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Game of the Year, Nominees

Age of Empires II: Age of Kings
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Ensemble Studios
Review
Demo

Ensemble Studios' excellent historical real-time strategy game is at least as good as the best games in the genre.

EverQuest
Publisher: 989 Studios
Developer: Verant Interactive
Review

Verant Interactive gave a glimpse of the future of gaming with its addictive online-only role-playing game.

FreeSpace 2
Publisher: Interplay
Developer: Volition Inc.
Review
Demo

Both in its technical achievements and its story, FreeSpace 2 is one of the year's most notable games.

Quake III Arena
Publisher: Activision
Developer: id Software
Review
Demo

What it lacks in variety it makes up for in excellence. Id Software's latest is simply the finest deathmatch game ever created.

Unreal Tournament
Publisher: GT Interactive
Developer: Epic Games
Review
Demo

Second to Quake III only in its deathmatch, Unreal Tournament features great map design, excellent weapons balance, and five solid game types.

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