GameSpot's Game Forecast

Welcome to GameSpot's Game Forecast, a weekly peek over the horizon to PC CD-ROM titles that will hit the shelves in the coming months. All dates are tentative. Please send corrections, additions, or comments to .

Coming in June

Atomic BombermanPublisher: InterplayDeveloper: InterplayHudson's console action puzzler hits the PC

Blood Omen: Legacy of KainPublisher: ActivisionDeveloper: Crystal DynamicsThe PlayStation's blood-sucking action-adventure game

Bust-A-Move 2Publisher: AcclaimDeveloper: ProbeTaito's addictive puzzle game

Dragon DicePublisher: InterplayDeveloper: InterplayConversion of the fantasy dice game

Dungeon KeeperPublisher: Origin SystemsDeveloper: BullfrogLong-awaited fantasy strategy game finally arrives

Flying SaucerPublisher: AnyRiver EntertainmentDeveloper: AnyRiver EntertainmentThis title has been canceled

Galactic ConquestPublisher: Studio 3DODeveloper: Studio 3DOEpic space strategy

KickOff 97Publisher: MaxisDeveloper: MaxisPopular European soccer game comes to the US

Tony La Russa Baseball 4Publisher: MaxisDeveloper: Maxis3-D graphics and arcade action bolster this baseball sim

Virtual SpringfieldPublisher: Fox InteractiveDeveloper: Fox InteractiveJoin Homer and company in a visit to the Simpsons' hometown

X-Men: Children of the AtomPublisher: AcclaimDeveloper: ProbeCapcom's Marvel Comics fighting game goes PC

Coming in July

Aaron vs. RuthPublisher: MindscapeDeveloper: MindscapeHank and the Babe in a battle of the bats

Achtung: Spitfire!Publisher: Avalon HillDeveloper: Avalon HillWorld War II strategy game

The Ardennes OffensivePublisher: SSIDeveloper: SSGA chapter in the decisive battles of World War II

BattleTech: Mech CommanderPublisher: MicroProseDeveloper: FASAFASA takes command of this strategy title

Betrayal in AntaraPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-LineThe follow-up to Betrayal at KrondorPushed back from June BirthrightPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-LineRole-playing and action combine in the AD&D universe

CarmageddonPublisher: InterplayDeveloper: Sales Curve InteractiveA violent take on auto racing

CreaturesPublisher: MindscapeDeveloper: MindscapeFunky critters invade your PC

Crush! DeluxePublisher: MegamediaDeveloper: Stone Jackal StudiosTurn-based fantasy football strategy game

Die by the SwordPublisher: InterplayDeveloper: Treyarch InventionHack-and-slash sword fighting game

Entertainment Pack: The Puzzle CollectionPublisher: MicrosoftDeveloper: Mir DialogueTetris creator Alexey Pajitnov delivers ten new desktop puzzles

Extreme AssaultPublisher: Blue ByteDeveloper: Blue ByteHi-tech 3-D helicopter action

Faery Tale Adventure 2Publisher: IgniteDeveloper: The Dreamer's GuildOld-school isometric fantasy role-playing game

Hardball 6Publisher: AccoladeDeveloper: AccoladeThe baseball legacy continues

iF-22 RaptorDeveloper: Interactive MagicPublisher: Interactive MagicFlight sim featuring the high-tech air superiority fighter

Lands of Lore: Guardians of DestinyPublisher: Virgin Interactive EntertainmentDeveloper: Westwood StudiosSequel to Westwood's fantasy adventure

Outpost 2Publisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: DynamixPlanetary conquest sequel cleans up after its predecessor

Pacific GeneralPublisher: SSIDeveloper: SSIIt's the United States vs. Japan in World War II naval strategy

Pro PilotPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: DynamixWant to learn how to fly?Pushed back from June

SU-27 Flanker Mission PackDeveloper: SSIPublisher: SSIImproved visuals and over 150 missions highlight this flight sim add-on

Twinsen's OdysseyPublisher: ActivisionDeveloper: Adeline SoftwareAdeline's adventure Relentless spawns a sequel

X-COM III: ApocalypsePublisher: MicroProseDeveloper: MicroProseEagerly awaited sci-fi strategy sequel goes real-time

Coming in August

CaptivesPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-LineA frantic race to free hostages from alien clutches

The CondemnedPublisher: MicrosoftDeveloper: Gray Matter, Inc.Command a fully customizable death machine

Dark ColonyPublisher: SSIDeveloper: GametekViolent real-time strategy action, with humans versus aliens

Descent to UndermountainPublisher: InterplayDeveloper: InterplayThe TSR AD&D license meets the Descent 3-D engine

FalloutPublisher: InterplayDeveloper: InterplayAn RPG set after the nuclear holocaust

Flying Nightmares IIPublisher: Eidos InteractiveDeveloper: Eidos InteractiveEidos' combat flight sim gets a sequel

Heavy GearPublisher: ActivisionDeveloper: ActivisionThe MechWarrior 2 team takes on a new kind of mech

Island of Dr. MoreauPublisher: PsygnosisDeveloper: PsygnosisHG Wells' horror novel comes to life

Jedi KnightPublisher: LucasArtsDeveloper: LucasArtsDark Forces' sequel gets a polygonal makeoverPushed back from July

Pax Imperia: Eminent DomainPublisher: TH*QDeveloper: HeliotropeThe next chapter of the sci-fi strategy game

RebellionPublisher: LucasArtsDeveloper: Coolhand InteractiveReal-time strategy in the Star Wars universe

StarcraftPublisher: BlizzardDeveloper: BlizzardThe makers of Warcraft 2 look to the cosmos

Ultima OnlinePublisher: Origin SystemsDeveloper: Origin SystemsThe role-playing legacy goes the way of the InternetBeta discs are now shipping!

War Inc.Publisher: Interactive MagicDeveloper: OpticCustom-make your war in this real-time strategy title

Warlords IIIPublisher: BroderbundDeveloper: Strategic Studies GroupA devilishly intelligent AI and more is promised in this strategy game

Coming in September

AcrophobiaPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-LineMaster the art of the acronym in this multiplayer word game

Black DahliaPublisher: Take 2 InteractiveDeveloper: Take 2 InteractiveOccult adventure set in the 1940s

CyberStorm 2: Corp WarsPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: DynamixEarthSiege strategy sequel goes real-timePushed up from October

Civil War GeneralsPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-LineWar strategy sequel to Robert E. Lee

Dark ReignPublisher: ActivisionDeveloper: ActivisionFuturistic real-time strategyPushed back from June

DeliriumPublisher: InterplayDeveloper: InterplayCyberspace adventure mixes plot with puzzles

Demon IslePublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-LineTake on the seven temples of evil in this 3-D fantasy action game

Flight Unlimited 2Publisher: Looking Glass TechnologiesDeveloper: Looking Glass TechnologiesSequel promises gorgeous graphics and real flight model

Flight Simulator 98Publisher: MicrosoftDeveloper: MicrosoftFamous flight sim sports Direct3D, force feedback, Internet play, and a newhelicopter.

Front Page Sports: Ski RacingPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-LineFast-paced downhill skiing action

Hexen IIPublisher: ActivisionDeveloper: Raven SoftwareAssassin, Necromancer, Paladin, and Crusader invade the Quake enginePushed back from July

MythPublisher: Bungie SoftwareDeveloper: Bungie SoftwareGet set for an all-out epic medieval battle

NFL Legends '98Publisher: AccoladeDeveloper: AccoladeAn anachronistic look at the pigskin

Of Light and DarknessPublisher: InterplayDeveloper: InterplayAdventure title boasts gorgeous surreal graphics

Red Baron IIPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: DynamixTake to the World War I skies in the much-vaunted Red Baron sequel

SideWinder Force Feedback ProPublisher: MicrosoftDeveloper: MicrosoftMicrosoft delivers a whole new feel to games

Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyPublisher: InterplayDeveloper: InterplayTake the helm of a Starfleet capital shipPushed back from July

WarbreedsPublisher: BroderbundDeveloper: BroderbundCommand genetically engineered beasts in this strategy title

Coming in October

3D Ultra Pinball: The Lost ContinentPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-LineRealistic pinball action, featuring a full-screen display

Age of EmpiresPublisher: MicrosoftDeveloper: Ensemble StudiosTake control of one of 12 civilizations and decide how you want to rule theworld

Baseball 3DPublisher: Microsoft Developer: WizBang!Direct3D required, MMX enhanced, force feedback enabled - a technologytour-de-force.

Close Combat: A Bridge Too FarPublisher: MicrosoftDeveloper: AtomicThe sequel to Close Combat - can you win Operation Market Garden?

Dilbert's Desktop GamesPublisher: DreamWorksDeveloper: Cyclops SoftwareJoin the befuddled engineer in a number of quickie time killers

Drachen ZorDeveloper: 8th Wonder GamesPublisher: SouthPeak InteractiveSci-fi 3-D fighter features open-ended arenas

Front Page Sports: Football Pro '98Publisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-LineMotion-captured visuals and more highlight Sierra's latest sports sim

Front Page Sports: Trophy RiversPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-LineThe sport of fly fishing comes to the PC

GolgothaPublisher: Crack Dot ComDeveloper: Crack Dot ComThe real-time strategy game meets the first-person shooter

Lords of MagicPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: ImpressionsLords of the Realm takes a fantasy twist

Meridian 59: RevelationsPublisher: 3DODeveloper: Studio 3DOThe second expansion to the Internet RPG

Outlaw RacersPublisher: MegamediaDeveloper: MegamediaRace as fast as you can, and soupe up your ride with your winnings

Populous: The Third ComingPublisher: Electronic ArtsDeveloper: BullfrogPlay God in the Third Coming

RivenPublisher: BroderbundDeveloper: CyanThe anxiously awaited sequel to Myst

Screamin' Demons Over EuropePublisher: ActivisionDeveloper: Parsoft InteractiveThe A-10 Cuba! team targets World War II

SideWinder Precision ProPublisher: MicrosoftDeveloper: MicrosoftThe successor to the SideWinder 3D Pro joystick

SimCity 3000Publisher: MaxisDeveloper: MaxisNext generation of the successful SimCity line

SODA Off Road RacingPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-LineBlast through muck and mire with this truck racing sim

Temujin: The Capricorn CollectionPublisher: SouthPeak InteractiveDeveloper: SouthPeak InteractiveUncover the mysteries of Ghengis Khan in this graphic adventure

UprisingPublisher: Studio 3DODeveloper: CycloneReal-time strategy enters the third dimension

You Don't Know Jack Volume 3Publisher: Berkeley SystemsDeveloper: JellyvisionThe big third installment for the hit electronic game show

You Don't Know Jack TelevisionPublisher: Berkeley SystemsDeveloper: JellyvisionOne trivia game, 50 years of television history

Zork Grand InquisitorPublisher: ActivisionDeveloper: ActivisionZork returns to its whimsical roots

Coming in November

The Elder Scrolls Adventures: RedguardPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksDeveloper: Bethesda SoftworksAdventure set in the world of Daggerfall

Half-LifePublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-Line3-D action title features the enhanced, accelerated Quake engine

Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of HeavenPublisher: 3DODeveloper: New WorldComputingThe RPG legacy enters the third dimension

Panzer General IIPublisher: SSIDeveloper: SSITake control of a tank battalion

Police Quest: SWAT 2Publisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-LineCommand a SWAT team - or the terrorists they're up againstPushed back from October

Quest for Glory: Dragon FirePublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-LineThe latest chapter in the series features a full 3-D world

Steel Panthers IIIPublisher: SSIDeveloper: SSIThe third installment of the prized military strategy series

X-FightersPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: DynamixDesign your own aircraft and take it to battlePushed up from December

Coming in December

Army MenPublisher: 3DODeveloper: Studio 3DOPlastic soldiers take to the battlefield

Baldur's GatePublisher: InterplayDeveloper: BioWareExpansive RPG set in the Forgotten Realms universe

CART Precision RacingPublisher: MicrosoftDeveloper: Terminal Reality Inc.Microsoft steps into the pits with real Indy car racing

DaikatanaPublisher: Eidos InteractiveDeveloper: ION StormION Storm's first title adds role-playing elements to 3-D action

EarthSiege 3Publisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: DynamixMechWarrior's big contender returns

Falcon 4.0Publisher: MicroproseDeveloper: MicroproseFlight sim sequel has big shoes to fill

King's Quest: Mask of EternityPublisher: Sierra On-LineDeveloper: Sierra On-LineRoberta Williams' adventure saga takes a polygonal approach

Quake IIPublisher: id SoftwareDeveloper: id Software3-D action sequel needs no introduction

M.A.X. 2Publisher: InterplayDeveloper: InterplayCustom control and other innovations highlight this realtime strategy sequel

TrespasserPublisher: DreamWorksDeveloper: DreamWorksEscape from the 'saurs in this Lost World sequel

Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the ClansPublisher: BlizzardDeveloper: BlizzardOrcish adventure side story for the strategy hit