Software:Third World (video game)
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| Third World | |
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| Developer(s) | Redline Games |
| Platform(s) | PC[1] |
| Release | Cancelled |
| Genre(s) | Strategy RPG[1] |
Third World is a cancelled role-playing video game from Redline Games[2] and Activision.
Development
The game was in development at Redline Games, a company founded by programmer James Anhalt, designer Ron Millar, and other former members of Blizzard Entertainment.[3][4] Millar was the game's lead designer.[5]
Activision announced the game in April 1998 and showcased it at E3 1998.[3] The game was originally scheduled to release in late 1998.[5][6] The release date was pushed to 1999.[7] Activision dropped to the game in April 1999 for unknown reasons.[3] The game was later cancelled in January 2000 due to a lack of funding.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Third World". Hyper (67): 19. May 1999. https://archive.org/details/hyper-067/page/19/mode/1up?view=theater. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Third World Woah!". June 1998. p. 20. https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_64_June_1998/page/n19/mode/2up. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Activision Drops Third World". April 23, 1999. https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/04/23/activision-drops-third-world. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ↑ Jebens, Harley (April 13, 1998). "Redline/Activision Relationship Decays". Archived from the original on October 8, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20001008230030/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_04/13_redline/index.html. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Activision unveils first title from Redline Games" (Press release). Redline Games. April 10, 1998. Archived from the original on June 10, 1998. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Außerdem in Vorbereitung" (in German). PC Joker: 23. August 1998. https://archive.org/details/pcjoker-juli-1998-images/page/23/mode/1up?view=theater. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ↑ Mayer, Robert (June 3, 1998). "Third World". Archived from the original on May 23, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030523222825/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/012/063/third_world_first_look.html. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ↑ Fudge, James (January 4, 2000). "Third World Cancelled". Archived from the original on November 29, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20021129094832/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/025/075/thirdworld.html. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
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