RE: [OT?] Bad Sim news -- B5 and SFC?

SFC is out here and it is WONDERFUL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillip Atcliffe [SMTP:Phillip.Atcliffe@uwe.ac.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 5:26 AM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	[OT?] Bad Sim news -- B5 and SFC?
> 
> Mark S. wrote:
> 
> [Snip bad news about Sierra]
> 
> > It has not been a good year for Babylon 5.
> 
> It seems to be a bad year for space combat (computer) games in
general. 
> I went looking for StarFleet Command last weekend (release date here 
> was supposedly the 17th) to no avail. I asked about it and was told 
> that there's some form of copyright brangle going on which effectively

> stops _any_ further Star Trek games from being released (!).
> 
> Considering that SFC is out in North America (I think), does this guy 
> know what he's talking about? And does anyone have any more
information 
> on this?
> 
> Phil, as cheezed off as anyone about the B5 game.
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> "We gotta get out into Space / If it's the last thing we ever do!"  
>    -- Return to the Forbidden Planet
> A sentiment echoed by Phil Atcliffe (Phillip.Atcliffe@uwe.ac.uk)