Tuesday, August 31, 1999
Pete Mayberry to leave 4 Days Early
Peter Mayberry apologizes that the gathering will be reschedule, due to the fact that he is leaving California 4 days earlier than planned (Yes, He just can't wait to leave California). The gathering will be moved to this Friday, September 3rd. Same time, same place. Please take the time to update your datebook. Check earlier story for more details.

monday, august 30, 1999
Atari's Last Hurrah
Midway Games bought Milpitas-based Atari Games (the arcade group, not the computer/Jaguar home consumer group) some time ago. As part of the deal, projects that Atari continued to work on would continue to come out under the Atari label. However, we've been informed that Rush 2049 will be the last game under the Atari logo. The upcoming golf game (similar to Golden Tee Golf) will be using the Midway logo instead. With Atari close to releasing another Gauntlet-update this fall, it will be interesting to see what logo that game gets. Arguably Gauntlet has the most franchise recognition among Atari's line of games.

sunday, august 29, 1999

HO HO HO and a Bottle of Rum picture by Jay Beard
A drunk Star Trek drag queen is no way to go through life.... In a press meeting yesterday, Julius Willis of 989 Studios announces, "From this moment on, I shall be known as Bullywolf" Although it's not legal yet, Julius has plans to be make it official. Gamelord.org's reporters on the scene claim that his name change and picture above has something to do with his meeting of a British Woman at a bar over the weekend. Witnesses claim that he has style and almost cracked his curse. Click on picture for full version of this masterpiece picture.

saturday, august 28, 1999
Rumor: The Big Bustowski from fatbabies.com
Electronic Arts, the FBI, and the US Marshalls busted up a counterfeit piracy ring based out of EA's offices! That's right, one of the EA Test Supervisors (who clearly had access to all of the latest builds of product), was running CD's that had just gone gold to a Test rep at Sony Computer Entertainment America. Apparently this Sony guy had contacts at a duping facility in Asia called Paradigm. The bootleggers would then dupe the CD's, create bogus packaging, and flood the Asian markets with EA and Sony product.

friday, august 27, 1999

Shadowman Launch Party from Acclaim.net
The Red Devil Lounge on the corner of San Francisco's Polk and Clay, a seedy black and red dive in which you might have found Mike LeRoi drowning his sorrows, was the site of the Shadow Man launch party. A mid-summer night's toast to the game IGN64 has given 9 out of 10 stars, a grand fete to celebrate a night of triumph - the release of Shadow Man for the N64 (in stores now), PC (in stores Friday), and the PlayStation (coming soon). It was a perfect San Francisco night, cool, with a low fog; the kind of night to inspire romance or in which long friendships are cemented over a drink or two. Harry Kinney and Chris Severson were found discussing the party.

thursday, august 26, 1999
Pete Mayberry to Vacate the State
The brother of Chris and Steve and roommate to Mike Benton is now leaving SCEA and for that matter, the State of CA. If you are part of the Pete Mayberry fan club, Joe Aragones, president of the Fan Club, has announced plans for his farewell appearance. "Rudy's Pub at 117 University Avenue. Date & Time is September 11th, 1999 Saturday, in-between the time 7:30 - 8 PM. The Dinner function will be held at "Beppo's Restaurant at 643 Emerson Street in between the time 8:30-9:30 PM", and anything after that would be just a strange twist of fate.

Russ Sabin's Quote of the Week
"I'm not a business man, being a man is my business."

wednesday, august 25, 1999
Marc Sherrod Follows others to the Promised Land
One by one the employees of SCEA and 989 Studios follow the yellow brick road that takes them to 3DO. Mark Sherrod, the latest of these 989 employees to make the move, has accepted a job as Associate Producer and plans to use his Japanese Skills to the best of their abilities. Insider, Ron Allen, claims that Marc Sherrod's decision to leave 989 was due to news of Alben Pedroso's new "Golden Boy" position. Ron goes on to mention how Alben was to skip Playstation 2 development so that he can start Playstation 3 development to get the jump on everyone. Prelude was also on hand to confirm this news. However, Prelude, who is not known to be confrontational, was unwilling to collaborate on the story and threatens to sue gamelord.org if his name is used to confirm such an event.

tuesday, august 24, 1999

Julius Interview Preview #222
Another preview of the interview shows Julius in a more graceful time of his life. Many Julius enthusiasts aren't familar with his dancing career but GameLord.org promises to reveal his "hidden" talents.

monday, august 23, 1999
IGN's Off The Record
IGN.com's Off The Record announces rumors of Soul Reaver 3 and Tony Hawk 2 to be created. Gamelord.org feels that IGN has really gone out on a limb with these reports. They may even announce rumors of Crash for PSX 2 or something just as gutsy. Check out their page here.

sunday, august 22, 1999

Julius Interview Status
When you ask Julius for anything, you have to remember that he works at "Julius Speed" and "Julius Time". After only a few weeks, Julius has currently answered 3 of his 30 questions and for Julius, is off to a fast start. You see him pictured above begging us not to ask him why his girlfriend, "Yukio" giggles when Julius lays on top of her. It's a pretty obvious answer as most girls will do the same when they see Julius' manhood.

friday, august 20, 1999
Story about Game Developer
Talin@ACM.org writes this interesting story about working for a Game Developer. full story

thursday, august 19, 1999

Miyamoto to Appear at ECTS
FGonline has the story behind the legendary Miyamoto's scheduled appearance on the showfloor of ECTS.

wednesday, august 18, 1999

Tricia Gray joins GX
One of the most popular gamegirls in the industry has now transfered from Rockstar Games and is now back in Northern California employed as Director of Marketing for GX. Gamelord.org congratulates her on her move and is currently negotiating her highly anticipated interview. She is no longer to be called "The Rockstar" but will now be referred to as Trish "The Dish".

tuesday, august 17, 1999
GT Interactive No Longer in Good Times from fatbabies.com
The big story on the street is who's going to buy out GT Interactive. The giant mostly-PC software publisher has been strapped for cash since recent financial losses, and CEO Tom Heymann has been actively looking to one of two options: to sell the company, or to seek re-capitalization. Sources indicate both Mattel and Hasbro have been the two companies most interested in GT, although they haven't been entirely aggressive about pursuing the floundering company. Even with recent successes Total Annihilation: Kingdoms for the PC and Driver for the PlayStation, its bottom line still doesn't look stable. Expensive internal studios such as Oddworld Inhabitants and poor sales of key PSX games like Rogue Trip and Streak from Salt Lake City-based Singletrac have played a key role in the current financial situation. But is there more than meets the eye? GT isn't a Transformer, but rumors are that shadey deals, nepotism, and overpaid & underworked contractors at its NY headquarters are the real reason behind its predicament. Our ears are to the ground on this one...

monday, august 16, 1999
Ricky Martin Tickets for sale
Parting is such sweet sorrow. Julius Willis has Ricky Martin tickets for sale. For more information call x5973.

Kelly Flock Interview
Without the official permission of 989 Studios, the president has agreed to an interview with gamelord.org. Guaranteed to be more outrageous than his legendary next-gen interview.

sunday, august 15, 1999
Rumor: Mark Vitello to Wed
Mark Vitello of SCEA promises to pop the question to Patty on Tuesday. News at 11.

Julius "dogs" friends
On saturday Juilus leaves his friends out in the cool. While Julius was inside dancing his friends were in his Navaho sleeping.

thursday, august 12, 1999
Rumor: Yu Suzuki in Dreamcast Hell by Darren Yager
The legendary Yu Suzuki of Sega Japan is not going anywhere. His dream to create his own development team are halted due to his passion for his cars. Rumor has it that Yu could not afford to leave Sega Japan and create the greatest "Virtua" Studio because he cannot afford the bill for all the cars he owns.

wednesday, august 11, 1999
Bernie Stolar has left the Building
Sega of America announced on Wednesday that effective immediately Toshiro Kezuka has been named vice-chairman and chief operating officer of the company - replacing Bernie Stolar. Bernie Stolar is no longer with Sega of America. Although there was no comment by Sega in regard to Stolar's leaving the company, a spokesperson clarified one issue: Sega of America no longer has a president. According to Sega, the president position once filled by Stolar is no longer necessary. As COO of the company, Kezuka will completely assume Stolar's responsibilities. Kezuka was previously president of Honda France. He joined Sega Enterprises in 1995 and worked in domestic sales and distribution. He then (earlier this year) moved to Sega of America and was named deputy chairman of the company. According to a Sega spokesperson, "Kezuka's knowledge of the European and Japanese markets make him the ideal COO for Sega. He will help improve Sega become a more global company." In regards to what happened, a release issued by Sega firmly states that, "It is Sega's policy not to comment on personnel decisions." Under benign conditions, companies normally announce the departure of a high-ranking official and that person's future professional plans. Considering that the company did not divulge details about Stolar's departure, it appears that Stolar may have been terminated rather than resign from his position.

Ami Blaire's Birthday Tomorrow
Don't forget that it's the birthday of the Director of Product Marketing tomorrow. Heads are sure to fly if you do not acknowledge this event.

tuesday, august 10, 1999
Ben Harrison leaves for Crystal Dynamics
This former employee of 989 Studios takes the high road on his way to Crystal Dynamics. His new mission is see the end of Gex 4: This time it's personal.

Osirus Mercenaries and Saiyen Elite join the BW ladder!
These two new clans promise to climb the ladder and show their dominance in Broodwars. Their information can be viewed in the community section.

monday, august 9, 1999
Rumor: It's Radical, dude! from fatbabies.com
The group is in trouble financially, so their head man's primary job is to seek a deal that will keep the company alive and in business. The group, since they already have the ESPN license from Disney, is making sports games in order to compete with EA & 989 Studios. So who does Ribero try and cut a deal with? None other than their primary competitor Electronic Arts. Pretty lame, in our opinion. EA was apparently scared about what Radical was doing, and they were afraid the ESPN license would take a large portion of their business away. Ribero met with EA management on several occasions to try and cut a deal that would bring the ESPN license to EA, while at the same time having EA buy out Radical Entertainment. However, in a major faux paus, he disclosed to them the dire financial position Radical was in. In addition, Ribero was so confident in his deal with EA that he stopped all negotiations with other companies, thereby putting all Radical's eggs in one basket. The real truth was that EA wasn't interested in Radical at all--they only wanted the ESPN license. They stalled the talks, fully knowing the financial situation of Radical. After Radical closed its doors, Ribero conveniently went over to EA as a Vice President. This one source indicates that Ribero was paid off by EA to drain Radical, and in return he was promised a VP position at EA. (Ribero still held the ESPN license card that EA wanted so badly.) When it became clear Ribero couldn't deliver the ESPN license, EA told him to get lost.

Sony's Back 9 by Sherri Suto
In SCEA Executive Golf Tournament last night, many third party industry stars show up for a free meal and a round of golf. Many stars including John Miller, Phil Harrison, Kelly Flock, Rob Dyer, Andrew House, Shawn O'connor, Kathleen Lynch, Ami Blaire, and Connie Booth could be seen at this gala event. Teasing contestants with a Mercedes and 5000 dollars in cash for hole-in-one's and the like, many were expected to show up, invited or not. Winners of the Longest Drive contest were Doug Rebert of Konami and Shawn House of Midway. Perry Rogers receives a not so elegant plaque for placing high in the putting contest. Phil Harrison, the MC for the Prize Give-away, hands off a Toy Golf Set to Andrew House for the most Outstanding Effort award. House's reply, "Is this big enough?" on his new set of clubs and Phil Harrison's remark to Kelly Flock as he came to claim his prize, "Last time I checked, Sony owns 989 Studios." Chris Colon could also be found on hand looking for stuff that could be "FREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Sega also had a hand in the event as they donated golf balls to the Tourney.

sunday, august 8, 1999
Julius Interview Preview photo by Joe Bribois

This picture is a preview of the Julius interview coming in 1 week. Questions about his role in Star Wars will be answered including his own story about his relationship to Worf of Star Trek.

saturday, august 7, 1999
Alexander Neff from Julius Willis
my source for this rumor may be 'too coo' but he's definitely whacked as he is trying to figure a way out of his impending wedding. his mood swings more often than not, and his outlook on life of late has been quite bleak. bleaker than bleak actually, i just don't have the word for that state of mentality. so, my question is, how do i cheer up my "wedeth row" friend when even gossip doesn't seem to do it anymore. your time is appreciated. please do not print this on your fabulous webpage, as 'too coo' is embarassed enough when i tell everyone here at work that he does not want to get married. (and this fact is also the reason why he is a know-it-al, because if he is going to do something so wrong in his life, then by god, he is going to be right about everything else.)
Gamelord.org takes no responsibilities for this report from Julius.

Julius Poll Results
Even with Julius voting 4 times for himself getting married, the poll ends with Who's Julius? winning with 10 votes. 6 Votes went to No and all 4 votes from julius went to Yes. Make sure you check out the new Gamelord Poll.

friday, august 6, 1999
Sega and AT&T come together
Sega has announced it will partner with AT&T to create the Dreamcast Network. As the Dreamcast ships with a 56k modem, users will be able to sign up for 1 of 3 plans from AT&T Worldnet--the basic plan that gives 10 hours of access/month ($9.95), the standard plan that allows 150 hours per month ($19.95), and the unlimited plan for $21.95 per month. Additional hours above and beyond what the plan calls for will be charged at the rate of $.99/hour.

wednesday, august 4, 1999
Interview with Julius Willis scheduled in 2 weeks
In what promises to be the best interview on the net, Julius of 989 Studios promises gamelord.org an exclusive interview in 2 weeks. This will be the world premiere interview and it can only be seen here. Questions for this interview are being fielded now and everyone including Jay, Tom, Joe, and Alex are all encouraged to send questions for Julius to me. Also promised to be featured in this interview is a picture of Julius' starring in Return of the Jedi. This is a picture you won't want to miss, even if you don't give a damn what Julius has to say. So Wake up the kids, call the neighbors and alert the press.

tuesday, august 3, 1999

Rumor: Julius sells his Ninja picture by Tom Tobey
Strange as it may seem, Julius has traded his Ninja Motorcycle for a cheaper motorcycle and a riding companion. Although we can tell by the picture sent in that it's something a little more confortable, we're not sure why he opted for blue when his favourite color is red. We will find out in Julius' upcoming interview.

Bill Gates Mug
Did you see the pirates of Silicon Valley which aired on TNT? Then you might remember Bill Gates being pulled over and arested. Here is a link to the infamous pictures.

monday, august 2, 1999
Dave Lee a Land Lubber
Sherri Suto donates this story about Dave Lee's not so glorious fishing trip. According to Sherri, Dave decided that he was going to "feed the fish" on this shaky sea expedition. Seth Luisi who was an eyewitness says, "he looked like a hose". And they say those chinese are born fishermen.

Dreamcast Swap Trick Feature Story
Jay Vo's Dreamcast Swap Trick article can be found in the Review Section. If you ever needed to know how to do this, you can read it here.

sunday, august 1, 1999

Typical Julius pictured by Jay Beard
Gamelord.org wants to thank our new photographer and hopes to see more people submitting these fine works of art. Pictured above is Julius and his male friend. Insiders reveal that Julius and his "male friend" were quite drunk at the time.

Metroid Joins the BW Ladder and Renegade Mercenaries.
After many solicitations to get Metroid to join our ladder, they have finally given in to the pressure and promise to be a leading force here in the ladder. Renegade Mercenaries rejoin and are allied with the ']['ransformers.