NewsJul 12, 1999Virtual 1999 Baseball All-Star Game Results AnnouncedMicrosoft has the latest July 1999 move: Virtual 1999 Baseball All-Star Game Results Announced.→
NewsJul 8, 1999Virtual 1999 Baseball All-Star Game AnnouncedMicrosoft says former Major League Baseball managers Chuck Tanner and Jim Frey will play out the 1999 All-Star game before it actually happens to determine this year's winner.→
NewsJul 8, 1999Microsoft and Zipper collaboration on GameMicrosoft and developer Zipper Interactive says that they will collaborate to bring a new game universe to life on the PC.→
NewsJul 8, 1999Rage Adopts S3TC for All GamesHighlighting the PC gaming industry's rapid adoption of S3TC as a must-have technology, S3 Incorporated says Rage Software has entered into a strategic alliance with the company to include S3TC…→
NewsJul 2, 1999Age of Empires for Mac platform ShippedMicrosoft says MacSoft, an affiliate of GT Interactive Software Corp. and the Macintosh entertainment software publisher, is bringing Age of Empires to the Mac platform.→
NewsJun 29, 1999Animaniacs: A Gigantic Adventure joins the MSN Gaming ZoneSouthPeak's family side-scroller Animaniacs: A Gigantic Adventure is now playable through free multiplayer matchmaking on Microsoft's MSN Gaming Zone.→
NewsJun 25, 1999Kasparov Puts the World in Check After Just Three MovesKasparov put the World team in check on move three of the MSN Gaming Zone match; the coaches are split on a reply, and voting runs until Saturday morning.→
NewsJun 25, 1999Tetris Creator’s Pandora’s Box Gets a Free Trial DownloadMicrosoft has released a free trial of Pandora's Box, the new puzzle game from Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov, with eight puzzles across two cities.→
NewsJun 25, 1999Microsoft Plans Game Ratings Blocker for Next WindowsMicrosoft will build a game ratings blocker into next year's Windows, checking rating data embedded directly in the games themselves.→
NewsJun 21, 1999Nashville Player Wins a Toyota Tundra in Zone Racing TournamentShelton Williams of Nashville won the MSN Zone's Tundra Madness tournament, taking home a real Toyota Tundra after racing in Monster Truck Madness 2.→
NewsJun 21, 1999Kasparov Opens His Match Against the World With Pawn to E4Garry Kasparov opened the Kasparov vs. the World tournament on MSN with pawn to e4, played out on a life-size board in New York City's Bryant Park.→
NewsJun 18, 1999MSN Zone Names Chess Challenge Winners Ahead of Kasparov MatchThe MSN Gaming Zone crowned four Chess Challenge winners, the grand prize taking $2500 and a Kasparov-signed set, ahead of the June 21 Kasparov vs. The World match.→
NewsJun 16, 1999NFL Fever 2000 Beta Sign-Ups Open Friday, Microsoft Won’t Say WhenMicrosoft opens NFL Fever 2000 beta sign-ups Friday, June 18, posting the form at an undisclosed time to give every would-be tester a fair shot.→
NewsJun 15, 1999Four Finalists Will Race for a Toyota Tundra in Zone Tournament FinalsFour MSN Gaming Zone players race in the Tundra Madness finals June 18, competing in Monster Truck Madness 2 for a $27,000 Toyota Tundra.→
NewsJun 10, 1999Windows 98 Second Edition Hits Store ShelvesWindows 98 Second Edition is at retail and on new Compaq, Dell, and HP PCs. Existing Windows 98 users can order an Updates CD-ROM from Microsoft.→
NewsJun 10, 1999DirectX 7.0 Shown at Meltdown 99, Due Late SummerMicrosoft demoed DirectX 7.0 at Meltdown 99: hardware T&L support, new 3-D audio, and a 20 percent speed gain over 6.1, arriving late summer.→
NewsJun 9, 1999Microsoft Bets $25,000 That Al Leiter Can Hit a Home RunMicrosoft will donate $25,000 to Al Leiter's charity if the Mets pitcher hits a home run this season, part of its Baseball 2000 Home Run Challenge.→
NewsJun 9, 1999Microsoft Licenses Creative’s EAX Effects for the Next DirectXMicrosoft has licensed flange, chorus, EQ, and reverb effects from Creative's EAX API and will build them into the next version of DirectX.→
NewsJun 8, 1999Fighter Ace Tournament Puts the Winning Team in Real WarbirdsRegistration is open for Fighter Ace's Masters of Air Combat tournament on the MSN Gaming Zone; winners fly real aerobatic Marchetti SF-260s over Chicago.→
NewsJun 2, 1999Microsoft Signs Two-Year Deal to Put SafeDisc Copy Protection on Its CD-ROMsMicrosoft signs a two-year deal to use Macrovision's SafeDisc copy protection on its games, educational, and personal finance CD-ROMs.→
NewsMay 27, 1999Microsoft Links Extreme in StoresLinks Extreme, a hilarious new approach to the game of golf developed by Access Software, has started to appear on store shelves.→
NewsMay 24, 1999Civilization: Call to Power v1.1 Update ReleasedActivision has released the Civilization: Call to Power v1.1 patch which had several new features.→
NewsMay 19, 1999Microsoft Links Extreme in stores May 27On May 27, Microsoft will release its first PC golf game from newly acquired Access Software, developers of the award-winning Links Series.→
ReviewMay 18, 1999Midtown MadnessAngel Studios' free-roaming racer nails a living, traffic-filled Chicago and challenging AI; only the slightly grounded physics hold it back.→