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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

11 Aug
New Release
EverQuest FAQ Update

The official EverQuest website has updated the EverQuest FAQ. New sections added to various chapters, plus the inclusion of chapter 12 entitled "Character Death".

11 Aug
New Release
Shogo Dialog Graphics

Monolith, has posted some graphics of Shogo: Mobile Armor Division characters. They were created by Shogo team member, Steve Lee.

11 Aug
New Release
RTIME Interview

NetGamer has an exclusive interview with the John Allred, CEO of RTIME, the company that has developed the new multiplayer software engine for the fortcoming mega game Turok 2.

11 Aug
New Release
Ares Rising Goes Gold

iMAGINE STUDIOS has announced now that Ares Rising, their highly anticipated space combat simulator, has been completed, and is now available to the public.

11 Aug
New Release
SpecOps OpenGL Final Patch

Patch and driver season never ends on the PC, and SpecOps OpenGL Final Patch is the newest one to chase down. Reported by Cash's Special Warfare that the OpenGL SpecOps Final Patch was has released.

11 Aug
Industry
Topware alliance with Interactive Magic

Ben Tremblay from Gamer's Alliance for letting me know Interactive Magic the award-winning publisher and developer of software megahits like Warbirds and Seven Kingdoms, has.

11 Aug
Hardware
Matrox Millennium G200 SE Announced

Matrox Graphics Inc introduces the new Matrox Millennium G200 SE - a Special Edition of the award-winning Matrox Millennium G200 engineered to support resolutions up to 2048 x.

11 Aug
New Release
Prax War Screenshot

More screenshots are making the rounds for Prax War. BoatRocker.com posted a new Prax War screenshot with some commentary.

11 Aug
New Release
Cleaner Namaksy Interview

On the official Ion Storm website, The Daily Informant interviewed Cleaner Namaksy who is the Lead Level Designer on Tom Hall’s Anachronox team.