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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

16 Mar
Hardware
Logitech Force-Feedback Mouse Announced

March 16, 1999: Logitech says it will be shipping a force-feedback mouse for gaming in time for the Christmas 1999 selling season.

16 Mar
Hardware
Logitech WingMan Gaming Mouse Announced

Logitech revealed the Logitech Wing Man Gaming Mouse. Wing Man Gaming Mouse is the first mouse designed to provide exceptional performance specifically for games.

16 Mar
New Release
BC:3020AD Multiplayer Capabilities

March 16, 1999: 3000AD revealed BC:3020AD will have online multiplayer capabilities through Battlecruiser Combat Zone.

16 Mar
New Release
Fantasy Baseball League Launched

March 16, 1999: In anticipation of opening day at ballparks across the country, HEAT.NET is throwing the first pitch online with the launch of a Fantasy Baseball League.

16 Mar
New Release
Lands of Lore III Marathon Prizes

March 16, 1999: Westwood Studios revealed the official prize list for the Lands of Lore III Marathon, a launch event celebrating the release of the highly anticipated RPG.

16 Mar
New Release
Giants: Citizen Kabuto Music Composer

Interplay Entertainment and Planet Moon Studios, says six time Emmy nominee, Mark Snow has signed on to compose the music for the upcoming sci-fi action PC game, Giants: Citizen Kabuto.

16 Mar
New Release
Valve Licenses Intel MRM Technology

March 16, 1999: Valve, the makers of the blockbuster PC game Half-Life, says they will be using Intel's Multiresolution Mesh Technology for their upcoming title Team Fortress 2.

16 Mar
Hardware
Matrox G400 Announced

Matrox Graphics adds a new dimension to 2D, 3D and video with the announcement of the new Matrox G400, the sixth generation chip in the company's highly awarded line of graphics technology.

15 Mar
New Release
Jumpgate Announced

March 15, 1999: Net Devil has revealed Jumpgate, the massively multiplayer space sombat & trading simulation.