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/ Adam Richardson

Ruthless.com in the MSN Gaming Zone

Microsoft announced Tom Clancy's ruthless.com, the second game of RedStorm's Power Plays series, is now available for free multiplayer matchmaking on the MSN Gaming Zone.

Ruthless.com in the MSN Gaming Zone is the story on November 12, 1998, and it is one of those late-1998 PC gaming updates that says exactly where the scene is right now. Microsoft announced today that Tom Clancy's ruthless.com, the second game of RedStorm's Power Plays series, is now available for free multiplayer matchmaking on the MSN Gaming Zone. Ruthless.com is a bitter contest of economic growth and conquest set in the high-stakes world of modern corporate raiding.

Combining the crushing grip of business expansion with the rapier strikes of deceit, dirty tricks, and outright crime, gamers must manage the high-level functions of a major corporation in six evolving business scenarios. Gamers can utilize such tactics as leveraged buyouts, executive raids, legal battles and even engage computer hackers to bring down the competition. Of course, as in real life, players can engage in illegal activities tapping a criminal underworld to destroy opponents while expanding his/her corporate empire. Free stuff, prizes, tournaments, and rebates are always worth a look, provided you read the fine print first.