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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.

Arcade

May 1999
26 May
New Release Arcade
Jeff Gordon XS Racing in Stores

ASC Games proudly announces the release of its highly anticipated futuristic racing video game, Jeff Gordon XS Racing for PC CD-ROM.

24 May
New Release Arcade
Dark Matter Technology Demo Released

Nanotainment, a small independent game developer founded by Robert Shaw, has announced Dark Matter. Nanotainment goal is to produce ingenious and imaginative games for the mass market games that will appeal to many different sectors.

17 May
Preservation Arcade
The Station@sony.com’s Classic Games Area Launched

Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) today debuted its new Classic Games area on its premiere online game service, The Station@sony.com, featuring all-time favorite card, board,...

13 May
New Release Arcade Dreamcast Game Boy Color Nintendo 64
NFL Blitz 2000 Announced

NFL Blitz 2000 is expected to hurdle out of training camp and tackle the PlayStation game console, Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast, Game Boy Color and PC this fall.

April 1999
29 Apr
New Release Arcade
Russian Roulette 2 Announced

Russian Roulette 2 has been revealed today, giving us one more thing to watch as 1999 keeps getting louder.

16 Apr
New Release Arcade
GROMADA Announced

GROMADA made news on April 16, 1999, with Buka Entertainment Company revealed its new project, an action/arcade game GROMADA scheduled for release in Q2 1999.

14 Apr
Industry Arcade
Hasbro Interactive Acquires Rights To 11 Namco Titles

Hasbro Interactive Acquires Rights To 11 Namco Titles made news on April 14, 1999, with Hasbro Interactive today revealed it has reached an agreement with Namco Ltd.

14 Apr
New Release Arcade
High Heat Baseball 2000 on HEAT.NET

The boys of summer are back and ready to play ball on HEAT.NET with the introduction of High Heat Baseball 2000.

March 1999
31 Mar
New Release Arcade
RaceAge at ASI ’99 and GDC ’99

March 31, 1999: Immersion Technology revealed the successful showcase of it's Arcade PC Racer, Race Age, at the Amusement Showcase International (ASI) Trade Show.