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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

03 Oct
New Release
GameSpy 2.16 Shareware Released

GameSpy 2.16 Shareware Released is today's update from the October 1999 desk, and there is enough here to make retro PC players pay attention.

03 Oct
New Release
Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition goes Gold

In October 1999, that is the magic phrase: stop tweaking it, start pressing discs. The useful part: The game is expected nationwide later this month.

02 Oct
New Release
LFP Web Site Launched

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

02 Oct
New Release
$10,000 Heavy Gear 2 Tournament Last Call

$10,000 Heavy Gear 2 Tournament Last Call is today's promo hook. Publishers are throwing prizes, rebates and giveaways at players, because apparently just selling the game is not.

02 Oct
New Release
FreeSpace 2 Ships to Retail

FreeSpace 2 is now shipping, adding one more game to an October release calendar that already looks like somebody kicked over a filing cabinet.

01 Oct
New Release
Professional Bull Rider in Stores

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

01 Oct
Industry
Hasbro Acquires Wizards of the Coast

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

01 Oct
New Release
Reality Fusion GameCam Announced

Reality Fusion GameCam has been announced, and the pitch is now loose in the wild for PC and console players to start arguing about.

01 Oct
New Release Dreamcast Nintendo 64
Imeron’s Xtreme Gaming Vest Announced

Imeron's Xtreme Gaming Vest has been announced, and the pitch is now loose in the wild for PC and console players to start arguing about.

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