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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

15 Jun
New Release
Sun Outlines Three Editions Of Java 2 Platform

Today at the JavaOne Developer Conference. The architecture constitutes a wide, end-to-end blueprint and integrated set of solutions spanning the full spectrum of network market.

15 Jun
Hardware Windows 95/98
Diamond’s HomeFree Wireless PC Shipped in Europe

Diamond Multimedia Systems a leader in PC multimedia and Internet connectivity, today announced the shipment of its popular HomeFree Wireless PC home networking product to the European market.

15 Jun
New Release
NovaWorld Game Joins Top 10 Million

Computer game developer and publisher NovaLogic announced that NovaWorld, its online gaming service, has achieved more than 10 million game joins since mid-December 1998, boosted in part by the company's latest air combat simulation, F-22 Lightning 3 and its free Voice-Over-Net technology.

15 Jun
New Release
Tundra Madness tournament Finalists Announced

Toyota Motor Sales. The final competition will be held at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana (TMMI), in Princeton, the exclusive assembly plant for the Tundra.

15 Jun
New Release
Hasbro Interactive Creates Sports Division

Leading entertainment software publisher Hasbro Interactive today announced the formation of Hasbro Sports.

15 Jun
New Release Arcade
Descent 3 now exclusively on HEAT.NET

HEAT.NET today announced the availability of one of the most anticipated multiplayer games of 1999, Decent 3.

15 Jun
New Release
New Team Fortress 2 Web Site Launched

Sierra Studios and Valve Software announced at 2 o'clock P.M. PDT the launch of a brand-new Web site dedicated to the upcoming multiplayer game, Team Fortress 2: Brotherhood of Arms.

15 Jun
New Release
SpiritWars Released

SpiritWars is now moving into players' hands.

14 Jun
New Release
ICTV partners With eGames to deliver Game Titles direct to Televisions

eGames. These titles include some of eGames' most popular games including the best-selling MahJongg Master, Solitaire Master and Bingo.