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Specifically, one for preview events in early 2003 and one for that year's E3.

Link to the actual dump here.

Just the first game.

Here's the patch, and here's a drama CD that was also translated.

This is because their license from CAVE (the game's original development company) is expiring.

The official English version (handled by Working Designs) changed a good deal of the story and gameplay - this version is much more accurate to the original devs' intent on both counts.

If you ever wanted to search for gaming-related newspaper snippets, now's a great time to do so!

This may not be new information but I only learned of it now.

Google claims that "you can continue to view and search for historical Usenet content posted before February 22, 2024 on Google Groups," but personally I would take this as a sign to start archiving anything and everything you can - I'm not one to trust tech companies at their word. (While this obviously doesn't spell the end of Usenet altogether, it is the death of a prominent method of accessing Usenet posts online without any specialized protocols.)

Finally, the time has come!

Direct quote:

Bill & Ted will be removed from sale before January 1 on all platforms, yes. This means it won't be available to buy, but people will still be able to redownload it.

It was released in February 2023, so this means it will have been available for less than a year in total.

Another online-only game bites the dust.

Digital Eclipse announced today that they’re joining Atari! What year is this? Jokes aside, I hope this leads to even more great content coming out from Digital Eclipse!

This is both hilarious and sad

Another good article on the subject, and with a quote from yours truly :)