News.
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.
Intel is shipping the CA810 MicroATX motherboard: Celeron support, integrated 810 chipset graphics, and SoundBlaster PCI audio from $110.
Diamond Multimedia ships the 64MB Rio 500 digital audio player in August at $269, with USB, PC and Mac support, and pre-orders opening today.
Reel.com is auctioning its last out-of-print Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition tapes June 24–29, with all proceeds going to the Starlight Children's Foundation.
Diamond Multimedia has spun off RioPort, a subsidiary building a full digital audio platform: a portal, player software, and new Rio designs, deploying in August.
Interactive Magic launches ICONS II next month: community software for running free, subscription, and pay-for-play games, pitched to ISPs and telecoms too.
Gaming site WON.net is sponsoring the second Yahoo! Internet Life Online Music Awards, set for July 19 at Studio 54 with Penn & Teller hosting.
AMD is shipping its seventh-generation Athlon processor to PC makers in 600, 550, and 500 MHz grades, with systems expected in the third quarter.
Cavedog's fantasy RTS Total Annihilation: Kingdoms hits shelves June 25 in over 45 countries at $44.99, with a 48-mission campaign that switches sides.
Acclaim's South Park: Chef's Luv Shack, a four-player trivia party game hosted by Chef, hits PC, Nintendo 64, and PlayStation this fall.
Sierra's space combat sim is officially Babylon 5: Into the Fire, with original cast members filming new game segments on the show's actual set.