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April 1999

21 Apr
New Release
Tundra Madness Tournament

To celebrate the launch of the new Toyota Tundra, Toyota's full-size pickup truck assembled in the United States, the MSN Gaming Zone and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. revealed that they will give away a Toyota Tundra on the MSN Gaming Zone as the grand prize for the Tundra Madness tournament, for which trial one competition begins tomorrow.

21 Apr
New Release Mac
Railroad Tycoon II: The Second Century gone Gold

PopTop Software's Railroad Tycoon II: The Second Century and Railroad Tycoon II for the Macintosh have Gone Gold.

21 Apr
New Release
Starship Troopers: Total Domination Tournament

Kesmai Corporation today revealed that its GameStorm service, the largest pay-for-play games site on the Internet, will be holding a Starship Troopers: Total Domination tournament.

21 Apr
New Release
Midtown Madness gone Gold

Midtown Madness has crossed the line from waiting game to actual product, which is always better than another promise.

21 Apr
New Release
Descent 3 Demo 2 Released

Descent 3 Demo 2 is now in gamers' hands, or at least close enough to start hammering download servers.

20 Apr
New Release
Rainbow Six Sequel Expansion Pack Announced

Aztech new Media a leading publisher of budget line software and expansion pack products focusing on entertainment and games, has revealed that it will exclusively produce a licensed expansion pack for the sequel to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, the best-selling game by Red Storm Entertainment, Morrisville, North Carolina.

20 Apr
Deals
DRAKAN Sighting Sweepstakes Announced

Gearing up for the June 1999 launch of acclaimed PC CD-ROM action/adventure, DRAKAN Order of the Flame, Psygnosis will entice consumers to download the demo and buy the title with a huge online-only sweepstakes, beginning May 7th and continuing for seven weeks through June 18th.

20 Apr
New Release
Hasbro Interactive Games on the MSN Gaming Zone

Microsoft today revealed that Parker Brothers Classic Card Games and Milton Bradley Classic Board Games, both by Hasbro Interactive, are now available for free multiplayer matchmaking on the MSN Gaming Zone.

20 Apr
Industry Nintendo 64
Take-Two to publish Red Storm’s Games in Europe

Take-Two Interactive Software said today that it will exclusively co-publish Red Storm Entertainment's next six products in Europe.