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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

10 Aug
New Release
Learn to Program BASIC Shipped

Interplay Productions has announced now the release of the exciting new program Interplay's Learn to Program BASIC.

10 Aug
New Release
Heavy Gear II News

Activision's Heavy Gear II website discusses Heavy Gear II At Gen Con. For those who missed GenCon, they posted a couple of photos of the Heavy Gear II booth.

10 Aug
New Release
Wheel of Time Development Update

The official Wheel of Time website has posted its Development Update for this week.

09 Aug
New Release
Monte Martinez Interview

Ion Troopers has posted an interview with Deus Ex level designer Monte 'Grayson' Martinez. In the interview, they discuss his job at Ion Storm and his level designing for Deus Ex.

09 Aug
New Release
Trespasser Screenshots

More screenshots are making the rounds for Trespasser. Trespasser Central has posted a full week of screenshots from the game, Trespasser..

09 Aug
New Release
Levelord Interview

GameGirlz interviewed Ritual's Levelord about love, life, levels and the Russian mafia.

09 Aug
New Release
Mike ‘Chaos’ Werckle leaves Ritual

Our good friends over at SiN Post send word that Ritual's Mark Dochtermann updated his .plan with the following: Mike Werckle has headed back up north.

09 Aug
New Release
Gruntz Website Opened

Monolith has opened up the Gruntz teaser website. A full-featured website is coming very soon, but for now you can enjoy the Screenshots & Game Art.

08 Aug
New Release
Max Payne Interview

Next-Generation did an interview with Petri Jarvilehto, Max Payne project leader. He is also the game's story writer and designer..