1999 in video gaming
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Events
- BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Awards
- March 15-19 — Game Developers Conference (formerly Computer Game Developers Conference); moves to San Jose, California where it stays for six consecutive years; hosts the 1st annual Independent Games Festival
- March 15 — Gama Network hosts the 1st annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) at GDC
- May 13-15 — 5th annual E³ (Electronic Entertainment Expo); the 2nd annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E³
- May 13 — Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (at E3); inducts Sid Meier of Firaxis to the AIAS Hall of Fame
- July 3 — Billy Mitchell (Pac-Man) scores a perfect 3,333,360 points on the Pac-Man arcade game
- Team Fortress 2 is announced for release during the year, but gets delayed until 2006.
Notable releases
- February 8 - Mario Party (N64)
- February 28 - (PC)
- February 28 - (PC)
- March 16 - EverQuest (PC)
- March 31 - RollerCoaster Tycoon (PC)
- April 27 - Super Smash Bros. (N64)
- April 30 - (PC)
- April 30 - (N64, PC)
- May 11 - Homeworld (PC)
- June 14 - Descent 3 (PC)
- June 18 - Counter-Strike (original PC MOD)
- August 31 - Final Fantasy VIII - (PS)
- August 31 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (PS)
- September 8 - Soul Calibur (DC)
- September 9 - Sonic Adventure (DC)
- September 30 - (PC)
- October 31 - (PC)
- October 31 - (PC)
- November 9 - RollerCoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies (PC)
- November 26 - Unreal Tournament (PC, PS2)
- November 30 - ''Descent 3: Mercenary (PC)
- December 2 - Quake III Arena (PC)
- December 7 - Star Wars: Episode I Racer (GBC)
- December 12 - (PC)
- December 31 - (PC)
Hardware
- Nintendo's Game Boy Light (GBL) handheld console in Japan only
- SEGA Dreamcast, an Internet-ready 128-bit home console
- SNK's Neo Geo Pocket Color handheld
- Tiger Electronics Game.com Pocket Pro handheld
Business
- Activision acquires Elsinore Multimedia, Expert Software, and Neversoft Entertainment
- Infogrames Entertainment SA acquires Accolade, Gremlin Interactive (renamed Infogrames Sheffield House), GT Interactive Software (GTIS), and Ozisoft
- Take Two Interactive acquires TalonSoft
- 3d6 Games, Inc. founded (closes November 1, 2002)
- 7 Studios founded
- BAM! Entertainment, Inc. founded
- Bohemia Interactive Studio founded
- February 22 — "Black Monday" (or "Chainsaw Monday"): Sierra reorganizes to cut costs, closing several studios.
- April — Liquid Entertainment founded
- October — 7FX founded as subsidiary of a Czech company
Lawsuits
- Nintendo v. Bung Enterprises Ltd.; Nintendo sues Bung over patent infringement
- Sony Corporation v. Bleem LLC
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