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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

13 Oct
New Release
Paul Schuytema leaves 3D Realms

George Broussard from 3D Realms has updated his .plan letting everyone know that Paul Schuytema is no longer with them at 3D Realms working on the Prey project.

12 Oct
New Release
(NBK) NetRadio Show #4

Raunch, Pointless, FUN, and most of all, did I say Pointless? That is the kind of behind-the-scenes movement that can turn into next year's shelf space, or vanish before anyone gets a box in their hands.

12 Oct
Hardware
Voodoo2 SLI Performance

The new drivers, combined with the unique 3Dfx SLI configuration of Voodoo2, offer 40 percent faster performance than the closest competitive product and are specifically optimized for the multi-texturing capabilities and other new features of DirectX 6.

12 Oct
New Release
Electronic Arts Korea Formed

Electronics Arts the world's largest interactive entertainment software company, today announced it has formed a new subsidiary, Electronic Arts Korea Ltd., to manufacture, market and distribute its games directly in Korea.

12 Oct
Hardware
Marble Mouse Announced

Logitech today announced the Marble Mouse, an innovative pointing device that combines the best features of both mice and a trackballs.

12 Oct
New Release
EGN2 Released

EGN2, which is being developed by by Brainscan Interactive has officially been released.

12 Oct
New Release
All Heretics Day Announced

Gamers prepare to renew their faith on All Heretics Day, Thursday, October 22, as Activision and Raven Software launch the highly anticipated Heretic II demo.

12 Oct
New Release
Heretic II Movie Clip

Activision put out the latest Heretic II movie clip. You can get this new Heretic II clip in AVI format or view it in Real Player format, optimized for both High and Low bandwidths.

12 Oct
Hardware
Voodoo2 SLI Drivers

3Dfx Interactive put out the new drivers for Voodoo2 in SLI. These new drivers were announced earlier and are supposed to have increased DirectX performance.