No One Lives Forever. Can you believe Monolith went on to make Condemned?
Meanwhile, Monolith continued its upward ascent with the release of a superb spy-based PC title, The Operative: No One Lives Forever. But despite winning numerous Game of the Year awards and an equally plaudit-heavy sequel, it never quite captured the public’s imagination – a predicament many classic shooters would fall into as competition within the genre grew fiercer.
With the shooter scene now maturing rapidly on PC and beginning to make significant inroads on a new generation of consoles, the FPS was entering a new phase which was to see it reach out to an entirely new audience.
Coming up in Part 4: hanging with the Chief, Gordon Freeman’s second outing and Xbox Live.
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”.