preview
 * Deus Ex, EIDOS (Dec 1999) - Preview
 * Diablo 2, Blizzard Entertainment (July 2000) - Review, received GDR Gold Medal
 * Faust, Cryo Interactive (Nov 1999) - Second Opinion Review
 * Hecules & Xena: Alliance of Heroes, Simultronics (Jul 1998) - Review
 * Hexplore, Heliovisions Productions/Ocean/Infogames (Sep 1998) - Review
 * Icewind Dale, Interplay (Jan 2000) - Preview
 * Infinite Worlds (Mordor II), Interplay/Black Isle Studios (Dec 1998) - Preview
 * Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus, Interplay (Jan 2000) - Preview
 * Links LS 2000, Microsoft (Nov 1999) - Review, Second Opinion
 * Myst III: Exile, Mattel (June 2000) - Preview
 * Of Light and Darkness: the prophecy, Interplay (May 1998) - Review, received Gold Medal
 * PGA Championship Golf, Sierra Sports (Aug 1999) - Review, received Silver Medal
 * Planescape: Torment, Interplay (Jan 2000) - Review, received Gold Medal
 * Pompeii, Cryo Interactive (Jan 2000) - Preview
 * Rage of Mages, Buka Entertainment/Nival/Monolith (Nov 1998) - Review, received Silver Medal
 * Rage of Mages II: Necromancer, Monolith (Oct 1999) - Review
 * Return to Krondor, PyroTechnix/Sierra Studios (Oct 1998/Jan 1999) - Preview/Review
 * Septerra Core, TopWare Interactive (Jan 1999) - Preview
 * Shadows of Reality, Nevolution (Apr 1999) - Preview
 * Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, Monolith (Nov 1998) - Review, received Silver Medal
 * Silver, Infogrames (Apr 1999) - Review
 * System Shock 2, Looking Glass Studios (July 1999) - Preview
 * Technomage, Sunflowers (Nov 2000) - Preview
 * The Creed, EA and Midas Interactive Entertainment (July 1999) - Review (and Preview)
 * The Lady, The Mage & The Knight, Larian Studios/attic (Oct 1998) - Preview
 * The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin, Arxel Tribe (Aug 2000) - Preview
 * The Residents: Bad Day on the Midway, iNSCAPE (June 1998) - Review
 * The Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen, Cryo Interactive Entertainment (Jan 1999) - Review, received Gold Medal
 * Tiger Woods PGA Tour Collection, EA Sports (Nov 1999) - Review
 * Underlight, Lyra Studios - Multiplayer Online Game (April 1998) - Review
 * Unknown: Quest for the Golden Dragon RPG, Ross Systems (Sep 1998) - Preview
 * Wheel of Fortune, Hasbro Interactive (March 1999) - Review

Reviews and articles by other authors edited by Karen Zierler and published on GDR:


 * Arcanum, Sierra / Havas (Aug 2000) Preview by Chris McMullen
 * Arcatera - The Dark Brotherhood, Ubi Soft (Aug 2000) Review by Farah Houston
 * Asheron's Call, Microsoft (Sep 2000) Preview by Farah Houston
 * Asheron's Call, Microsoft (Dec 1999) Review by James Kay
 * Atlantis 2, Cryo Interactive (Feb 2000) Review by Steve Metzler
 * Avernum, Spiderweb Software (Aug 2000) Review by Tim Chown
 * Aztec, Cryo Interactive (Oct 1999) Review by Kate Glanville
 * Blair Witch Project, Gathering of Developers (Oct 2000) Review by James Kay
 * Blair Witch Project, Gathering of Developers (Oct 2000) Second Opinion by Bruce Pulver
 * Blair Witch Volume 2: The Legend of Coffin Rock, Gathering of Developers (Nov 2000) by Bruce Pulver
 * Blair Witch Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale, Gathering of Developers (Nov 2000) Review by Bruce Pulver
 * Blaze and Blade, SouthPeak Games (March 2000) Review by Nolan Boulanger
 * Crusaders of Might & Magic, 3DO Preview by Bruce Geryk
 * Dark Ages of Camelot, TBA (Mythic funded by Abandon Software) (Nov 2000) Preview by Jed Norton
 * Darkstone, Delphine Software/Gathering of Developers Review by Richard Greenhill
 * Darkstone, Delphine Software/Gathering of Developers (Feb 2000) Second Opinion by Tim Chown
 * Demise, IPC Software (March 2000) Review by Sean Barenz
 * Demise: Rise of the Ku'tan (Mar 2000) Review by Sean Barenz
 * Deus Ex, Eidos Interactive (Jun 2000) Review by Tom Chick
 * Deus Ex, Eidos Interactive (Jul 2000) Second Opinion by Lars Andersen
 * Diablo II, Blizzard Entertainment (Jul 2000) Second Opinion by Brett Benyo
 * Discworld Noir, GT Interactive (Jan 2000) Second Opinion by Rehan Ali
 * Dracula Resurrection, DreamCatcher Interactive (Jul 2000) Review by Nolan Boulanger
 * EverQuest: Ruins of Kunark, Sony (Jun 2000) review by James Kay
 * Evil Islands, Fishtank (Oct 2000) Preview by Mike Smith
 * Fallout: 3 Years Later By Trent Lucier
 * Faust, Cryo Interactive (Nov 1999) Review by Steve Metzler
 * Final Fantasy VIII, Eidos (Nov 1999) Preview by Mike Smith
 * Final Fantasy VIII, Squaresoft (March 2000) Review by Chris McMullen
 * Final Fantasy VIII, Squaresoft (March 2000) Second Opinion by Jeff Kang
 * Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned, Sierra Studios (Dec 1999) Review by Steve Metzler
 * Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned, Sierra Studios (Dec 1999) Second Opinion by Chris McMullen
 * Homeland: The Stone of Night, Spiderweb Software (June 2000) Review by Brett Benyo
 * Icewind Dale, Interplay (June 2000)) Preview by Keven Mander
 * In Cold Blood, Ubisoft (Aug 2000) by Chris McMullen
 * Martian Gothic, Take 2 (Apr 2000) Preview by James Kay
 * Martian Gothic: Unification, Take 2 (June 2000) Second Opinion by Nolan Boulanger
 * Might and Magic 8, 3DO (March 2000) Review by Chris McMullen
 * Might and Magic 8: Day of the Destroyer, 3DO Second Opinion by Brett Benyo
 * Nethergate, Spiderweb Software (May 2000) Review by Brett Benyo
 * Nomad Soul, EIDOS (Nov 1999) Review by Kevin Mander
 * Omikron: The Nomad Soul, Eidos Interactive (Dec 1999) Review by Farah Houston
 * Planetscape: Torment, Interplay (Feb 2000) Second Opinion by James Weiner
 * realMyst, Mattel Interactive (Nov 2000) Review by Cliff Daigle
 * Resurrection, Nebula (Oct 2000) Preview by Bruce Pulver
 * Sanity: Aiken's Artifact, Fox Interactive (Oct 2000) Review by James Kay
 * Sanity: Aiken's Artifact, Fox Interactive (Mov 2000) Second Opinion by Michael Gonsalves
 * Sea Dogs, Bethesda Softworks (Dec 2000) Review by Michael Gonsalves
 * Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator, Monolith (Nov 1999) Review by Farah Houston
 * Soulbringer, Infogrames (Jul 2000) Review by James Kay
 * Star Trek: Hidden Evil, Activision (Dec 1999) Reviewed by Mike Smith
 * Star Trek: Hidden Evil, Activision (Jan 2000) Second Opinion by Michael A. Gonsalves
 * Terminus, Vatical Entertainment (Jul 2000) Reviewed by David Williams
 * The Longest Journey, Funcom (Nov 2000) Review by Cliff Daigle
 * The Longest Journey, Funcom (Dec 2000) Second Opinion by John Brandon
 * Thief 2: The Metal Age, Eidos Interactive (Apr 2000) Review by Nolan Boulanger
 * Thief 2: The Metal Age, Eidos Interactive (Jun 2000) Second Opinion by unknown author
 * Traitor's Gate, Daydream Interactive (Oct 2000) Second Opinion by Bruce Pulver
 * Ultima IX: Ascension, Electronic Arts (Nov 1999) Preview by Mike Smith
 * Ultima IX: Ascension, Origin/Electronic Arts (Dec 1999) Review by James Weiner
 * Ultima IX: Ascension, Origin/Electronic Arts (Mar 2000) Second Opinion by Nolan Boulanger
 * Underlight, Lyra Studios (Jun 2000) Review by Nolan Boulanger
 * Vampire The Masquerade, Activision Preview by Jed Norton
 * Vampire:The Masquerade - Redemption, Activision (Jun 2000) Reviewed by Orchun Kolcu
 * Wizards and Warriors, Activision (Oct 2000) Reviewed by Farah Houston
 * Wild Wild West, SouthPeak Games (Jan 2000) Reviewed by James Kay

Editorials by other authors edited by Karen Zierler for GDR


 * Editorial by James Kay (Nov 2000) - Summary of Industry status
 * Darkmoor Dragon Editorials including: Strong Words (Sep 2000), Much Ado About Nothing (Oct 2000), Atriarch Chat Aug 2000) and A Horse (Apr 2000)