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.
Hasbro stock begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange today under its existing HAS symbol, a move aimed at making the company visible to global investors.
Brian Norris of St. Louis beat 4,500 entrants for the honor of being killed by SHODAN in System Shock 2, due this summer from Looking Glass Studios.
THQ's Ultimate 8 Ball brings 14 pool modes, 15 table shapes, and online play to the PC for $19.99, developed by Mirage Technologies.
Heavy Gear II ships to over 10,000 North American stores this week: 62nd-century squad combat for Windows 95/98 with a new hardware-only 3D engine, $49.95.
Altec Lansing's ACS54 PowerPlay Plus is shipping now: four satellites and a wood subwoofer with 40 watts and discrete four-channel surround for gamers.
Gravis announces the Destroyer, a $14.99 beginner joystick with a rotary throttle, no software install, and a one-year warranty, arriving this summer.
Sierra bundles Trophy Bass 2 Deluxe and Trophy Rivers as the Field & Stream Ultimate Fishing Trip, in stores this week for $29.95 on Windows 95/98.
S3 has agreed to acquire Diamond Multimedia, aiming at Internet appliances, home networking, and a bigger graphics business, backed by roughly $730 million.
Adaptec's USBConnect adapter connects SCSI scanners and drives to any USB port, aimed squarely at iMac owners. It ships in August for $69.95.
Logitech and Radius monitor maker miro displays form a worldwide alliance to sell color-matched peripherals and displays, starting in Q3 with a 15-inch LCD.