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Graeme Devine has been appointed id Software's new Designer. Devine brings his experience as co-founder and CEO of Trilobyte, Inc. and has produced titles such as The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour.
March 1, 1999: Blue Byte Software confirmed the first Add-On CD for The Settlers III is planned for release on April 1st, 1999.
March 1, 1999: Microsoft says the MSN Gaming Zone now counts more than 4 million registered users with more than 30,000 gamers logging onto the site at peak times.
March 1, 1999: Wicked3D has put up an interview between Jon Peddie (The Peddie Report) and Omid Rahmat of Doodah Marketing (Metabyte Consultant) about the graphics industry.
At Extreme Annihilation, the upcoming Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) gamers event March 12-14 in Dallas, 3 Dfx Interactive will join with several other sponsors to provide top-tier prizes, including a $3,000 third-place prize awarded by 3 Dfx.
Creative Technology, the leading provider of multimedia hardware for the PC, further penetrates the graphics card market with the introduction of its 3D Blaster Savage4, the latest addition to Creative's award-winning 3D Blaster family.
Gamers get ready to step into the arena with the wildest bulls around when Head Games Publishing releases Extreme Bull Rider the week of Feb. 22, 1999.