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Industry

22 Jul
Industry
Fragapalooza ’98 Results

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Fragapalooza '98 Results. Fragapalooza '98 which ended Sunday, posted the results from the tournament.

20 Jul
Industry
Crack Dot Com Financial Trouble

Dave Taylor from Crack Dot Com has made a.plan update announcing that Crack is in financial trouble.

16 Jul
Industry
CDV to distribute Monolith Games in Europe

Monolith Productions announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with German software powerhouse CDV to distribute Get Medieval, SHOGO: Mobile Armor Division, and...

16 Jul
Industry
3000AD Signs Publishing Deal

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: 3000AD Signs Publishing Deal.

15 Jul
Industry
3Dfx Announces 2nd QuarterFinacial Results

3Dfx Interactive released today financial results for the second quarter of 1998, which ended on June 30, 1998.

15 Jul
Industry
Diamond acquires Micronics

Diamond Multimedia announced the company has completed its acquisition of Micronics Computers, Inc., an independent supplier of motherboards and multimedia peripherals for...

15 Jul
Industry
Diamond and Aureal Alliance

Diamond Multimedia and Aureal Semiconductor, a leading developer of advanced positional 3D audio technology, announced a significant strategic alliance to co-develop and...

June 1998
22 Jun
Industry
Micron to Acquire Rendition

Micron Technology and Rendition, today announced that they have signed an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization whereby Micron will acquire Rendition pursuant to a stock-for-stock merger.

19 Jun
Industry
Interplay Announces IPO

Interplay Announces IPO is the latest June 1998 update, with interplay announced the initial public offering of 5 million shares of common stock at $5.50 per share..