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		FASA is a game company, and "game company" is pretty much synonymous with a company that is chronically underfunded and always in a tight cashflow situation.
		FASA did an internal audit of accounts and uncovered a lot of foreign payments that had never been accounted to me, and presented a statement sheet showing that they now owed me $18,200.00; though that accounting omitted royalties for three books.
		FASA's editor and I did discuss and negotiate some alternative contract adjustments that would allow me to continue working on Btech, but these had to be taken to her bosses.
	www.stormwolf.com /essays/mslast2.html (3481 words)

	DropShip Command :: BattleTech & MechWarrior .NETwork
		FASA is the Freedonian Aeronautics and Space Administration, which founder Jordan Weisman "controlled" in high school.
		FASA Interactive is believed to be some Virtual World programmers that wanted to do programs for the home computer, but this has yet to be denied or confirmed by FIT.
		FASA, FASA Interactive, BattleTech, MechWarrior, MechCommander, BattleMech, and all related items are trademark and copyright their respective holders.
	www.dropshipcommand.com /mcg.cgi?show=mcg_faq (3319 words)

	MSBC - Microsoft's 'Game Plan'
		However, both FASA Interactive and its parent Virtual Worlds were owned by the FASA Corporation.
		FASA corporation produces the 'BattleTech' RPG (a Dungeons and Dragons type game with giant robots) which has been successful for more than 15 years.
		FASA Interactive was created primarily to sell rights to produce BattleTech games to other companies.
	www.msboycott.com /opinion/99_06_07.shtml (623 words)

	Day 1 Studios: Jon Kimmich Interview - Xbox
		FASA Corporation was founded by Jordan Weisman and Ross Babcock, creating such popular universes as BattleTech, Shadowrun, Earthdawn, Renegade Legion, etc. The first edition of BattleTech rules was released as "BattleDroids" in 1984, making 2004 is the 20th anniversary of BattleTech.
		In the late 80's, FASA was experimenting with Virtual Reality, and that would later grow into VWE (Virtual Worlds Entertainment) and culminated with it's first "BattleTech Center" in Chicago in 1990, with later centers being built across the U.S., and as far away as Yokohama Japan.
		FASA Interactive approached Microsoft, and one thing led to another, and in 1998 MS acquired FASA Interactive.
	interviews.teamxbox.com /xbox/846/Day-1-Studios-Jon-Kimmich-Interview/p2 (821 words)

	GameSpy.com - Interviews
		He has worked on Virtual World's (FASA Interactive) versions of the game, mostly on the graphics end and consulted with various licensees who were doing other computer versions of Battletech.
		We were both in love with the concept and wanted to get it in front of people somehow, so we and a number of other folks at FASA Interactive produced the game on nights and weekends as a labor of love while we worked our day jobs making PC games.
		After FASA Interactive was acquired by Microsoft, we started thinking it might be possible to make a computer version after all.
	archive.gamespy.com /legacy/interviews/dmccoy_a.shtm (847 words)

	Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This interactive workbook features a diskette of HIPAA related forms and policies for ASCs on the HIPAA privacy and transaction rules.
		FASA has negotiated a business associate agreement with the operator of the ASC Compliance Hotline to ensure HIPAA compliance for subscribers to this FASA service.
		For FASA Member ASCs with 15 or fewer employees the cost is $150 per year.
	www.fasa.org /HIPAA.html (441 words)

	FASA Studio - Dave Luehmann
		I was hired on as the producer of that title as the second employee of the team, after Heinz "Tryptic" Schuller, the art lead on the project from start to finish.
		About a year after I joined, Fasa Interactive was looking for long-term publishing partners for all of our titles and that's how the relationship began with Microsoft.
		Fasa gained a huge amount of resources and capability, and was afforded the opportunity of working with some of the smartest people on the planet.
	fasastudio.com /games/mechassault/MA+Interview+-+Dave+Luehmann.htm (1298 words)

	AVault \| PC \| Mechcommander Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		FASA, at that time, had licensed their Battletech universe to developer and publisher Activision.
		After a falling out with Activision, due to the delays in Mechwarrior 2, FASA founded their own internal development team, FASA Interactive, and signed a publishing deal with Microprose.
		It was then announced in 1996 that FASA Interactive's first game would be a real-time strategy adaptation of the Battletech universe, called Battletech Honorbound.
	www.avault.com /reviews/review_temp.asp?game=mechc (615 words)

	Shadowrun Industry Stuff
		Earlier in 1998, FASA sent out 80,000 free copies of the core rules on CD-ROM, and though the sales jumped considerably in response, they were still not at the level that FASA felt they needed to be to continue production.
		FASA Interactive's development staff will be integrated into Microsoft's product development teams in Redmond, where it will continue working on upcoming titles.
		FASA Interactive's development staff of approximately 40 employees will be incorporated into Microsoft's games group.
	www.intercom.net /user/logan1/indy.htm (4355 words)

	Let the Microsoft games begin \| CNET News.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Analysts said that Microsoft's acquisition of Fasa Interactive is part of its goal of gaining an even stronger foothold in the "edutainment" market--software aimed at the education and entertainment market.
		Fasa Interactive's development staff will be integrated into Microsoft's product development teams in Redmond.
		In related news, leading interactive games publisher Hasbro Interactive announced today that it will introduce games that will run on Microsoft's Windows CE operating system.
	news.com.com /2100-1040-219832.html?legacy=cnet&owv (492 words)

	Quarter to Three
		FASA Interactive was created by FASA to handle computer conversions and licenses of their Battletech world.
		Next, FASA Interactive gets gobbled up by Microsoft.
		You also get a MechWarrior 3 that ends up with the Zipper Interactive, Microprose, Hasbro Interactive, FASA Interactive, and Microsoft labels on it.
	www.quartertothree.com /features/robots/robots_4.shtml (451 words)

	Press Release Archive - QUANTUM3D OBSIDIAN™ GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR SELECTED BY FASA INTERACTIVE AS DESIGN PLATFORM ...
		"FASA Interactive has demonstrated a leadership role by incorporating 3D techniques beyond the capabilities of current consumer level graphics," said Danny Sanchez, senior product marketing manager at Quantum3D.
		Using Obsidian as the development platform for MechWarrior 3 enables FASA Interactive to employ the product's state-of-the-art features and performance in anticipation of feature sets and performance levels that should be reflected in next generation consumer level PC graphics products.
		Quantum3D, Obsidian, and Affordable Reality are trademarks of Quantum3D, Inc. The 3Dfx Interactive logo and Voodoo Graphics are trademarks of 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. MechWarrior is a registered trademark of FASA Corporation: Used Under License.
	www.quantum3d.com /press/HTMLarchive/6-19-97.html (445 words)

	FASA Studio - About FASA
		On a typically overcast winter day in downtown Chicago, FASA Interactive was busy creating PC titles.
		The word FASA is an acronym for "Freedonian Aeronautics and Space Administration" (it's crazy, we know!).
		The studio is comprised of extraordinary talent from both the old FASA Interactive as well as Microsoft Games.
	www.fasastudio.com /about_fasa (200 words)

	Xbox.com :: MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf: Behind the Game
		In 1995, Weisman's FASA Corporation and Denny Thorley co- founded FASA Interactive, which focused on BattleTech games for personal computers and location-based entertainment for Disney and Virtual World Entertainment.
		Come 1999, history was made when Microsoft Corporation purchased FASA Interactive, thereby securing the rights to all future video games based on FASA properties.
		Now known as FASA Studio, the tradition of excellence continues with a new generation of games like Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge and the MechAssault series, developed in partnership with Day 1 Studios.
	www.xbox.com /en-NZ/mechassault2/behindthegame.htm (529 words)

	FASA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		FASA's direct customers are the retailers, in the same way that the car dealers are the car companies customers.
		I don't know, I'm not the management of FASA who have >decided this, and have more information on the topic than you or me. Yes the management has a lot more information than you or I. And I don't want to see them divert resources from other things that produce the games themselves.
		And I read an interview with one of the head people there (can't remember her name off hand) that talked about the FASA Interactive sale and the money giving them the ability to do some more good stuff.
	lists.dumpshock.com /pipermail/shadowrn/Week-of-Mon-19990600/010121.html (1272 words)

	Crimson Skies - Printer Friendly - GameSpot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Microsoft acquired FASA Interactive early last year and gave the go-ahead to a full-blown PC version of the universe.
		FASA's John Howard is the lead designer, while Zipper Interactive (of MechWarrior 3 fame) is the team working on day-to-day game development of this title.
		The game is a true interactive heir to the pulp fiction novels of the '30s and '40s, where daredevil pilots performed unbelievable (and quite impossible) feats of showmanship and gunnery.
	www.gamespot.com /pc/sim/crimsonskies/printable_2574890.html (2164 words)

	FASA shuts down - PC News at GameSpot
		FASA Corporation has announced that it will close its doors at the end of April.
		FASA is the company that created Battletech, Shadowrun, Earthdawn, Crimson Skies, and several other role-playing and board games.
		According to the company statement, the closure is due to major changes in the adventure gaming world over the 20 years that FASA has been in business, and the founders of the company feel that it is time to pursue other interests.
	www.gamespot.com /pc/strategy/mechcommander2/news_2679199.html (448 words)

	Dragon*Con Biography: [Jordan Weisman]
		Beginning with the roleplaying game company FASA Corporation in 1980, he and his partner L. Ross Babcock led the evolution of roleplaying from primarily system-oriented games to universe-centered games.
		In 1995, Weisman and his partners founded FASA Interactive to bring in-house the development of the successful MechWarrior line of PC games.
		In 1999, Microsoft Corporation acquired FASA Interactive and relocated the entire 40-person product development team to Redmond, Washington.
	www.dragoncon.org /people/weismaj.html (387 words)

	BATTLETECH - MECHWARRIOR, 20 YEARS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		FASA subcontracted out to Ral Partha for its collectible cast pewter pieces, where many of the original Battletech pieces were made.
		During the '90s, FASA became embroiled in a lawsuit with Playmates, Harmony Gold, and Studio One over the distribution rights of these images within the United States.
		Now FASA Interactive is known as FASA Studio's, which is owned and operated by Microsoft.
	home.hot.rr.com /greybattle (2344 words)

	The Adrenaline Vault Review of Mechcommander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Here is where the artists at FASA Interactive really show their stuff.
		It was FASA Interactive's goal from the beginning to differentiate Mechcommander from the stereotypical RTS game.
		FASA Interactive has promised to release new maps for free via their website, but nothing has appeared yet.
	www.avault.com /reviews/print_review.asp?game=mechc (3202 words)

	GameSpy.com - Previews
		Crimson Skies is based on the board game of the same name by FASA Corp. FASA Interactive was acquired earlier this year by Microsoft, bringing the two together for the development of the board game to PC.
		John Howard, lead designer on Crimson Skies, said the board game was developed in the team's spare time at FASA Interactive.
		Jordan Weisman recruited artists, graphic designers and play testers from all the FASA Interactive teams to work on the Crimson Skies board game in the evenings and on weekends.
	archive.gamespy.com /legacy/previews/crimson_a.shtm (488 words)

	Blue's News: Clan Troops Set to Reload - "MechWarrior 4: Clan 'Mech Pak" Goes Gold
		FASA Studio, originally FASA Interactive, is an award-winning leader in computer game development most recognized for creating the “MechWarrior” and “MechCommander” PC games franchises.
		FASA Studio is comprised of extraordinarily talented people intensely focused on creating next generation games for the Xbox and PC.
		FASA Studio was acquired by Microsoft in November of 1998 and currently consists of 50 gifted people who live by the mantra: “We are hardcore, we are fierce.”
	www.bluesnews.com /cgi-bin/articles.pl?show=388 (598 words)

	Mech Commander by Devin Coley
		FASA's explanation is that the lack of in mission saves makes the game more exciting since you know you will have to do the entire mission over if you fail.
		FASA explained that the shrouded map compensates for the poor enemy artificial intelligence.
		The game is based on the board game Fasa makes and has been making for a long time now, this is there first attempt I have ever seen at making a game for the home PC.
	www.thecomputershow.com /computershow/reviews/mechcommander.htm (2391 words)

	Wired News: MechCommander on the Move
		Set in the 31st century, the game is strictly in keeping with the gritty, big-guns-with-legs world familiar to players of the last game set in FASA's BattleTech universe, the first-person shooter, MechWarrior.
		FASA itself is poised to take over certain worlds with some of the most popular games in the business.
		FASA has successfully mutated -- or sold and licensed -- the BattleTech universe from an original board game into novels, card games, metal figurines, and -- on the digital front -- several versions of MechWarrior.
	wired-vig.wired.com /news/culture/0,1284,13861,00.html (556 words)

	MechWarrior
		You may have heard that FASA Interactive was bought by Microsoft.
		On January 7, 1999, Microsoft Corp. announced that they acquired FASA Interactive Technologies Inc. As a result, Microsoft gained rights to the BattleTech property, which includes one of the most successful franchises in the computer gaming industry, MechWarrior, and it's real-time strategy extension, MechCommander.
		FASA Interactive's development staff will be integrated into Microsoft's product development teams in Redmond, where they'll continue working on upcoming titles including MechWarrior 4 and MechCommander 2.
	www.fortunecity.com /underworld/sonic/16/fasa.html (191 words)

	FASA Corporation company contact information.
		Note: If you are looking for information about FASA Inc., FASA Interactive, or FASA Studio this company was purchased by Microsoft.
		This company is not affiliated with FASA Corporation.
		FASA Corporation closed its doors January 25, 2001.
	www.computerhope.com /comp/fasa.htm (73 words)

	Microsoft buys MechWarrior developer - Jan. 7, 1999
		FASA Interactive's development staff will be folded into Microsoft's Redmond, Wash. headquarters, where it will continue to work on future MechWarrior and other titles.
		Among the bigger deals were Mattel's (MAT) $3.8 billion purchase of The Learning Co. (TLC) (which had bought Broderbund Software just months earlier for $420 million), Hasbro's (HSB) $70 million buyout of Microprose and Electronic Arts (ERTS) $122 million purchase of Westwood Studios.
		On Wednesday, GT Interactive (GTIS) announced plans to buy developer Legend Entertainment for an undisclosed cash amount.
	money.cnn.com /1999/01/07/life/fasa (412 words)

	Microsoft compra FASA Interactive
		A Microsoft Corp. anunciou a compra da FASA Interactive Technologies Inc., incluindo a sua companhia controladora Virtual Worlds Entertainment Group Inc., que pertence a alguns acionistas da FASA Corp..
		A equipe de desenvolvimento da FASA Interactive será integrada à equipe de desenvolvimento de produtos da Microsoft, em Redmont - sede da Microsoft Corp., onde continuarão a trabalhar em novos títulos, incluindo o "MechWarrior 4" e o "MechCommander 2".
		Jordan Weisman, chefe do departamento de criação da FASA Interactive e co-criador do universo Battle Tech para a FASA Corp., também trabalhará na Microsoft e continuará o desenvolvimento da rede Battle Tech.
	www.microsoft.com /brasil/pr/fasa.htm (354 words)

	G4 - Feature - Interview with FASA Interactive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Luckily, CGW's Johnny Wilson was able to catch the founders of FASA interactive during a brief break from this pell mell atmosphere.
		During the interview, FASA Chief Creative Officer Jordan Weisman talks about where he got the idea to create a game universe around giant robots, his involvement in other RPG games, and his thoughts on FASA's latest game strategy MechCommander.
		Later, FASA CEO Denny Thorley talks about why FASA chose Zipper to develope MechWarrior 3, how developement is going on MechWarrior 3, and plans to bring both MechCommander and MechWarrior 3 online.
	www.g4techtv.com /techtvvault/features/2262/Interview_with_FASA_Interactive.html (164 words)

	Review Body
		MechCommander 2 is the latest sequel to the popular Battletech franchise from FASA Interactive, which was recently acquired by Microsoft.
		FASA has cleverly hidden, or at least disguised this tedious task by allowing you to salvage fallen mechs from the battlefield and take control over enemy resource centers.
		The maps are modest in size and in a bold move by FASA are completely revealed at the beginning of each mission.
	www.gamechronicles.com /reviews/pc/mechcom2/body.htm (2341 words)

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