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June 1999
163 posts · Newest first · ← All NewsOne of the fastest growing trends in computer gaming is the so-called LAN Party. Gamers will haul their computers to the ends of the Earth to plug into a local LAN with other enthusiasts where they can game face to face.
TEAC today announces it is shipping the company's new 8X24 CD-Recordable Drive (CD-R).
Microsoft today announced a licensing agreement with Creative Technology for a number of recording-studio-quality audio effects found in Creative's Environmental Audio Extensions (EAX), an application programming interface (API) used to add environmental sound effects to 3-D games.
The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) announced it has partnered with Interplay and Cases Ladder to host the entire LAN portion of their upcoming 1999 Descent 3 $50,000 Championship Tournament.
Re:Action Entertainment announced it's much anticipated real-time-strategy game, Ancient Conquest is now shipping, and will be available at retail this week.
Alienware Corp. forms Alienware Technology, Inc. A division that will be responsible for software specifically catered to the gaming segment.
Microsoft announced Al Leiter of the New York Mets has accepted its Baseball 2000 Home Run Challenge for charity.
S3 Incorporated announced it will receive $42 million from United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC).
Yamaha Corporation of America, Consumer Products Division, announces another leap forward in greatly improving bass performance in small-format computer and multimedia speakers.
You make the headlines in Get the Picture, the new original online game from Berkeley Systems now officially live on Bezerk.