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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

19 May
Industry
Activision to publish Tenchu II

It has entered into an agreement with Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) to publish Tenchu II, the prequel to the highly acclaimed Tenchu: Stealth Assassins.

19 May
New Release
Sin v1.05 Released

Sin v1.05 is out now. Ritual Entertainment has released Sin v1.05. Sin is the fully-integrated first-person 3D experience that will push you over the edge.

18 May
New Release
Blizzard Novels, Action Figures, and AD&D Suppliments Announced

At the Electronic Entertainment Expo last week, Blizzard Entertainment announced a series of strategic licensing partnerships for its three number-one selling game properties,...

18 May
New Release
Sid Meier’s Civilization III Announced

At a press conference conducted at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), two of the entertainment software industry's biggest players, powerhouse publisher Hasbro Interactive...

18 May
New Release Linux Mac
Linux Versions of three games Announced

Loki Entertainment Software, the first company to bring best-selling PC and Macintosh games to the Linux environment, announced contracts to port three more titles this year.

18 May
Hardware
Trident’s Blade 3D Turbo Graphics Chip Announced

The Blade 3D media accelerator is now available in a Turbo version. By taking advantage of new process technologies, the new device is clocked up to 135MHz compared to the original 110MHz.

18 May
New Release
DirectPlay 6.1a Released

They have released DirectX 6.1a, which is designed to optimize specific multiplayer communication protocols used by DirectPlay and accommodate certain anti-piracy schemes that...

17 May
New Release
DiamondMax 6800 27.2GB Hard Drive Announced

Maxtor Corporation announced the DiamondMax 6800 hard disk drive, the newest addition to its award-winning DiamondMax product line.

17 May
Hardware
Blaster CD-RW 4224 Available

Creative Labs announced today the latest addition to its CD family of products, Blaster CD-RW 4224. The Blaster CD-RW 4224 lets consumers copy, distribute, and save music or database files to a recordable CD-R or CD-RW disc.