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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

09 Nov
New Release Arcade
Microsoft Games Holiday Lineup

Microsoft's hot holiday lineup of PC games means no more fruitcake fiascos.

09 Nov
New Release
Populous Release Next Week

Populous: The Beginning will be arriving in stores late next week. Bullfrog says copies will begin shipping in the US towards the middle of next week and should be on store shelves by the weekend of November 21.

09 Nov
New Release
Brood War FAQ Updated

Blizzard has updated the official Brood War F.A.Q.. They also posted 6 new Brood War screen shots from the Battle.net beta.

09 Nov
New Release
Dethkarz Ships

its latest PC game title, Dethkarz, is available to North American gamers this week as it ships to gaming retail outlets through GT Interactive Software's Affiliate Label Program.

09 Nov
Deals
Monster 3D II Price Cut

Diamond Multimedia Systems announced today its participation in 3Dfx Interactive's Power of 2 promotion and new prices for its MEGAMonster gaming solution.

09 Nov
New Release
Updated SCARS Demo Released

Ubi Soft Entertainment released a updated demo of S.C.A.R.S. (Super Computer Animal Racing Simulation), the 3D racing game.

09 Nov
New Release
Heavy Gear II Demo Released

Activision has released the Heavy Gear II Demo. The three-mission Heavy Gear II demo features one single-player mission that will not be included in the final game.

09 Nov
New Release
Half-Life Goes Gold

Half-Life has gone gold and is in manufacturing according to EB World. Sources at Sierra and also Valve have confirmed that Half-Life has gone gold.

08 Nov
New Release
DirectX 6.1 Released

Microsoft has released a new version of DirectX. This version is still the DirectX 6.1 Release Candidate.