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| Wednesday, October 18th, 2000 1:30 pm This in from Steve Cherrier of Arbuthnot Communications: Microsoft today announced exclusive Links 2001 pre-order programs with Electronics Boutique and Babbage's-Software, Etc. "The game hits retail shelves during the week of October 30. By pre-ordering Links 2001 at store locations, or online at EB World or Gamestop, gamers will receive either a CD containing a three-hole bonus course featuring uniquely designed holes that showcase the APCD (for pre-orders from Electronics Boutique) or a bonus disk with 10 extra APCD terrains (for pre-orders from Babbage's-Software, Etc.). International orders will not be accepted. Owners of previous version of Links LS and Microsoft Golf may be eligible for a US$15/$20 CDN mail-in rebate on Links 2001. See the Links 2001 box for details." -Sounds good to me!! |
| Sunday, October 15th, 2000 12:38 am The Semi-finals of the VGA have begun!!! Paul Willey; the #1 seed has survived the first two rounds of the tournament(with an impressive 10 shot win in the 1st rd.) and will be facing FrankKey tomorrow for the chance to make it into the 'Great 8'!! |
| Friday, October 13th, 2000 2:38 pm Links 2001 Goes Gold, In Stores Soon The following is from a Microsoft Games Newsletter: Links 2001, the most significant upgrade to the Links series in over a decade, has gone gold and should be arriving on store shelves throughout North America in the next couple of weeks. To help commemorate this, we'll be giving away five Links 2001 calendars each day from now until the game officially launches October 26, 2000. Also, release dates for the 2001 Course Packs are Dec. 15th for the 1st one, and March 2001 for the 2nd..! |
| Saturday, October 7th, 2000 11:28 am Sorry for lack of news updates here..I've been lasy and just posting it all on the front page.. The Honey Bunny Memorial Tournament, hosted by the TPC at iPC, "In Fond Memory of a beloved friend and golfer.", is open to all Links golfers. Tournament information: "This tournament is scheduled to take place over the course of two weekends beginning on Saturday, October 21st and concluding on Saturday, October 28th. Format will be 18 hole stroke play for both days with the top 20 players from the October 21st matches advancing to the finals on October 28th. All rounds will need to be recorded to verify scores. Total stroke scores from both days will be used to determine the winner. Groups will form up at 7 pm EST in the TPC Elbow Room on both days at which time the course and conditions will be announced. Any finalist who cannot play on the 28th at 7 pm will be disqualified. All Links Golfers are eligible to participate in this event. First place will receive a handsome Trophy, $50 in cash, and a lifetime membership in The Players Club. 2nd Place will receive a certificate and a 2 year membership in TPC and 3rd place will receive a certificate and a one year membership in TPC." |
| Thursday, September 28th, 2000 9:28 am Here's some really sweet news for all you console gamers out there...if it turns out to be true!!! Guenter Kujat has reported at his Links Golf News site that "Microsoft is planning to release Links LS for Dreamcast around the beginning of 2001. Furthermore there will be a release called Microsoft Links LS Classic which is scheduled for a release around November." LinksLS for Dreamcast!! WOOHOO!!!..am not exactly sure what the LinksLS Classic is gonna be though.. |
| Monday, September 25th, 2000 1:28 am Big, wonderful news everyone from the #1 resource for Links golf--Bubsnews!!! This news is concerning the game beta for Links 2001 and its expected delivery!! According to George Fitting, "Microsoft will be mailing out the Links 2001 game betas to all beta testers Monday the 25th or Tuesday the 26th!!! Again, MS will be sending out the Links 2001 game beta tomorrow or Tuesday." Good to hear, because I can't wait to get started playin Links 2001 as the beta for the apcd has been very disappointing to me(its a super product, its just im not too handy with it). |
| Monday, September 11th, 2000 1:00 pm Guenter Kujat has given everyone the link to the newly available Links 2001 Preview Word Document!! It's about 17mbs big, so you may wanna right-click, and save target as..Here's the link!! In the document, it states that the retail copies of the game will begin selling the week of October 26, 2000!! System Requirements: To play Links 2001 you need:
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| Thursday, September 6th, 2000 1:00 am Steve Cherrier has reported that Microsoft today announced plans to bring Bighorn's Canyons course to future Links add-on course packs. Bighorn's Canyons course was the site of last week's Battle of Bighorn, where Sergio Garcia defeated Tiger Woods. This represents the second Bighorn course to be included in the Links franchise, following the addition of the Mountains course in 1994. Located in Palm Desert, CA, Bighorn's Canyons course is designed by renowned course architect, Tom Fazio. The Canyons course measures 7,053 yards and is set among some of the most dramatic desert landscape in California. With meandering streams, majestic waterfalls and rocky canyons as the backdrop, Canyons course is as challenging as it is beautiful. Environmental and elevation changes will challenge even the most experienced PC golfer. The front nine offers golfers vast fairways and demanding topography, while the back nine is located at upper elevations, taking advantage of the natural desert wash and existing canyons. With the Canyons course, PC golfers will be able to play as Sergio Garcia on the course that brought him victory over golf phenom Tiger Woods. Canyons course will be joining the Links franchise in a Links 2001 add-on course pack to be released in the coming months. Links 2001 is the most significant upgrade to the Links series in over a decade, featuring an entirely new rendering engine that delivers unprecedented ball physics and graphics, as well as the Arnold Palmer Course Designer, which allows PC golfers to re-create their home courses with the same tools used by the Links 2001 team. Links 2001 will be available at retail locations throughout North America in late October 2000. |
| Sunday, September 3rd, 2000 11:18 pm Nothin' really new goin' on..but Guenter Kujat has a new APCD Tutorial available for download over at his site. Also in case you didn't know by now, the last regular season VGA Tour tournament is underway(Radio Shack Covered Bridge Classic). It concludes on Sept. 10th so better get started! Here are the conditions: Rd. 1 - Windy/Normal/Medium Rd. 2 - Breezy/Soft/Slow Rd. 3 - Breezy/Hard/Fast Rd. 4 - Windy/Normal/Fast |
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Friday, September 1st, 2000 6:25 pm I've been away for a while so I'm outta the loop, but here's some stuff that I missed while I was gone: (from Steve Cherrier of arbuthnot communications, inc.): Did you catch Monday night's showdown between Tiger Woods and Links 2001's Sergio Garcia? If you didn't, you missed one of the greatest golf events in recent history! To help us celebrate Sergio's victory over Tiger at the Battle of Bighorn, we're encouraging Links fans everywhere to send a congratulatory e-postcard to Sergio. Also, as the summer draws to a close, so do the Links 2001 developer chats on Zone.com. Tomorrow night (Thursday), Mark Hulka from the Links 2001 team will be in the Zone.com Theater Auditorium to answer questions about the game. How about that ten-foot put on the 18th that gave Sergio the victory?! Links fans are encouraged to send a note to Sergio Garcia about his Battle of Bighorn win via a special email address: mailto:sglinks@microsoft.com. Microsoft has created a themed e-postcard for the occasion and you can access it via the official Links 2001 Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/games/links2001/. Postcards will be accepted until September 5, at which time the messages will be forwarded to Sergio. Look for an official response from Sergio on the Links 2001 site in the near future. Mark Hulka, software design engineer for Links 2001, will close out the Links developer chat series on Zone.com tomorrow night. Mark created The LS Tour back in July of '97 and has been working on it ever since! You're invited to go behind the scenes with Mark and chat with him about how Links 2001 was made, how the physics were developed, the difficulties involved in modeling golf swings and more. Participation is encouraged, so bring your best questions to the Zone.com Theater Auditorium (http://www.zone.com/zzzz/auditorium.asp) from 6pm to 7pm PDT on Thursday, August 31. Hope to see you there! |
