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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.

November 1998

30 Nov
New Release
Ken Silverman Interview

Duke World has put up an interview with Ken Silverman, creator of the Build engine used in 3D Realms' Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior and other hits including Blood.

30 Nov
New Release
Five Day Return Fire II Tournament

ActionXtreme is hosting a Five Day Return Fire II Tournament on mplayer.com sponsored by Ripcord Games.

30 Nov
New Release
Zork Grand Inquisitor DVD Shipped

Activision will ship its first DVD-ROM title, Zork Grand Inquisitor, to retail outlets throughout the United States and Canada the week of November 30, 1998.

30 Nov
Hardware Windows 95/98
Matrox ICD Update

Matrox regrets to announce that it has pushed back the release of its OpenGL ICD to Wednesday, December 9, 1998.

30 Nov
Hardware
New Monster Fusion Drivers Released

Diamond Multimedia has released new drivers for the Monster Fusion. These new drivers add DirectX 6 support and also updated Glide to version 2.54.

30 Nov
New Release
Heretic II Released

Activision and Raven Software will convert gamers to a new religion with the release of Heretic II, the week of November 30, 1998.

30 Nov
Industry
Monolith to publish Septerra Core

In an agreement with TopWare Interactive for exclusive North American publishing rights, Monolith Productions announces its acquisition of Septerra Core, a highly anticipated role-playing game developed in the US by Chicago-based Valkyrie Studios.

30 Nov
New Release Nintendo 64
WCW Nitro Ships

THQ, publisher of four top-selling and critically acclaimed wrestling titles for Nintendo 64 and PlayStation, breaks new ground with WCW Nitro for PC, the first WCW wrestling game for the personal computer.

30 Nov
Deals Windows 95/98
PC Gamer Monolith Contest

PC Gamer is hosting a contest with Monolith where folks can enter to win a copy of Shogo signed by everyone at Monolith.

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