Est. 1998
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The News Desk

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.

Hardware

05 Apr
Hardware
AMD-K6-2 475-MHz Processor Announced

AMD-K6-2 475-MHz Processor made news on April 5, 1999, with AMD today revealed the introduction of its 475-MHz AMD-K6-2 processor with 3DNow!

March 1999
31 Mar
Hardware Windows 95/98
PC-DVD Encore 6X Dxr3 and Blaster DVD-ROM 6X Announced

Expanding its line of award-winning PC-DVD solutions, Creative Labs, the world's leading provider of multimedia products for the PC, revealed the shipment of its new Creative PC-DVD Encore 6X Dxr3 upgrade kit and the stand-alone Blaster DVD-ROM 6X drive.

22 Mar
Hardware
NVIDIA Vanta Graphics Processor Announced

March 22, 1999: At Ce Bit NVIDIA officially launched the NVIDIA Vanta graphics processor designed specifically for value-conscious users.

22 Mar
Hardware
Intel Celeron 433 MHz Announced

March 22, 1999: Intel Corporation revealed the Intel Celeron processor at 433 MHz, the fastest Intel processor for value PCs.

16 Mar
Hardware
Matrox G400 Announced

Matrox Graphics adds a new dimension to 2D, 3D and video with the announcement of the new Matrox G400, the sixth generation chip in the company's highly awarded line of graphics technology.

16 Mar
Hardware
Logitech WingMan Gaming Mouse Announced

Logitech revealed the Logitech Wing Man Gaming Mouse. Wing Man Gaming Mouse is the first mouse designed to provide exceptional performance specifically for games.

16 Mar
Hardware
Logitech Force-Feedback Mouse Announced

March 16, 1999: Logitech says it will be shipping a force-feedback mouse for gaming in time for the Christmas 1999 selling season.

16 Mar
Hardware
Team Fortress II to Support Aureal A3D 2.0

March 16, 1999: Aureal Semiconductor says Team Fortress II from Valve LLC and Sierra Studios will bring full support for Aureal A3D 2.0 positional audio with Aureal Wavetracing.

15 Mar
Hardware Mac
Gravis Unveils GamePad Pro USB

March 15, 1999: Gravis revealed its first game pad designed specifically for Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports is planned for release in stores late March.