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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.

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19 May
New Release
Digital Visual Interface Board Demonstrated

Enabling the rapid proliferation of flat panel displays for the desktop, the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG) announced the industry's first DVI 1.0 compliant board based...

19 May
New Release
Kali 1.68 Released

Kali 1.68 is out now. Kali.net has released Kali 1.68 with some new features.

19 May
New Release
Diablo II supports Glide 3 and OpenGL

At the Electronic Entertainment Expo starting last week, Blizzard Entertainment previewed Diablo II, the sequel to its top selling role-playing game of 1997, featuring 3D...

18 May
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DirectPlay 6.1a Released

They have released DirectX 6.1a, which is designed to optimize specific multiplayer communication protocols used by DirectPlay and accommodate certain anti-piracy schemes that...

18 May
New Release Linux Mac
Linux Versions of three games Announced

Loki Entertainment Software, the first company to bring best-selling PC and Macintosh games to the Linux environment, announced contracts to port three more titles this year.

18 May
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Sid Meier’s Civilization III Announced

At a press conference conducted at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), two of the entertainment software industry's biggest players, powerhouse publisher Hasbro Interactive...

18 May
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Blizzard Novels, Action Figures, and AD&D Suppliments Announced

At the Electronic Entertainment Expo last week, Blizzard Entertainment announced a series of strategic licensing partnerships for its three number-one selling game properties,...

17 May
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DiamondMax 6800 27.2GB Hard Drive Announced

Maxtor Corporation announced the DiamondMax 6800 hard disk drive, the newest addition to its award-winning DiamondMax product line.

16 May
New Release Browser
Rogue Spear Beta Test Announced

Red Storm Entertainment has announced the sign up for the Rogue Spear Beta Test. The Rogue Spear Beta Test is scheduled to begin on 6/17/99.