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Windows 95/98

03 May
New Release Game Boy Nintendo 64 Windows 95/98
Acclaim re-signed Jeremy McGrath for Supercross 2000

Acclaim Sports, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, announced they have re-signed the most successful racer in Supercross history, Jeremy McGrath, to an exclusive multi-year...

April 1999
08 Apr
Deals Windows 95/98
Dream PC Sweepstakes Announced

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.

07 Apr
New Release Windows 95/98
Wal-Mart FLW Tour PC Game

Wal-Mart FLW Tour PC Game made news on April 7, 1999, with GT Interactive Software's WizardWorks subsidiary is partnering with the Wal-Mart FLW (Forrest L.

March 1999
31 Mar
Hardware Windows 95/98
PC-DVD Encore 6X Dxr3 and Blaster DVD-ROM 6X Announced

Expanding its line of award-winning PC-DVD solutions, Creative Labs, the world's leading provider of multimedia products for the PC, revealed the shipment of its new Creative PC-DVD Encore 6X Dxr3 upgrade kit and the stand-alone Blaster DVD-ROM 6X drive.

31 Mar
New Release Windows 95/98
Baseball Edition 2000 Shipped

March 31, 1999: Interplay Sports revealed the shipping of Interplay Sports Baseball Edition 2000 for Windows 95/98.

19 Mar
New Release Browser Windows 95/98
Windows 98 SE Announced

March 19, 1999: Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said on Thursday the company planned to release the second edition of its Windows 98 operating system in the fall.

16 Mar
New Release Windows 95/98
Electronic Arts Tops PC Gaming Charts

Electronic Arts says two of the company's recently published titles, Sim City 3000 and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri were February's top selling computer games according to Reston-based PC Data.

February 1999
17 Feb
Hardware Windows 95/98
Game Developers announce support for Pentium III Processor

Game Developers announce support for Pentium III Processor lands in February 1999 as PC hardware makers keep pushing faster chips, cards, drivers, and gaming peripherals.

17 Feb
New Release Windows 95/98
Video/PC Games Show Double-Digit Growth

Video/PC Games Show Double-Digit Growth adds another piece to the February 1999 gaming business rush, from chats and contests to deals and studio moves.