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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

25 Jul
New Release
EverQuest Screenshots

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: EverQuest Screenshots. the official EverQuest website posted new screenshots of EverQuest.

25 Jul
Industry
Interplay to Publish BATTLECRUISER 3000AD v2.0

BATTLECRUISER 3000AD v2.0 will be published as an Interplay Productions affiliated label title in Q4 of 1998.

25 Jul
New Release
Force Commander Trailer Released

The Force Commander Network posted 2 new versions of the Force Commander trailer originally released back at the E3 show.

25 Jul
New Release
Prey Development Update

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: Prey Development Update. Paul Schuytema from 3D Realms who is the project leader for Prey, has made a development update.

25 Jul
New Release
Motocross Madness goes Gold

Microsoft announced that Motocross Madness, the award-winning stunt driving and racing game that captures the daredevil spirit of world-class Supercross racing, has gone gold.

25 Jul
New Release
New GameLaunch Beta

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: New GameLaunch Beta. New GameLaunch Beta was released yesterday, it's version.99.9001.

25 Jul
New Release
SiN Movie No. 4

July 1998 keeps moving, and today the headline is simple: SiN Movie No. 4. GameCenter.com put out yet another SiN AVI. Yes this Sunday dubbed Sinday, the SiN demo is going to be released.

25 Jul
New Release
Diablo II Chat

DiabloII.com posted a log of chat with private chat with Bill Roper, Blizzard Entertainment's senior producer and director of third-party development.

25 Jul
Hardware Windows 95/98
Pure3D and Pure 3D II Drivers

Canopus put out new Pure3D and Pure3D II drivers for Win95 and Win98.The Pure3D is the Windows 95/98 driver version 1.62.02 and the the Pure3D II is the Windows 95/98...