Diamond Multimedia Systems Fights Back
Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc., a leader in interactive multimedia acceleration, recently premiered the company's new 3D gaming Internet site -- Diamond Underground. Designed as the official online source for Diamond's new Monster 3D II and other gaming hardware products, Diamond Underground provides PC gamers with news, recommendations for building the ultimate PC game machine, demos of the most talked-about computer games, links to other gaming sites and more.
“With well over 600,000 Monster 3D accelerators sold to date, Diamond Multimedia is viewed by PC gamers as one of the industry's key leaders for determining the hottest new computer game technologies and standards,” said vice president of corporate marketing for Diamond Multimedia Systems. “Diamond Underground was created as a better way to deliver information and support to gamers in an environment that's more user-friendly and entertaining, whether the gamer is a game-pro or a mainstream computer user.
What's more, Diamond's new site guides gamers in combining high-performance 3D hardware products and software to optimize their PC gaming experience.” Beyond product information, Diamond Underground will provide users with a variety of features designed with the PC gamer in mind, including an updated list of game titles enhanced for 3D graphics and positional 3D audio, and an in-depth gaming FAQ.
Site goers will be alerted to new Diamond product drivers and patches, ready for instant download. Users can sample early demos of the industry's most talked-about PC games before they hit the retail shelves, enter contests to win Diamond products and prizes, or shop the “Diamond Underground Store” for Diamond products, Underground-exclusive apparel and more. Diamond Underground also highlights Diamond's new Monster 3D II game accelerator featuring 3Dfx Interactive's Voodoo2 chipset, which is now shipping for an estimated retail price of $ 249.95 (also announced today). A 12MB version of the Monster 3D II is expected to ship in early April for an estimated retail price of $ 299.95. PC gamers can also check out information on Diamond's upgrade program for original Monster 3D customers who want to upgrade to a Monster 3D II or for users who want to purchase a second Monster 3D II to take advantage of the MEGA Monster(TM) option. Diamond PC gaming system delivers the latest product news, contests, exclusive game previews, interactive demos and a product store. Diamond Multimedia is driving the interactive multimedia market by providing advanced solutions for home, business and professional desktop computer users, enabling them to create, access and experience compelling new media content from their desktops and through the Internet. Diamond accelerates multimedia from the Internet to the hard drive with products that include the Stealth and Viper(R) series of media accelerators, the Monster series of entertainment 3D and sound accelerators, the Fire series of professional 3D and SCSI accelerators, and the Supra(R) series of modems. Diamond also markets DVD and video phone kits. Diamond's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol DIMD.
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