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May 1999

12 May
Industry
Titus equity investment of $25 million in Interplay

Titus Interactive S.A., a publicly traded French company has signed a letter of intent to make a strategic equity investment of $25 million in Interplay purchasing 6.25 million...

12 May
New Release
F-22 Lightning 3 gone Gold

F-22 Lightning 3 is finished and headed for duplication. F-22 Lightning 3 has mastered and will appear in software stores in North America in mid-May.

12 May
Industry Nintendo 64
3DO Reveals Its E3 1999 Line-Up

3DO has revealed its E3 1999 line-up across PC, PlayStation and N64, more Army Men, plus BattleTanx II, High Heat Baseball 2000 and Crusaders of Might and Magic.

11 May
New Release
Game Developers Unite by using GLSetup

Proving that a little cooperation goes a long way, a group of game developers announced GLSetup, a project set to revolutionize the way 3D hardware accelerated games are...

11 May
New Release Linux
Q3Test Phase III: Win32 Client/Server Released

Id Software has released Q3Test Phase III: Win32 Client/Server. Q3Test Win32 Client is version 1.05. They've worked long and hard to get this to you and they are looking for your feedback on what's right and what's wrong with it.

11 May
Hardware
3Dlabs Oxygen GVX1 Announced

3Dlabs announced the Oxygen GVX1, the latest in the family of high-performance, award-winning Oxygen workstation graphics accelerators.

11 May
New Release Nintendo 64
LEGO Media Announces E3 lineup

LEGO Media International will demonstrate four new software titles at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, including LEGO Racers, the first LEGO product for...

11 May
Hardware
Additional Games support WingMan Force Feedback Mouse

Logitech, international market leader in human interface devices designed to provide a natural, intuitive link between people and computers and to empower the growing community...

11 May
New Release
Looking Glass Studios Announces E3 Lineup

Situated in Electronic Arts' booth (Booth #900, South Hall) at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), May 13-15 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Looking Glass Studios...