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Looking Glass' summer flight sim Flight Unlimited III features 10,000 square miles of satellite-sourced Seattle terrain, from Mt. Rainier to the Space Needle.
PC Data says the Voodoo3 2000 and 3000 were May's two best-selling retail video cards, with 3dfx taking 37.6 percent of all boards sold.
The Coven's Deadlode II, a Team Fortress-style multiplayer mission pack for Quake II, arrives July 1 for $10 plus postage, sold direct.
Monolith has released a playable demo of Rage of Mages II: Necromancer, the RPG and real-time strategy hybrid made with Nival.
Half-Life Game of the Year Edition ships June 30 with new multiplayer content and Team Fortress Classic, after 40+ awards and a million copies sold.
Microsoft has released a free trial of Pandora's Box, the new puzzle game from Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov, with eight puzzles across two cities.
Microsoft will build a game ratings blocker into next year's Windows, checking rating data embedded directly in the games themselves.
Cavedog's fantasy RTS Total Annihilation: Kingdoms hits shelves June 25 in over 45 countries at $44.99, with a 48-mission campaign that switches sides.
Acclaim's South Park: Chef's Luv Shack, a four-player trivia party game hosted by Chef, hits PC, Nintendo 64, and PlayStation this fall.
Sierra's space combat sim is officially Babylon 5: Into the Fire, with original cast members filming new game segments on the show's actual set.