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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

06 Aug
Hardware
Aureal Announces Vortex 2

Aureal Semiconductor Inc now has announced availability of the new Vortex 2 PCI audio processor -- the company's next generation solution for advanced audio features on personal computers.

05 Aug
Hardware
RIVA TNT Fastest 3D Processor

NVIDIA Corporation has announced now that its RIVA TNT (was rated) the highest performing 3D processor in the world, as measured by Computer Gaming World's 3D GameGauge.

05 Aug
New Release
Warcraft II on GameStorm

Kesmai Corporation and ENGAGE games online, two leaders in the massively multiplayer online games industry, now has announced the availability of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness.

05 Aug
New Release
Photos from the CPL Event

Jerry "PoliSh" Wolski let me know that he finally got some time to post the photos he took at the CPL Event that took place in Dallas.

05 Aug
New Release
SiN Interview

SiN Post for letting me know Gamer's Digest did a SiN interview with Charlie Wiederhold. To find out all that was said about SiN (some secrets included), headed over to the SiN Interview here.

05 Aug
Industry
Interplay to Publish BC2K v2.0

Interplay has announced now that it has signed an exclusive deal with 3000 AD, Inc to distribute Battlecruiser 3000AD v2.0 through the company's value products division.

05 Aug
Deals Windows 95/98
PC Gamer Contest

PC Gamer, the world's best selling PC games magazine, is proud to announce the "Fancy Man to the Rescue" Contest.

05 Aug
New Release
Need For Speed 3 Interview

Next Generation Online did an interview with Need For Speed 3 PC producer Mark Madland to get some inside info on this highly promising racer.

05 Aug
New Release
Grand Touring Cars Demo

Reported by Adrenaline Vault that Elite Systems has has released the 3rd version of Grand Touring Cars demo.