The criminally unloved Kingpin.
The downside of Unreal and Half-Life’s achievements was the long shadow they cast over rival offerings. Otherwise high quality shooters such as Sin and Kingpin: Life of Crime joined an increasingly lengthy list of also-rans, as more developers boarded the FPS bandwagon.
Sin. No idea why this didn't sell more.
The answer for many developers was not to compete directly, but to try and differentiate and introduce elements that hadn’t already been done to death, such as tactical action. Released a few months apart in 1998, Spec Ops, Rainbow Six and Delta Force all fared well and tapped into demand for a more authentic and strategic approach.
Rainbow Six comes knocking.
1999 saw developers starting to take horror more seriously. Rebellion returned with an excellent new version of Aliens Vs Predator, while Irrational had praise heaped upon it for the masterful System Shock 2, which blended FPS with survival horror and role-playing elements to stunning effect. Although not a major hit at the time, its legacy carried over into the one of Irrational’s subsequent projects, the needs-no-introduction Bioshock.
Satoru Iwata Video Interview - the late Nintendo president spoke with Kikizo in 2004 as 'Nintendo Revolution' loomed.
Kaz Hirai Video Interview - the first of Kikizo's interviews with the man who went on to become global head of Sony.
Ed Fries Video Interview - one of Xbox's founders discusses an epic journey from Excel to Xbox.
Yu Suzuki, the Kikizo Interview - we spend time with one of gaming's most revered creators.
Tetris - The Making of an Icon: Alexey Pajitnov and Henk Rogers reveal the fascinating story behind Tetris
Rare founders, Chris and Tim Stamper - their only interview? Genuinely 'rare' sit down with founders of the legendary studio.
The History of First-Person Shooters - a retrospective, from Maze War to Modern Warfare
Quake 3 was better than UT…which is why it still gets played a decade later.
UT died on it’s ass.
Q3 continued to be played throughout worldwide competitions “professionally”.