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| {{Related|Turbine|ACCWiki:About{{!}}ACCWiki History}}
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| A place for history of the game itself. Important dates, Beta and launch information, Microsoft days, Turbine Takeover, and old articles and dev chats.
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| == History Articles ==
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| * [http://www.mit.edu/~jonmon/Business/Turbine/ The Turbine Story] - In depth history written by the founder of Turbine Entertainment, [[Turbine Developers#Jon Monsarrat|Jon Monsarrat]].
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20001202123100/http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20000525/ragaini_01.htm Postmortem: Turbine Entertainment's Asheron's Call] - Behind the scenes account of what went right, what went wrong. Written by [[Turbine Developers#Toby Ragaini|Toby Ragaini]], one of the original developers.
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011222011642/gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2823435,00.htm Asheron's Call Dark Majesty hits #1 in PC Games Sales]
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| == Game Awards ==
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| [[File:Gamespytop50.jpg|150px]]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011212072729/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/july01/top503as/ July 2001 - GameSpy's Top 50 Games of All Time]
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| [[File:Bigaward.jpg]]
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| * [http://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2000&idGameAwardType=15 2000 - The Academy Interactive Arts & Sciences - Computer Adventure/Role Playing Game of the Year]
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| [[File:award_gamezilla.gif]]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/200011170837/http://www.gamezilla.com/reviews/a/ac.asp 1999 - Gamezilla's Game of the Year]
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| [[File:award_gamersvoice_sm.gif]]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20000301114949/http://www.gamersvoice.com/special/gca-1999-12.asp 1999 - Gamer's Voice - Best Online/Multiplayer Game]
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| [[File:ac_award1.jpg]]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/19991110013120/http://gamersvoice.com/special/e3-99-awards-4.asp 1999 - Gamer's Voice - Best of E3 Awards]
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| [[File:award_cnet_sm.gif]]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/200011091859/http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Awards99/ss02p.html 1999 - Gamecenter's RPG of the Year]
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| === Related Zone Articles ===
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| * [[2001 AIAS Awards]] - Asheron's Call scores two nominations -- including "PC Game of the Year"!
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| * [[Best-of-the-Year Awards]] - Gamezilla joins Gamecenter and Gameindustry.com in giving AC top honors.
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| * [[Asheron's Call Wins Gaming's Equivalent of the Oscar]] - At this year's E3 convention, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences dubbed Asheron's Call the Adventure/Role-Playing Game of the Year. Awards from the AIAS are among the highest honors bestowed in the gaming industry.
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| == Gaming Website Articles ==
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| ==== Reviews ====
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/reviews/asheron_a.shtm GameSpy - 84%]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.avault.com/reviews/review_temp.asp?game=ashcall Adrenaline Vault - 4/5]
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| * Computer Games Online - 4.5/5
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://dailyradar.com/reviews/game_review_389.html Daily Radar - Hit]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.eurogamer.net/content/asheron Eurogamer - 8/10]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.eurogamer.net/content/asheronr Eurogamer - 9/10]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://firingsquad.gamers.com/games/asheronscall/ Firing Squad - 4/5]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-3437,00.html Gamecenter - 8/10]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/zones/reviews/pc/dec99/ashcall.html Games Domain]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.zdnet.com/gamespot/filters/products/0,11114,188393,00.html GameSpot - 8.6/10]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.happypuppy.com/win/reviews/asheronsca%2Dwin%2D1.html Happy Puppy - 9/10]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://pc.ign.com/reviews/11330.html IGN PC - 6.4/10]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.pagn.net/reviews/asheronscall/index.shtml Pan Asian Gaming Network]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://rpgvault.ign.com/features/reviews/ac.shtml RPG Vault - Special Report]
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| ==== Previews ====
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/articles/november00/acevent/ GameSpy] - For "Dream Event"
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://dailyradar.com/previews/game_preview_11.html Daily Radar]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://desslock.gamespot.com/features/asheronscall/index.html Desslock's RPG News]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://firingsquad.gamers.com/games/asheronpreview/ Firing Squad]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.ga-rpg.com/previews/asheronscall/ GA-RPG]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20000201150133/http://www.gamecenter.com/Peeks/Asheron/? Gamecenter]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://rpgvault.ign.com/features/previews/asheron.shtml RPG Vault]
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| * July, 1997 - [http://web.archive.org/web/19990921232852/http://www1.zdnet.com/familypc/content/9706/e3/03online.html ZDNet]
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| * July, 1998 - [http://www.gamespot.com/features/rpg98/ash.html Gamespot]
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| ==== Interviews ====
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/interviews/february01/aog14/ GameSpy - Sean Huxter, Art Director]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://ac.xrgaming.net/index.php3?library=logs/letoile1 Crossroads of Dereth - Chris L'etoile]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.activewin.com/interviews/microsoft/2.shtml ActiveWin - Scott Herrington]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.cdmag.com/Home/home.html?article=/articles/009/067/asherons_call_interview.html Computer Games Online - Jon Grande and Jeremy Gaffney]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://ac.drtwister.com/diary/dia-booth-061500.shtml Dr. Twister - Jason Booth]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.eurogamer.net/features.php3?name=i_scotth Eurogamer - Scott Herrington, Producer]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://pc.ign.com/news/8014.html IGN PC - Toby Ragaini, Lead Game Designer]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://rpgvault.ign.com/features/interviews/ppizer.shtml RPG Vault - Patricia Pizer, Lead Designer]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://rpgvault.ign.com/features/mini/eri1.shtml RPG Vault - Eri Izawa, Designer]
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| == Developer Diaries ==
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/devdiary/november00/acevent1/ GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 1]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/devdiary/december00/acevent2/ GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 2]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/devdiary/december00/acevent3/ GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 3]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/devdiary/december00/acevent4/ GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 4]
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| * [http://web.archive.org/web/20011030141931/http://www.gamespy.com/devdiary/january01/acevent5/ GameSpy - Developer Diary, Part 5]
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| ==Developer Chats==
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| * [[Developer Chat - 1999/08/06]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 1999/11/03]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 1999/12/01]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2000/02/03]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2000/03/14]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2000/04/12]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2000/05/10]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2000/06/15]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2000/07/18]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2000/09/20]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2000/10/18]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2000/11/21]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2001/01/17]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2001/05/07]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2001/07/05]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2001/07/17]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2001/09]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2002/03/12]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2002/05/01]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2002/06/06]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2002/06/20]]
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| * [[Developer Chat - 2008/09/30]]
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| |}
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| == Zone Archive ==
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| * [[Microsoft Zone Archive]]
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| ==AC News Archives (ACC Wiki)==
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| * [[News Archive - 2007]]
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| * [[News Archive - 2008]]
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| * [[News Archive - 2009]]
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| * [[News Archive - 2010]]
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| * [[News Archive - 2011]]
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| ==Turbine Archive Index==
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| Informational Pages on Turbine's Official AC Website
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| *[[Index of Turbine Pages 1-300]]
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| *[[Index of Turbine Pages 301-600]]
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| *[[Index of Turbine Pages 601-900]]
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| [[Category:Turbine]]
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