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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

26 Aug
New Release
Deus Ex’s J.C. Denton Introduced

Denton Introduced. The Daily Informant over at Ion Storm has posted the first conceptual look at J.C. Denton from Warren Spector’s upcoming RPG, Deus Ex.

26 Aug
New Release
Prax War Screenshot

Jason Zelsnack from Rebel Boat Rocker updated his .plan showing everyone a new Prax War screenshot showing us a dune Buggy in the game.

26 Aug
New Release
Shogo: MAD Screenshot

Voodoo Extreme has posted a new screenshot of Monolith's Shogo: Mobile Armor Division at 1024x768 resolution.

26 Aug
New Release
SimCity 3000 Designers’ Journal 2

GameCenter.com has posted the SimCity 3000 Designers' Journal #2. In the second SimCity designers' journal, lead artist Christian Stratton from Maxis takes a stab at AI. which also has some good screenshots you can take a look at.

26 Aug
New Release
Wing Commander: Secret Ops Released

Origin and Gamecenter have teamed up to deliver the Secret Ops starter kit, featuring the main game executable and the new game's first episode.

25 Aug
New Release
GameStorm Titles Featured on Excite

Kesmai Corporation, the world leader in online multiplayer gaming, now has announced that it has formed a major integrated programming alliance with Excite, Inc for Kesmai's.

25 Aug
New Release
Internet Gaming Zone is #1

Microsoft Corp now has announced that its Internet Gaming Zone became the No. 1 place to play games on the Internet, according to the monthly ratings by Media Metrix, the PC Meter Company.

25 Aug
New Release
Game Developers Conference Announces 1999 Advisory Board

The Game Developers Conference now has announced the 1999 GDC Advisory Board, comprised of 15 leading experts in the game development industry.

25 Aug
New Release
ANIMANIACS Ten Pin Alley Announced

The announcement pile gets another one today with ANIMANIACS Ten Pin Alley Announced. ASC Games has announced now that it has signed a major licensing agreement with Warner Bros.