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BrainStorm's Learn to Program Basic
I just got a press release from Interplay's edutainment division, Brainstorm, announcing a new product, Learn to Program Basic, this product will introduce Kids to programming in a offbeat, high energy enviroment. Learn to Program Basic will teach kids the fundamental steps to creating powerful computer code. 26 lessons will take the wanna-be code wiz through If/Then Statements, While/Wend Loops, GoSub Routines and Boolean Expressions. After completing the lessons kids can head into the freestyle area to create their very own computer. Learn to Program Basic is scheduled for a spring release as a Hybrid Windows 95/Macintosh SKU. For more info please visit Brainstorm's Web Page

Happy Thanksgiving! No News Today, If I can find any, I will post it tomorrow

MacPlay finally ships the Carmageddon Pre-Orders!
According to the folks over at Tikkabik, MacPlay's customer service has indicated that they are shipping all of the Carmageddon Pre-Orders this week.

If you didn't order it from MacPlay, you can go to stores such as Electronics Boutique and buy a copy that's been distributed by Aspyr-Media. You can also go to our review section and read our Carmageddon review...

MacSoft News
According to these quotes and news from Tikkabik, MacSoft will reportedly be releasing the "Fantastic Worlds" add-on for Civilization 2, here's a quote from MacSoft's Executive Director, Peter Tamte:

We're looking very closely at this. Civ2 sales have been fabulous. I would say that it is highly likely this will be on the Mac in the first quarter of 1998. Of course, it will require the original Civ2 to work, so people shouldn't wait until its release to buy Civ2.

But there is also some bad news, I doesn't look likely that "Magic: The Gathering will being coming to the Mac:

Although we haven't resolved the issue for sure, I doubt whether we'll end up releasing a Mac version of this product.

Oh Well...