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May 1999

04 May
New Release Mac
TRIBES 2 to debut at E3

Dynamix, a Sierra Company, announced the debut of TRIBES 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1998 Online Game of the Year Starsiege TRIBES, at this year's Electronic...

04 May
New Release
VR-1 Announces E3 Lineup

Continuing its leading position as a cutting-edge developer of online games and technologies, VR-1 will demonstrate its exciting 1999 line-up at the Electronic Entertainment...

04 May
New Release
Interplay Announces E3 Lineup

Interplay Entertainment, a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, announced its line up for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), being held...

04 May
New Release
Sierra Studios Announces E3 Lineup

Sierra Studios, a member of the Sierra On-Line family, announced a varied lineup of titles to be showcased at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles in the South...

04 May
New Release Windows 95/98
Baldur’s Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast Shipped

Black Isle Studios, the role-playing game division of Interplay Entertainment, announced today the release of Tales of the Sword Coast (TOTSC), the adventure add-on to the...

03 May
Industry
3dfx and STB Merger Delayed

Graphics chip maker 3dfx Interactive and STB Systems said special meetings of shareholders called to approve their merger have been adjourned to solicit additional votes for...

03 May
New Release Dreamcast Game Boy
Accolade E3 Lineup Announced

It would showcase its new 1999 lineup of software at next week's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

03 May
New Release
Orcs: Revenge of the Ancient to Ravage Announced

Orcs: Revenge of the Ancient will come tearing into stores this November, Sierra division Berkeley Systems, announced today.

03 May
New Release Game Boy Nintendo 64 Windows 95/98
Acclaim re-signed Jeremy McGrath for Supercross 2000

Acclaim Sports, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, announced they have re-signed the most successful racer in Supercross history, Jeremy McGrath, to an exclusive multi-year...