1998 in video gaming

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1998 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Metal Gear Solid, F-Zero X, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Gex: Enter the Gecko, Xenogears, Banjo-Kazooie, Spyro the Dragon and MediEvil.

Events

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo to the AIAS Hall of Fame
British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 1st annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards
Game One channel (subsidiary of Canalplus); Infogrames Entertainment SA and Canal+ launch the Game One television channel.
Take-Two Interactive formed the Rockstar Games publishing label.
May 28–30 — The 4th annual E3 is held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.^[1] The first annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E3
May 28 - Bill Williams, designer of Alley Cat, Necromancer, and Mind Walker, dies.
July 3 - Danielle Bunten Berry, designer of M.U.L.E. and Seven Cities of Gold, dies.
The ESRB changes the "K-A" (Kids to Adults) rating to "E" (Everyone) in February.

Notable releases

Video game platforms

GBC	Game Boy Color
N64	Nintendo 64

PS1	PlayStation
Sat	Sega Saturn

Win	Microsoft Windows
DC	Dreamcast

Notable releases of the year *1998*
Release	Title	Windows	5th Gen	6th Gen	Handheld	Arcade
January 12	Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes	N/A	PS1	DC (1999)	N/A	Yes
January 21	Resident Evil 2	1999	PS1; N64 (1999)	DC (1999); GC (2003)	N/A	N/A
January 28	Final Fantasy Tactics	N/A	PS1	N/A	PSP (2007); iOS (2011); Android (2015)	N/A
January 29	Bomberman World	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 29	Bust a Groove	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	Yes
January 31	Skullmonkeys	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 9	James Bond 007	N/A	N/A	N/A	GB	N/A
February 11	Xenogears	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 24	Gex: Enter the Gecko	September 30	PS1; N64 (August 1)	N/A	GBC (December 1)	N/A
February 26	Tenchu: Stealth Assassins	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 28	Battlezone	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 28	Star Wars: Rebellion	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 1	Yoshi's Story	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 13	World Cup 98	April 30	PS1; N64 (May 18)	N/A	GB (March 13)	N/A
March 19	Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 19	Real Bout Fatal Fury 2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes
March 25	Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit	October 12	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 31	SaGa Frontier	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 31	StarCraft	Yes	N64 (2000)	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 31	Blasto	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 31	1080° Snowboarding	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 7	Warhammer: Dark Omen	Yes	PS1 (April 7)	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 30	Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 30	Panzer Dragoon Saga	N/A	Sat	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 30	Point Blank	N/A	PS1	PS2	DS (2005)	1994
April 30	Unreal	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 5	Einhänder	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 31	Jersey Devil	Yes	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 4	Vigilante 8	N/A	PS1; N64 (1999)	N/A	GBC (2000)	N/A
June 11	X-Men vs. Street Fighter	N/A	PS1; Sat (1997)	N/A	N/A	1996
June 12	Wetrix	1999	N64	DC (2000)	GBC (1999)	N/A
June 29	Banjo-Kazooie	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 30	N2O: Nitrous Oxide	2015	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 14	F-Zero X	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 14	WWF War Zone	N/A	PS1; N64 (August 11)	N/A	GB	N/A
July 30	Star Ocean: The Second Story	N/A	PS1	N/A	PSP (2008); PSVita (2015)	N/A
July 31	Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 31	Heart of Darkness	August 31	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 31	Iggy's Reckin' Balls	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 21	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six	Yes	N64 (November 17); PS1 (November 23)	DC (2000)	GBC (2000)	N/A
August 31	Mega Man Legends	2001	PS1; N64 (2000)	N/A	PSP (2005)	N/A
September 9	Parasite Eve	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 9	Spyro the Dragon	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 12	Pokémon Yellow (Japan)	N/A	N/A	GB	GBC	N/A
September 14	Resident Evil: Director's Cut - Dual Shock Version	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 28	Pokémon Red and Blue (North America)	N/A	N/A	N/A	GB	N/A
September 30	Caesar III	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 30	Delta Force	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 30	Fallout 2	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 30	Shogo: Mobile Armor Division	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 30	G-Darius	2000	PS1	N/A	N/A	1997
September 30	Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 1	MediEvil	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 17	Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus	Yes	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 20	Body Harvest	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 21	Metal Gear Solid	2000	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 21	Turok 2: Seeds of Evil	1999	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 30	Grim Fandango	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 30	Heretic 2	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 31	Brave Fencer Musashi	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 31	Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 31	Blood II: The Chosen	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 31	Crash Bandicoot: Warped	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 31	Glover	Yes	N64, PS1 (November 30, 1999)	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 31	SiN	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 31	Apocalypse	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 31	No One Can Stop Mr. Domino!	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 1	Red Comrades Save the Galaxy	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 10	Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 19	Half-Life	Yes	N/A	PS2 (2001)	N/A	N/A
November 20	Tomb Raider III	Yes	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 21	Dance Dance Revolution	N/A	PS1 (1999)	N/A	N/A	Yes
November 23	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	N/A	N64	GC (2002)	N/A	N/A
November 30	StarCraft: Brood War	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 30	Thief: The Dark Project	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 30	Starsiege: Tribes	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 3	Star Wars: Rogue Squadron	Yes	N64 (December 7)	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 4	Magic and Mayhem	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 12	Falcon 4.0	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 12	South Park	1999	N64; PS1 (1999)	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 17	Suikoden II	2003	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 18	Mario Party	N/A	N/A	Yes N64,1998
December 20	The Settlers III	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 21	Baldur's Gate	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 23	Chocobo's Dungeon 2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 23	Sonic Adventure	2003	N/A	DC; GC (2003)	N/A	N/A
December 28	Myth II: Soulblighter	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 31	Akuji the Heartless	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A

Hardware

Nintendo's Game Boy Camera and Game Boy Color handheld console is released.
Sega's Dreamcast, an Internet-ready home console released in Japan and later in 1999 in US and the PAL regions.
The Sega Saturn is discontinued in the US and Europe.
Bandai's WonderSwan handheld is released in Japan.
SNK's Neo Geo Pocket handheld released.

Business

Activision acquires CD Contact Data and Head Game Publishing
Eidos Interactive acquires Crystal Dynamics
Electronic Arts Inc. acquires Westwood Studios, and with so they also acquire the North American operations of Virgin Interactive.
JTS Corp. (Atari Corporation) files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Hasbro Interactive acquires the Atari brand and property from JTS in May. They also acquire MicroProse in August.
Square Co. and Electronic Arts form Square Electronic Arts LLC to publish a wealth of Square Co. titles in the U.S.
Havas, a subsidiary of Vivendi, acquires Cendant Software, which includes Sierra On-Line and Blizzard Entertainment
Lego Media established by Lego Group
New companies: BreakAway, Elixir, Metro3D, Rockstar, Sunrise, Troika, WildTangent, Loki
Defunct: DWANGO

References

↑ "Attendance and Stats". IGN. Retrieved May 21, 2015.

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[1] "Attendance and Stats". IGN. Retrieved May 21, 2015.