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/ Adam Richardson

Driver Announced

March 4, 1999: Placing gamers behind the wheel of the most sought-after getaway car on July 8 is GT Interactive Software's new game, Driver for the PC.

Driver Announced hits the March 1999 news desk on March 4, 1999. Placing gamers behind the wheel of the most sought-after getaway car on July 8 is GT Interactive Software's new game, Driver for the PC.

Developed by GT Interactive's newly acquired Reflections studio, creators of the multi million-selling Destruction Derby series, Driver delivers the adrenaline-pumping action of a Hollywood-style car chase as it takes players on a careening thrill-ride through the streets of four major U.S. cities. Through the use of extensive pre-production filming in each city, Driver boasts a level of realism through which players can clearly pick out landmarks such as the Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge and South Beach. That is the PC hardware treadmill in full sprint: faster chips, cheaper boards, louder claims, and gamers trying to figure out what is worth the money.