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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.

March 1999

15 Mar
New Release
Demolition Racer Announced

Accolade revealed a new action racing game, Demolition Racer. The game lets players participate in fast action demolition derby races with 16 cars on 12 tracks.

15 Mar
Hardware
Viper V770 Graphics Accelerator Announced

March 15, 1999: Diamond Multimedia Systems revealed the new, high-performance Viper V770 graphics accelerator based on NVIDIA's RIVA TNT2 Ultra graphics controller.

15 Mar
New Release
Stealth III S540 Announced

Diamond Multimedia Systems revealed its next-generation Stealth graphics accelerator, the Stealth III S540, with support for AGP 4X technology and S3 Texture Compression (S3TC) for piercing image quality.

15 Mar
New Release
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 Announced

Developer-driven computer and video game publishing company Gathering of Developers revealed it will publish the Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 mission pack for the PC.

15 Mar
New Release
Austin Powers Operation: Trivia Announced

Berkeley Systems, a division of Sierra On-Line, revealed the Austin Powers Operation: Trivia CD-ROM game will hit stores this spring to coincide with opening of the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

15 Mar
New Release
ELSA Synergy II Announced

ELSA revealed Synergy II, an AGP 4X 2D/3D graphics accelerator that redefines entry-level workstation performance by offering professional-quality graphics acceleration for a compelling low price.

15 Mar
Hardware
RIVA TNT2 Announced

March 15, 1999: NVIDIA, revealed the RIVA TNT2 3D processor, the fastest 3D graphics processor for the mainstream market.

15 Mar
Hardware Mac
Gravis Unveils GamePad Pro USB

March 15, 1999: Gravis revealed its first game pad designed specifically for Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports is planned for release in stores late March.

15 Mar
New Release
KINGPIN Online Chat with the Developers

March 15, 1999: Interplay Productions is giving the chance for gamers to ask Kingpin development team Xatrix Entertainment questions on gameplay, graphics, music and storyline.