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Need for Speed: High Stakes is shipping for PC with polygonal crash damage that affects handling, 3-D interiors, and features from the PlayStation version.
Interplay's Descent 3 is at retail for Windows 95/98/NT, adding open-atmosphere flight, ten new weapons, and a $50,000 online championship on HEAT.NET.
Microsoft opens NFL Fever 2000 beta sign-ups Friday, June 18, posting the form at an undisclosed time to give every would-be tester a fair shot.
NovaLogic's free NovaWorld service has topped 10 million game joins since December 1998, driven by F-22 Lightning 3 and built-in voice chat.
Four MSN Gaming Zone players race in the Tundra Madness finals June 18, competing in Monster Truck Madness 2 for a $27,000 Toyota Tundra.
Sierra and Valve launched a new Team Fortress 2 web site with fresh E3 demo screenshots and new details on the 12-class multiplayer game.
Descent 3 is now available exclusively on HEAT.NET through the free online gaming service's licensing deal with Interplay.
Blue Byte's World Ranking Lists for The Settlers III are live at Settlers3.com, tracking solo and clan-versus-clan results after every game.
Gearbox and Sierra have signed famed level designer Richard 'Levelord' Gray to build a multiplayer map for Half-Life: Opposing Force.
InterAct and 3dfx are launching co-branded PC peripherals, led by the Hammerhead FX vibration gamepad and a palm-held FX Racing Wheel.