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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 1999

15 Oct
New Release
Fighter Ace II Beta Opened to Public

Fighter Ace II is moving through beta, so players willing to deal with crashes, weirdness and unfinished edges can get in early.

15 Oct
New Release
Asheron’s Call Demo Released

Asheron's Call has a new playable sample out, which is exactly the kind of download that keeps modems tied up and hard drives nervous.

14 Oct
Deals
EverGlide to Give Free Mouse Pads at FRAG 3

The useful part: These new limited edition EverGlide mouse pads will be black and will include the CPL logo on the main mousing surface of the pad.

14 Oct
New Release
World Links Championship Started

World Links Championship Started is today's update from the October 1999 desk, and there is enough here to make retro PC players pay attention.

14 Oct
Industry
Hasbro Reports Record Third Quarter Results

Hasbro Reports Record Third Quarter Results is today's business-side update, the sort of suit-and-spreadsheet news that still decides what games actually reach players.

14 Oct
New Release
Acclaim reports Net Revenues

Acclaim reports Net Revenues is today's business-side update, the sort of suit-and-spreadsheet news that still decides what games actually reach players.

14 Oct
New Release
Nocturne goes Gold

Nocturne has gone gold, which means the code is done and the next stop is a box on a store shelf. In October 1999, that is the magic.

14 Oct
New Release
Flight Simulator 2000 in Stores

Flight Simulator 2000 is now shipping, adding one more game to an October release calendar that already looks like somebody kicked over a filing cabinet.

14 Oct
New Release
All-in-Wonder 128 32MB Announced

All-in-Wonder 128 32MB has been announced, and the pitch is now loose in the wild for PC and console players to start arguing about.