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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

03 Mar
New Release
Army Men II on HEAT.NET

HEAT.NET and The 3DO Company says Army Men II, the much-anticipated sequel to 3DO's original blockbuster game, is available now for free multi-player action on HEAT.NET, the fast, free online gaming service with the largest selection of games.

03 Mar
New Release
Army Men II Shipped

The 3DO Company says its Army Men II game has started shipping for the PC. The Army Men II game is the sequel to the best-selling Army Men game and the third title in the successful Army Men brand family.

03 Mar
New Release
Heroes of Might and Magic III Shipped

March 3, 1999: The 3DO Company says its Heroes of Might and Magic III game has started shipping to stores across the country.

03 Mar
New Release
GameBlasts on GameStorm

March 3, 1999: Kesmai Corporation revealed twelve Game Blasts available free of charge on its popular online games service, Game Storm.

03 Mar
New Release
Superbike World Championship Shipped

March 3, 1999: Electronic Arts says it has started shipping Superbike World Championship for the PC.

03 Mar
New Release
More Games supporting EAX

Creative Labs the world's leading provider of multimedia products for the PC, says its Environmental Audio Extensions (EAX) application programmer's interface (API) has gained more support.

03 Mar
New Release
Ultimate 8 Ball Announced

March 3, 1999: Game publisher THQ revealed the upcoming release of the ultimate billiards simulation, Ultimate 8 Ball.

03 Mar
New Release
New Beetle in Midtown Madness

Microsoft says it has reached an agreement with Volkswagen Worldwide to add the New Beetle to the assortment of vehicles in Midtown Madness, the highly anticipated new game in the Madness racing series.

02 Mar
New Release
SimCity 3000: New York City Landmarks

Sim City 3000 continues to hold the number one position on the computer game charts and Maxis is feeding the need for more Sim City stuff by releasing landmark building packs and terrain sets from the web site.