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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.




Contents






  • 1 Events


  • 2 Notable releases


  • 3 Hardware


  • 4 Business


  • 5 References





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






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N64 Nintendo 64










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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 (1999) 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 Burning Rangers N/A Sat N/A N/A 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 26 Dungeon Master Nexus N/A Sat N/A N/A N/A
March 26 The House of the Dead N/A Sat N/A N/A 1996
March 26 The King of Fighters '97 N/A Sat; PS1 (May 28) N/A iOS (2013); Android (2013); PSVita (2018) 1997
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 4 Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die 2001 Sat DC (2000) PSP (2006) N/A
April 7 Warhammer: Dark Omen Yes PS1 (April 7) N/A N/A N/A
April 29 Super Tempo N/A Sat 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 (2002)
DS (2005)		 1994
April 30 Unreal Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A
May 1
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (North America)		 N/A PS1; Sat (1996) N/A PSP (2010) N/A
May 5 Einhänder N/A PS1 N/A N/A N/A
May 21 Baroque N/A Sat; PS1 (1999) N/A N/A N/A
May 28 Radiant Silvergun N/A Sat (July 23) N/A N/A Yes
May 31 Jersey Devil Yes PS1 N/A N/A N/A
June 4 Atelier Marie Plus 2000 PS1; Sat (1997) DC (2001); PS2 (2005) N/A N/A
June 4 Vigilante 8 N/A PS1; N64 (1999) N/A GBC (2000) N/A
June 11 Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix N/A PS1; Sat (July 9) PS2 (2006)
WS (2000)		 1997
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 25 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night N/A Sat; PS1 (1997) N/A PSP (2007) N/A
June 29 Banjo-Kazooie N/A N64 N/A N/A N/A
June 30 Deep Fear N/A Sat 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
July 31
Shining Force III (North America)		 N/A Sat N/A N/A N/A
August 6 Wachenröder N/A Sat 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 27 Black/Matrix N/A Sat; PS1 (2000) DC (1999) N/A 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 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 17 Suikoden Yes Sat; PS1 (1995) N/A N/A N/A
September 23 Digital Monster Ver. S: Digimon Tamers N/A Sat 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 22 Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter N/A Sat; PS1 (1999) N/A N/A 1997
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 (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 11 Sonic R Yes Sat (1997) 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 1998
November 23 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time N/A N64 GC (2002) N/A N/A
November 30
Magic Knight Rayearth (North America)		 N/A Sat N/A 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 N64 N/A N/A
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





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