COLUMN #120; BY THELIMEY (17 June 2000, 21:52 EST/Misc) In "The Physics Of Development & Release Of A Civ-Style Game"'s first installment, sub-titled "The Resurrection", author TheLimey looks at what should become of Civilization III.
Comments/questions on this piece are welcomed in our forums. Watch for future installments of this article in the coming weeks... -DanQ
CHART TRAK: JUNE 10, 2000 (15 June 2000, 20:45 EST/Misc)The Sims remains the Top Selling PC Game in the U.K. for the eighth week in a row, according to Chart Trak for week ending June 10, 2000. Eidos' Championship Manager: Season 99/00 held on to the number two spot, while Activision's Soldier of Fortune fell one spot as it was pushed out of the way by Age of Empires II.
1) The Sims | EA 2) Championship Manager: Season 99/00 | Eidos 3) Age of Empires II | Microsoft 4) Soldier Of Fortune | Activision 5) SimCity 3000 World Edition | Electronic Arts -DanQ
IN THE TOP THIRTY (11 June 2000, 21:21 EST/CtP) In the 388th installment of the Top 100 PC Games, published every week by Global 100, Civilization: Call To Power, while falling one spot this week to #27, is still performing significantly better than two weeks ago when it hovered on the chart in 32nd.
STILL TWELVE (11 June 2000, 21:18 EST/Civ2ToT) In the 388th installment of the Top 100 PC Games, published every week by Global 100, Civilization II: Test Of Time is once again in 12th spot; two weeks prior, it was in 14th. It has yet to make it into the top ten, but did peak at #11 in recent weeks.
FOURTH FOR THREE WEEKS (11 June 2000, 21:16 EST/SMACX) In the 388th installment of the Top 100 PC Games, published every week by Global 100, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri/Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire makes its prescence known by holding onto 4th spot for the third week in a row.
MAC GETS SMAC-X DEMO (15 June 2000, 19:01 EST/SMACX) As first reported by GameCenter [here], Aspyr Media has released the 28MB demo of Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire for the Mac.
Though the demo of Alien Crossfire doesn't require the full retail version of Alpha Centauri to play, the retail version of Alien Crossfire will. The demo requires at least a Mac OS 7.6, a PowerPC 603e at 180 MHz, and 32MB of RAM installed.
PC DATA: JUNE 4 - 10, 2000 (20 June 2000, 18:29 EST) For the week June 4 - June 10, 2000, those listed below are the Top 10 Selling PC Computer Games based on sales data gathered by PCData based in Reston, Virgina. This chart is developed from data provided by 42 retail chains comprising more than 80% of the U.S. market.
Following a much-anticipated release, Activision’s Vampire premiers at the number 3 spot on the charts, and the correponding Collector's Edition sits prominently in 5th. In the midst of all this, SimCity 3000 Unlimited slides four notches down to #8.
1) Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2nd Edition | Disney 2) The Sims | Electronic Arts 3) Vampire: The Masquerade -- Redemption | Activision 4) Roller Coaster Tycoon | Hasbro Interactive 5) Vampire: Collector's Edition | Activision 6) Age of Empires II | Microsoft 7) Roller Coaster Tycoon Corkscrew Follies | Hasbro Interactive 8) SimCity 3000 Unlimited | Electronic Arts 9) Starcraft | Havas 10) EverQuest: Ruins Of Kunark | 989 Studios -DanQ
PC DATA: MAY 28 - JUNE 3, 2000 (15 June 2000, 20:49 EST/Misc) For the week May 28 - June 3, 2000, those listed below are the Top 10 Selling PC Computer Games based on sales data gathered by PCData based in Reston, Virgina. This chart is developed from data provided by 42 retail chains comprising more than 80% of the U.S. market.
Disney's Who Wants to be a Millionaire 2ND Edition held the top spot in the U.S. for the fourth week in a row. The top six spot remained unchanged for this week with all parties settling in to their respsective positions.
1) Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2nd Edition | Disney 2) The Sims | Electronic Arts 3) MP Roller Coaster Tycoon | Hasbro Interactive 4) SimCity 3000 Unlimited | Electronic Arts 5) Age of Empires II | Microsoft 6) Motocross Madness 2 | Microsoft 7) MP Roller Coaster Tycoon Corkscrew Follies | Hasbro Interactive 8) EverQuest: Ruins Of Kunark | 989 Studios 9) Starcraft | Havas 10) Daikatana | Eidos -DanQ
PCDATA: MAY`S TOP GAMES (MAC) (13 June 2000, 22:02 EST/Misc)PCData has released their Top 10 Selling Mac Games listing for May, 2000, and they are:
1) Unreal Tournament | GT Interactive 2) Fun Pack | GT Interactive 3) SimCity 3000 | Electronic Arts 4) Age of Empires | GT Interactive 5) Star Wars Episode I: Racer | LucasArts 6) Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri | Electronic Arts 7) Quake III Arena | Activision 8) Caesar III | Havas Interactive 9) Rainbow Six | GT Interactive 10) Mac Seven | Havas Interactive
(Note who is #6...)
PCData, based in Reston, Virginia, developed this chart based on units sold by 42 retail chains, representing more than 80% of the U.S. market. -DanQ
PCDATA: MAY`S TOP GAMES (PC) (13 June 2000, 21:57 EST/Misc)PCData has released their Top 20 Selling PC Games listing for May, 2000, and below are the Top 10. For titles 11-20, check out GameCenter's article on the subject.
1) The Sims | Electronic Arts 2) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, 2nd Edition | Disney 3) RollerCoaster Tycoon | Hasbro Interactive 4) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Disney 5) EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark | 989 Studios 6) Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings | Microsoft 7) RollerCoaster Tycoon: CorkScrew Follies | Hasbro Interactive 8) StarCraft | Havas Interactive 9) Jane's WWII Fighters | Electronic Arts 10) SimCity 3000 | Electronic Arts
PCData, based in Reston, Virginia, developed this chart based on units sold by 42 retail chains, representing more than 80% of the U.S. market. -DanQ
