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NewsGame Developers Unite by using GLSetupProving that a little cooperation goes a long way, a group of game developers announced GLSetup, a project set to revolutionize the way 3D hardware accelerated games are...NewsMicrosoft Announces E3 LineupMicrosoft today unveiled the lineup of games and gaming devices it will showcase at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center May 13-15.NewsPandora’s Box AnnouncedPandora's Box, by Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov, represents the next generation of puzzle games, containing ten puzzle types with more than 350 challenging and visually...NewsMicrosoft Windows 98 Second Edition goes GoldDevelopment of the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system Second Edition is complete and the product has been released to manufacturing.NewsVR-1 Announces E3 LineupContinuing its leading position as a cutting-edge developer of online games and technologies, VR-1 will demonstrate its exciting 1999 line-up at the Electronic Entertainment...NewsMicrosoft Baseball 2000 Trial Version TomorrowMicrosoft said today that the trial version of Microsoft Baseball 2000 is set to be available for download tomorrow.NewsS3TC Technology SupportedSignaling an industry transition to more realistic and complex 3D environments, S3 Incorporated said today that more than 50 software developers and publishers will be including S3TC in their games in 1999.NewsRegister for Experimental LeaguesMicrosoft today revealed that there are only 2 days left to register for the Rainbow Six and Cribbage Experimental Leagues on the MSN Gaming Zone.NewsMidtown Madness gone GoldMidtown Madness has crossed the line from waiting game to actual product, which is always better than another promise.NewsMicrosoft Baseball 2000 in StoresMicrosoft today revealed that Microsoft Baseball 2000, packing all the teams, stadiums and gamers of Major League Baseball, has started to appear on store shelves.NewsHasbro Interactive Games on the MSN Gaming ZoneMicrosoft today revealed that Parker Brothers Classic Card Games and Milton Bradley Classic Board Games, both by Hasbro Interactive, are now available for free multiplayer matchmaking on the MSN Gaming Zone.NewsRainbow Six Sequel Expansion Pack AnnouncedAztech new Media a leading publisher of budget line software and expansion pack products focusing on entertainment and games, has revealed that it will exclusively produce a licensed expansion pack for the sequel to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, the best-selling game by Red Storm Entertainment, Morrisville, North Carolina.NewsMicrosoft to acquire Access SoftwareMicrosoft today revealed its intent to acquire Access Software, the leading developer and publisher of PC golf games.NewsMS IntelliMouse Explorer AnnouncedAt Windows World/Spring Comdex, Microsoft unveiled the new IntelliMouse Explorer, the most radical technology and design advance in the 30-year life of the mouse.NewsFord vehicles in Midtown MadnessToday at the 35th Anniversary of the Ford Mustang event, Microsoft revealed it has reached an agreement with Ford Motor Co. to feature a selection of licensed Ford vehicles in the new Midtown Madness racing game for the PC from Microsoft.NewsU.S. Navy using Microsoft Flight SimulatorU.S. Navy using Microsoft Flight Simulator is the story today, and it is the kind of late-April 1999 news blast that makes the pre-E3 season feel like someone kicked the hornet nest.NewsHigh Heat Baseball 2000 and Requiem on MSN Gaming ZoneMicrosoft today revealed that High Heat Baseball 2000 and Requiem: Avenging Angel, popular new releases by The 3DO Company, are now available for free multiplayer matchmaking on the MSN Gaming Zone.NewsDream PC Sweepstakes AnnouncedMicrosoft today revealed that it has partnered with Micron Computers to give away a new PC every month in the Dream PC Sweepstakes on the MSN Gaming Zone.News3D Revelator Shutter AnnouncedELSA today revealed new LCD shutter glasses eyewear, ELSA 3D Revelator, offering game gamers an entirely new immersive, stereo 3D display of games action.NewsAsheron’s Call Beta Sign Up a SuccessMicrosoft said today that on one day alone, Friday, March 26, there were over 21,000 unique registrations for the chance to win one of 200 exclusive slots as early beta testers for the long-awaited massively multiplayer role-playing game, Asheron's Call.NewsBaseball 2000 gone GoldBaseball 2000 made news on April 5, 1999, with Microsoft today revealed that Baseball 2000 has wrapped development and gone gold.NewsAOE Expansion Trial Version has Million DownloadsMicrosoft said today that Age of Empires Expansion: The Rise of Rome has surpassed more than one million downloads from its official Microsoft site alone.NewsRealignment of MicrosoftMicrosoft President Steve Ballmer and Chairman and CEO Bill Gates outlined a fundamental realignment of the company designed to meet the needs of its customers well into the next decade.NewsWindows 98 SE AnnouncedMarch 19, 1999: Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said on Thursday the company planned to release the second edition of its Windows 98 operating system in the fall.
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