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Square Electronic Arts, the exclusive publisher of all SQUARE SOFT products, says it has partnered with Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. for a FINAL FANTASY VIII pre-sell sweepstakes.
CogniToy says that it is looking for a new name for its upcoming 3D strategy/programming game for PCs, and it is asking for help from the gaming community.
Sega-sponsored prize matches on HEAT.NET will give away Dreamcast consoles ahead of the September launch, starting with a week of Quake 2 play in late June.
Berkeley Systems is giving away over $14,000 in prizes through July 31 in a sweepstakes on its Austin Powers Operation: Trivia game site.
Matrox is running a weekly web contest through June 30 with a Millennium G400 MAX, a Pentium II 450 workstation, and more prizes up for grabs.
Gearing up for the June 1999 launch of acclaimed PC CD-ROM action/adventure, DRAKAN Order of the Flame, Psygnosis will entice consumers to download the demo and buy the title with a huge online-only sweepstakes, beginning May 7th and continuing for seven weeks through June 18th.
In an effort to thank those who joined Half-Life's Primary Server Program (PSP), Sierra Studios and Valve will be giving away a free trip to Valve to one lucky PSP member.
Microsoft today revealed that it has partnered with Micron Computers to give away a new PC every month in the Dream PC Sweepstakes on the MSN Gaming Zone.
GameSpy/3Dfx Voodoo 3 Giveaway made news on April 6, 1999, with GameSpy has teamed up with 3Dfx to give away four Voodoo 3 3500 cards throughout the month of April.
March 29, 1999: Maxis, a division of Electronic Arts, revealed the debut of an innovative new City Cam feature and the first contest on the popular simcity.com Web site.