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Ascii Sector Released
Version 0.1.1 of the Privateer Ascii Sector fan game is now available! Ascii Sector is a text based game styled after the original Privateer, complete with space combat, ship upgrades and a freeform universe. I've given it a try and it's pretty unbelievable - I can't imagine how many hours went into this release! You can download the game (which clocks in at only 750 kb!) here.
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A Hard Look at NCSoft
IGN has published an interview with Victor Meinert and John Mueller, two artists working on Tabula Rasa. It's a nice, extensive (and open) look at the evolution of the game's design and artwork... and more importantly, Meinert is an Origin veteran who did artwork for Wing Commander Prophecy:
Victor Meinert: In terms of education and experience, I have an architecture degree and minored in fine art photography. I worked at EA / Origin for around seven years before starting up Destination Games in 2001 with Starr, Richard and the gang. I've worked on some mighty fun games like Wing Commander, Ultima IX: Ascension, and Crusader.
The entire article is available here. It also answers our biggest question about the game - what happened to the giant unicorns? "...we realized that the game wasn't fun, and that the content wasn't aspirational."
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