After the Loading Screen

A paper from the collection

New World Order: a source-led starting point

A schematic links a catalogue’s developer, publisher and homepage fields to a research note.

New World Order is a PC multiplayer shooter. The GAMES.CZ game record identifies Termite Games as developer, Project 3 Interactive as publisher and includes a link to the game’s homepage. Its dated coverage places the title in the early-2000s PC multiplayer-shooter landscape.

That record is a useful starting point, not a complete production history. A catalogue entry, a preview and a review were written for different purposes. They may describe different builds or use a regional release date. A careful retrospective keeps those distinctions rather than merging every date into a single authoritative timeline.

Reading contemporary coverage

For further research, record the date and publication type of each contemporary item. Separate announcements from evidence of release, and distinguish a reviewer’s observation from a developer’s claim. If a source describes a demo, retain that qualification when discussing its mechanics or performance.

After the Loading Screen explores PC-game history through manuals, release notes, interfaces and accounts of play.

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