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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.

June 1999

08 Jun
New Release
Fighter Ace Masters of Air Combat Tournament Registration Begun

Microsoft announced registration for the MSN Gaming Zone's massively multiplayer Fighter Ace Masters of Air Combat Tournament has begun.

08 Jun
New Release
SpiritWars launches on WON.net

A new generation of board games officially launched today as SpiritWars exits beta and goes live on WON.net, a free online gaming and entertainment mega-site.

08 Jun
New Release
Might and Magic VII For Blood and Honor Shipped

The 3DO Company announced it is now shipping Might and Magic VII For Blood and Honor, the next and best installment yet in the worldwide best-selling role-playing series for PC developed by New World Computing.

07 Jun
New Release
Female Frag Fest ’99 Website Launched

In anticipation of registration for the Female Frag Fest '99 starting on June 15th, they have launched the website.

07 Jun
New Release
GameSpy Teams with Alienware

GameSpy Industries. Customers will have instant access to GameSpy's online search software for locating high-speed online gaming servers.

07 Jun
Hardware
NVIDIA Graphics Drivers Optimized for AMD’s 3DNow!

NVIDIA Corporation announced the availability of a new set of software drivers for the RIVA TNT and TNT2 3D processors that are specifically optimized for AMD's K6-2 and K6-III CPUs.

07 Jun
New Release
HEATSTOCK ’99 Announced

HEAT.NET is hitting the virtual road this summer with HEATSTOCK, a cross-country tour that will visit 60 cities and towns.

07 Jun
New Release
USC Students win HEATCIGL

HEAT's Collegiate Internet Gaming League (HEATCIGL), the largest, free online multi-player gaming league for college students, announced two students from the University of Southern California (USC) have won the first ever HEATCIGL Championship title.

07 Jun
New Release
1 Million Copies of SimCity 3000 Shipped

Electronic Arts, announced it has shipped worldwide more than a million copies of the computer game SimCity 3000.