Friday April 30th, 1999

  • A benchmark of CPU usage on the pre-release vortex 2 Windows 9x 4.06.2030.22 reference drivers using Audio WinBench 99 is now online

  • 5 new screenshots of Homeworld at Planet RIVA. News from Voodoo Extreme

  • Mortyr 2093 - 1944 will also support Aureal A3D and DirectSound3D. News from Voodoo Extreme

  • 3 new screenshots of Heavy Gear II at Voodoo Extreme

  • A log of a chat with the development team of FreeSpace 2 at Freespace2.org. News from AGN3D

  • An interview with Glen Dahlgren about The Wheel Of Time at The Hive. News from 3DNews.Net

  • A first glimpse at MechWarrior 3 at sharky extreme

  • A first glimpse at Rally Masters at sharky extreme

  • A review of Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance at sharky extreme

  • Part 1 of a preview of Unreal Tournament at x86-CPUs. News from HPC Hardware Guide

  • A review of the Xitel Storm Platinum and Xitel Force Feedback Headphones at PC FAN

  • A review of Rainbow Six Mission Pack: Eagle Watch at PC FAN

  • A gallery of screenshots of Outcast at GameSpot UK

  • A review of Redline at Gamezilla!

  • A review of Redline Racer at GameFan Online

  • A review of the Wild Metal Country at Game Over Online Magazine

  • A review of Everquest at 3DGaming.Net

  • Another review of Redline at Games Domain

  • A review of the SiN Mission Pack: Wages of SiN at Games Domain

  • A review of Requiem: Avening Angel at Computer Games Online

  • The pre-release vortex 2 windows 9x 4.06.2030.22 reference drivers are now mirrored

  • New Aureal A3D 2.08 drivers (300KB) are available at Aureal Semiconductor. The pre-release vortex 2 windows 9x 4.06.2030.22 reference drivers already include them. News from Anson

  • New pre-release Vortex 2 windows 9x 4.06.2030.22 reference drivers (8MB) are available at Aureal Semiconductor. News from Anson, Ben and Skip. Change are:
    -Support for 76 sounds of Aureal A3D 1.x and DirectSound3D for 2 speakers and headphones
    -No bass problem in Quad mode on certain speakers has been fixed
    -Screeching after using programs with Aureal A3D awhile has been fixed
    -Crackling in some MIDI playback has been fixed
    -Reduced CPU usage for Aureal A3D 2.0, DirectSound and DirectSound3D
    -Equaliser can be used on any input
    -New Info tab in the Aureal control panel with information about the hardware and drivers

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Tuesday April 27th, 1999

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Friday April 23rd, 1999

Thursday April 22nd, 1999

Wednesday April 21st, 1999

  • Roy Taylor from 3D Sales Limited (European distributor for Aureal) mentioned on the MessageBoard that the vortex 2 Windows 9x 4.06.2030 reference drivers will be released by Mid June at the latest

  • A review of StarSiege Tribes at The Hive

  • A review of Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance at The Hive

  • A short interview with Gabe Newell about Half-Life at The Hive. News from Voodoo Extreme

  • A review of Redline at Computers R us. News from AGN3D

  • A review of Jack Nicklaus 6: Golden Bear Challenge at AGN3D

  • New screenshots of Expendable at Screenshots.net. News from 3DNews.Net

  • An interview with Harvey Smith about Deus Ex at GameGirlz. News from 3DNews.Net

  • 6 new screenshots of Legend Of The Blademasters at GA-Source

  • 3 new screenshots of Homeworld at GA-Source

  • A review of the Altec Lansing ADA 70 Digital PowerCube USB Speakers System at FPS3D.COM. News from HPC Hardware Guide

  • A review of Civilization: Call to Power at PC.IGN.COM

  • A review of Tomb Raider 3: Adventures of Lara Croft at PC FAN

  • A first look at Amen: The Awakening at GamePro.com

  • A first look at Boss Rally at GamePro.com

  • An article about Cavedog Entertainment at GamePro.com

  • A review of Boss Rally at Game Over Online Magazine

  • A preview of Slave Zero at GameFan Online

  • A review of Machines at Electric Games

  • A review of StarSiege at Beyond 3D

  • A review of Recoil at GameSpot

  • A review of Requiem: Avening Angel at Gamecenter

  • A preview of Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor at The Adrenaline Vault

  • Monolith have released the source code and tools for Blood II: The Chosen. News from 3DFILES.COM

  • A 1.002 patch (550KB) for StarSiege at 3DFILES.COM

  • Aureal Semiconductor announced the record date for its previously announced $20 million subscription rights offering as April 22, 1999. Stockholders will receive, at no cost, a right to buy one share of common stock at a price of $0.60 for approximately every two shares of common stock that they own on April 22, 1999. In addition, stockholders may oversubscribe for, or offer to purchase, additional shares. The press release announced the record date for its previously announced $20 million subscription rights offering as April 22, 1999. Stockholders will receive, at no cost, a right to buy one share of common stock at a price of $0.60 for approximately every two shares of common stock that they own on April 22, 1999. In addition, stockholders may oversubscribe for, or offer to purchase, additional shares. The press release here

  • A review of the Team Fortress Classic add-on for Half-Life at The Line Up. News from Jeromie

 

 

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