Press Releases

May 16, 1996

What if the enemy were no longer out there in space, but right here on Earth, building massive fortifications in our oceans?

May 16, 1996

Amid the excitement of the Electronic Entertainment Expo today, the science of geology exploded into rock-solid fun with the introduction of Microsoft’s latest software gem for kids, Scholastic’s The Magic School Bus(r) Explores Inside the Earth.

May 16, 1996

At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Microsoft unveiled 11 new game titles for PCs running the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system.

May 16, 1996

At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) here, Microsoft Corp. today announced the availability in retail outlets of more than 100 titles developed for the Microsoft(r) Windows(r) 95 operating system by third-party developers.

May 16, 1996

As part of its latest high-end 3-D modeling, animation and rendering software, Softimage Inc. is introducing a more powerful version of mental ray, its distributed, fully programmable rendering environment for Softimage(r) 3D.

May 16, 1996

NBA Full Court Press combines the thrill of competition with realistic sights, sounds and actions, plus a new level in ease of use for heart-pumping action.

May 16, 1996

At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) today, Softimage Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corp., announced new products and programs that will make it easier for game and interactive content developers to produce the industry’s highest-quality 3-D graphics animations and imagery.

May 16, 1996

You might not want to admit it, but right now you’re behind the wheel of BigFoot(r), the king of monster truck racing. You slam into Snake Bite(r), and the shocking roar of the collision fills your ears as your truck careers against a barrier, sending glass and mud flying all around you.

May 16, 1996

This new release, which raises the benchmark for high-end 3-D graphics capabilities, includes significant enhancements to its already powerful modeling, animation and rendering capabilities; important new interactive game development features; and a new environment for creating plug-in applications.

May 14, 1996

Microsoft Corp. today announced a pact with Metrowerks Inc. in which Metrowerks will integrate Microsoft(r) ActiveX(tm) technologies with Java in its industry-leading CodeWarrior line of application development products for the Apple(r) Macintosh(r) operating system.