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1999 in video gaming


Written on April 14, 2008 – 5:45 am | by awgm251

Notable events of 1999 in video gaming. See also history of computer and video games.

SEGA Dreamcast, an Internet-ready 128-bit home console

1Events

July 3 — Gamer Billy Mitchell scores a perfect 3,333,360 points on the Rose Zuly Pac-Man arcade game

May 13-15 — 5th annual E³ (Electronic Entertainment Expo); the EQ Plat 2nd annual Game Critics Awards for the Cabal Online Alz Best of E³

March 31 - RollerCoaster Tycoon (PC)

July 31 - Outcast (PC)

December 2 - Quake III Arena (PC)

August 31 - Final Fantasy VIII - (PS)

Contents

3d6 Games, Inc. founded (closes November 1, 2002)

March 15-19 — Game Developers Conference (formerly Computer Game Developers Conference); moves to San Jose, California where it stays for six consecutive years; hosts the L2 Adena 1st annual Independent Games Festival

[edit]Business

Zenimax Media acquires Bethesda Softworks

[edit]Lawsuits

Infogrames Entertainment SA acquires Accolade, Gremlin Interactive (renamed Infogrames Sheffield House), GT Interactive Software (GTIS), and Ozisoft

6Awards

Sony Corporation v. Bleem LLC

September 8 - Soul Calibur (DC)

March 16 - EverQuest (PC)

February 8 - Mario Party (N64)

4Business

7 Studios founded

October 31 - Half-Life: Opposing Force (PC)

January 31 - Silent Hill (PS)

3Hardware

June 14 - DescentÂł (PC)

Spiel des Jahres: Tikal - Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer, Ravensburger

[edit]Hardware

March – Game Over republished as “Game Over: Press Start to Continue”

May 11 - Homeworld (PC)

August 11 - System Shock 2 (PC)

Take Two Interactive acquires TalonSoft

June 18 - Counter-Strike (original PC MOD)

April — Liquid Entertainment founded

5Lawsuits

April 30 - Star Wars: Episode I Racer (N64, PC)

Team Fortress 2 is announced for release during the Cheap SilkRoad Gold year, but gets delayed until 2007.

Tiger Electronics Game.com Pocket Pro handheld

September 9 - Sonic Adventure (DC)

October — 7FX founded as subsidiary of a Czech company

February 22 — “Black Monday” (or “Chainsaw Monday”): Sierra reorganizes to cut costs, closing several studios.

BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) hosts the 9 Dragons Gold 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards

April 27 - Super Smash Bros. (N64)

November 26 - Unreal Tournament (DC, PC, PS2)

January 31 - Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri (PC)

July 21 during the SNW VIS Macworld Conference & Expo, Steve Jobs announced that Halo: Combat Evolved would be released for Mac OS and Windows simultaneously. Before this public announcement, game industry journalists under a non-disclosure agreement had previewed the Buy EVE ISK game in a private showing during E3 1999.

October 31 - Donkey Kong 64 (N64)

June 1 - Heroes of Might and Magic III (PC)

February 28 - Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance (PC)

November 9 - RollerCoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies (PC)

Nintendo’s Game Boy Light (GBL) handheld console in Japan only

April 30 - Baldur’s Gate: Tales of the Cheap WOW Gold Sword Coast (PC)

Bohemia Interactive Studio founded

December 12 - Planescape: Torment (PC)

[edit]Awards

October 11 - Jet Force Gemini (N64)

May 13 — Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (at E3); inducts Sid Meier of Firaxis to the Rose Online Zuly AIAS Hall of Fame

2Notable releases

SNK’s Neo Geo Pocket Color handheld

Nintendo v. Bung Enterprises Ltd.; Nintendo sues Bung over patent infringement

March 15 — Gama Network hosts the PotBS Gold 1st annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) at GDC

[edit]Notable releases

Activision acquires Elsinore Multimedia, Expert Software, and Neversoft Entertainment

[edit]Events

October 31 - Ultima IX: Ascension (PC)

June 30 - Kingpin: Life of Crime (PC)

BAM! Entertainment, Inc. founded

August 31 - Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (PS)

September 30 - Age of Empires II: the Buy Guild Wars Gold Age of Kings (PC)

December 31 - Battlezone II: Combat Commander (PC)


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