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| Re$i$tence is Futile. You too will become Borg.. | |
| Posted By: edge | Date: 7/12/00 11:53 a.m. |
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Well folk$ another one bite$ the du$t. Expect more to follow. Hot off the wire: Microsoft Corp. has increased its commitment to online gaming by acquiring Kansas-based NetGames USA, a leading developer of scoring, matchmaking and other enhancements for retail and Web-based games. The acquisition will enhance the competitiveness of games on Microsoft's Zone.com (http://www.zone.com/) and further solidify the site as the Internet's best location to play games with players from around the globe. "NetGames USA is excited about this opportunity to bring these enhancements to Microsoft® games and Zone.com," said Craig Sparks, president and CEO of NetGames USA. "But the real winners will be gamers, who will be able to more easily find appropriate gaming partners and enjoy other advanced gaming features."
Look$ like the Xbox and it'$ $upport i$ going to be the be$t that money can buy. "Re$i$tence is futile, you to will become Borg and your biological and technological di$stinctivene$$ will be added to our own." "enhance the competitiveness of games" LOL, unfortunately buying up propertie$ doe$n't enhance the competitivene$$ of the market place. Here i$ the full PR: (from http://www.voodooextreme.com) Microsoft Corp. has increased its commitment to online gaming by acquiring Kansas-based NetGames USA, a leading developer of scoring, matchmaking and other enhancements for retail and Web-based games. The acquisition will enhance the competitiveness of games on Microsoft's Zone.com (http://www.zone.com/) and further solidify the site as the Internet's best location to play games with players from around the globe. "NetGames USA (http://www.netgamesusa.com)is excited about this opportunity to bring these enhancements to Microsoft® games and Zone.com," said Craig Sparks, president and CEO of NetGames USA. "But the real winners will be gamers, who will be able to more easily find appropriate gaming partners and enjoy other advanced gaming features." Microsoft plans to add technology developed by NetGames to select retail games currently in development, including the highly anticipated "MechWarrior™ 4: Vengeance," scheduled for release this holiday season. The company will also maintain support for multiplayer games currently utilizing NetGames' technology on Zone.com. NetGames' ngStats™ technology enhances score-reporting features for retail games played online. These features include real-time reporting of scores and rankings, expanded tracking of statistics and automated organization of tournaments. In addition, this acquisition brings a team of seasoned NetGames developers to Microsoft where they will lead the effort to incorporate the new technologies into Microsoft's PC games, integrate ngStats technology into Microsoft's software development kit (SDK) for PC game developers, and work on evolving technology on a variety of platforms, including the Xbox game console, scheduled for release in fall 2001. Zone.com has established Microsoft as a leader in online gaming. With 18 million registered users and support for more than 140 games from many of the top PC game publishers, the site is the largest and most popular location on the Internet to play games against other gamers. PC Magazine rated Zone.com the best gaming site on the Internet two years in a row. "Zone.com has the best variety of games and the biggest community of people to play with," said Dean Hachamovitch, product unit manager for Zone.com. "With NetGames' technologies, Zone.com will offer a level of online integration for games that no one has ever seen before. It shows Microsoft's dedication to innovating and improving online gaming."
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| Re$i$tence is Futile. You too will become Borg.. | edge | 7/12/00 11:53 a.m. |
| Re: Follow up interview with Sparks. | edge | 7/12/00 11:08 p.m. |
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