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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

27 Aug
New Release
Messiah Screenshots

messiah.world has got four exclusive screenshots of the upcoming third-person shooter/possessor, Messiah.

27 Aug
New Release
Demoplay 2.1 Released

Demoplay 2.1 has been has released which now has support for Hexen II demo, HexenWorld demo (with auto-mod detection) and also Sin demo.

27 Aug
New Release
EA SPORTS Edge Announced

Electronic Arts, now has announced a free trial of its newly launched online fantasy football coaching analyzer, called The EA SPORTS Edge.

27 Aug
New Release
Creatures 2 Released

The Mindscape division of The Learning Company has has released the sequel to Creatures, a virtual life simulation that has sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide.

27 Aug
Hardware
AMDK6-2 350 mHz processors with 3DNow

AMD now has announced that volume shipments of 350-megahertz AMD-K6-2 processors with 3DNow! technology have begun to OEM partners and AMD-authorized resellers.

27 Aug
New Release
Total Annihilation on the Zone

Microsoft Corp and Cavedog Entertainment now has announced an agreement to provide free multiplayer gaming support (connect-time charges may apply) via the Internet Gaming Zone.

27 Aug
New Release Arcade
Monolith Ships Get Medieval

Monolith Productions have has released Get Medieval, an addictive, fun-filled, arcade-style action PC game loaded with humor.

27 Aug
New Release
Fantasy Sports Pro Shipped

Sierra Sports announces that Fantasy Sports Pro, the ultimate fantasy sports management league system, has shipped to stores nationwide.

27 Aug
New Release
Rainbow Six Patch

Patch and driver season never ends on the PC, and Rainbow Six Patch is the newest one to chase down. Red Storm Entertainment has has released the interim patch for Rainbow Six.