Microsoft KB Archive/156307

Internet Gaming Zone Overview

PSS ID Number: Q156307 Article last modified on 03-24-1998

MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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 == Microsoft Internet Gaming Zone == 

= SUMMARY =

The Internet Gaming Zone allows players to engage in challenging competition with other players around the world. The Internet Gaming Zone supports game matchmaking and launching. The gamer navigates to the game he or she wishes to play, finds an opponent, and launches the game.

Gaming Zone offers classic games such as Hearts, Bridge, Spades, Chess, Checkers, Go, Reversi, and Backgammon. The current release also includes the ability for Zone members to matchmake and launch network-enabled retail games of Microsoft Hellbender, Golf 3.0 or Monster Truck Madness from the Web site. Players can also matchmake Lucas Arts Outlaws and X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter. ActiveX Controls allow you to find opponents and play any Zone enabled retail game over the Internet. Additional retail games will be added periodically.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Microsoft acquired Internet Gaming Zone from Electric Gravity in June 1996.

= Additional query words: 1.6.x Internet gaming zone overview igz =

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