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September 1999

13 Sep
New Release
Brightstar signed contracts with FilSoft

Brightstar signed contracts with FilSoft: Brightstar Entertainment signed contracts today with British development studio FilSoft Entertainment based in Kingston-upon-Thames...

13 Sep
New Release Arcade
Battlezone II in the Arcade

Battlezone II: Virtual Games announced today that they have signed a licensing agreement with Activision, for the blockbuster Battlezone II and one other yet unnamed game.

13 Sep
Hardware
Diamond Viper II announced

Diamond Viper II announced: Raising the performance bar for sub-$200 graphics solutions, Diamond Multimedia Systems today unveiled its new Viper II graphics accelerator.

13 Sep
Hardware
Vortex SQ1500 and Vortex2 SQ2500 Shipping

Vortex SQ1500 and Vortex2 SQ2500 Shipping: Aureal today announced it expects to begin shipping two new Aureal-branded sound card products, the Vortex SQ1500 and the Vortex2...

13 Sep
New Release
Labtec LCS-2514 announced

Labtec LCS-2514 announced: Labtec announced the introduction of a 4-channel surround sound PC speaker system.

13 Sep
New Release Dreamcast Mac Nintendo 64
Intensor fx Gaming Seat ships

Intensor fx Gaming Seat ships: Imeron, creators of the Intensor Sensory Gaming Chair, today announced that the Intensor fx, a portable game seat developed to provide immersive...

13 Sep
New Release
Sound Blaster Live! MP3+ announced

Sound Blaster Live! MP3+ announced: Creative Technology announced the availability of the Sound Blaster Live!

13 Sep
New Release
Sound Blaster Live! X-Gamer announced

Sound Blaster Live! X-Gamer announced: Creative Technology announced the introduction of the Sound Blaster Live!

13 Sep
New Release
Thief Gold announced

Thief Gold: Eidos Interactive and Looking Glass Studios today announced details about Thief Gold, which is slated for release next month.