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New Release

16 Sep
New Release Mac
HomeFree Phoneline USB ships

HomeFree Phoneline USB ships: Diamond Multimedia Systems announced shipment of HomeFree Phoneline USB, the PC industry's first USB home networking product with cross-platform...

15 Sep
New Release
Age of Empires II goes gold

Age of Empires II goes gold: Microsoft announced that Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings has gone gold today at 3:00pm PST.

15 Sep
New Release
Maxi Gamer Cougar announced

Maxi Gamer Cougar announced: Guillemot is showing its claws with the new Maxi Gamer Cougar graphics card based on the NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 M64 chipset.

15 Sep
New Release
Sinistar: Unleashed ships

Sinistar: Unleashed ships: THQ Inc. released the highly anticipated Sinistar: Unleashed, an interactive space combat experience fraught with fierce firefights and breathtaking...

15 Sep
New Release Windows 95/98
NHL 2000 for the PC ships

NHL 2000 debuts EA SPORTS' revolutionary Face in the Game technology to the interactive sports world.

14 Sep
New Release
Command & Conquer Renegade announced

Command & Conquer Renegade: Five years ago, Westwood Studios launched Command & Conquer and changed forever the face of gaming.

14 Sep
New Release
Acclaim Targets Girls Market

Targets Girls Market: Acclaim Entertainment today announced it is entering the girls software market place.

14 Sep
New Release
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter Double Barrel Bonus Pack released

Cabela's Big Game Hunter Double Barrel Bonus Pack released: HeadGames Publishing is about to release the ultimate hunting package with the launch of Cabela's Big Game Hunter...

13 Sep
New Release PlayStation 2
PlayStation2 Details announced

Heralding in a new age of digital entertainment, Sony Computer Inc. (SCEI) today announced the launch details of its revolutionary computer entertainment system, PlayStation2.