==Business==*Activision acquires CD Contact Data and Head Game Publishing*Eidos Interactive acquires Crystal Dynamics*Electronic Arts Inc. acquires Virgin Studio and Westwood Studios, Inc.*Hasbro, Inc. acquires Atari Corporation (from JTS Corp.), MicroProse, and Tiger Electronics*JTS Corp. (Atari Corporation) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy*BreakAway Games, Ltd. founded*Elixir Studios Ltd. formed*Lego Media established by Lego Group*Metro3D, Inc. founded*Rockstar Games founded*Square Co. and Electronic Arts form Square Electronic Arts LLC to publish a wealth of Square Co. titles in the U.S.*Havas, a subsidiary of Vivendi, acquires Cendant Software, which includes Sierra On-Line and Blizzard Entertainment*Sunrise Interactive founded*Troika Games founded*WildTangent, Inc. founded===Discontinual===*Sega discontinues the Sega Saturn==References==
* Activision приобрела CD Contact и Head Game Publishing;* Eidos Interactive приобрела Crystal Dynamics;* Electronic Arts приобрела Virgin Studio и Westwood Studios;* Hasbro приобрела корпорацию Atari, MicroProse и Tiger Electronics;* JT Storage (корпорация Atari) стала банкротом;* Основана BreakAway Games;* Основана Elixir Studios;* LEGO Group основала Lego Media;* Основана Metro3D;* Основана Rockstar Games;* Square Co., Ltd. и Electronic Arts основали Square Electronic Arts для издания тайтлов Square Co., Ltd. в США;* Бывшие сотрудники Black Isle Studios основали студию Troika Games;* Основана WildTangent.