It singles out the hard working teams of artists, programmers, designers and testers that create the games we love to play. This year saw the emergence of some new developers and the resurgence of some old favorites, all of whom deserve praise for the work they have done. In the end though, there was really very little question of which group would get our nod for Developer of the Year for 1999.
Players literally live online in search of that next level or an elusive magic item.
And developer Verant Interactive has been there all along to support, extend and enhance the game. Creating a game that supports more than 50,000 simultaneous players almost every night, and creates such intense devotion among them, is a monumental achievement and deserves recognition. We thus congratulate the many talented people at Verant on a job well done. 2001 Intelligamer . All rights reserved.