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Release dates, announcements, and anything else worth noting. No PR fluff, no embargoed opinions. If it matters to people who actually play the games, it's here.

January 1999

07 Jan
Industry
Microsoft acquires FASA Interactive

Microsoft today announced that it will acquire Chicago-based FASA Interactive Technologies, including its parent company Virtual Worlds Entertainment Group, from a group of shareholders including FASA Corp., creators of the enormously popular BattleTech universe of stories, games and characters.

07 Jan
New Release
Deus Ex Team Update

Today the Daily Informant at Ion Storm checked in with Warren Spector and his Deus Ex team to find out how things are going on this upcoming RPG.

07 Jan
New Release
StarCraft: Brood War Tournament

Blizzard Entertainment kicks off the first-ever StarCraft: Brood War Tournament over Battle.net.

06 Jan
Deals
eXscape Contest

With so many sites and magazines announcing their selections for the Best Games of 1998, eXscape Insider Justin "Turtle" Janger felt perhaps it was time to post something a bit out of the ordinary.

06 Jan
Industry
Infinite Machine Publishing Agreement

GT Interactive Software has entered into a publishing agreement with Infinite Machine, a new CA-based software development company established by former LucasArts Jedi Knight game designer, Justin Chin and programmer Che-Yuan Wang.

06 Jan
New Release
USCF Chess on GameStorm

Kesmai Corporation and ENGAGE games today announced that a free sample of USCF Chess is now available on Kesmai's online games service, GameStorm.

06 Jan
Industry
GT Interactive acquires Legend Entertainment

GT Interactive Software announced today that it has acquired the business of Legend Entertainment, a leading entertainment software developer known for hit titles such as Mission Critical and Death Gate, in a cash transaction.

06 Jan
Industry
Interactive Learning Zone distribution begins

Interactive Magic has begun distribution of the Company's new iLZ Internet software as part of three PC CD-ROM titles published in late December.

06 Jan
Industry
All-Star Baseball 2000 Endorsement Deal

Acclaim Sports, a division of Acclaim Entertainment today announced that Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees has signed an exclusive endorsement deal for All-Star Baseball 2000.