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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, DC 20549</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">FORM 8-K</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <B>May&nbsp;16, 2002</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>3DFX INTERACTIVE, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)</FONT>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>California</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction<BR>
of incorporation)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<B>000-22651</B><BR>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"><B>77-0390421</B><BR>
(IRS Employer<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>P. O. Box 60486<BR>
Palo Alto, California 94306</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(408)&nbsp;935-4400</B><BR>
(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)</FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;5. Other Events.</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On May&nbsp;2, 2002, 3dfx Interactive, Inc., a California corporation (&#147;3dfx&#148;),
filed a Notification of Late Filing on Form&nbsp;12b-25 relating to its Annual
Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;31, 2002. 3dfx will be
unable to file the Form&nbsp;10-K within 15&nbsp;days from the prescribed due date as
3dfx is continuing to analyze the appropriate accounting treatment to be
afforded certain contingent liabilities. This analysis has also resulted in a delay
in the commencement of the audit of 3dfx&#146;s financial statements. Management is
working diligently to complete the Form&nbsp;10-K for filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as soon as reasonably practicable.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Because of its failure to timely file its Form&nbsp;10-K, 3dfx does not meet
the &#147;adequate current public information&#148; requirement contained in Rule&nbsp;144(c)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and some of 3dfx&#146;s
shareholders may not rely on Rule&nbsp;144 or 145 for the resale of shares of common
stock until 3dfx files the Form&nbsp;10-K.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">SIGNATURES</FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Date: May&nbsp;16, 2002</FONT>

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        <TD><FONT size="2">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">/s/ RICHARD A. HEDDLESON</FONT></TD>
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Richard A. Heddleson<BR>
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