Editing 1999 in video gaming

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==Events==
*British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards
*March – Game Over republished as “Game Over: Press Start to Continue”
*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 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3); 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 — Gamer Billy Mitchell 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 2007.
*July 21 during the Macworld Conference & Expo, Steve Jobs announced that Halo: Combat Evolved would be released for Mac OS and Windows simultaneously. Before this public announcement, game industry journalists under a non-disclosure agreement had previewed the game in a private showing during E3 1999.

==Notable releases==
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*January 31 - ''[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]'' (PC)
*January 31 - ''[[Silent Hill]]'' (PS)
*February 8 - ''[[Mario Party]]'' (N64)
*February 28 - ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance]]'' (PC)
*March 16 - ''[[EverQuest]]'' (PC)
*March 31 - ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon]]'' (PC)
*April 10 - ''[[Warzone 2100]]'' (PC)
*April 27 - ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' (N64)
*April 30 - ''[[Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast]]'' (PC)
*April 30 - ''[[Star Wars: Episode I Racer]]'' (N64, PC)
*April 30 - ''[[Pokémon Stadium]]'' (N64)
*June 1 - ''[[Heroes of Might and Magic III]]'' (PC)
*June 14 - ''[[Descent 3]]'' (PC)
*June 18 - ''[[Counter-Strike]]'' (original PC MOD)
*June 30 - ''[[Kingpin: Life of Crime]]'' (PC)
*July 31 - ''[[Outcast]]'' (PC)
*August 11 - ''[[System Shock 2]]'' (PC)
*August 27 - ''[[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]]'' (PC)
*August 31 - ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]]'' (PS)
*September 7 - ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (DC)
*September 9 - ''[[Soulcalibur]]'' (DC)
*September 9 - ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' (PS)
*September 28 - ''[[Homeworld]]'' (PC)
*September 30 - ''[[FreeSpace 2]]'' (PC)
*September 30 - ''[[Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings]]'' (PC)
*October 11 - ''[[Jet Force Gemini]]'' (N64)
*October 31 - ''[[Half-Life: Opposing Force]]'' (PC)
*October 31 - ''[[Ultima IX: Ascension]]'' (PC)
*October 31 - ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' (N64)
*October 31 - ''[[Nocturne]]'' (PC)
*November 2 - ''[[Asheron's Call]]'' (PC)
*November 9 - ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies]]'' (PC)
*November 11 - ''[[Medal of Honor]]'' (PS)
*November 23 - ''[[SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle]]'' (PC)
*November 26 - ''[[Unreal Tournament]]'' (PC)
*December 2 - ''[[Quake III Arena]]'' (PC)
*December 12 - ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'' (PC)
*December 31 - ''[[Battlezone II: Combat Commander]]'' (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
*ZeniMax Media acquires Bethesda Softworks
*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

==Video game releases==
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==Hardware releases==
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