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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

05 May
New Release Windows 95/98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition goes Gold

Development of the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system Second Edition is complete and the product has been released to manufacturing.

05 May
New Release
Jane’s Fleet Command Shipped

Electronic Arts announced it has shipped Jane's Fleet Command(TM), featuring 16 of the world's most advanced navies engaged in a fully immersive real-time strategy game.

05 May
New Release
HEATCIGL Spring Slaughter Championship

256 top gamers from 128 college teams entered the online ring a month ago and now only 4 teams are still alive in the Spring Slaughter, the 2nd HEATCIGL Championship.

04 May
New Release Windows 95/98
Baldur’s Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast Shipped

Black Isle Studios, the role-playing game division of Interplay Entertainment, announced today the release of Tales of the Sword Coast (TOTSC), the adventure add-on to the...

04 May
New Release
Sierra Studios Announces E3 Lineup

Sierra Studios, a member of the Sierra On-Line family, announced a varied lineup of titles to be showcased at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles in the South...

04 May
New Release
Interplay Announces E3 Lineup

Interplay Entertainment, a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, announced its line up for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), being held...

04 May
New Release
VR-1 Announces E3 Lineup

Continuing its leading position as a cutting-edge developer of online games and technologies, VR-1 will demonstrate its exciting 1999 line-up at the Electronic Entertainment...

04 May
New Release Mac
TRIBES 2 to debut at E3

Dynamix, a Sierra Company, announced the debut of TRIBES 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1998 Online Game of the Year Starsiege TRIBES, at this year's Electronic...

04 May
New Release Windows 95/98
Winamp 2.20 Released

Winamp 2.20 is out now. Nullsoft has released Winamp 2.20. Winamp is a fast, flexible, high-fidelity music player for Windows 95/98/NT.