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  • Inside Comdex posted on 1/1/2000
  • What does the world's biggest technology convention have to offer the gamer? We sentenced Hardware Editor Joel Strauch to two days of hard labor at the freakiest event this side of Y2K. Herein lies his tale.
  • Everybody Needs a Little USB posted on 1/1/2000
  • Ever use those little USB ports on the back of your PC? Most likely you haven't. But you will. And soon. Universal serial bus peripherals are beginning to show up in serious numbers, especially in the form of gaming devices.
  • Heirs to Baldur's Gate posted on 1/1/2000
  • For five years, "role-playing game" had been The Kiss of Death in the computer game industry. Publishers believed that RPGs were a small, niche market, unable to generate revenues from the broader computer gaming community. Baldur's Gate finally broke this shibboleth last year. It showed that RPGs could augment their appeal, expanding beyond that relatively small core audience, with a fresh approach.
  • Future of Teamplay posted on 1/1/2000
  • It used to be so simple. Multiplay in first-person shooters (FPS) was pure twitch. Kill anything that moved. But even at the Dawn of Frag, there were hints of what was to come. Seeds were planted in Doom's cooperative play. When Deathmatch reached its height in Quake and Quake II, teamplay really began to blossom. And, these days, it isn't enough for an FPS to ship with multiplayer capability.
  • Who is Cavedog? posted on 1/1/2000
  • Riding on Total Annihilation's ultra-successful tour of duty, Cavedog Entertainment has announced plans for three new multi-genre products to be released in 1999. Now, we know some of you have played Total Annihilation, and a few of you may have heard of Ron Gilbert. But there's still one question our readers have asked: "Who, exactly, is Cavedog?" And until now, we've never answered.
  • Inside Cavedog posted on 1/1/2000
  • Cavedog Entertainment, one of the many companies that will be showing products at E3, is a young'un in the game business. Founded in 1995, its main title, Total Annihilation, didn't appear until 1997. Notwithstanding the fact that they only have one franchise, Cavedog isn't exactly an upstart.
  • Interview with Brad McQuaid posted on 1/1/2000
  • EverQuest is quickly on its way to being the biggest massively multiplayer RPG on the net. So when I had a chance to sit down with Producer Brad McQuaid and talk to him about the game I wasn't about to pass up the opportunity. From the Expansion to Quests the interview has it all.
  • Inside Maxis posted on 1/1/2000
  • With the success of SimCity 3000 and the buzz surrounding The Sims and Sim Mars, I wanted to head out to Walnut Creek, Calif., and check things out for myself. I've included pictures of my trip and First Looks on both Sim Mars and The Sims.
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force
  • Opposing Force posted on 1/1/2000
  • Opposing Force, the two words rabid fans of Half-Life are anxiously awaiting. We've played the demo and have the inside scoop with screenshots to show for it. Op For isn't out until November but you can get a quick trip back to Black Mesa right now.

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