May 1999 Newsbriefs

Friday, May 28, 1999

• Microconversions' Fate Sealed, iWonder Debut
• Game Music Hits the Grammys
• Preview of Heavy Metal FAKK2
• Voodoo II Banshee gets RAVE
• GameSpot Reviews the G3/400Mhz - and Likes It!
• Descent OpenGL Updated Again
• MacMAME Hits Lucky Thirteen
• Interactive Mac Deal on Falcon 4.0

Thursday, May 27, 1999

• Caesar III Goes Gold!
• MicroConversions Goes Out of Business!
• Tribes 2 Preview, More Game News
• 'Core' Website Debuts
• Interactive Graphics Toy Released
• 'Thrones' RTS Game Released
• Software Updates at IMG
• More ATI Drivers Experiences

Wednesday, May 26, 1999

• Gungan Frontier Released!
• Myth II 1.3 in the Works
• Baldur's Gate, Descent 3 Officially Coming to Mac!
• Myth World Cup 99 Begin
• Falcon 4.0 Hits the Streets, Gets Updated
• Westlake Has Two More On the Way
• Ambrosia Times Reveals Screenshots, Sneak Peeks
• Redneck Gets Out of the Barn
• Austin Powers Gets Trivial on the Mac

Tuesday, May 25, 1999

• Network Your Home Without Cables?
• Railroad Tycoon II Update Coming Down the Line
• Oni E3 Wrap-Up from the Inside Out
• Oni T-Shirts Go On Sale
• Diablo II Preview at OGR
• 'Darwin' Evolves in Monkey Shines 2
• IMG Shareware Updates Redux
• Beat the PC Hordes in Microwar

Monday, May 24, 1999

• Unreal 224 Mac Status Update
• More Westlake Wisdom
• Marathon Reborn in Half-Life?
• New Parsec Screenshots, OpenGL Support
• Myth III? Zartman Says Nay
• IMG Shareware Spotlight

Friday, May 21, 1999

• Bungie Polls Gamers
• Dragon's Lair 3D Official Press, Hunt for Programers
• Mac OpenGL Opportunities
• Deer Avenger Ships for Mac
• Hotrod Ultimate Arcade Joystick Coming to Mac?
• Craig Mullins Takes On Konoko at Bungie.Org
• Descent OpenGL updated, More Updates for Gamers

Thursday, May 20, 1999

• Bugdom Goes Final!
• Sim City 3000 Available for Pre-Order
• Oni FAQ Released at Onicore
• Blizzard's Diablo II to Support Open GL, 3D Hardware
• Blizzard to License Novels, Game Guides
• Q3Finder Updated to 1.01
• Sid Meier Returns to Civilization
• ChessWorks Online Chess Game Updated
• ATI Guide to Extension Onslaught
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Wednesday, May 19th, 1999

• Star Wars Episode One: Racer First Impressions
• Uber Reborn as OpenPlay
• Myth II Coming to Linux
• CarMACgeddon moves to Mac Carpocalypse
• GlideHack Updated
• Mac Mechwarrior III Petition
• Humongous Entertainment Introduces Junior Sports Network
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Tuesday, May 18th, 1999

• Caesar III Demo Released!
• E3 coverage at IMG
• IMG Breaks Hits Record!
• Descent OpenGL Released
• Bleem! Released for PC
• IMG First Impressions of Bleem!
• Bungie Has Action Sack in the Works
• IMG Shareware Spotlight
• Mac-O-Rama Has Yet Another Sale!

Monday, May 17th, 1999

• Final Day E3 coverage and Wrap-Up
• Caesar III Demo Released!
• Hornet: Korea OpenGL Screenshots
• Onicore Updated with Oni E3 Info
• Carmack Playtests on a Mac G3!
• Mac 64k Demo Contest Winner Announced
• Bugdom Mailing List Available
• Myth World Cup II Announced
• IMG Software and Game Updates

Thursday-Saturday, May 13-16th, 1999

• IMG E3 Coverage Day Two
• IMG E3 Coverage from the Show Floor
• Next Nintendo Console to use PPC Chips
• Dualism.Org Releases New Duality Screenshots
• Graphic Simulations Announces OpenGL Support

Wednesday, May 12, 1999

• Hands-on with Q3Test 1.0.5 'Phase III'
• Hackers bring Starcraft: Broodwars to the Mac
• Logitech Releases Gaming Mouse
• Beta Testers Needed for 'Joy of Hex'
• Myth II Map Might Freeze Your Dwarf Off
• iNES 1.01 Released
• Burning Monkey Solitaire II Desktop Pictures
• Suncom Unveils E3 Lineup
• IMG Travels to E3

Tuesday, May 11, 1999

• Ferazel's Wand Summons New Screenshots
• OpenGL 1.0 Released
• Quake 3 1.05 Released
• Carmack Ruminates on Q3Test Future
• MacSoft Stomps on Civ 2 Gold Bugs
• Onicore Oni Web Site Announced
• Daydream Announces E3 Lineup
• Mac-O-Rama Cashes In on the Star Wars Craze
• Pop Top Interview at MacNN

Monday, May 10, 1999

• Quake 3 1.05 Released
• Mac OS 8.6 and Gaming
• Notes from the WWDC Keynote Speech
• Battlefront.com Preps Combat Mission
• New Quake 3 Test Tonight (Maybe)
• America's Greatest Arcade Hits Ships
• Updates on Redneck Rampage and Settlers III
• New Myth I/II Site at Bungie.Org
• Fantasoft's Monkey Shines Adds New Worlds
• 'The Mill' Grinds Away at Bungie.Org
• IMG Shareware Updates
• IMG Shareware Spotlight
• Thresh Plays on the G3, Grudgingly

Friday, May 7, 1999

• Four Classic Flight Sims, One Low Price
• Brad Oliver on MacMAME Future
• Railroad Tycoon II Makers Commit to Mac
• Oni E3 Trailer Available!
• Descent 1 and 2 3dfx Updated Again
• FA-18 Korea Web Tool Creates Custom Missions
• MesaQuake Library Updated to b11
• Bleem! Still On Track, Sans Promises
• Middle Earth Petition at Mac Junkie
• Oni's Road to E3

Thursday, May 6, 1999

• Battlefront.Com Storms the Web
• IMG Expands Macworld Game Coverage
• Logicware Update on Mac Quake II Status
• IMG's E3 Page Debuts
• Simon and Schuster Launches E3 Lineup
• Q3Test Server for Mac OS X Debuts
• MesaQuake Updated to b10
• USB Overdrive Updated
• Brad Oliver Joins Westlake Interactive
• MacMAME Updated to .35 b12

Wednesday, May 5, 1999

• Dynamix to show Tribes 2 at E3, Mac Version Confirmed
• MicroConversions Game Wizard Price Drop
• Tomb Raider II Gold coming to Mac
• Railroad Tycoon II Demo Now Available!
• Oni Preview Gives Credit to the Mac(s)
• Links LS Update Now Out of the Rough

Tuesday, May 4, 1999

• New Star Wars Game for Mac!
• Quakeintosh Gets Fragged by Their Own Server
• Mac Railroad Tycoon II Demo Leaves Station
• Douglas Adams Pulls for the Mac Down Under
• Shareware Updates at IMG
• Bleem! Release Due Very Soon
• Unreal Mission Pack Previewed

Monday, May 3, 1999

• Mac 64k Demos Contest Begins
• Westlake Update on Unreal 224 Patch
• Bungie Bundles Myths Together for One Low Price
• Petition to Bring 3DO Games to the Mac
• IMG Shareware Spotlight
• Marathon Infinity Goes Back in Time with New Technology
• Mac Q3Test Playable on iMacs Too
• ChessWorks Updated
• NetTron 2.0 Available