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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

04 Jun
New Release
Sierra Studios and Yes Collaborate on Song

Sierra Studios, Relic Entertainment, Beyond and the legendary musical group Yes are proud to announce the formation of an incredible new synergistic relationship that has spawned an inspiring new song from the band, based on Relic's upcoming PC real-time strategy game Homeworld.

03 Jun
New Release
ELSA Synergy II Now Shipping

ELSA Synergy II Now is now moving into players' hands.

03 Jun
New Release
Michael Ovitz and Richard Wolpert invest in GameSpy Industries

The announcement further confirms Ovitz' and Yucaipa's commitment to the Internet and helps expand GameSpy Industries' rapidly growing multiplayer gaming and streaming music technologies and services.

03 Jun
New Release
MindArks Announced

The Swedish computer game development company MindArk AB represents the biggest investment in a 3D online RPG game that has ever been done in Sweden.

03 Jun
New Release
Harley-Davidson’s Race Across America Announced

WizardWorks, a division of GT Interactive Software is partnering with the king of the road, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, to publish a computer software game that's a virtual, 3-dimensional re-creation of the classic Harley Davidson road trip experience, the only thing missing is the wind in your hair.

03 Jun
New Release
Man of War II Ships

Strategy First announced it has shipped the highly anticipated Age of Sail naval game, Man of War II, to retail outlets in North America via distribution partner GT Interactive Software Corp.

03 Jun
New Release
Brian Hook Joins Verant Interactive

Verant Interactive announced Brian Hook has joined Verant Interactive's pool of programming talent. Hook, formerly of Id Software and programmer on both Quake 2 and Quake 3, is a veteran of the games industry.

03 Jun
New Release
Homeworld Release Date Announced

Sierra Studios and Relic Entertainment announced the official ship date of the highly anticipated real-time strategy game, Homeworld.

02 Jun
New Release
RTIME & MathEngine Integrate Networking and Physics Engines

RTIME and MathEngine, today announced a multi-tiered agreement to combine their market-leading products.