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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.

New Release

21 Jun
New Release
Logitech and miro displays inc. Join Forces

Logitech and miro displays inc.. In keeping with a goal of merging aesthetics and technology, forthcoming products will feature new colors and textures that look and function.

21 Jun
New Release Mac
Adaptec’s USBconnect Announced

Adaptec has announced a USB-to-SCSI adapter, the USBConnect, that allows users to connect SCSI devices to a USB port.

20 Jun
New Release
Drakan Updated Demo Released

Drakan Updated Demo is now moving into players' hands. Saw on 3DFILES.COM that Psygnosis has updated the Drakan Demo. As promised, there is another demo out, the exe is version v2b.

18 Jun
New Release
Kingpin goes Gold

Saw on Blue's News that Drew Markham of Xatrix announced that Kingpin has been completed, and is off to manufacturing.

18 Jun
New Release Browser
Half-Life Uplink Demo Mod Released

If you've got Half-Life installed and haven't downloaded the Uplink demo yet, Valve announced they have released Half-Life Uplink Demo Mod.

18 Jun
New Release
Dark Reign 2 Site Launches

Dark Reign 2 gets a June 1999 update.

18 Jun
New Release
Zone’s Chess Challenge Tournament Winners Announced

The MSN Gaming Zone today announced the four winners in the Zone's Chess Challenge tournament held this past weekend.

17 Jun
New Release
Rage of Mages 2 Release Date Announced

Monolith Productions announced Rage of Mages II: Necromancer, the sequel to the unique RPG/strategy hybrid from Russia - Rage of Mages, will hit U.S. retail stores this September.

17 Jun
New Release Windows 95/98
Need for Speed: High Stakes for the PC Released

Electronic Arts announced it has begun shipping Need For Speed: High Stakes, the fourth PC iteration in the award-winning Need For Speed (NFS) racing series.