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To: Plaz who wrote (13811)	7/23/1999 3:56:00 PM
From: John Solder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16960

Game companies back the Mac MacWEEK Tuesday, July 20, 1999 By Daniel Drew Turner Major game companies are lining up behind Apple's new consumer focus at this week's Macworld Expo/New York '99. According to show director Nicole Derany of Norwood, Mass.-based IDG Expo Management Co., 16 game companies are exhibiting, four more than at the past two Macworld Expos. In addition, Derany said, almost every company has purchased more floor space than they have at earlier shows, selling out the gaming area of the show floor at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. The 3DO Co. of Redwood City, Calif., will return to the platform when it announces a Mac version of its popular strategy game, "Heroes of Might and Magic III," for release early in the fourth quarter. 3DO originally planned a joint Expo announcement with Apple but canceled its appearance because it is in a "quiet period" before announcing its quarterly earnings. According to John Morris, a developer with Evolution Interactive (which is porting the game on behalf of 3DO), 3DO plans to re-engineer the Windows version of "HMM III" to allow Mac and PC gamers to compete across networks. "It says something about how important the Mac market is becoming," Morris said. Another prodigal developer is LucasArts Company LLC of San Rafael, Calif. which will release "Star Wars: Episode I - Insider's Guide," a behind-the-scenes look at the new movie, and show "Star Wars: Episode I Racer," a pod-racing simulator. LucasArts exited the Mac sphere more than a year ago, citing the platform's plunge in market share. Sierra Studios of Bellevue, Wash., will showcase a Mac port of the first-person shooter "Half-Life," due late this year; on Wednesday, the company will also unveil an Egyptian-themed game that will be released simultaneously with the Windows version. Sierra spokeswoman Genevieve Ostergard said Apple's "great support" has been as important as increased market share in convincing Sierra to increase the pace of Mac development. Graphic Simulations Corp. of Dallas will demonstrate an early version of "Descent III," a space-flight simulator. GSC is porting the game from game giant Interplay, which has produced few Mac versions of its recent titles. On the hardware side, Mactell will present its Vision3D EvilEye 3D accelerator cards, which are based on 3dfx Interactive's Voodoo3 graphics chipset. Though no release date has been set, Mactell has said the cards will be priced close to those available now for PCs, which range from $180 to $250. macweek.zdnet.com:80/1999/07/18/expogames.html