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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.

January 1999

25 Jan
New Release
FireTeam interview posted

Game-Interviews.com has put up an interview with an interview with Art Min, FireTeam Project Leader who is from Multitude.

24 Jan
New Release
Cliff Bleszinski interview posted

Netcombat.net has put an interview with Cliff Bleszinski of Epic Software. They asked him some questions about Unreal Tournement.

23 Jan
New Release
Gibbed Thief: The Dark Project Review

The Gibbed crew has posted a new review covering Thief: The Dark Project Review. The Gibbed.com review department has posted a review of the Thief: The Dark Project.

23 Jan
New Release
id gives early Quake III Arena server guidance

Brian Hook from Id Software has updated his .plan to discuss Quake3 Servers. In theory,Quake3 will take up a slightly smaller amount of CPU per player due to various optimizations and changes in the server architecture.

22 Jan
Industry
NVIDIA Stock IPO

NVIDIA Corporation announced today the initial public offering of 3,500,000 shares of common stock at a price of $12.00 per share.

22 Jan
New Release
New Railroad Tycoon II Map

Pop Top Software has posted a special map for their blockbuster hit Railroad Tycoon II as a way to thank gamers for their outstanding response to the title.

22 Jan
New Release
Nox announced

This fall, Westwood Studios proudly invites gamers around the world to experience Nox, a game of savage combat and sneaky tactics set in a mystical land filled with discovery and deceit.

22 Jan
New Release
Consumer Level E3 interview posted

Game-Interviews.com has put up a continuation of their interview with Mark Chandler, President of GamesCon.

22 Jan
New Release
John Romero interview posted

PC Gamer Online has posted a new interview tied to John Romero, and there is enough meat here for anyone tracking the PC scene in January 1999.