One Must Fall: Battlegrounds test coming
A test version of Diversions' PC robot fighting game will be released this month.
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Viacom responds to Activision lawsuit
The media giant accuses Activision of using the courts to renegotiate the 1998 Star Trek game license, which has cost the publisher $11 million so far.
Savage coming in August
S2 Games' hybrid first-person action and real-time strategy multiplayer game will move into open beta testing later this month.
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European VAT tax goes into effect
Changes to European Union tax laws are now in effect that will add a 17.5 percent sales tax to downloadable games and online gaming services.
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Microsoft discontinues SideWinder peripherals
The publisher's line of PC gamepads and joysticks is being phased out due to lack of demand.
War of the Ring now for 2003
VU Games reveals that Liquid's PC Lord of the Rings real-time strategy game is ahead of schedule.
Enigma: Rising Tide finds US publisher
DreamCatcher will publish Tesseraction Games' naval simulation in the US in August.
Tomb Raider ships for the PC
Eidos releases the PC version of Lara Croft's next adventure.
Midnight Club II ships for the PC
Rockstar releases the PC version of its open-ended street racing game.
Yahoo offers unlimited games on demand
The portal's online PC-game rental program is extended with an unlimited subscription for $14.95 per month.
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Activision terminates Star Trek game license
The publisher sues Viacom for letting the Star Trek movie and television franchise stagnate and terminates the game licensing agreement reached in 1998.
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne ships
Blizzard releases an expansion pack for its best-selling real-time strategy game that introduces new units, a new single-player campaign, and more.
Republic coming this month
Elixir says it expects its long-awaited strategy game to go gold in two weeks.
Anarchy Online: Shadowlands release date
Funcom reveals that the stand-alone expansion pack for its sci-fi online RPG will be complete in August.
Bill Roper interview
We speak to former Blizzard North vice president Bill Roper about the sudden departure of the studio's management and these former Blizzard employees' new plans.
Cofounders leave Blizzard North
Blizzard North's three cofounders and Bill Roper leave the studio that created Diablo to pursue other opportunities.
Pirates of the Caribbean shipping
Bethesda confirms that the Xbox and PC versions of its pirate role-playing game are heading to retail stores this week.
CDV to release another Combat Mission special edition
Barbarossa to Berlin, last year's follow-up to the original Combat Mission, will also soon reach retail stores.
Video game shows coming for Game Show Network
Two shows from the UK will be a part of a new video game programming block coming to the network this fall.
Warcraft III patch to add features
A major update to Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos will add clan support and many interface features created for The Frozen Throne expansion pack.
Emergency Fire Response goes to DreamCatcher
Monte Cristo's Fire Department gets a North American publisher and a name change.
Star Wars Galaxies launch update
LucasArts says that the registration problems experienced by players trying to log in to Galaxies for the first time are due to server failures and should be resolved today.
Highest-level Lineage quest this week
NCsoft will soon introduce the highest-level Lineage quest ever, with a new series of online episodes coming soon.
WWII: Frontline Command ships
Strategy First releases the World War II-themed real-time strategy game from the Bitmap Brothers.
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Airport Tycoon 3 announced
Global Star will release a new game in the series that lets players manage an airport.
Star Wars Galaxies now in stores
LucasArts' online RPG reaches store shelves, but the servers aren't ready to let players subscribe.
ESRB ratings changes
The ESRB's game rating system will be expanded with new content descriptors and more-prominent labels.
Freedom becomes Freedom Fighters
IO Interactive's third-person action game undergoes another name change.
Valhalla Chronicles shipping
Paradox's role-playing game is now shipping to retail stores.
Carmack to address first Guildhall class
The opening day of classes in SMU's Guildhall game-development program will be prefaced by a talk by id's famed technical director.
Design a hero for City of Heroes
Cryptic Studios opens a contest to design one of eight central NPC characters for its online superhero game.
Jumpgate 10-day trial offer
Starting today, NetDevil will let former Jumpgate players restart inactive accounts for a free 10-day period, and there's also a free trial for new players.
Dark Age of Camelot housing officially available
Mythic's public beta test for player housing is over, and the Foundations add-on is now freely available to all Dark Age of Camelot subscribers.
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EA ships F1 games
EA Sports releases F1 Challenge '99-'02 for the PC and F1 Career Challenge for the PS2.
Tomb Raider for the PC in July
Eidos is wrapping up work on the PC version of Tomb Raider and expects to have it out next month.
Second Life goes live
Linden Lab's virtual-world online game is now officially available.
Military advisor signs deal for comics, films, games
Colonel John Alexander, an expert on advanced weapons, signs a deal with Platinum Studios that will see his futuristic military scenarios incorporated into various entertainment media.
Ultima's next steps
Andy Hollis, the veteran designer responsible for many MicroProse and Jane's flight sims, is recruited to head EA's Austin studio and oversee the Ultima franchise's next steps.
EverQuest launches for the Mac
Sony Online releases a Macintosh version of its online RPG that includes the original game and four of the expansion packs.
First look: Magic: The Gathering - Battlegrounds
Atari releases the first screenshots for its upcoming Xbox Live-ready Magic: The Gathering game that combines fighting and real-time strategy elements.
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