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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

13 Jun
New Release
bleem! v1.1 Released

The latest version of bleem! has been released. bleem! is a Sony PlayStation Emulator that allows you to play hundreds of PlayStation games on your PC.

11 Jun
New Release
Heavy Gear II Goes Gold

Prepare yourselves for the most intense, lightning-fast combat action now that Activision's Heavy Gear II has gone gold.

11 Jun
New Release
Eidos Founder Stephen Streater Resigns

As reported by Reuters. Eidos Chief Executive Charles Cornwall thanked Streater for his contribution to the company.

10 Jun
New Release
Star Wars: Episode I Demos Released

LucasArts is announced the release of the demos for Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode I Racer. This version of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.

10 Jun
New Release Nintendo Switch
Black Isle Ships Baldur’s Gate DVD

Black Isle Studios, the role-playing game (RPG) division of Interplay Entertainment announced the release of the digital video disk (DVD) version of their award-winning hit, Baldur's Gate.

10 Jun
New Release
SimCity 3000 Architect Tool Announced

Maxis announced the long-awaited SimCity Building Architect Tool (BAT) will be released on June 16 and will be available exclusively from the official SimCity Web site.

10 Jun
New Release
Links LS U.S. Open at Pinehurst Released

Links LS U.S. Open at Pinehurst is now moving into players' hands. Microsoft today announced the availability of the U.S.

10 Jun
New Release Windows 95/98
Microsoft announces availability of Windows 98 Second Edition

Microsoft today announced the immediate availability of Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition. Starting today, Windows 98 Second Edition will be broadly available in retail outlets.

10 Jun
New Release
Microsoft DirectX 7.0 Technology at Meltdown 99

More than 500 industry experts from around the globe flocked to the Meltdown 99 conference at the Sheraton Hotel in Seattle, June 7-9, to learn about the advanced development tools in DirectX 7.0.