Est. 1998
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Release dates, announcements, and anything else worth noting. No PR fluff, no embargoed opinions. If it matters to people who actually play the games, it's here.

July 1998

16 Jul
Hardware
3Dfx Ad Campign

3Dfx Interactive announced partnerships with several world-class agencies to develop and execute its innovative, global branding campaign.

16 Jul
New Release
Creative News Release

Creative announced yesterday that the company is broadening support for Environmental Audio Extensions.

16 Jul
New Release
QBS 2 v1.03 Released

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: QBS 2 v1.03 Released. QBS 2 v1.03 is now available. As everyone already knows, QBS2 is a news/plan tracker.

16 Jul
New Release
Urban Assault goes Gold

Microsoft announced that Urban Assault, an innovative combination of real time strategy and first person action, has gone gold.

16 Jul
New Release
Zone adds Mind Aerobics

Microsoft announced that Mind Aerobics, created by the designer of Tetris, is available now on the Zone.

16 Jul
Industry
3000AD Signs Publishing Deal

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: 3000AD Signs Publishing Deal.

16 Jul
New Release
New Daikatana Song

Daikatana.com has updated its downloads section, which now features it's third piece of Daikatana music, courtesy of Will Loconto.

16 Jul
New Release
Activision News

Activision's Heavy Gear 2 site posted the screenshot of the river battle on the screenshots section.

16 Jul
New Release
Katherine Anna Kang at id Software

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Katherine Anna Kang at id Software. Katherine Anna Kang at id Software is on the July 1998 PC gaming radar.