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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

20 Oct
New Release
Sid Meier’s Alien Crossfire Ships

Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire is now shipping, adding one more game to an October release calendar that already looks like somebody kicked over a filing cabinet.

19 Oct
New Release
Bugs Bunny Lost in Time Ships

Bugs Bunny Lost in Time is now shipping, adding one more game to an October release calendar that already looks like somebody kicked over a filing cabinet.

19 Oct
New Release
Demolition Racer Ships

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

19 Oct
New Release
Deer Hunt Challenge Ships

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

19 Oct
New Release
Jane’s USAF Ships

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

19 Oct
New Release Mac
Half-Life Mac Canceled

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

19 Oct
New Release
Three IncaGold Titles in Stores

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

19 Oct
New Release
The First Meet Nox Tour Event Finished

The First Meet Nox Tour Event Finished is today's promo hook. Publishers are throwing prizes, rebates and giveaways at players, because apparently just selling the game is not.

19 Oct
New Release
Asheron’s Call Pre-Order Programs Announced

Asheron's Call 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.