2000 in video gaming

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2000 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Deus Ex, Hitman: Codename 47, Paper Mario, Perfect Dark, Shogun: Total War, SSX, TimeSplitters^[1] and The Sims.

Events

January – Digital Illusions CE acquires Refraction Games and 90% of Synergenix Interactive.
February 4 – Maxis releases The Sims, first game of a successful series.
February 4 – 1st annual Dreamcast Championships (featuring the Sonic Adventure video game).
March – Game Network hosts the 2nd annual Independent Games Festival (IGF).
March 4 – Sony's PlayStation 2 (PS2) launches in Japan with 10 launch titles.^[2]^[3]
April – Nintendo sells its 100 millionth Game Boy/Game Boy Color handheld console.
April 14 – Reuters reports that the PlayStation 2 console will have export controls placed on it by the Trade Ministry of Japan since the PS2 is sophisticated enough for military applications.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
May 11 – The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards and inducts Hironobu Sakaguchi of Square into the AIAS Hall of Fame.
May 11–13 – The 6th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is held^[8] along with the 3rd annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E³.
June 26 – International Game Developers Association renamed from Computer Game Developers Association.
June 30 –Nintendo's Satellaview system ceases to receive broadcasts.
July – IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) hosts 1st annual Executive Summit.
July 21 - Mario Tennis is released for the Nintendo 64 introducing Waluigi to the Mario series.
August 11 - Paper Mario is also released for the Nintendo 64. It features a more crafty appearance of the Mushroom Kingdom. It served as Super Mario RPG's spiritual sequel and it kicked of a series of its own.

September 10 – Sega.com launches SegaNet, their online console gaming network.
NPD Group, Inc. reports that Electronic Arts ranks 1st in third-party video game publishing in the United States, ahead of Infogrames Entertainment SA.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) hosts the 3rd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards for multimedia technologies; 7 of 20 awards go to video games; awards David Bowie in part for his contributions to the video game Omikron: The Nomad Soul (for PC).
October 26 - Sony's PlayStation 2 (PS2) launches in North America.
November 17 - Sony's PlayStation 2 (PS2) launches in Australia.
November 24 - Sony's PlayStation 2 (PS2) launches in Europe.

Notable releases

Video game platforms

DC	Dreamcast
GBC	Game Boy Color

N64	Nintendo 64
PS1	PlayStation

PS2	PlayStation 2
Win	Microsoft Windows

Notable releases of the year *2000*
Release	Title	Windows	5th Gen	6th Gen	Handheld	Arcade
January 24	Crazy Taxi	Yes (2002)	N/A	DC, GCN (2001), PS2 (2001)	N/A	Yes (1999)
January 24	Mario Party 2	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
January 27	Dragon Warrior Monsters	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A
January 31	Nox	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 3	Resident Evil Code: Veronica	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
February 4	The Sims	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 10	Vagrant Story	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 19	SNK Gals' Fighters	N/A	N/A	N/A	NGP	N/A
February 29	BattleSphere	N/A	Jaguar	N/A	N/A	N/A
February 29	Dead or Alive 2	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
February 29	Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed	Yes	PS1	N/A	GBA (2004)	N/A
February 29	Rayman 2: The Great Escape	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
February 29	Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
February 29	Pokémon Stadium^[9]	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 4	Kessen	N/A	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
March 21	Thief II: The Metal Age	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 21	Wario Land 3	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A
March 24	Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 27	Soldier of Fortune	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
March 31	Tech Romancer	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
March 31	MDK2	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 4	Star Wars Episode I: Racer	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
April 27	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 28	Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise from the Ashes	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
April 30	Excitebike 64	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 30	The Misadventures of Tron Bonne	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
April 30	Wild Arms 2	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 5	Metal Gear: Ghost Babel	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A
May 9	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
May 14	Bomberman Max	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A
May 22	Metal Slug 2nd Mission	N/A	N/A	N/A	NGP	N/A
May 22	Perfect Dark	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 24	Daikatana	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
May 28	Bomberman 64: The Second Attack	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 1	Ground Control	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 4	Space Channel 5	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
June 7	Dracula: Resurrection	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 12	Tomb Raider	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A
June 13	Shogun: Total War	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 22	Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
June 22	Omikron: The Nomad Soul	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
June 26	Deus Ex	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 28	Xtreme Sports	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A
June 29	Diablo II	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 29	Icewind Dale	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 29	Jet Set Radio	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
June 29	Marvel vs Capcom 2	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
June 30	Homeworld: Cataclysm	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
June 30	Mortal Kombat: Special Forces	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 18	Threads of Fate	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 29	Strider 2	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
July 31	Spirit of Speed 1937	Yes	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
August 3	Shin Sangoku Musou (Japan)	N/A	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
August 15	Chrono Cross	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 24	Age of Empires II: The Conquerors	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 26	Dragon Quest VII (Japan)	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 28	Mario Tennis	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
August 30	Spider-Man	N/A	PS1, GBC	DC (2001)	N/A	N/A
August 30	WWF Royal Rumble	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
September 12	Parasite Eve II	N/A	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A
September 13	Lego Stunt Rally	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 15	Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force	Yes	N/A	PS2 (2001)	N/A	N/A
September 19	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 24	Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 24	The Little Mermaid 2: Pinball Frenzy	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A
September 25	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A
September 25	Vampire Hunter D	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 26	Destruction Derby Raw	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
September 27	Dragon Warrior I & II	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A
October	Zeus: Master of Olympus	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 5	Skies of Arcadia	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
October 19	Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers	Yes	PS1, N64	PS2, DC	GBC	N/A
October 22	Quake III Arena	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
October 23	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 23	TimeSplitters	N/A	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
October 24	Mega Man Legends 2	Yes	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 25	Midnight Club: Street Racing	N/A	N/A	PS2	GBA (2001)	N/A
October 25	Spyro: Year of the Dragon	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 26	FantaVision	N/A	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
October 26	Madden NFL 2001	N/A	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
October 26	SSX	N/A	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
October 26	Tekken Tag Tournament	N/A	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
October 27	Bust-a-Move Millennium	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A
October 31	The Grinch	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
November 6	Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000	N/A	PS1 (2002)	DC	N/A	N/A
November 6	Crash Bash	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 6	Incredible Crisis	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 6	The World Is Not Enough	Yes	PS1, N64	N/A	GBC	N/A
November 6	Shenmue	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 8	Escape from Monkey Island	Yes	N/A	PS2 (2001)	N/A	N/A
November 9	The Operative: No One Lives Forever	Yes	N/A	PS2 (2002)	N/A	N/A
November 9	Counter-Strike (video game)	Yes	Xbox, Retail and Steam (2003)	Linux, Mac OS X (2013)	N/A	N/A
November 13	Final Fantasy IX	2016	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 13	Madden NFL 2001	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A
November 13	The Emperor's New Groove	Yes	PS1	N/A	GBC	N/A
November 14	Dexter's Laboratory: Robot Rampage	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A
November 14	The Powerpuff Girls: Bad Mojo Jojo	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A
November 16	Blues Brothers 2000	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 17	Tomb Raider Chronicles	Yes	PS1	DC	N/A	N/A
November 17	Sacrifice	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 19	Hitman: Codename 47	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 20	007 Racing	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 20	Banjo Tooie	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 20	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker	N/A	PS1	N/A	GBC	N/A
November 20	Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
November 22	Harvest Moon: Back to Nature	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 23	MechWarrior 4: Vengeance	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes
November 23	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
November 27	Xtreme Sports	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
November 30	Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers	Yes	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 1	Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge	Yes	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 4	Evil Dead: Hail to the King	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 4	Pokémon Puzzle Challenge	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A
December 5	American McGee's Alice	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 6	Grandia II	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
December 7	Giants: Citizen Kabuto	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 7	Mario Party 3 (Japan)	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 10	Monster Rancher Hop-A-Bout	N/A	PS1	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 13	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker	N/A	N64	N/A	N/A	N/A
December 14	Dark Cloud (Japan)	N/A	N/A	PS2	N/A	N/A
December 14	Pokémon Crystal (Japan)	N/A	N/A	GBC	N/A	N/A
December 21	Phantasy Star Online (Japan)	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A
December 30	ECW Anarchy Rulz	N/A	N/A	DC	N/A	N/A

Notes

Electronic Arts released re-editions of SimCity 3000, SimCity 3000 Unlimited, SimCity 3000 UK edition, SimCity 3000 Korean edition, SimCity 3000 Chinese edition, SimCity 3000 Japanese edition, SimCity 3000 Edition mondiale (not the same as World Edition) and SimCity 3000 World Edition. They were considered as updates in the beginning, but revealed themselves as full and distinct games.

Hardware

December 9 — Bandai's WonderSwan Color handheld in Japan is released.
Sega's Naomi 2 arcade console is released.
Toymax's Activision TV Games controller/console.

Business

New companies: PopCap Games, 21-6 Productions, Yeti Interactive
Defunct company: Looking Glass Studios, ASC Games
Mattel, Inc. sells The Learning Company to Gores Technology Group.
All of Sega's internal consumer research & development divisions become individual developer companies.
Midway / Williams stops using the Atari Games label.

Acquisitions

Electronic Arts acquires DreamWorks Interactive, LLC (games division of DreamWorks SKG).
Infogrames acquires Hasbro Interactive, (including the Game.com division, the MicroProse and Atari labels, and a right to publish and develop games based on Hasbro properties), and Paradigm Entertainment.
Microsoft acquires Bungie.
Nvidia acquires 3dfx Interactive.
Sony acquires Verant Interactive.
THQ acquires Volition.
Ubi Soft acquires Red Storm Entertainment.

References

↑ Polak, Steve. "Timeslippers Addiction". Courier Mail, The (Brisbane).
↑ Wiley, Lauren (2000). "Playstation2 Poised To Play Stateside" (13.7). Emedia Magazine.
↑ Johnston, Chris (January 2000). "Launch!" (1). Electronic Gaming Monthly.
↑ "PlayStation 2 exports to be restricted – again". theregister.co.uk.
↑ "Sony's High-Tech Playstation2 Will Require Military Export License". Los Angeles Times. April 17, 2000.
↑ "The Coming Information War Message Board - Msg: 13455269". siliconinvestor.com.
↑ "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
↑ "Attendance and Stats". IGN. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
↑ Godfrey, John (July 2000). "Gotta Play 'Em All" (7.7). FamilyPC.

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[1] Polak, Steve. "Timeslippers Addiction". Courier Mail, The (Brisbane).

[2] Wiley, Lauren (2000). "Playstation2 Poised To Play Stateside" (13.7). Emedia Magazine.

[3] Johnston, Chris (January 2000). "Launch!" (1). Electronic Gaming Monthly.

[4] "PlayStation 2 exports to be restricted – again". theregister.co.uk.

[5] "Sony's High-Tech Playstation2 Will Require Military Export License". Los Angeles Times. April 17, 2000.

[6] "The Coming Information War Message Board - Msg: 13455269". siliconinvestor.com.

[7] "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.

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

[9] Godfrey, John (July 2000). "Gotta Play 'Em All" (7.7). FamilyPC.