Zone adds Civilization II and Heretic II Support

Zone adds Civilization II and Heretic II Support is the story on November 20, 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 Civilization II: Multiplayer Gold Edition and Heretic II are now available for free multiplayer matchmaking on the MSN Gaming Zone. Home to more than two million registered members and supporting more than 22,000 gamers simultaneously at peak times, the Zone provides free classic card, board and puzzle games and matchmaking services for today's most popular game titles.

For players keeping track of patches, demos, hardware drivers, online events, and retail releases, this is the sort of news that can change what gets installed tonight. The business side keeps moving, and sometimes those deals decide what we actually get to play next year.