GameHub Launched
The important bit: Interactive Magic, which is in the final stage of acquiring MPG-Net, announced the launch of GameHub, the preferred provider for online games for AT&T WorldNet service’s 1.3 million members.
GameHub Launched is the business side of the news today, and this one has the usual late-90s mix of studios, publishing deals, lawsuits, money, and big promises.
The important bit: Interactive Magic, which is in the final stage of acquiring MPG-Net, announced the launch of GameHub, the preferred provider for online games for AT&T WorldNet service’s 1.3 million members. At the launch, GameHub subscribers will be charged $4.95 per month for games such as Kingdom of Drakkar, Unreal, and Total Annihilation. The GameHub will also add games such as I-Magic’s award-winning WarBirds, Dawn of Aces, Shock Force and Drakkar II.
It is not as fun as a new demo, but these moves decide what games actually get made, sold, patched, or buried. Ignore the suits and you miss half the story.