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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.

July 1999

30 Jul
Hardware
3dfx ships Voodoo3 3500 TV worldwide

3dfx Interactive says the worldwide availability of its new Voodoo3 3500 TV, the ultimate PC entertainment system that combines the industry's most powerful 3D and 2D graphics.

30 Jul
New Release
Eidos buys into Pyro Studios and Proein

Eidos plc says the acquisition, on 29 July 1999, of an effective 25% of the share capital of the Spanish developer Pyro Studios SL and 75% of the share capital of the related.

30 Jul
New Release
iEntertainment Network Launches European Communities

Bingo in Europe is the first iEN product to be released in the company's planned network of international Internet entertainment communities.

29 Jul
New Release
Sovereign Announced

Sony Online Entertainment together with Verant Interactive says the development of Sovereign, the first ever massively multiplayer real time strategy game scheduled to launch.

29 Jul
New Release
Flight Unlimited III at the Air Venture 99 Show

Electronic Arts and Looking Glass Studios says they are currently show the upcoming civilian flight sim Flight Unlimited III at the Air Venture 99 show in OshKosh, Wisconsin.

29 Jul
Deals
Homeworld Fan Site Building Contest

Sierra Studios says that it is partnering with WON.net and Urbanite to launch a promotion allowing consumers to create their own Homeworld fan pages.

29 Jul
New Release
Two Industry Veterans join Interplay

Interplay Entertainment has the latest July 1999 move: Two Industry Veterans join Interplay. Interplay Entertainment says it has added two industry veterans to its internal development staff.

29 Jul
Industry
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Ad Campaign Announced

Eidos Interactive is pumping up the arrival of its anticipated 3D action-adventure electronic game title, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver with a four million dollar advertising and marketing campaign aimed straight at a target audience of action game fanatics.

29 Jul
Hardware
ATI announces $99 XPERT 2000 graphics card

ATI Technologies says the XPERT 2000, with 32 MB of memory, 32-bit true color acceleration and full hardware DVD acceleration for only $99.

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