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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.

December 1998

15 Dec
New Release Windows 95/98
Motocross Madness Holiday Collection of Tracks

Motocross Madness Holiday Collection of Tracks: Microsoft announced they released a special holiday collection of tracks for Motocross Madness.

14 Dec
Deals
3DGN Anime Giveaway Update

3DGN Anime Giveaway Update: 3DGN updated their anime giveaway, and they are giving away the anime smash hit: Fire Emblem and also another copy of Shogo.

14 Dec
New Release
Darren Chuckitus Interview

Darren Chuckitus Interview: Xtreme Insiders talk with Darren Chuckitus, Producer for Red Storm Entertainment's upcoming Rainbow Six Mission Pack EagleWatch.

14 Dec
Industry
Mattel acquires The Learning Company

Mattel acquires The Learning Company: Mattel, the world's largest toy maker announced today it had agreed to buy education software titan Learning Co.

14 Dec
New Release
WarTorn Interview

WarTorn Interview: Insomniax.net posted an interview with Ben Moss regarding Eyst's new RTS game WarTorn.

14 Dec
Deals
Contest on Stomped

Contest on Stomped: The Stomping Grounds is kicking off their 12 Games Until Christmas give-away today.

14 Dec
Industry
3DFX agrees to acquire STB Systems

The important bit: Graphics software maker 3Dfx Interactive said today it had agreed to acquire STB Systems, which makes multimedia products, in a stock deal valued at $141 million.

14 Dec
New Release
Grand Emperor of Age of Empires

The important bit: After a month of fierce online competition, Matt Scadding, 23, of Guelph, Ontario, conquered hundreds of contestants to win the title of Grand Emperor, the best player of the Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome game on the Microsoft MSN Gaming Zone.

14 Dec
New Release Windows 95/98
Wicked3D eyeSCREAM supports 200 Games

Wicked3D eyeSCREAM supports 200 Games: Metabyte, announced its new Wicked3D eyeSCREAM stereoscopic eyewear system is compatible with over 200 games.