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/ Adam Richardson

Simutronics and MSN Agreement

The important bit: Simutronics, the leader in multiplayer online games, announced Thursday an agreement with Microsoft to feature Simutronics' line of massively multiplayer games on Microsoft's industry-leading MSN Gaming Zone.

Simutronics and MSN Agreement 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: Simutronics, the leader in multiplayer online games, announced Thursday an agreement with Microsoft to feature Simutronics’ line of massively multiplayer games on Microsoft’s industry-leading MSN Gaming Zone. The MSN Gaming Zone boasts an audience of more than 3 million registered members, attracting more than 22,000 simultaneous users at peak times and has quickly become the premiere destination on the Web for gamers. CyberStrike 2, a fast-paced 3D action game, is the first Simutronics’ title to appear on the MSN Gaming Zone.

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.