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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.

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15 Mar
New Release
Austin Powers Operation: Trivia Announced

Berkeley Systems, a division of Sierra On-Line, revealed the Austin Powers Operation: Trivia CD-ROM game will hit stores this spring to coincide with opening of the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

15 Mar
New Release
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 Announced

Developer-driven computer and video game publishing company Gathering of Developers revealed it will publish the Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 mission pack for the PC.

15 Mar
New Release
Stealth III S540 Announced

Diamond Multimedia Systems revealed its next-generation Stealth graphics accelerator, the Stealth III S540, with support for AGP 4X technology and S3 Texture Compression (S3TC) for piercing image quality.

15 Mar
New Release
Demolition Racer Announced

Accolade revealed a new action racing game, Demolition Racer. The game lets players participate in fast action demolition derby races with 16 cars on 12 tracks.

15 Mar
New Release
3D GameGauge Version 2.0 Released

March 15, 1999: Less than a year since unveiling its landmark 3D graphics measuring system, Computer Gaming World, a Ziff-Davis publication, unveiled 3D Game Gauge Version 2.0.

15 Mar
New Release
Jumpgate Announced

March 15, 1999: Net Devil has revealed Jumpgate, the massively multiplayer space sombat & trading simulation.

14 Mar
New Release
Midnight Madness Beta Signup

March 14, 1999: Beta Bites let me know that Microsoft is having a Midnight Madness Beta sign-up, where 200 lucky gamers will be randomly selected on March 17th, St.

12 Mar
New Release
Asheron’s Call Movie Trailer Released

March 12, 1999: Microsoft and Turbine Entertainment revealed the debut of the first comprehensive sneak preview of their upcoming massively multiplayer RPG, Asheron's Call.

12 Mar
New Release
Daikatana Deathmatch Demo Released

March 12, 1999: Mplayer.com, Eidos Interactive, and Ion Storm have put out the Daikatana Deathmatch Demo.