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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.

October 1998

15 Oct
New Release
Delta Force Released

NovaLogic announced the release of Delta Force, a first/third person action game which lets players sneak up on or with a complete arsenal of weapons at their disposal.

15 Oct
New Release Arcade
Asteroids Ships

Activision is shipping an all-new 3D remake of Asteroids, one of the most legendary arcade games of all time.

15 Oct
New Release
Wicked3D Vengeance (PCI or AGP) for $149

One W3D Voodoo2 board for $149 Two W3D Voodoo2 boards (SLI) for $298 For anyone chasing smoother PC gaming, driver updates and hardware price moves like this are worth tracking.

15 Oct
New Release
Wicked3D Pricing

Metabyte today said that it will offer its Wicked3D featuring Voodoo2 3D accelerator board based on 3Dfx's Voodoo2 chipset for only US$149.00.

15 Oct
New Release Arcade
MS Pinball Arcade gone Gold

Microsoft today said that Pinball Arcade, a collection of seven licensed pinball table games that represent the evolution of pinball in America, has Gone Gold.

15 Oct
New Release
EA Ships Fighter Pilot

Electronic Arts today announced it has shipped Fighter Pilot for the PC.

14 Oct
New Release
Rage of Mages Released

Monolith put out Rage of Mages. It is Monolith's latest offering designed to fulfill your desires for an incredibly addicting and satisfying Role-Playing Game of immense proportions.

14 Oct
New Release
Broussard Interview about Prey

AVault posted a small interview with George Broussard from 3D Realms. They discuss the development of Prey, now that Paul Schuytema has left 3D Realms.

14 Oct
Hardware
Matrox Unified BIOS v3.44 Released

Saw at the Matrox Users Resource Center that Matrox put out a new unified BIOS version 3.44. Changes include, CRTC protection is set and Vertical Interrupts are disabled for all VESA modes with G200 AGP & PCI.