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Netmonkey Weekly Report
Issue LV
August 2nd, 1999

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-Lester [Co-Editor/Head Writer]

Hey guys... i'm back in the hot seat this week... The rest of the staff
decided to release without me last week.. thats cool.. i've been mad
idle, and i can't expect them to do all that work for nothing... so
if ya didn't like last week's issue, then TOO BAD... don't read it,
or smth.. ;)

Big hats off to sketch and tech, and a combination thereof... the stats
look better than they ever have, and its nice to see a return of the group
stats, after a 40 issue nwr absence... hehe... they put a lot of hard work
into it, and it shows.. msg them and thank them this week.. ;)

Back by popular demand (a repeat tho) is jesspic4.jpg!

We got some SERIOUS shit this week.. probably one of the biggest
scoops ever: an internal memo from EA about the tightening up of their
security, and how they are planning, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FBI, AN ALL-NEW
SERIES OF BUSTS..

Let me say that again.. EA is working with the FBI on another set of busts,
and they got a LOT of info... And they know that we know that they know that
we got insiders out their ass... so.... .;D

May we live in interesting times..

As many of you already know, Lester, my co-editor is sort of... well...
bordering on retirement.. it would be impossible to list the innumerable
things that he has done for and with the scene, so i won't... he is
still sort of semi-active anyway...
If you see him on IRC tho, go thank him for everything he has done for the
scene.. or.. if you hate, tell him to fuck off and rot in hell.. ;D

On a little heavier note, nitro died this week. He was in a high-speed car
crash, died on impact. Dthangel will be attending the funeral, and with him
go the thoughts and prayers on many members of 'the scene'... .. good luck
nitro, wherever ya are.

I know i say it every week, but it seems to have a little more meaning now..
Have a safe week, kids.....

ndetroit [Co-Editor/Head Fatass]

-----------[ index ]-----------

I.) Intro
a) Lester
b) ndetroit

II.) Quotes of the Week

III.) Sites - Ndetroit's Weekly comments on sites
IV.) Stats - Tech and Sketch do the damage to the stats scene
V.) Lester's Biased Courier Report

VI.) Articles
a) Blitz's Slightly Biased Games Report
b) Bud's Biased Utils Report
c) Lesters Moview Reviews
d) VCD Group and Movie Reviews
e) Fun with EA!

VII.) Scene News - All the news that's fit to print

VIII.) Rumors!

IX.) Closing

---------------------[ Quotes of the Week! ]---------------------

-*** Now talking in #xxxxxxx
*** Topic is ' RIP Nitro, passed away last night.'

-<|K-B0T|> very a too big overlimit release be :~

-<mgd> k im through sucking :P

-<[Xasx]> i have a site running
<[Xasx]> since today to 9 august
<[Xasx]> 2mbit/s Spanish ISP connection
<[Xasx]> and lots of Gbs
<[Xasx]> 24hours
^=== wanted to join equality as a siteop for 7 days... HAH!

-<Mr_ShaD0w> who says u can't kill -HUP ftpd on every upload/download?

-*** Rejoined channel #hug
*** Topic is 'We bid acidapple goodluck in his further travels through the real life :((('
*** Set by neophyte on Sat Jul 17 12:34:47

-<dan> netscape crashes too much in linux
<Delphic> heh.
<Delphic> be a man, use lynx
<dan> lynx isnt something i enjoy using when trying to look at porn

-<Caserd> :)
<Caserd> i like condoms..
<Caserd> makes me last 100% longer

-<censoo> XavFOOD, if you have all that eleete .fi shells..why are you trading with
a liu than? :D
<Aenima-> good question
<XavFOOD> liu.se
<XavFOOD> sentimental value
<XavFOOD> was the first shellbox I ever recruited
<XavFOOD> :)

-*** bizzybone has quit IRC (ATTENTION: all those who have purchased tickets to see ViCE,
their tour has been cancelled)

-<[STiX]> diediedie, i have to take another friend just so i dont look like a queer
walking around wiht a bear :P

-<fft> Xavier``: hey.. last nwr was good.. i got quoted.. so now i will retire since i
have achieved everything i ever wanted in scene

-<Xavier``> nwr quoting is just an invitation for your search warrant

-----------[ ndetroit's sites and stats section ]-----------

Hi!... a lot of shit happened since i been gone.. lets get to it!

Afaik, TO? is gone for good.. sadly... ditto for ?C, tho the siteops
are potentially looking for a phat euro link for it..
?OG picked up HLM, becoming its EHQ..
?DR L??e got a Rebels affils, becoming their EHQ..

C?m?l?t is back, an oldschool ftp4all site... yay!

?G is also back this week, talk to a siteop for details..

Ughh.. these question marks are annoying.. but you will be thanking me
when your favorite siteop is not getting gang-raped in some mississippi
prison.. ;p

Now that mgd has quit AMN, will he become DEV, and make the whole
?S staff DEV? .... who knows.. stay tuned! ;p

?TH = fastest damn site in the world.. thats not really a shock, but..
get out your proxy skillz, kiddies!

I guess thats about it.. feel free to take wild guesses about
what the "?"'s are supposed to be...
My top 5 for this week are still ?S, ST?, ?T, ?E?, and ?H..

Siteops!! send your weektops to: nwr@netmonkey.org, or give them to
_tech_... Thanks to all those that support us every week... ;)

The Top Six US sites for this week are:

----------------------------------------
x2.5x T? R?O
x2.0x D?T C?D R?
-----------------------------------------

** - We Missed the weektop from SB?. So we only have 5 sites now, but SB?

should be here next week.

If you can't guess what sites are what, chances are you
Aren't on them. If you got ranked then you know what the
Fuck you weektopped anyways. No more posting site names
In NWR.

pos trader group T? R?O D?T C?D R? - pts
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. boring 8 1 2 2 - 68.5
2. jm3 - - 1 3 1 56
3. cyrus 5 - 3 5 5 55
4. alphazip - 4 5 10 2 49.5
5. belowzero 6 5 6 9 - 41.5
6. hypocrisy - 8 - 1 4 41.5
7. djmp3 - 3 7 6 - 38
8. war101 - 2 - 4 - 36.5
9. whoopass 3 - - - 7 28
10. epd - 6 4 - - 26.5
11. jeeps 1 - - - - 25
12. sax 2 - - - - 22.5
13. tc 4 - - - - 17.5
14. termi - - - - 3 16
15. ben - 7 - - - 10
16. brain - - - - 6 10
17. conq 7 - - - - 10
=----------------------------------=---------------------------------------=

pos trader TD RFO DST COD RH - pts
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Moonshine 4 1 1 1 3 98.5
2. Motiv8 2 2 6 2 1 93
3. dsn 8 - 2 3 2 59.5
4. Rts 5 - 7 6 5 45
5. Dsc 3 4 9 - - 41.5
6. Vice - 3 5 - - 32
7. Phs - 5 4 - - 29
8. Volition - 6 - 4 - 26.5
9. Devotion 1 - - - - 25
10. Risc - - 8 8 7 20
=----------------------------------=---------------------------------------=

The Top Ten EU sites for this week are:

----------------------------------------
x2.5 ST? ?H ?S
x2.0 C?T E? DL?
x1.5 H?G ?B PS? ?X
-----------------------------------------

** - We Missed the weektop from E :[ We're putting another site on to fill

the top10, but E will be back next week :]

If you can't guess what sites are what, chances are you
Aren't on them. If you got ranked then you know what the
Fuck you weektopped anyways. No more posting site names
In NWR.

pos trader group ST? ?H ?S C?T E? DL? H?G ?B PS? ?X - pts
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. sins AMN 2 1 - 2 8 1 1 1 - - 121.5
2. insanity DEV 4 6 8 10 4 4 2 2 3 1 121.5
3. mrpumpkin VICE 1 2 1 1 9 2 5 - - - 114.5
4. faith AOD 8 5 4 4 2 - - 5 2 - 101
5. redman VICE 3 7 2 5 - - - 4 - - 75
6. slick TFA - 4 6 9 5 3 - - - - 59.5
7. PsedO RISC - 8 - 6 3 - - 7 - 2 53
8. nailz VICE 7 10 5 7 - - 8 10 10 6 48
9. tc DEV 6 - - - 7 6 - - - 3 42.5
10. freakshow AOD - 3 - - - - - 9 - 7 29
11. sax DSC - - - - - - - 3 1 - 27
12. Garoto DEV 5 - - - 6 - - - - - 25
13. alex AMN - - - - 1 - - - - 8 24.5
14. rz3 THD - - - 3 - - - - 6 - 23.5
15. yoyomania MIB - - 3 - - - - - - - 20
=----------------------------------=---------------------------------------=

pos group STH FH FS CAT ET DLS HOG EB PST FX - pts
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Amnesia 3 3 4 2 2 3 1 2 3 5 159
2. Vice 2 2 1 1 6 4 4 3 5 2 159
3. Aod 4 1 3 3 4 6 2 1 2 4 155
4. Devotion 1 5 2 5 1 2 5 4 7 1 153
5. Risc 5 4 - 6 3 8 - 5 8 3 80
6. Thunder - - - 4 7 - 3 7 1 6 62.5
7. Tfa - 7 - - 5 5 - 9 - - 37
8. Esprit 8 - - - 9 10 - - 6 9 24
9. Equality - - - - - 1 - - - - 20
10. Dsc - - - - - - - 6 4 - 18
=----------------------------------=---------------------------------------=

=---------[Alltime Stats]----------=

** Alltime Stats from Since NWR #1 to NWR #55

Around April 1998 - July 1999

We are gonna do an alltime stats from now on, which will be shown on here at
every 5 issues (no need to show one at every issue). Since this is issue #55,
here is the first one. Next one will be shown on issue #60, and so on. We
used all issues we could get, except the missing ones (#8-#11) and the ones
were we hadnt done the stats. The respective groups for each courier will be
added based on today's situation. Most of those couriers were on other groups
when they ranked on the older issues, but we will be showing the groups they
are in right now. In a few months, we will start to rank the group alltimes
and US's alltime stats as well, since they had just started to be done around
one week ago.. So here goes the top55 alltime couriers of around 1 year :]
-----------------------------------------

pos trader group pts
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. garoto DEVOTION 4262
2. godbless DEVOTION 3440
3. tc DEVOTION 1913,5
4. cedric AOD 1743
5. kruzin RTS 1161
6. grad - 915
7. wishmaster DEVOTION 824
8. roller RTS 818
9. acidapple DEVOTION 772
10. snap EQUALITY 771
11. morbid AOD 766
12. mgd AMNESIA 746
13. mrpumpkin VICE 648
14. jaydee DEVOTION 616
15. glen RAGE 586
16. insanity DEVOTION 555,5
17. Geno AOD 505
18. brain RISC 497
19. officedog DEVOTION 443
20. stix AMNESIA 422
21. tirre AOD 418
22. mossyoak RTS 381
23. toadie VICE 348
24. darkwolf AOD 344
25. lester AMNESIA 291
26. faith AOD 284,5
27. dragoth DEVOTION 276
28. dualstandard RISC 276
29. Allanon DEVOTION 268
30. mrsandman DEVOTION 266
31. Xtremist RTS 255
32. redman VICE 247,5
33. sins AMNESIA 242,5
34. siim AOD 237
35. nightsky AOD 218
36. dirtman TFA 216
37. neuroman RTS 178
38. Thug AOD 176
39. zarkof AOD 175
40. moonsabre AOD 174,5
41. lethal AMBITION 168
42. pyx AMBITION 163
43. bootman VICE 162
44. TDPriest DMS 162
45. pixel AMNESIA 149
46. eich EQUALITY 140
47. davan AMNESIA 139
48. easy ESPRIT 138
49. snakeeyes DEVOTION 138
50. skuz THUNDER 135
51. slammar DEVOTION 123
52. sketch THUNDER 121
53. Bizzy RISC 118
54. nailz VICE 114,5
55. gollie AOD 114

=--------------------------------=--------------------------------------=

-----------[ Lester's Biased Courier Section ]-----------

Note: Lester is taking a week/month/year off for a while, so we are gonna
have one or two "guest authors" every week from now on to fill in on the
courier report. Guest's are allowed to do the report in any style/format
that they want, with whatever ratings and graphics system that they deem
applicable.
Guests wishing to apply for the position should be an active trader in
one of the scene's top groups.. (ie: someone who knows wtf they are
talking about... .. heh.. although, that never stopped lester from
writing!!) <g>

-editors

This week's special guest: Bizzy Bone of AMNESiA... !

=------------=

Greetings fellow earthlings, well that... and Caserd. Your homie bizzybone
delivering you all the hits, misses, wanks, and pisses this week - so hold
on to your tighty whities and check out the brighty highlighties! :)

AMNESiA: SiNs and Alex out kicking some serious ass this week, skyrocketing
on many weektops enabling AMN to place #1 on groupweek. The
question remains, is it just a one man show? Thus far it may seem
so, but I have heard from many sources (i'm a really cool guy :))
that AMN support will really pick up...

Overall Opinion: Excellent work, but more guys working would help :)

pickups: -

losses : mgd to AOD, alex to RC.

ViCE: ViCE remains to pretty much dominate sites, with many guys showing
constant dedication. mrpumpkin, redman, & nailz, showed up on many
weektops, placing ViCE #2 on the groupweek. I have heard mrpumpkin maybe
taking a deserving break, lets see how the troops manage to march on by
without this big goof :) maybe redman will find a cockroach in his
underwear highering his self-esteem to pre!

(cablegod & zeus21, next time you do webcam together - be sure to
leave a warning for those with weak stomachs..) :)

Overall Opinion: Great job guys, solid work. Keep it up...

pickups : some male stripper recruited by cablegod...

losses : -

AOD: Well, it's gotta be the drugs if nothing else - half these guys seem
like they have passed out leaving Faith alone to weektop sites. I also
saw Freakshow preing a little, helping there #3 on the groupweek. I have
heard some of these guys are away on vacation, lets hope they come back
and give these guys a helping hand. :)

Overall Opinion: Good job this week, but potential is far greater :)

pickups : mgd

losses : -

DEVOTiON: Well, activity is definitely lacking here. Insanity showing up on
some weektops, as for Garoto and tc, but they seem to be going
through a slump at the moment. Godbless is getting geared up to
trade again, maybe this will help the squad a whole lot. One can
never count this group out though, they have many experienced
traders, and even more experienced pre'ers. <G> hi DiZZiDeNT!

Overall Opinion: Not so hot, hopefully things will improve..

pickups : -

losses : -

RiSC: A few guys here and there, Pseud0's efforts most definitely worth
mentioning. Some serious work has to be done before RiSC can claim the
title of a worthy contender.

Overall Opinion: Not good at all. Lets step it up guys!

pickups : -

losses : cubanpete, for RTS.

Thunder: RZ3 doing well on a couple of sites here and there, pulling in some
good numbers for THD. They seem to be very good at what they're out
to do, they seem quiet, but they seem to work hard...

Overall Opinion: Decent.

pickups : -

losses : -

TFA: Slick kicking some major ass. It seems the rest of the squad is idle
here, hopefully things will pick up for them...

Overall Opinion: Downer ;( Get more guys going here...

pickups : -

losses : -

Espirit: Well, not too many guys moving much here... they showed up on the gpwk
is it :) A little more work is needed to compete with the others...
(Hi Fro_Cold! Dhal 4 Life!) :)

Overall Opinion: Downer - lets get going...

pickups : -

losses : -

Equality: Equality always manages to pull through on their sites as always.
Hopefully more guys will show up soon on others though :)

Overall Opinion: Good job on Headquarters...

pickups : -

losses : -

DSC: Sax did a job worth recognition, good work there... A decent week
for this us trading squad :)

Overall Opinion: Decent Week...

pickups : -

losses : -

=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=

-----------[ Articles ]-----------

=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=

-----------[ Blitz's Slightly Biased Gaming Report]-----------

THE BLITZ REPORT FOR THE WEEK OF 07/26/99 - 08/01/99
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Looks like I woke up ndetroit, and he's doing the full NWR this week. Good thing
too, because I'm so far in to Jagged Alliance that I really haven't payed much
attention this week. Luckily only two games got released, and the first is just
a "final" of a beta from last week and the second is a game I worked on. So I
didn't even have to do any research =). We'll do a full review of Jagged Alliance 2
this week because it's really the only thing I did.

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God dammit DVN, you did a beta =(. Well this one looks final, as PDM states in
their NFO, this is a USA game and probably the final. PDM did a bunch of patches
too. Finally a generic crack for Warzone (I think every group had one by now there
were so many patches). No points for the warzone patch, but a half point for the
generic.

Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4.0 DarkStone_FINAL-PARADiGM (85.7M)

0.5 Kingpin_Life_of_Crime_v1.1_Cracked-PARADiGM (0.6M)
0.0 Street_Wars_Trainer_plus_4_Fixed-PARADiGM (0.0M)
0.5 Official_Formula_1_Racing_Update_2_Cracked-PARADiGM (0.7M)
0.5 Cricket_World_Cup_99_Update_v1.1-PARADiGM (2.3M)
0.5 Birth_of_the_Federation_Update_v1.02-PARADiGM (1.1M)
0.5 Warzone_2100_Update_v1.06_and_Generic_Crack-PARADiGM (2.2M)
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Origin won the race cracking Shadowman against Razor. Not a bad looking game, but
when you come down to it, it's just a Lara Croft clone, and everyone is tired of
Tomb Raider anyway. Above average, and a major title so four points. Nice trainer
from OGN on Darkstone, rubs out the DVN version.

4.0 SHADOWMAN-ORiGIN (126.7M)
0.5 Kingpin_1.15b_updatepatch-ORiGiN (06.M)
0.5 DARKSTONE.ULTIMATE.TRAINER.52-ORIGIN (0.3M)
---
5.0

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Not much to say here. Razor better release more than kingpin patches next week,
because they aren't going to count anymore.

Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.5 KingPin_v1.13b_Patch_Cracked-RAZOR (0.6M)
0.5 KingPin_v1.12b_Patch_Cracked-RAZOR (0.6M)
0.5 KingPin_v1.14b_Patch_Cracked-RAZOR (0.6M)
---
1.5

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it does, no points for you guys for giving us a beta.

Points Release Title
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.0 DarkStone.Trainer.Plus.3-DVN (0.0M)
0.0 DarkStone_Speech_Addon-DVN (95.9M)
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Idle this week

My apologies to the rest of Razor for forgetting Arcade Pool 2 earlier this month.
Ice brought this to my attention (albiet while claiming I "forgot" it because OGN won
the title). I checked around and seems RZR stuck on most sites including PDM/CLS WHQ's.
I guess Razor wins, but despite Ice saying it's a major, I think it's just a shitty pool
game.

Now for a little analysis and strategy for Jagged Alliance 2. I've spent most of my free
time these past 2 weeks playing this little gem, and it's really an outstanding game. I
haven't gotten this much play out of a game since Baseball Mogul '99. Now I don't know how
ringing an endorsement this is for the game, seeing as how BB Mogul seems to be only a
classic for me, but I think everyone should pick up this game.
I experimented with a few strategies off the start, and the mass recruiting of low-level
mercs was quickly discarded. Getting mercs with explosives and mechanical isn't really
that high a priority off the start I found. You don't have use for it for at least the
first week or two. What you do need is medical. I found most of the doctors in the game
to have several weaknesses, so I created my own merc as a medic (50 medical), with 0
is explosive and mechanical to jack up the other skills. Everything else was set to
70 or 80. That gave me a good leader with a good starting gun (MPSK). Using the
personality analysis a few times I managed to get one with stealth (starting your
merc with a silencer), and ambidextrous (there are some kick ass guns you can use
later on for dual-weapon guys).
To this starting merc, I added Lynx on a week contract. Lynx pretty well clears the
first 5 areas all on his own. His long-range rifle picks off the sidearm wielding
grunts one by one. I didn't even use another merc for the first whole 2 days. The other
merc I started with was Trevor. Now I said you didn't need explosives or mechanical
off the bat, but one thing you DO need is lockpicking skill. He has this as well as a
good marksmanship and wisdom. High wisdom, explosives, and mechanical/lockpicking make
him perfect for opening doors and chests without setting off traps. With the high-priced
Lynx on a week's contract, you will have to pay his salary daily, but his skills more
than make up for this penalty.
On the first day, clear the first area and follow Fatima over to the second. Once
there, recruit the useless Ira anyway. We'll get her something to do. Move your mercs
directly to the mine in the first town. Don't bother fighting through the airport and
middle section of the town before you secure the mine. One space to the west of the
mine, you will find the helecopter pilot. Take him along with you, but leave him with
your other 2 mercs while Lynx single-handedly picks off the bad guys. After fighting
your way through the town (make sure to receruit the mine and talk to the priest on
your way), set yourself up with the chopper pilot in the airport. Set Ira to heal
your guys while they rest. After they are healed, move her back down to the mine and
start training militia. Your other three mercs should move over to knock out the SAM
site east of the first town.
Once you've knocked out the SAM, rest up a bit and then take your mercs to take the
second-easiest town in the northwest. On your way, pick up dimitri at the rebel
hideout and explore the abhandoned mine. The 30 grand there is more than enough to
put Trevor on a weekly contract. Once you clear the mine and other sector of the
northwest town, escort the two vacationers back to the airport. Keep Dimitri there
training militia. Once the vacationers are back in the airport, they will send you
some guns which you can use with your two-handed merc leader. The third town you
should go after is the one in the southeast. It's there where you will find the
chalice to return to the northwest town.

That's all for this week, maybe next week I'll have more scene bullshit and less
on the game I've been wasting time on.

Quotes of the week:

<BelowZer0> send me RiskFTP [=
<Blitz> I don't have it
<BelowZer0> what do you use then ?
<Blitz> screen and securecrt
<BelowZer0> got anything that will slow upload ?
<BelowZer0> or reduse the speed sent to the site
<Blitz> Yer gonna make NWR at this rate lol
<BelowZer0> nah

<AzKid> What is the latest release from razor ??
<Blitz> I just took a dump, does that qualify?

=----------------------------------=--------------------------------------=

-----------[ Bud's Biased Utils Section ]-----------

Bud's Biased Utils Report #29
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Two weeks in a row on time! That has to be some sort of record for me...
and for NWR now that I think of it. Of course I'm assuming as I write this
that NWR was on time and you're reading this when you're supposed to be.
Whatever.

This weeks interesting story was a continuation of last weeks anticipated
release, 3DSMAX v3 - if you recall, it was originally released by SGM.
Which was then nuked as a beta... well word has it the SGM release came
from Harvest, who weren't sure if they had a beta or a final... then we
had DOD release a final, which was indeed final from all accounts, except
it needed a fix, graciouslly provided by Harvest. Remember how I congratulated
them on the class they showed in releasing the fix with no ego to match?
Well I may have to take it back...

This week Harvest decided to release 3DSMAX itself. The version is identical
to DOD's, except Harvest included the setup routine while DOD simply
gave you the program. Now we have both sides bickering over which is better...
here's my problem. Harvest went to the trouble of FIXING the DOD release. Which
means it works, and I've seen plenty of happy users with the DOD copy. So what
exactly was the point of Harvest re-releasing... hrmm... well one of the
rumors floating about is that all 3 release were identical, INCLUDING the SGM...
and despite claims to the contraty, the SGM does indeed work, which would
make IT the legit release =) Harvest doing damage control, pissed over the
fact that they let 3DSMAX 3 slip through their fingers? Or are the installation
options really that important? (I won't get into the addon debate here, this
is long enough as it is...). In the end the users will decide I guess... ho-hum...
all this huffing and puffing between groups... oh yes and CORPiSO got nailed for
using DOD's reg info in it's ISO release... what a mess. And it only hurts the users,
some of whom will be downloading what is basically the same shit three times over.

Blah... on wit zee show.

Disclaimer: It's BIASED moron. My opinion. So don't send me a bunch of mail
& messages bitching about this or that. If you don't like
it... SCREW YOU =]

Rankings: Groups get a score out of 10. Points are given for amount of
releases, but QUALITY titles will give a group a much higher score.
Nukes for duping, broken releases and just plain CRAP will lower
a groups score. However on the occasion that a title is nuked which
I don't feel should have been, MY OWN JUDGEMENT TAKES PRECEDENCE.
Cuz I'm writing this. Groups can also get points for any other
reason I see fit.

Week: Week is based from 07/27/99 to 08/02/99. I'm in the EST time zone so
dates/times run according to it.

Groups: (In no particular order)

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PIRATES WITH ATTITUDE:

Releases:

Enterprise.Monitor.v5.2.for.NT-PWA
Materialise.Magics.Communicator.v1.0-PWA
Statistics.Server.ISP.v5.0.for.NT-PWA
Graphitech.Cimagraphi.Fully.Working.v5.08-PWA
Materialise.Magics.RP.v5.01-PWA
Materialise.Mimics.v6.12-PWA
Inovie.TeamCenter.v2.5.1-PWA
Camaix.Project.Manager.for.Mastercam.v7-PWA
Lotus.Domino.5.01.Solaris.Intel-PWA
Geomagic.Decimater.v1.02-PWA

PWA slowed a bit this week compared to the outpouring of last,
but still managed some steady releasing of decent titles. Nothing
incredible, Statistics Server 5, Cimagraphi, and Enterprise Monitor
are the highlights. The releases (of pretty much every group this week)
were left in relative obscurity by all the crap and politics (one and
the same) going on. Oh and no points for the Solaris, although it's a good
release and Lotus has been doing well with that platform.
Total: 7/10

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THE CORPORATION:

Releases:

SOLIDWORKS.99.PRE-RELEASE.FOR.WIN9X-CORP
MICROSOFT.SQL.7.DEVELOPER.CORPORATE.EDITION.FINAL-CORP
MICROSOFT.SQL.7.DEVELOPER.CORPORATE.EDITION.FINAL.ADDON-CORP
MICROSTATION.GEOGRAPHICS.V7.00.01.05.FINAL.FOR.MICROSTATION.J-CORP
MICROSTATION.MODELER.V7.00.01.09.FINAL.FOR.MICROSTATION.J-CORP
Practice.Made.Perfect.Management.Software.V4.2.Final-CORP
Retail.Star.v4.2-CORP
AutoCAD.Architectural.Desktop.v2.0.Migration.Pack-CORP
HASP.SUITE.V6.1-CORP
HASP.SUITE.V6.1.UTILITY.ADDON-CORP

"HASP protects your software from piracy" - too bad they didn't protect
themselves. Well we all know HASP, (dongle protection scheme, and if you
still don't know I'm not getting into it any further), and while it may
seem odd to release a protection scheme designed to work against us,
hey - Know thy enemy. Words to live by. That and don't keep old logs...
and don't sell copies of software that can be traced back to you...
gee I'm just full of wisdom today.

Aside from the HASP packs we see the Migration pack for PWA's
Architectural Desktop 2 release, as well as the Corporate Dev. copy
of SQL 7 from M$, and an early look at SolidWorks 99 for the 9x
platform. Not bad, not great, average week from those working at
the Corporation.
Total: 7/10

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RISE:

Releases: N/A
Total: N/A

Well I'm officially retiring RiSE (Really Into Spreading Elite, for
those of you who don't know) from the list this week, it's been great
having you release over the years.

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X-FORCE:

Releases:

ZAXWERKS_INVIGORATOR_V2.0_FOR_MAYA_2.0_NT_REPACK-XFORCE

I think I missed a Linux release... doesn't matter, I'm still
not scoring non-win apps for the time being. As for Invigorator,
once you get past the repack problem, it's a decent release, and has been
used in TV shows such as Sienfeld (not that there's anything wrong with that).
Looks to be a nice 3D addon for Maya from what I've seen... too bad that's
all we saw from XF for the week.
Total: 1/10

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SHOCK:

Releases:

Embarcadero.ER.Studio.v3.5.FINAL-SHOCK
Office.In.Color.2000.Platinum.Edition-SHOCK
Sax.Setup.v6.0.2440-SHOCK
CU-SeeMe.Pro.v4.01-SHOCK
Web.Server.4D.e-Commerce.v3.1-SHOCK
Freebird.v4.0.for.Acrobat.4-SHOCK
Jade.v4.0.for.Acrobat.4-SHOCK
Revize.v2.1.Full.Platform-SHOCK
Sonic.Foundry.ACID.Style.v1.0d.REAL.WORKING-SHOCK
AuctionWatch.Desktop.v1.0-SHOCK
EnCase.Pro.v1.995-SHOCK
InfoPower.Professional.v4.04-SHOCK
IRIS.Antivirus.Plus.v22.22.Upgrade.16bit-SHOCK
IRIS.Antivirus.Plus.v22.22.Upgrade.32bit-SHOCK
Kiplingers.NetWealth.v1.01-SHOCK
Informix.Dynamic.Server.v7.31.TC2-SHOCK

A mixed week from SHOCK, and their busiest one of late. Standouts
include the new crack for EnCase (at 600KB it's worth to download to
see what you thought you deleted), and Embarcadero's ER/Studio 3.5
final. They also beat FCN on the first InfoPower update in a month
(Hi Delphic!). They also released a working version of Acid Style,
however it seems the loaders used to bypass program protection don't
work too well in NT, so while 9x users are fine, NT users should
avoid it and wait for a possible fix.
Total: 7/10

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PENTIUM FORCE TEAM:

Releases:

VERITAS.Backup.Exec.For.Netware.8.0.Release.T296-PFT
VERITAS.WinINSTALL.6.5-PFT
VERITAS.Backup.Exec.7.3.Release.2371.WinNT-PFT
VERITAS.Client.Exec.2.0.WinNT-PFT

Well Veritas got owned, as usual PFT gets out the Backup Exec
and related product family apps. SeaGate has sold their Networking
and Storage portion of their software division to Veritas, so
it's Veritas Backup Exec from now on I guess. Nice welcome to
the company on behalf of PFT.
Total: 5/10

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LEGENDS NEVER DIE:

Releases:

AUTOSHIP_V7.01-LND
TIMBERLINE_PRECISION_ESTIMATE_V3.1-LND

Slow month overall for LND, Timberline estimate is the better
of the two here at least in ranking of the individual apps...
check out Grad's latest utils report over on TCA.
Total: 5/10

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PINNACLE:

Releases:

Cloudscape.v2.0-PNC
Metacreations.KPT.Equalizer.v1.0-PNC
Metacreations.KPT.Equalizer.v1.0.Serial.Fix-PNC
Alive.Media.Control.v1.2.7-PNC
Eudora.Pro.v4.2-PNC
Power.G.Code.v1.0.for.AutoCAD-PNC
Power.G.Lathe.v1.0.for.AutoCAD-PNC
Z.File.Camouflage.and.Encryption.System.v3.0-PNC
Inetstore.v4.4a.Pro-PNC
Picture.an.Event.v2.1-PNC
Unravel.2000.for.Oracle.PL.SQL.and.Forms.5.0.v2.1.49-PNC
Gatekeeper.Proxy.Server.v3.0-PNC
Helpmaster.Pro.v5.0.2-PNC
TrakRecord.v1.52e-PNC

Another busy group this week was Pinaccle, with the best showing of the
month for them. Despite the serial fix required, good work with Metacreations's
KPT Equalizer, as well as the newest edition of Eudora Pro (which I'm really
debating on switching to). Some other middle of the road stuff, all in all a
steady week and good showing from PNC.
Total: 7/10

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Releases: N/A
Total: N/A

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DRINK OR DIE:

Releases:

SimCAD_Pro_v.3.1_Win9xNT4-DOD
SQL_Programmer_v.IX_Expert_Edition_Win9xNT-DOD
Symantec_TalkWorks_v3.0_Win9xNT_FINAL-DOD

Collection of nice apps from DOD, with Talkworks 3 final being
my choice (since I'll actually USE it :)). Coming off the 3DSMAX
rel and all the surrounding contreversy, it's a wonder they got ANYTHING
done.
Total: 5/10

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REBELS:

Releases:

TowSoft_v3.6.4_REGGED-RBS
Ecad_Plus_V1.91i_Cracked-RBS
FlexGen_99_v563-RBS
TransLinGo_V2.0_L05_Cracked-RBS

An updated version of the generic crack for FlexLM leads the pack...
umm, I don't need to do an ElectoMechanical Schematic drawings at the
moment, but should I ever need to I'll turn to ECad <g>. Kind of a slow
week to Rebel's last one.
Total: 5/10

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VERSUS:

Releases:

Visual.Assist.2.1.1.1060-VERSUS
Random.Password.Generator.Pro.v8.0-VERSUS
InstallWiz.Professional.v1.1.6-VERSUS
JSentry.Proxy.Server.v2.3-VERSUS
Asna.Visual.Rpg.3.0.v8.442-VERSUS
QuoteGrabber.v2.0b10f-VERSUS
BlinkMap.v1.1.3-VERSUS
PostMaster.v3.00b2-VERSUS
CoolHunt.v1.24-VERSUS
Emerald.Mail.v1.22-VERSUS
TextEdit.v4.8-VERSUS

Now that's more like it... VRS gets active, following the lead
of several other groups... not good on JSentry, VRS finds themselves
accused of Serial theft, although I don't even know by who... just
showed up as the nuking reason. Hate to see that from Versus, who I
normally really like. Nothing special here in the other titles but
they are active again at least.
Total: 4/10

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SCUM:

Releases:

SNiFF.Plus.v3.1p2-SCuM
IDL.v5.2.1-SCuM

Minor update of Sniff+, didn't check it out, also IDL 5.2.1, looking
forward to more next week...
Total: 3/10

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FATIGUED COURIERS NETWORK:

Releases:

Addict.v2.32.For.Delphi.And.Cpp.RETAIL.With.Source-FCN
Cell.Control.v3.22-FCN
NUMEGA_SOFTICE_v4_SUITE_WORKING_NONE_UPGRADE_SERIAL_FIX_FOR_KAMEL_RELEASE-FCN
Virtual.Print.Engine.Professional.32bit.v3.0.0.5.FINAL-FCN
1stClass_v1.01_For_Delphi_N_Cpp_UPDATED_VER-FCN
EON_REALITY_EON_STUDIO_v2.5_MULTIMEDIA_TUTORIAL_ADDON-FCN
EON_REALITY_EON_STUIDO_v2.5-FCN
Elsinore_Visual_Intercept_Relay_v1.1.0.83-FCN
Elsinore_Visual_Intercept_SDK_v1.1.0.75-FCN
Elsinore_Visual_Intercept_v1.1.0.83-FCN
Elsinore_Visual_Intercept_Web_v1.1.0.83-FCN
WISE_SOLOUTIONS_INSTALL_MANAGER_v7.04_FINAL-FCN
1stClass_v1.01_For_Delphi-FCN
ACCUSOFT_IMAGE_GEAR_99_PRO_GOLD-FCN
QuickPak_Professional_v4.42-FCN
ShazamWare_Solutions_Shazam_Report_Wizard_v3.5_rev_N-FCN
Varian_Led_Studio_For_Delphi_v3.1.4-FCN
GM_Components_v3.01_Source_Code-FCN
Peripheral_Test_Instruments_SCSI_Toolbox-FCN
Terminus_Software_DX_Creator_Games_Creation_Software_v1.64-FCN
Visual_Zip_Password_Recovery_Multi_Processor_v3.2-FCN
XCEEDSOFT_XCEED_ZIP_V4.0_RETAIL-FCN
AccuSoft_Medical_Imaging_SDK_DLL32_ProGold-FCN
AccuSoft_Medical_Imaging_SDK_OCX32_ProGold-FCN
GM_Components_v3.0_Source_Code_For_Delphi-FCN
Nevrona_ReportPrinter_Pro_v3.00E-FCN
Priority_Enterprise_Management_System_v7.0_For_Oracle_8.0.4-FCN
Priority_Enterprise_Management_System_v7.0_For_SQL_Server_7.0-FCN
Priority_Enterprise_Management_System_v7.0_For_Tabula-FCN

Jeez guys, stop releasing so much, you're taking up half my bloody report! <g>.
FCN dominated their niche and got a few other titles out as well. A working
solution for SoftICE 4 Suite (we REALLY need to get rid of fake label groups
such as Kamel), Wise Solution's Install Manager 7.04, and QuickPak from
Crescent. Lots of other goodies in there as well this week. Great work guys,
keep it up (I sound like a little league coach here, don't I? :P).

Final note, although Eon Studio 2.5 has been released before, some updates
have been added since it moved over to a new development team, thus it's
not really a dupe.
Total: 8/10

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THE PROFESSIONALS:

Releases:

WinCrete.v1.98-PROS Star.Builder.System.Designer.v7.1.Final-PROS
DictaPhone.Boomerang.Voice.Exchange.v2.0-PROS
McAfee.Y2K.Survival.Kit.v1.01-PROS
Philips.FreeSpeech.2000-PROS
Adobe.Photoshop.v5.5.Upgrade.Retail.Boxed-PROS
Jasc.Image.Robot.v1.1.Working.Retail.Boxed-PROS

Image Robot? How old is that, and what were the "Professionals" thinking :P
They do have some nice apps off the shelf here, note Photoshop 5.5 Upgrade,
a great pickup for the group. Freespech 2000 is also worth noting.
Total: 6/10

HARVEST:

Releases:

5D.MONSTER.PLUGINS.FOR.MAYA.FUSION-HARVEST
KINETIX.3DSMAXR3.FULL.INSTALL.WORKING-HARVEST
KINETIX.3DSMAXR3.SDK-HARVEST
KINETIX.CHARACTER.STUDIO.V.2.2.WORKING-HARVEST
MAYA.FUSION.FULL.V2.51B-HARVEST
ULTIMATTE.V2.04.FOR.MAYA.FUSION-HARVEST
5D.MONSTERS.FOR.DIGITAL.FUSION.V2.51a.OR.LATER.UPDATE-HARVEST
DISCREET.EFFECT.V2.12.OPTION.2-HARVEST
DISCREET.PAINT.V2.12.OPTION.2-HARVEST

Well Harvest has had a decent first month of existance, but I can't agree with
the shit that went down this week. First, what should have been kept a private matter
between CORPiSO and DOD was thrust into the public spotlight thanks in part to
Harvest members. Secondly, after FIXING the DOD release of 3DSMAX, Harvest goes ahead
and re-releases it. Guys, YOU FIXED IT - obviosuly at the time you were happy
with the DOD copies performance, and it was working with your fix - so changing
the story now to say "DOD's doesn't do such and such" doesn't look too great.
From the users I've spoken to and overheard, DOD's works fine, despite questionable
packing, the need for a fix, and the huge addon... so anyways, Harvest got points
for the fix, DOD for the final, and it ends there. If a user decides he wants the
Harvest copy, great, but in the end it's a dupe.

Aside from that it's mostly plugins this week, and Maya Fusion.
Total: 5/10

New this week: N/A

Idle this week: RISE, PRM, RDM.

Quote(s) of the Week: <Caserd> anyone have the Karate Kid soundtrack
<Caserd> ?!?!?!
<[STiX]> NO!
<SiNs> NO
<Caserd> WHY?
<Caserd> ITS PHAT

I was sort of suprised to see FCN won this week, but the more I think about
it the more sense it makes... they did their job and released, with good
consistancy, and while in this case the amount did help, there were some
nice titles. Special mention to PWA for a great month (#1 for July in my
eyes) and DOD for Talkworks.

This Monday deadline is really fucking things up for me... looks like
I'll be back to finishing the week on Saturday 12PM EST... or maybe Sunday,
who knows... fuck it's annoying. I was just getting comfortable with the
Tuesday deadline.

I removed 2KAD... simply no activity, and when there is activity is minor
versions and betas... they have their place but since I'm trying to lighten
the load... PRM could be next as they've been at a virtual standstill for
quite some time.

This heat is keeping me indoors... so with luck I'll be on time next
week as well!

- Bud
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=---------[ Lester's Movie Reviews ]----------=

Sure he's a prominent scene member, leader of the #1 courier
group, and former "Miss Scene 1995".. But did you also know that
in real life, Lester's real name is "Roger", and he hosts a popular
syndicated television show, where he plays a big fatass who has
nothing better to do with his time than go to every single movie
ever released? Well.. now you know..

No Lester this week... just those wacko right-wing fundamentalists back for
more action... the CAP project: putting the 'fun' back in fundamentalism...

yay!

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And now, a special treat for all of you... The newest NWR Movie Reviewer, the
"ChildCare Action Project: Christian Analysis of American Culture (CAP)".
They will be providing NWR with reviews on a weekly basis from now on, and we
are glad to have them!

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The Blair Witch Project (1999), (R)
CAP Score: 49
CAP Influence Density: 6.81

SUMMARY / COMMENTARY:

The Blair Witch Project* (R) -- Believe it or not, more of the most foul word

than South Park!

That this story is based on a true story is an illusion. The Blair Witch is supposed
to be a legend, but the rest of the story is fabricated.

The Blair Witch Project* was an empty movie. There was nothing there except attempts

at fright. It was bare of any need for intelligence. Void of any special effects, this
film relied on our supposed innate fear of the unseen to project its impact. Devices
such as crudely made forms from sticks, a bloody piece of flesh wrapped up in a remnant
of the shirt of a missing cohort, and evidence of a satanic ritual site were among the
effects. A long sequence of the portrayal of stark terror and stories of human mutilation
and abduction murders of children were other devices to build the horror face of the move.

One hundred thirty eight uses of the most foul of the foul words. *The Blair Witch Project*
actually beat *South Park:BLU* in use of the most foul of the foul words. Also were 71
uses of other three/four letter foul words PLUS 17 uses of God's name in vain, 6 of which
were with the foul letter expletive and 3 of which were vain use of the name of our Savior.
All other ignominy were paled by such a flip-off attitude. Yet one more excuse to lower
standards of acceptance I suppose.

Of most significance in violation of righteousness was a single sentence by one of the
trio. I will not describe it, abbreviate it, or otherwise explain it to you other than
saying it was an extremely vulgar expression of hate of God.

So many of our visitors seem to be relying only on this Summary/Commentary for a full
accounting of the subject movie. This is not possible. For the best representation of
the CAP Entertainment Media Analysis Model applied to this movie, visit the Findings/Scoring
section below.

NOTE: Multiple occurrences of each item described below
are likely.

Wanton Violence/Crime (W):
story of murder of seven kids
story of the mutilation murder of five men
long terror sequence
fight between cohorts
flesh wrapped in bloody remnant of a missing cohort's shirt
long sequence of in-your-face stark terror
screaming terror sequence

Impudence/Hate (I)(1):
137 uses of the most foul of the foul words
71 uses of the three/four letter word vocabulary

Sex/Homosexuality (S):
motel cohabitation

Drugs/Alcohol (D):
several instances of drinking alcohol

Offense to God (O)(2):
vulgar expression of hate of God
halloween decorations
evidence of a Satanic ritual site

Murder/Suicide (M)(3):
implication of three murders

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(NWR NOTE: see excellent included graphic, or go to
http://www.capalert.com/capreports/blairwitch.htm)!!

Thanks once again to the good people at CAP for providing our readers with such excellent
film reviews!

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=---------[ VCD Group and Movie Reviews ]----------=

VCD Group and Movie Review

We would like to begin by explaining some of the common terms used in VCD
releasing. These formats are:

CAM - A cam is usually a handheld camera snuck into a full theatre. The base
is shaky, the audio is poor, you can hear people laughing and talking. A cam
is distinguishable by usually having a combination of all three or more of
these flaws. Most sites nuke cams for their general poor quality.

Workprint - An early release of a movie. These are usually stolen or leaked
copies of movies that have made their way onto VCD from VHS or a variety of
other sources. These will usually contain running time codes as well as other
identifying marks used in movie production. The quality on these can vary
from bad to very good depending on the quality of the source material used to
encode the VCD. Note: This category is also used for very bad screeners or
copies of movies that just didn't fit into any of the other categories due to
defects or problems with the quality of the VCD's audio/video image.

Telesync - Basically a very good Cam. A steady base such as a tripod is used,
the theatre is empty or very close to empty, and the audio and video are up
to par. Although, you can usually detect some flaw with a TS. You may see a
random head pop up, the screen edges are noticable, or the audio isn't always
crystal clear. While not perfect, the quality in general of a telesync ranges
from good to very good and is usually the first type of VCD made of a new
movie.

Screeners - These are the top quality VCDs. They can be in either widescreen
(letterbox) or in full-screen (pan and scan) with excellent audio and video.
These are made from video distributors demo tapes, reviewers copies, insider
copies of the film or from any number of sources. Most screeners will contain
"1-800-NO-COPIES" or "Property of.." messages somewhere in the film, but it's
not a requirement to fit into the screener category. These most closely
resemble a VHS or LaserDisc copy of the movie. They're easily identifiable by
their top quality.

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Ryche's Really Biased VCD Group Report #19

[19:09] <dan> we have designed the botnet
[19:09] <dan> to lose ops once a day at a certain hour
[19:09] <dan> its zeus's expert tcl codeing

Another week, and another report. Two in a row this time? NWR on time this time?
The world just surely be coming to an end. No disturbing trends this week, no
huge errors in judgement (couple of small ones though), and quite a few VCD's
worth watching. Here we go race fans..

Releases for the week of July 27th, 1999 to August 2nd, 1999

072799 - The Mummy - Screener - VCD-Europe
072899 - Simply Irresistible - Screener - VCD-Europe
072899 - Lake Placid - Telesync - VCD-Europe
072999 - The Out of Towners - Screener - VCD-Europe
[NUKED] - Who Am I - Screener - TWCiSO
073099 - Inspector Gadget - Telesync - VCD-Europe
073199 - Deep Blue Sea - Telesync - IGN
073199 - South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut - Telesync - TWCiSO

I mighta missed one or two, I was real busy this week, so die and stuff I missed your
release.

TWCiSO

Making great strides.. well sorta. Who Am I is the Jackie Chan Crapumentary, its on video
by the way. South Park, a good TS of it to make up for VCD-Europes Cam. Probably TWCiSO's
best release yet.

Total - 2 points

IGN

Theyre back with a vengance. Not. This looks like a home encoded bootleg of Deep Blue Sea.
Only way they could win on it I guess. I would expect to see an Improved Telesync of it
if I was betting. The picture is good, the sound isn't that great though. You can tell it
was recorded with a microphone. Most sites did keep this one though.

Total - 1 Point

VCD-Europe

A very nice week from VCD-Eu. The Mummy Screener would be my standout movie of the week.
Simply Irresistible has Sarah Michelle Gellar, so it gets bonus points. The Out of Towners
sucks and so does Inspector Gadget, but it's new so it's good for VCD. The other nice
release they had was the Lake Placid Telesync which improves over thier crappy cam that
they released before. Killer aligator, killer mummy, killer chick, and gay movie made from
a gay cartoon.

Total - 4 Points.

For the week, the award goes to VCD-Europe for some choice releases. TWCiSO has a good
release in South Park, and IGN tries to release a semi-ok Deep Blue Sea on the viewing
public.

I cant wait for the Captain Planet movie..
- Ryche -
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-----------[Fun With Electronic Arts!]-----------

Note: This has nothing to do with the JLennon incident of a few weeks back. This is an
entirely new investigation/incident.

> From: XXXXX, XXXXXX
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 12:04 PM
> To: XXXXXX
> Subject: FW: SECURITY UPDATE
> Importance: High
>
>
>
> EA CONFIDENTIAL: FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY
>
>
> A few months ago I sent you a note on the importance of Company Security
> and our Anti-Piracy efforts. I am pleased to tell you that those efforts
> are paying off.
>
> We have been conducting an extensive investigation into the pre-release of
> EA products on the internet. You may remember that pre-released copies of
> some of our most important titles (Sim City 3000, Alpha Centauri,
> Populous: The Beginning) appeared in the market. This investigation has
> involved a small team inside EA, outside lawyers, and the cooperation of
> the FBI (U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation). Recently, we have
> reached some important milestones:
>
> 1. We have terminated the employment of YYYYYY YYYYYY, a
> Supervisor in the XXXXX Testing Area, for supplying EA pre-release games
> (including at least 4 major titles) to the pirate group known as
> "Paradigm" and for releasing to these same pirates internal and
> confidential EA information about security. I have asked EALAW to take
> all legal measures available to us to seek both compensation and criminal
> prosecution against him for his unlawful activity and unconscionable
> breach of his obligations to EA. A lawsuit has been filed against YYYYYY YYYYYY
> seeking damages and other measures based on his conduct, and we are
> cooperating with law enforcement officials in seeking criminal
> prosecution.
>
> 2. In cooperation with Sony, we have also sued YYYYYY YYYYYY's
> principal contact in Paradigm, and pursuant to a court order have seized
> that individual's computer and other evidence. The evidence obtained is
> massive and reaches a wide group of individuals, outside of EA,
> participating in Paradigm and other pirate groups. The IDSA, together
> with others in our industry, has taken the lead in suing other Paradigm
> members around the country.
>
> 3. The FBI in cooperation with the United States Attorney
> has commenced a full investigation into the pirate rings we have uncovered
> as well as into the individuals known to be involved in theft of EA
> products. We are cooperating fully and enthusiastically with this
> investigation and will support prosecution of offenders to the full extent
> of the law.
>
> I know many of you have had concerns about the additional security
> measures we have taken to try to prevent theft of our products. To give
> you some perspective, here are a couple of quotes from the Complaint
> against YYYYYY YYYYYY taken from an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) , in a password
> protected Paradigm channel:
>
> * November 1998 on Paradigm channel posting from YYYYYY YYYYYY:
>
> "New (EA) internal security has made it much more difficult to get
> copies of pre-
> released games."
>
> * My security message of February 18 was posted onto Paradigm with
> statements complaining that he can't get what he wants anymore: " Its
> been a blast, but the bumbling redneck sheriff has been replaced by the
> Gestapo ....This (my message) was sent out a few weeks ago and they are
> serious this time. "
>
> * Paradigm member reply: ... "Man it is sad to see you go. EA is
> seriously getting it together, that in itself is scary."
>
>
> In short, security actually works.
>
> Before we get too excited, understand that there are multiple pirate
> groups out there, that we still have product leaks from locations other
> than XXXXXXXX, and that this will be a continuing effort to prevent
> theft of our products. However, for the security of all of us and our
> shareholders, and for our continuing future as the #1 Company in our
> industry, I am absolutely committed to finding each person involved, and
> taking all legally available measures against participants. I expect
> each of you to assist in any way you are requested, and to inform EALAW if
> you have any information about piracy of EA products.
>
> I appreciate your support and cooperation.
>
>

NWR: This email is real. Even the conversations have been confirmed.

Now are you scared?

We are.

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-----------[The Scene News]-----------

All the news thats fit to print...
and then some...

-First off, I personally have to give shout outs to nitro.. Former DMS member,
former leader of gcrack, former member of... well.. a lot of good groups..
the brotha is gonna be missed...

And i also gotta say, that what dthangel is doing with gcrack is one of the
classiest things i've ever seen in a long time. I remember the old gcrack
days, when those 2 used to fight like cats and dogs.. in the end, they formed
one of the closest partnerships in the scene..

Take care..

-While we are at it... we didn't really get a chance to say goodbye to acidapple,
who recently retired from the scene. We will be interviewing him about retired
life in a future issue, because it has been one of our most requested interviews
ever.. ;)
Good luck buddy, wherever you are!

-Some sites you can check out:
ppgr.webjump.com : Prozac's page!!!! a lot of good gear... many of today's
popular reports, and an NWR archive that is practically
0 second.. ;)
www.socalsys.com : need shells, bounces, vhosts, web space?... these dudes
are scene-friendly, and got some decent deals... only
reason why i mention is cause the dude was fat enough
to hook up nd up with some action... *cough*... HAHAHAH!

-group moves: aeiou(andsometimes'y') left AMN for ind, psychic_a was kicked from
amn for being a moron, mgd was traded to aod for a player to be named later,
alex left amn for RC, archive joined amn, stormwatch to amn, mgd to corp, like,
all of mnm to rts,

-Yes.. its true, millenium has finally called it quits. But you gotta respect the
fact that the leadership was willing to put it all behind them, and do what was
right for the group. MnM used to be (dare i say it?) a major force in the scene,
competing right alongside RiSC/DEV/EMP/APOC, and then later in some famous battles
with DMS.. but throughout it all, the group survived, and at times flourished..
A large majority of the scene's best traders passed through the mnm doors at some
point or another.. good luck to the group in the future..

-mossyoak is trading again.. wtf??

-apparently psychic_a was kicked from amnesia cause "he had a bad attitude".. heh..
nice that a group stepped up and did the right thing.. we don't need no bitches
here... but if i recall correctly.. wasn't he already kicked from DEV? ;p
Bah.. maybe he wasn't.. my memory is going.. too much pot.. ;/

-in a bit of a shocker, mgd left amn for aod recently (or is it dev?).. his reasons
are his own, but amn is reportedly somewhat shocked.

-BACID: MAKE FUCKING BOARD PRIVATE!!@&^$#^!#(*&!! thanks! ;)

-Ermm.. more busts are coming.. I hope you all read that leaked email from EA that
one of our boys scored.. Thing is: its time to be afraid, because if a major
company like EA can actually get its shit in gear, and start to clean out the
insiders.. well.. whats next? ;p
To mr XXXXX XXXX, security... : dude.. don't go patting yourself on the back just
yet.. you're still WAY behind.. And its one thing to clean up your own company..
I hate to break it to you, but you ARE NOT gonna stop the games from being released.
They are just gonna be 2 or 3 days later now..

And no, thats not the reason why ppl are making pirated copies of your shit, just
so that they can "play it early".. ppl pirate stuff cause they WANT FREE SHIT.

What you need to do is get some better copy protection.. seriously.. hire some
crackers, bro.. i hear beowulf is available... .*cough*...

HAHAHAHAHAHAH...

In all seriousness tho kiddies.. you'd all better start to knuckle-down here and
watch your back, cause our old friends at the F . B . I . are in the game now,
and they are a whole load of fun to play with... ;p

-go buy bounces from socalsys.com.. they are the official NWR sponsors, and they are
damn good to us. Run by some fairly "scene-friendly" admins, they got bounces, shells,
eggs, and all kinds of goodies.. and i will personally fucking guarantee you that they
will not assfuck you.... ... heh... how's that for an endorsement?

-nwr is on tuesday from now on, or something..

-where in the fuck is our webpage?
and the coded version?
nd + lester = 2 lazy fucks! ;D

-MnM iS DEAD.

-sky masterson
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--------[Stories from the Watercooler]----------

Ahh yes, rumors. We all love them, even though we love to say how much we
hate them when they are about us- and these are some of the better ones
circulating around this week. Email us or find us on irc if you have a
good rumor you'd like entered, (your name will not be included), and we
do not add rumors like "Tdpriest is having anal sex with Fusion" because
we know that Fusion is only having sex with Xtremist and therefore there
is no hard evidence of that rumor. So, if you have real rumors, let us
know. Let's begin!

-rumor has it that frozen water, one of the greatest curries ever, is
primed to make a comeback for some (unnamed) lucky group!

-rumor has it that CGS is coming up soon.

-rumor has it that ?xx Mxxxxx Sxxxxxxx will be up this week, running the fat
ftp4all daemon.. YAY!!.. (about FUCKING time..)

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Well friends.. Thats about it. If you've read this far, we sincerly thank you.
We like to know this thing gets read, so if you get the time, drop one of us
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take care..

peace.

-ndetroit + lester.

NWR 8/2/99