News Briefs Issue 150

EverGenerating Revenue—Sony Online Entertainment released EverQuest: The Legacy of Ykesha, an EverQuest expansion, principally as a pay-for-download.  The Longest Journey Lengthens—Funcom announced they are creating a sequel to The Longest Journey, as well as a new, persistent-world, online game.  Battlefield 1942 Achieves Interactively—Battlefield 1942 cleaned up the PC segment of the Interactive Achievement awards, including Game of the Year, Computer Game of the Year and Online Game of the Year.  PCs Get More Vice than Porn—Console hit Grand Theft Auto: Vice City will be released for PCs in mid-May.  Reigniting Colonial Conflict—CDV is sponsoring a tournament for their game American Conquest pitting Americans and UK residents (http://www.war-of-independance.com), culminating in a May resolution.  Tilting at Empire Earth—Tilted Mill Entertainment, a studio founded by Chris Beatrice, announced that they have licensed the Empire Earth engine for their upcoming projects.  Captain Scarlet Goes Digital—Batfish Studios is currently working on a game based on the Gerry Anderson TV series.  The 2080 Illuminati—Taldren is working on a “dark future” tactical action game for fall release called Black 9. 

This article originally appeared in Computer Games Magazine #150