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- ↑ "John Howard: Lead Designer for Crimson Skies". Microsoft Game Studios. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
- ↑ "Pyramid: Pyramid Pick: Crimson Skies". Sjgames.com. January 1, 1999. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ↑ "Origins Award Winners (1998)". Academy of Adventure Gaming, Arts & Designs. Archived from the original on 2007-10-31.
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/backstab-magazine-french-14/page/n45/mode/2up