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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

17 Jan
New Release
Epic releases Fusion Map Pack for Unreal

Planet Unreal let me know that Epic MegaGames has released a new map pack including six new deathmatch levels.

17 Jan
New Release
NVIDIA going Public

Saw on RIVA 3D that NVIDIA is going public with their initial public offering this week. IPO Aftermarket reports that NVIDIA will go public during the week of 1/18.

16 Jan
New Release
Baldur’s Gate Beta Patch released

Interplay has released a Baldur's Gate Beta patch. This patch is being released to fix some bugs and gameplay issues.

15 Jan
Hardware
New Monster 3D II Drivers released

Diamond Multimedia has released new drivers for the Monster 3D II which ar are version 4.10.01.0207.

15 Jan
Industry
Psygnosis and Activision Distribution Agreement

The agreement, which is effective as of February 1, 1999, makes Psygnosis Activision's first domestic affiliate label. Psygnosis will continue to market and promote its titles through its Foster City publishing division.

15 Jan
New Release
Close Combat III on Store Shelves

Microsoft today announced that Close Combat III: The Russian Front, the highly anticipated new title in the award-winning Close Combat series, has started to appear on store shelves.

15 Jan
New Release
The Grand Prix of Hearts and Spades

Cards fans can now register on Microsoft's MSN Gaming Zone for The Grand Prix of Hearts and Spades, a tournament to kick-off a month of cool card tournaments on the Zone.

14 Jan
New Release
Impressions Software ’99 Lineup

Sierra Studios and Impressions Software announced today two key titles in development for 1999: Pharaoh, the next installment in Impressions' award-winning City Building Series and Civil War Generals 3, the follow-up to the best-selling Civil War game series.

14 Jan
New Release
GameLaunch 1.05 released

Critical Mass Communications has released version 1.05 of GameLaunch. GameLaunch is a 3D card optimizer and custom config manager.