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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

24 Aug
New Release
Rainbow Six Sound Files

Red Storm Entertainment has posted a file you can download to get the missing sound files.

24 Aug
New Release
Wheel of Time Development Update

The official Wheel of Time website has been updated with a development update. They dicuss development progress in Level Design, Programming and Art in Wheel of Time.

23 Aug
New Release
Half-Life Video

Sleepnever Central has posted a new Half-Life video from the PC Accelerator mag cd. It's over 13 megs, showing the tentacle attacking a scientist.

23 Aug
New Release
Rainbow Six On Internet Gaming Zone

Big Al from 3D-Unlimited for letting me know that the Internet Gaming Zone now has Multiplayer support for Rainbow Six.

23 Aug
New Release
Barrage Screenshots in Direct3D

Sharky Extreme has posted some screenshots from an early D3D version of Barrage which is being developed by Mango Grits.

23 Aug
Hardware
Intel740 Spicy Driver

Patch and driver season never ends on the PC, and Intel740 Spicy Driver is the newest one to chase down. 740 has posted an unsupported demo driver for the Intel740 based video card.

22 Aug
New Release
Blood II Screenshots

Sharky Extreme has posted some new screenshots from Blood II: The Chosen which is being developed by Monolith.

22 Aug
New Release
Shogo Screenshots

Voodoo Extreme has got their hands on a new screenshot from Shogo: Mobile Armor Division which is being developed by Monolith.

22 Aug
New Release
Strategy Plus buys Online Gaming Review

Strategy Plus Inc, the owner of Computer Games Online and Computer Games Strategy Plus magazine, is pleased to announce it has purchased the online gaming site, OGR, from Air.