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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.

August 1998

18 Aug
New Release
Soldier of Fortune Interview

Fresh 3d posted an interview with Eric Biessman, lead designer on Raven Software's Soldier of Fortune.

18 Aug
New Release
Akolyte Developer Diary

Revenant has posted the Developer Diary for this week, which that talks about how they do character design and modeling.

18 Aug
New Release
Daikatana Screenshot

More screenshots are making the rounds for Daikatana. Daikatana.com has posted another screenshot. Matt "DaBug" Hooper Hooper guides you through the newest screenshot from his Medieval Norway episode.

17 Aug
New Release
Legal Crime 1.1.7 Beta Released

This one is moving from rumor and preview talk into something players can actually get their hands on. Byte Enchanters have has released Legal Crime 1.1.7 beta.

17 Aug
Hardware
Sound Blaster Live! Drivers

Patch and driver season never ends on the PC, and Sound Blaster Live! Drivers is the newest one to chase down. Creative has has released new drivers for Sound Blaster Live!.

17 Aug
New Release Mac
Red Orb DVDs

Red Orb Entertainment, a division of Broderbund Software now has announced the release of ``Riven: the Sequel to Myst'' on DVD-ROM for the PC and Macintosh G3 platforms.

17 Aug
Industry Arcade Game Boy Nintendo 64
Activision Acquires Rights to Space Invaders

Activision has announced now that it has acquired the rights to develop and produce interactive games based on Taito Corporation's best-selling classic arcade hit Space Invaders.

17 Aug
New Release
Battlefield Communicator Beta Released

This one is moving from rumor and preview talk into something players can actually get their hands on. ShadowFactor Software has has released the Battlefield Communicator Public Beta.

17 Aug
Hardware
Monsoon MM-1000 Speakers Announced

The Sonigistix Corporation has announced now that they are producing a new type of speaker that improves the audio quality of multimedia personal computers.