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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

12 Oct
New Release
RivalWorks.com Launched

RivalWorks.com Launched is today's business-side update, the sort of suit-and-spreadsheet news that still decides what games actually reach players.

12 Oct
New Release
Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun Record Sales

Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun is today's update from the October 1999 desk, and there is enough here to make retro PC players pay attention.

12 Oct
New Release Linux
Penguin Computing unveils First Linux Gaming Computer

The useful part: This system is based on the latest high speed multimedia hardware and the most popular commercial games available for Linux bundled together with the Red Hat 6.1 Linux Operating System.

11 Oct
New Release
Mitsubishi LCD 52 Announced

Mitsubishi LCD 52 has been announced, and the pitch is now loose in the wild for PC and console players to start arguing about.

11 Oct
New Release
NEC MultiSync Flat Enterprise Series Announced

NEC MultiSync Flat Enterprise Series has been announced, and the pitch is now loose in the wild for PC and console players to start arguing about.

11 Oct
New Release
Nocturne Update

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

11 Oct
New Release Windows 95/98
ValuSoft Set to release Christian Game for PC

ValuSoft Set to release Christian Game for PC is today's business-side update, the sort of suit-and-spreadsheet news that still decides what games actually reach players.

11 Oct
New Release Linux
Activision and Loki Partner to Bring Games to Linux

Activision and Loki Partner to Bring Games to Linux is one for the preservation and tinkering crowd, which means the old-game weirdos get something new to test, break.

10 Oct
New Release Windows 95/98
OpenGL DooM Legacy v1.29 Beta 9a Released

OpenGL DooM Legacy v1.29 is moving through beta, so players willing to deal with crashes, weirdness and unfinished edges can get in early.