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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

25 Oct
New Release
MegaScenery Pacific Northwest for FLY! Announced

MegaScenery Pacific Northwest for FLY! has been announced, and the pitch is now loose in the wild for PC and console players to start arguing about.

24 Oct
New Release
Microsoft Allegiance Beta Test

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

23 Oct
New Release
Pre-Order Odium

Pre-Order Odium is getting the pre-order push, complete with the usual late-90s bait: bonus goods, special offers and enough retail noise to make the box feel bigger.

22 Oct
New Release
StarCraft 1 million Units Sold in Korea

StarCraft 1 million Units Sold in Korea is today's update from the October 1999 desk, and there is enough here to make retro PC players pay attention.

22 Oct
New Release
Midnight Racing and Grand Prix Evolution Announced

Midnight Racing and Grand Prix Evolution has been announced, and the pitch is now loose in the wild for PC and console players to start arguing about.

22 Oct
New Release
Thief Gold AVI Released

Thief Gold is today's update from the October 1999 desk, and there is enough here to make retro PC players pay attention.

22 Oct
New Release
Aviation Industry helping Flight Simulator 2000

Aviation Industry helping Flight Simulator 2000 is today's update from the October 1999 desk, and there is enough here to make retro PC players pay attention.

22 Oct
New Release
Microsoft Baseball 2000 Updated Player Roster

Microsoft Baseball 2000 is today's update from the October 1999 desk, and there is enough here to make retro PC players pay attention.

22 Oct
New Release
Bleem LLC Announces v1.5

Bleem LLC Announces v1.5 is today's promo hook. Publishers are throwing prizes, rebates and giveaways at players, because apparently just selling the game is not enough anymore.