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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.

May 1999

31 May
New Release
2AM Game Club is Growing

2AM's online multi-player gaming service, the 2AM Game Club, has experienced dramatic growth in the last ten months since converting to a totally free pricing model.

31 May
Hardware
Matrox Millennium G400 Pre-Orders

It will be taking online pre-orders for the Matrox Millennium G400 Series as early as Tuesday, June 1, 1999 at 12:00 noon EST via Matrox’s online store.

30 May
New Release
Descent 3 gone Gold

Descent 3 is finished and headed for duplication. Descent 3 has gone gold is expected to ship June 15th. For only $49.95 you can get your game and the free unique collectible Descent 3 hat.

28 May
New Release
Drakan Demo Released

Drakan Demo is out now. Surreal has released the demo for Drakan. Drakan is a 3D action adventure that catapults the player through a detailed fantasy world on the back of a fire-breathing dragon.

28 May
New Release
Road Rash Music Search Announced

Electronic Arts and BAM Magazine today announce they are co-sponsoring a unique music search to find emerging bands to contribute songs for the soundtrack of Electronic Arts'...

28 May
New Release
Sierra Studios Web Site Relaunched

Sierra Studios announced the relaunch of their web site with a new look and feel.

28 May
Industry
TalonSoft to publish Jagged Alliance 2

They have acquired publishing rights to Sirtech's Jagged Alliance 2. Under the agreement, the game will be published under the TalonSoft label in the US, Canada, the United Kingdom, and China.

28 May
New Release
Links Extreme Trial Version Release Later Today

The trial version of Links Extreme will be available for download later today. This announcement follows yesterday's news that the game has started to appear on store shelves.

28 May
New Release
STAR TREK on MSN Gaming Zone

STAR TREK: The Next Generation Birth of the Federation, developed by MicroProse and published by Hasbro, is now available for free multiplayer matchmaking on the MSN Gaming Zone.

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