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/ Adam Richardson

EA secured rights to Formula One

EA secured rights to Formula One lands in February 1999 as PC hardware makers keep pushing faster chips, cards, drivers, and gaming peripherals.

EA secured rights to Formula One is another February 1999 item worth filing away, because the small notices often tell you where the industry is heading next.

The names attached here include Electronic Arts, Financial, FIA Formula One Drivers', Constructors' World Championships, and With 16. The platform angle centers on PC. The hook is LAN. The hard numbers include With 16.

The hardware race is getting mean now. Every new board, driver, chip, and oddball peripheral is trying to be the thing that makes your rig feel less old by next week.