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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

09 Jun
New Release
Baseball 2000 Home Run Challenge Charity Announced

Microsoft announced Al Leiter of the New York Mets has accepted its Baseball 2000 Home Run Challenge for charity.

09 Jun
New Release
Alienware Technology announces First Contact

Alienware Corp. forms Alienware Technology, Inc. A division that will be responsible for software specifically catered to the gaming segment.

09 Jun
New Release
Ancient Conquest Shipped

Re:Action Entertainment announced it's much anticipated real-time-strategy game, Ancient Conquest is now shipping, and will be available at retail this week.

09 Jun
New Release
CPL to Host LAN Event for Descent 3 $50,000 Championship

The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) announced it has partnered with Interplay and Cases Ladder to host the entire LAN portion of their upcoming 1999 Descent 3 $50,000 Championship Tournament.

09 Jun
New Release
Microsoft to License Creative Technology’s EAX

Microsoft today announced a licensing agreement with Creative Technology for a number of recording-studio-quality audio effects found in Creative's Environmental Audio Extensions (EAX), an application programming interface (API) used to add environmental sound effects to 3-D games.

09 Jun
New Release
TEAC ships the first 8×24 CD-Recordable Drive

TEAC today announces it is shipping the company's new 8X24 CD-Recordable Drive (CD-R).

09 Jun
New Release
GameSpy’s BeatDown LAN Party Announced

One of the fastest growing trends in computer gaming is the so-called LAN Party. Gamers will haul their computers to the ends of the Earth to plug into a local LAN with other enthusiasts where they can game face to face.

09 Jun
New Release Windows 95/98
Winamp 2.23 Released

Winamp 2.23 is now moving into players' hands. Nullsoft has released Winamp 2.23. Nullsoft Winamp is a fast, flexible, high-fidelity music player for Windows 95/98/NT.

08 Jun
New Release
Might and Magic VII For Blood and Honor Shipped

The 3DO Company announced it is now shipping Might and Magic VII For Blood and Honor, the next and best installment yet in the worldwide best-selling role-playing series for PC developed by New World Computing.