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Release dates, announcements, and anything else worth noting. No PR fluff, no embargoed opinions. If it matters to people who actually play the games, it's here.

January 1999

28 Jan
New Release
Sega NBA Action announced

The strike is over, basketball season is back and you can look forward to an exhilarating NBA season on TV and on your home PC.

28 Jan
New Release
Machines Release Date announced

Acclaim Entertainment, today announced that their upcoming PC CD-ROM game, Machines, will ship to retail this April.

28 Jan
New Release
Gibbed Reviews

Once again the The Gibbed Review Team has posted severl new reviews, including reviews of Kenwood CL-701 Computer Sound System and also a review of Grim Fandango.

27 Jan
New Release
Tribes Development Team interview posted

Insomniax.net has put up an interview with Dynamix's Tribes Development Team. They asked all the questions that they thought everyone would have asked.

27 Jan
New Release
Paul Jaquays interview posted

PlanetQuake has posted a new interview tied to Paul Jaquays, and there is enough meat here for anyone tracking the PC scene in January 1999.

27 Jan
New Release
Maxis announces first new SimCity components

With just days before SimCity 3000 begins appearing in stores, Maxis has provided information on some of the game's first downloadable elements which will be made available from their official SimCity web site.

27 Jan
New Release
System Shock 2 News

SystemShock2.com has received a massive update today. They have three exclusive screenshots, and an excerpt from the very first design document.

27 Jan
Industry
Interactive Magic moves to acquire MPG-Net

Interactive Magic, a leading Internet gaming service, announced today the completion of an offering of $4 million in aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes.

27 Jan
New Release
Midway Games Responds To GT Interactive’s Claims

Midway Games today responded to GT Interactive Software filing of a lawsuit against Midway in New York State court.