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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.

New Release

20 Mar
New Release
SiN 1.03 Source Code and SiN CTF Beta2

Saw on SiN Post that Ritual has the source code to SiN 1.03. Also SiN Capture the Flag Beta2 was put out. SiN is the fully-integrated first-person 3D experience that will push you over the edge.

19 Mar
New Release
Redline Shipping Next Week

March 19, 1999: Accolade says Redline, its 3D action game, begins shipping next week for personal computers.

19 Mar
New Release
No Fear Downhill Mountainbiking Announced

March 19, 1999: UDS says it is developing No Fear Downhill Mountainbiking and will be put out by Codemasters in Europe at the end of May 1999.

19 Mar
New Release
NovaWorld reached over 4 million Games

March 19, 1999: Nova Logic says Nova World, the company's rapidly growing online gaming service, has al.

19 Mar
New Release Browser Windows 95/98
Windows 98 SE Announced

March 19, 1999: Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said on Thursday the company planned to release the second edition of its Windows 98 operating system in the fall.

18 Mar
New Release
Asheron’s Call Beta Test Announced

March 18, 1999: The MSN Gaming Zone says at an undisclosed time on Friday, March 26, gamers will be able to sign up here for the chance to be Asheron's Call beta testers.

18 Mar
New Release
Starsiege Shipped

March 18, 1999: Dynamix, a Sierra Company, began shipping the eagerly-anticipated Starsiege to stores throughout the United States and Canada.

18 Mar
New Release Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 Released

Microsoft revealed the immediate worldwide availability of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, the eagerly awaited Web browser software that works faster to save users time.

17 Mar
New Release
Heretic II Enhancement Pack Released

Gamers get ready for an all new round of heart-pumping action with the release of Raven Software's Heretic II Enhancement Pack, available on the Activision web site.