A free roam mode is available in-game, making "Midnight Club 3" feel right at home with other Rockstar offerings. Where "Gran Turismo" dominates more of a hardcore simulation space, "Midnight Club" excels at a more casual offering. Players could tweak performance and cosmetics, adding abundant vinyl, tints, paint, and decal options.Īnd of course, racing is solid as ever. Because of this, car customization became a driving point (no pun intended), as players worked to make real cars feel more like their own. September 30 - No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M."DUB Edition" was the first entry in the "Midnight Club" series to feature licensed cars.September 23 - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus ( PS2).August 28 - Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven ( PC).July 3 - Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos ( PC).June 6 - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind ( Xbox).June 1 - The House of the Dead III ( Arcade).May 20 - Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix ( PC).May 16 - Final Fantasy XI ( Japan) ( PS2).May 2 - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind ( PC).March 26 - Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast ( PC).March 4 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 ( GBA, Xbox).February 22 - Jet Set Radio Future ( Xbox).Bankrupt/Defunct: Encore Software, Inc.Vivendi Universal acquires Massive Entertainment.Sony Corporation acquires Aiwa Corporation.PCCW: Jaleco USA merges with its VR1 Entertainment (renamed Jaleco Entertainment) division. Infogrames Entertainment SA acquires Eden Studios and Shiny Entertainment.Empire Interactive PLC acquires eJay AG (renamed eJay Entertainment GmbH).Activision acquires Luxoflux Corporation, Gray Matter Interactive Studios, Shaba Games LLC, and Z-Axis Ltd.November 26 - Squaresoft and Enix announces a fusion.November 15 - Xbox Live, the largest online network for video game consoles is launched.May 10 - Tiwak renamed from Yeti Interactive.February 19 - Sierra Entertainment, Inc.January 2 – Cyberactive Media, publishers of GameWeek, is closed down.July - IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) hosts 3rd annual Executive Summit.March 22 - The Sims overtakes Myst as all-time best-selling computer game, having sold 6.3 million units.Rockstar Games embroiled in controversy for its Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City video games.SEGA establishes the Sega Mobile division to develop, produce, and distribute video games for mobile phones and PDAs establishes the Business Solutions division to service video game developers and publishers.Game Developers Conference hosts the 2nd annual Game Developers Choice Awards.Gama Network hosts the 4th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF).G4 Media, LLC (subsidiary of Comcast Corporation) launches the G4 cable television video game network channel.Eidos Interactive selects Dutch model Jill De Jong as the new digitized Lara Croft character.8th annual E³ (Electronic Entertainment Expo) the 5th annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E³.Big Fish Games is founded with Paul Thelen as the only employee.BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) holds 5th annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards for multimedia technologies 10 of 21 awards go to video games awards Ian Livingstone the BAFTA Interactive Special Award.Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards inducts Will Wright of Maxis to the AIAS Hall of Fame.
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