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The first thing out the gate is going to be the B5 guide CDrom,
which will be out next month or so. It was done in-house by us, and
Sierra is distributing it. It's the authoritative guide to the races,
weapons, ships, and the world of B5 itself, the locations, other
stuff...with a LOT of video from the show, and your choice of three
different guides.

jms

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The other game is still being developed, and it's too early to
get into the details yet. Christy Marx is involved, though.

RE: the guides...in the informational CD rom, you arrive by
shuttle at the station, and at customs you can choose from three
different guides: the official station tour guide (rather stuffy,
formal, only encourages you to go to the nice places), a rather shady
character who knows all the best (worst) places, and a Gaim. The
commentaries on the places you go vary from guide to guide.

jms

Susan <100537.1517@compuserve.com> asks:
> Will we be able to order this one via the fanclub Emporium?

Yes, the fan club will also carry a limited number of the
CDroms.

jms

Terry C <70313.1103@compuserve.com> asks:
> Then what's the title that's on the shelves today?
> It says "Limited to 100,000 units" (that's limited?

That's not a strategy game...it's primarily a screen saver with
a small game element as an added feature.

jms

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Apparently, Hamilton tested the plates in their usual areas
(with regular consumers and ST fans) and this "research" told them
there wasn't any kind of market for B5 collectibles.

I let this pass without comment.

jms

Ray Pelzer <70475.1263@compuserve.com> asks:
> Is the B5 Guide CDRom the one you considered putting passwords &
> locks into to release spoiler information as the new seasons
> progressed?

No, this was something we couldn't work into this
version...though there is one little extra hidden in the disk
somewhere...sort of an easter egg, something that won't come around for
almost a year in the show.

jms

George N. Ortiz <110060.613@compuserve.com> asks:
> I think I already know the answer to this question but will ask
> it for the people who are not masochists and have Macintosh's;
> When will a Mac version of the B5 CD-Rom come out? I imagine a
> year after the Windoze version?

The mac and pc versions of the B5 informational CDrom should be
out at the same time; they were designed for both platforms going in.

They should be for sale around the 15th or so.

jms

Susan <100537.1517@compuserve.com> asks:
> Will they be available via the Fan Club, as well?

Yes, the informational CDrom will be available through retail,
through Sierra directly, and through the fan club (FC members will get
a discount).

jms