PC & COMPUTER
Windows 95/98
Microsoft · 1995–2001
The Win9x era: DirectX's first decade, big boxes, and the install wizard.
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News
NewsSimCity 3000 Passes One Million Copies ShippedElectronic Arts has shipped over one million copies of Maxis' SimCity 3000 worldwide, with a Mac version arriving this summer at $49.95.→NewsTotal Annihilation: Kingdoms Goes Gold, in Stores June 25Cavedog says Total Annihilation: Kingdoms has gone gold and should hit store shelves by June 25, with four European language versions launching alongside it.→NewsFemale Frag Fest ’99 Site Goes Live, Registration Opens June 15The Female Frag Fest '99 site is live ahead of June 15 registration: the first in a series of female-only Quake 2 tournaments from Lilith & Eve and The All Games Network.→NewsSWAT 3 Producer Interview and Exclusive Screenshots at FGNFuture Games Network interviews SWAT 3 producer Rod Fung and posts exclusive screenshots of Sierra's tactical squad game that skipped the E3 press kit.→NewsPsygnosis Names Drakan.Net the Official Drakan Fan SitePsygnosis has named Drakan.Net the official fan site for Drakan: Order of the Flame, its action-adventure mixing ground combat with dragon-riding aerial battles.→NewsYes records a song for HomeworldProg legends Yes have recorded a single inspired by Relic's upcoming RTS Homeworld. It debuts on tour this summer, on the new album, and on the game's soundtrack.→NewsMan of War II Sails Into North American StoresStrategy First's Age of Sail sequel Man of War II has shipped to North American retail through GT Interactive, with 150-ship battles fought from the deck.→NewsHarley-Davidson’s Race Across America Coming to PC This YearWizardWorks and Harley-Davidson are making a PC racing game where riders cross the country to the Sturgis rally, due out later this year.→NewsHomeworld Ships Worldwide September 1Sierra and Relic have set September 1, 1999 as the worldwide ship date for Homeworld, the 3D space RTS and Relic Entertainment's debut game.→NewsDescent 3 Hits Duplication, May Reach Stores Before June 15Interplay says Descent 3 is in duplication and may reach store shelves ahead of its announced June 15 release date for Windows PCs.→NewsInterplay Will Distribute Three Monolith RPGs on PC This FallInterplay will distribute three Monolith RPGs in North America this fall: Septerra Core, Rage of Mages II: Necromancer, and Odium, all on PC.→NewsSouth Park Rally in Development at Tantalus for PC and ConsolesTantalus Interactive is developing South Park Rally, the second South Park game, for PC, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Dreamcast.→NewsPGA Championship Golf 1999 Edition ShippedIts highly anticipated PGA Championship Golf, 1999 Edition, will hit store shelves in U.S. and Canadian markets by June 1, just in time for Father's Day.→NewsWinamp 2.22 ReleasedWinamp 2.22 is out now. Nullsoft has released Winamp 2.22. Nullsoft Winamp is a fast, flexible, high-fidelity music player for Windows 95/98/NT.→NewsNethergate AnnouncedSpiderweb Software has announed Nethergate, a new fantasy Role-Playing Game for Windows 95/98 and Macintosh.→NewsCivilization: Call to Power v1.1 Update ReleasedActivision has released the Civilization: Call to Power v1.1 patch which had several new features.→ReviewMidtown MadnessAngel Studios' free-roaming racer nails a living, traffic-filled Chicago and challenging AI; only the slightly grounded physics hold it back.→NewsFox Sports Interactive and Activision Distribution PartnershipThey have entered into an exclusive distribution partnership in key international territories including Europe, Asia Pacific, India, the Middle East and South Africa.→NewsCROC 2 for the PC AnnouncedFox Interactive's most successful original franchise, CROC, leaps to the next level with CROC 2 now set for release on the PC and GameBoy Color in addition to the announced...→NewsFinal Fantasy VIII for the PC AnnouncedFinal Fantasy VIII is currently in development for the PC. The title, which will be published by Square Electronic Arts in North America, is scheduled to ship in Winter 1999.→NewsAlienware PC to use PGC TechnologySystem builder Alienware PC will be the first company to license its Parallel Graphics Configuration (PGC) technology.→NewsMicrosoft Windows 98 Second Edition goes GoldDevelopment of the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system Second Edition is complete and the product has been released to manufacturing.→NewsBaldur’s Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast ShippedBlack 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...→NewsWinamp 2.20 ReleasedWinamp 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.→