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Events

Super Smash Bros., an unusual fighting game for the Nintendo 64

• BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards
• 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 1st annual Independent Games Festival
• March 15 — Gama Network hosts the 1st annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) at GDC
• May 13-15 — 5th annual E³ (Electronic Entertainment Expo); the 2nd annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E³
• May 13 — Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (at E3); inducts Sid Meier of Firaxis to the AIAS Hall of Fame
• July 3 — Gamer Billy Mitchell scores a perfect 3,333,360 points on the Pac-Man arcade game
• Team Fortress 2 is announced for release during the year, but gets delayed until 2006.

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Notable releases

• January 31 - Alpha Centauri (PC)
• February 8 - Mario Party (N64)
• February 28 - Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (PC)
• February 28 - Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance (PC)
• March 16 - EverQuest (PC)
• March 31 - RollerCoaster Tycoon (PC)
• April 27 - Super Smash Bros. (N64)
• April 30 - Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast (PC)
• April 30 - Star Wars: Episode I Racer (N64, PC)
• May 11 - Homeworld (PC)
• June 1 - Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (PC)
• June 14 - Descent 3 (PC)
• June 18 - Counter-Strike (original PC MOD)
• August 11 - System Shock 2 (PC)
• August 31 - Final Fantasy VIII - (PS)
• August 31 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (PS)
• September 8 - Soul Calibur (DC)
• September 9 - Sonic Adventure (DC)
• September 30 - Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (PC)
• October 31 - Half-Life: Opposing Force (PC)
• October 31 - Ultima IX: Ascension (PC)
• October 31 - Donkey Kong 64 (N64)
• November 9 - RollerCoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies (PC)
• November 26 - Unreal Tournament (PC, PS2)
• November 30 - Descent 3: Mercenary (PC)
• December 2 - Quake III Arena (PC)
• December 7 - Star Wars: Episode I Racer (GBC)
• December 12 - Planescape: Torment (PC)
• December 31 - Battlezone II: Combat Commander (PC)

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Hardware

• Nintendo's Game Boy Light (GBL) handheld console in Japan only
• SEGA Dreamcast, an Internet-ready 128-bit home console
• SNK's Neo Geo Pocket Color handheld
• Tiger Electronics Game.com Pocket Pro handheld

Nintendo Company, Limited (Japanese: 任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... The original Game Boys design set the standard for handheld gaming consoles. ... Sega Corporation ) is an international video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ... Sega Dreamcast The Sega Dreamcast (Japanese: ドリームキャスト; code-named Katana during development) was Segas last video game console. ... SNK Playmore (formerly SNK) is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. ... Neo Geo Pocket Color The Neo Geo Pocket Color (or NGPC) was released in 1998 in Japan. ... Tiger logo Tiger Electronics is a USA-based toys manufacturer, best known for the Furby and Giga Pets. ... Categories: Stub ...

Business

• Activision acquires Elsinore Multimedia, Expert Software, and Neversoft Entertainment
• Infogrames Entertainment SA acquires Accolade, Gremlin Interactive (renamed Infogrames Sheffield House), GT Interactive Software (GTIS), and Ozisoft
• Take Two Interactive acquires TalonSoft
• Zenimax Media acquires Bethesda Softworks
• 3d6 Games, Inc. founded (closes November 1, 2002)
• 7 Studios founded
• BAM! Entertainment, Inc. founded
• Bohemia Interactive Studio founded
• February 22 — "Black Monday" (or "Chainsaw Monday"): Sierra reorganizes to cut costs, closing several studios.
• April — Liquid Entertainment founded
• October — 7FX founded as subsidiary of a Czech company

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Lawsuits

• Nintendo v. Bung Enterprises Ltd.; Nintendo sues Bung over patent infringement
• Sony Corporation v. Bleem LLC

Nintendo Company, Limited (Japanese: 任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Awards

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