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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

08 Jul
Deals
UltraCorps Contest

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: UltraCorps Contest. Microsoft announced plans to kick off a special on-line contest this Friday, July 10, 1998.

08 Jul
New Release
BC3K v1.08A Patch Released

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: BC3K v1.08A Patch Released. Derek Smart let me know that BC3K v1.08A patch was released.

08 Jul
New Release
Release Sin Demo at CPL

The Cyberathlete Organization announced that Ritual Entertainment and Activision will also release a playable demo of Sin, their new 3D action game, at the upcoming...

08 Jul
New Release
Total Annihilation: Battle Tactics Announced

Cavedog Entertainment announced that they are going to release the second expansion for their 3-D real-time strategy game, Total Annihilation on July 20th.

08 Jul
New Release
New Daikatana Music

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: New Daikatana Music. Daikatana.com posted the second piece of Daikatana music in their downloads section.

07 Jul
New Release
Rainbow Six Screenshots

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Rainbow Six Screenshots. Rainbow Six HQ got some screenshots from Lucas, one of the members of the R6 team.

07 Jul
New Release
Global Internet Golf Invitational

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Global Internet Golf Invitational. GameStorm invites armchair golfers to take part in the Global Internet Golf Invitational.

07 Jul
New Release
Behind Valve Software’s Closed Doors

VX Half-Life posted Behind Valve Software's Closed Doors, which is an article that explains what goes on inside Valve Software from the worker's point of view.

07 Jul
New Release
Flat Cat Division Announced

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Flat Cat Division Announced. Interplay Productions announced its newly formed strategy division, Flat Cat.