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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.

April 1999

09 Apr
Deals PSP
Win a Free Trip to Valve

In an effort to thank those who joined Half-Life's Primary Server Program (PSP), Sierra Studios and Valve will be giving away a free trip to Valve to one lucky PSP member.

08 Apr
New Release
Extreme Water Sports in Stores

Water lovers and thrill seekers alike will get their fix of wet and wild action with Head Games Publishing's Extreme Water Sports, the first water-skiing simulation created for the PC.

08 Apr
Industry
AMD PGL Names Finalists, Location, Dates for Spring ’99 Championships

The AMD Professional Gamers' League (PGL) today revealed that the live championships of its Spring '99 season will be held at XS new York, a popular interactive gaming arena in Manhattan's Times Square, May 21 - 22.

08 Apr
New Release
Boneyards Beta Opened

Boneyards Beta is the story today, and it is the kind of late-April 1999 news blast that makes the pre-E3 season feel like someone kicked the hornet nest.

08 Apr
New Release
Female Frag Fest ’99 Announced

Female Frag Fest '99 has been revealed today, giving us one more thing to watch as 1999 keeps getting louder. Are you a female Quake II player?

08 Apr
Hardware
Pre-Release Edition of Descent 3 Ships with 3dfx Voodoo3

Interplay OEM today revealed it is heading to stores a specially optimized pre-release version of the long-awaited Descent 3 to coincide with the worldwide availability of Voodoo3 from 3dfx Interactive Inc.

08 Apr
Deals Windows 95/98
Dream PC Sweepstakes Announced

Microsoft today revealed that it has partnered with Micron Computers to give away a new PC every month in the Dream PC Sweepstakes on the MSN Gaming Zone.

07 Apr
New Release
Team Fortress Classic Released

Valve Software and Sierra Studios are proud to announce the launch of Team Fortress Classic (TFC), the free add-on for Half-Life that combines thrilling team-based gameplay with Half-Life's leading edge technology.

07 Apr
Hardware
3dfx Voodoo3 Boards in Stores

3dfx Voodoo3 Boards has crossed the line from waiting game to actual product, which is always better than another promise. 3dfx Interactive today revealed the worldwide availability of its new Voodoo3 2000 and 3000 boards, the first graphics boards to carry the highly acclaimed 3dfx brand name.