Best Selling Games of 1998
PC Data numbers cover January through November.
January 4, 1999
What were the best selling games of 1998? While the final numbers aren't in yet, early results--based on tallies of the first eleven months of the year--point to Blizzard Entertainment's Starcraft as being a likely candidate for the best-selling game of 1998.
This data comes from PC Data, and according to them represents some 80% of the US retail market, based on units sold by forty-two retail and mail order chains.
| Rank |
Title |
Publisher |
| 1 |
Starcraft |
Cendant Software |
| 2 |
Deer Hunter |
GT Interactive |
| 3 |
Myst |
Learning Company |
| 4 |
Titanic |
Cendant Software |
| 5 |
Flight Simulator |
Microsoft |
| 6 |
Diablo |
Cendant Software |
| 7 |
Cabela's Big Game Hunter |
Activision |
| 8 |
Lego Island |
Learning Company |
| 9 |
Riven |
Learning Company |
| 10 |
Age of Empires |
Microsoft |
| 11 |
Unreal |
GT Interactive |
| 12 |
Deer Hunter II 3D |
GT Interactive |
| 13 |
Frogger |
Hasbro Interactive |
| 14 |
Quake II |
Activision |
| 15 |
Monopoly |
Hasbro Interactive |
| 16 |
Links LS Golf 98 |
Access Software |
| 17 |
Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter |
GT Interactive |
| 18 |
Star Wars Rebellion |
LucasArts |
| 19 |
NASCAR II |
Cendant Software |
| 20 |
SimCity 2000 SE |
Electronic Arts |
Source: PC Data
Take-Two Takes TalonSoft
Maryland-based wargaming house acquired in stock swap.
Shortly before the holiday break, Take-Two Interactive announced that it had completed its acquisition of TalonSoft.
Founded in 1995, TalonSoft is a Maryland based wargamer focused primarily on wargames and strategy titles. Among the fifteen games it has published to date are East Front, West Front, The Operational Art of War, and a veritable stream of games in the Battleground series. TalonSoft was privately held by its two founders, John Davidson and Jim Rose.
"We are delighted to be part of the Take-Two family," said Jim Rose, president of TalonSoft. "Take-Two's strong worldwide distribution will broaden the reach of our award-winning products and allow us to focus on what we do best, which is make great games." Recently, TalonSoft signed noted wargame designers Gary Grigsby and Neil Bohrs to a three-title deal.
Take-Two's acquisition was paid for in Take-Two stock, and will be accounted for as a pooling of interests. New York-based Take-Two said the move gives them a broader product range both domestically and abroad.
--IGN Staff
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