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Microsoft, Mahir and money, money, money: A software superpower is declared a monopoly, free software rakes in billions and money makes the world go round: The year in tech.; By Janelle Brown, Mark Gimein, Andrew Leonard and Kaitlin Quistgaard Dec 15, 1999
Games people play: "Double Down" authors Frederick and Steven Barthelme talk about family, gambling and their run-in with the legal system.; By Jim Hanas Dec 1, 1999
A soul-sucking parallel world: Will you free the residents of Omikron's totalitarian regime or lose yourself in the beauty of this game's futuristic city?; By Janelle Brown Nov 24, 1999
Swords, spells and Academy Awards?: Diablo II vies to be the first role-playing game to be sanctified by Hollywood.; By Jamais Cascio Nov 23, 1999
Word gamers: For some fans of text-based role playing, virtual reality is all in the mind.; By Etelka Lehoczky Nov 19, 1999
Letters to the Editor: Loose guns and small kids are a bad combination; the "Woodstock 99" review is an excuse for Hornsby-bashing; is "Militia U." about educational liberty or military aid?; Letters to the Editor Oct 28, 1999
Wine, it's the other red fluid: Wine X's attempts at hipsterism evoke the not so subtle smell of oak barrel-aged fish. Plus: Geeks, freaks, fashion weeks and conspiracy theorists.; By Jenn Shreve Oct 1, 1999
Dreaming of Dreamcast: Stunning graphics make the gaming console a delight to play -- but it'd be even better if Sega got the Net component working.; By Janelle Brown Sep 14, 1999
Pretty pretty bang bang: Is Quake 3 too beautiful to live up to its promise as the "ultimate death-match game"?; By Marc Spiegler Sep 8, 1999
Hard times for hardcore gamers: Total Entertainment Network dumps its name and its first-person shooters to launch Pogo.com.; By Janelle Brown Sep 3, 1999
Can the Dreamcast save Sega?: Sega wants to lift its market share out of the single digits. Will a cool new console, $100 million in ads and fresh leadership do the trick?; By Moira Muldoon Aug 16, 1999
They got game: Talented players make good money selling characters on eBay. Are they denigrating gaming -- or turning it into a profession?; By Moira Muldoon Jul 13, 1999
Games don't kill people -- do they?: Before we rush to damn the video-game industry, let's remember: There's both bad and good in blowing up pixels.; By Greg Costikyan Jun 21, 1999
Why emulators make video-game makers quake: The new "emus" aren't about piracy -- they're about freeing code from the chains of proprietary hardware.; By Howard Wen Jun 4, 1999
Game wars at E3 expo: Underdog Sega takes on Nintendo, Sony in battle of the next-generation platforms.; By Moira Muldoon May 14, 1999
Gamers shun talk of Littleton violence: The buzz at E3 is all about next-generation platforms, not the ethics of first-person shooters.; -- Moira Muldoon May 13, 1999
Quake, Doom and blood lust: Violent games aren't a problem, says the computer gaming press -- while lovingly hawking the latest innovations in pixelated gore.; By Wagner James Au May 12, 1999
The shooters and the shrinks: After Littleton, the media declared that studies show computer games lead to violence. What studies?; By Mark Boal May 6, 1999
Doom, Quake and mass murder: Gamers search their souls after discovering the Littleton killers were part of their clan.; By Janelle Brown Apr 23, 1999
Online gaming's store-shelf chains: Does Battle.net's success mean that Net-based ventures are still dependent on retail sales?; By Greg Costikyan Apr 21, 1999
Log: Brief reports and tidbits from the Info-Sphere: Webby acceptance speeches:nFive-word wonders - Purple Moon and Barbie -- together at last - New Gates book: Buzzword bonanza - Steve Holtzman, R.I.P. - This Web site wants your spam; By Salon Tech Writers Mar 15, 1999
'Wing Commander' creator takes the director's chair: 'Wing Commander' creator takes the director's chair: By Howard Wen. Chris Roberts talks about his passage from the little screen to the big screen.; By Howard Wen Mar 12, 1999
The resurrection of Golgotha: The resurrection of Golgotha: By Howard Wen. Volunteer programmers rescue a defunct company's software -- and produce a do-it-yourself tool for building 3-D games.; By Howard Wen Feb 1, 1999
21st Log: Yahoo buys GeoCities -- pop-up ads and all: By Janelle Brown Jan 25, 1999
The father of Mario and Zelda: By Moira Muldoon Dec 2, 1998

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