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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

27 Oct
New Release
MS Golf 1999 Edition gone Gold

Microsoft today said that Golf 1999 Edition, the latest version in their accessible, easy-to-use, and fun-to-play golf series, has Gone Gold.

27 Oct
New Release Windows 95/98
Vigilance in Stores

Vigilance, the critically acclaimed new action/strategy game from SegaSoft Networks is available at all major software retailers nationwide.

27 Oct
Deals
MURC Trivia Contest

Matrox Graphics said that it is sponsoring the 3rd Birthday celebration of the Matrox Users Resource Center.

27 Oct
New Release
Heavy Gear II Demo Prizes

Activision said that the Heavy Gear II demo is going to be released world-wide on the internet November 2.

26 Oct
New Release
(NBK) NetRadio Show #6

(NBK) NetRadio Show #6 is up. In the show, they have a summary of this weeks gaming news. They also talk about their opinions of Shogo.

26 Oct
New Release
Messiah Interview

RIVA 3D posted an interview with Saxs Persson, lead programmer of Messiah. They talk about Messiah and also some personal things about Saxs.

26 Oct
New Release
Tiberian Sun Interview

The Tiberian Sun Command Center posted an interview with Rade Stojsavljevic from the Tiberian Sun team. The interview has a lot of good info.

26 Oct
New Release
Unreal v2.18 Patch

Epic MegaGames put out the patch for Unreal v2.18. This version has some multiplayer performance improvements.

26 Oct
New Release
Remington Top Shot Released

Head Games Publishing has said that Remington Top Shot has been fired into North American retail shelves the week of October 26, 1998.